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• Traveling Music October 16, 16

  12-10-2016 22:35
  Traveling Music
  Shonti Elder
  10-16-16
   
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  When The Last Leaf Falls
  The Bills / Chris Frye
  Trail of Tales
  Borealisrecords.com
  2:40
   
  First Light
  Grant Dermody / Grant Dermody
  Lay Down My Burden
  www.grantdermody.com
  3:36
   
  Working Girl Blues
  Laurie Lewis & The Right Hands / Hazel Dickens
  The Hazel and Alice Sessions
  spruceand maplemusic.com
  4:33
   
  Blue Wind Blew
  The Flatlanders / Townes Van Zandt
  A Tribute to
  
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• A ton of junk removed from Togiak National Wildlife Refuge

  12-10-2016 20:47
  
  Kara Hilwig, Togiak National Wildlife Refuge pilot and biologist (Credit via flickr Alaska Region U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service)This summer a clean-up effort in Togiak National Wildlife Refuge removed more than a ton of junk from the area. Jennifer Johnston was the Student Conservation Association Directorate Fellow this summer, and she helped coordinate the effort.
  They focused their efforts on several sites that were full of what she describes as, “the left overs from old hunting camp
  
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• Down year for BSAI crab fisheries

  12-10-2016 20:06
  
  It’s going to be a down year for crabbing in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands fisheries. Several fisheries will be closed, and others will have reduced harvest quotas. The unwelcome news from Alaska’s Department of Fish & Game last week was not unexpected after a summer survey reported in late August that crab stocks were down.Red king crab (Photo via Alaska Department of Fish & Game)The National Marine Fisheries Service annual summer survey across the Bering Sea and
  
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• After 2nd exhibition loss, it's time for Alaska Aces training-camp cuts - Alaska Dispatch News

  12-10-2016 08:33
  
  Alaska Dispatch News
  After 2nd exhibition loss, it's time for Alaska Aces training-camp cuts
  Alaska Dispatch News
  The Alaska Aces still have the finale of three exhibition games to play and the regular season is still 10 days off, but coach Rob Murray still has roster decisions to deliver — and soon. The Aces fell for the second straight night Tuesday, losing 3-1 ...and more »
  
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• As Walrus Arrive, Alaska Village Tells Visitors to Stay Away - ABC News

  12-10-2016 08:10
  As Walrus Arrive, Alaska Village Tells Visitors to Stay Away
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  A remote village on Alaska's northwest coast has begun a reverse tourism campaign. Residents want visitors to stay away. Pacific walrus by the thousands in recent years have come ashore in early fall near the Inupiat village of Point Lay, including ...and more »
  
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• As Walrus Arrive, Alaska Village Tells Visitors to Stay Away - ABC ... - ABC News

  12-10-2016 08:10
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  A remote village on Alaska's northwest coast has begun a reverse tourism campaign. Residents want visitors to stay away. Pacific walrus by the thousands in ...
  As walrus arrive, Alaska village tells visitors to stay awayWBOC TV 16all 4 news articles »
  
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• Gunman kills 14 at shrine in Afghan capital, police say - Alaska Dispatch News

  12-10-2016 07:13
  
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  Gunman kills 14 at shrine in Afghan capital, police say
  Alaska Dispatch News
  An Afghan mourns at the gate of the Sakhi Shrine after Tuesday's attach. (Mohammad Ismail / Reuters). KABUL – At least 14 people were killed on Tuesday when a gunman in a police uniform opened fire on worshippers gathered at a shrine in the Afghan ...and more »
  
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• With a possible pilot shortage looming, some in Alaska are especially concerned - Alaska Dispatch News

  12-10-2016 06:34
  
  Alaska Dispatch News
  With a possible pilot shortage looming, some in Alaska are especially concerned
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Land and Sea Aviation Alaska flight instructor Andrew Nelson and student pilot Cole Harkovitch make an approach to Runway 25 while doing touch and gos at Merrill Field on Oct. 3, 2016. (Bill Roth / Alaska Dispatch News). In a state where many people ...and more »
  
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• With a possible pilot shortage looming, some in Alaska are ... - Alaska Dispatch News

  12-10-2016 06:34
  
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  With a possible pilot shortage looming, some in Alaska are ...
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Land and Sea Aviation Alaska flight instructor Andrew Nelson and student pilot Cole Harkovitch make an approach to Runway 25 while doing touch and gos at ...and more »
  
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• Trump declares war on Republican Party 4 weeks before Election Day - Alaska Dispatch News

  12-10-2016 05:15
  
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Trump declares war on Republican Party 4 weeks before Election Day
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  Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump arrives on stage at a campaign rally in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., on Monday. (Mike Segar / Reuters). Donald Trump declared war on the Republican establishment Tuesday, lashing out at House Speaker Paul Ryan, ...and more »
  
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• Here's how Alaska legislative candidates are raising and spending their money with a month to go before Election Day - Alaska Dispatch News

  12-10-2016 05:05
  
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Here's how Alaska legislative candidates are raising and spending their money with a month to go before Election Day
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Alaska's legislative candidates, political parties and interest groups are about to start a four-week advertising blitz leading into Election Day, Nov. 8. The candidates and groups will have a lot to say about themselves, and their opponents. But just ...
  
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• Alaska News Nightly: Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2016 - Alaska Public Radio Network

  12-10-2016 03:42
  
  Alaska News Nightly: Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2016
  Alaska Public Radio Network
  Democratic and independent candidates critical of the majorities in the State Capitol have raised more in campaign donations than Republicans since the primary. Democratic leaders say the campaign reports filed Monday show that donors are rejecting how ...
  
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• Alaska News Nightly: Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2016

  12-10-2016 03:41
  
  
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  Listen NowLegislators, candidates and party officials respond to campaign finance reports
  Andrew Kitchenman, KTOO – Juneau
  Democratic and independent candidates critical of the majorities in the State Capitol have raised more in campaign donations than Republicans since the primary. Democratic leaders say the campai
  
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• District 40 primary fight heads to Alaska Supreme Court - Alaska Public Radio Network

  12-10-2016 03:31
  
  KTOO
  District 40 primary fight heads to Alaska Supreme Court
  Alaska Public Radio Network
  Rep. Benjamin Nageak, D-Barrow, speaks in the Alaska House of Representatives during debate on House Bill 123 to establish a marijuana control board in Alaska, April 14, 2015. (Photo by Skip Gray, 360 North). The Alaska Supreme Court will hear ...
  Alaska Supreme Court hears disputed House election caseWashington Timesall 2 news articles »
  
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• District 40 primary fight heads to Alaska Supreme Court

  12-10-2016 03:29
  
  Rep. Benjamin Nageak, D-Barrow, speaks in the Alaska House of Representatives during debate on House Bill 123 to establish a marijuana control board in Alaska, April 14, 2015. (Photo by Skip Gray, 360 North)The Alaska Supreme Court will hear arguments Wednesday in a lawsuit over the Democratic primary in House District 40, which stretches from Kotzebue to Kaktovik.
  The outcome could determine the balance of power in the state legislature next year.
  The Division of Elections originally
  
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• Legislators, candidates and party officials respond to campaign finance reports

  12-10-2016 03:19
  
  Democratic and independent candidates critical of the majorities in the State Capitol have raised more in campaign donations than Republicans since the primary.
   
  Democratic leaders say the campaign reports filed Monday show that donors are rejecting how the Legislature approached the state budget this year.
  Rep. Chris Tuck, D-Anchorage, in April. (Photo by Skip Gray, 360 North)“I think it just speaks volumes of how the public is starting to realize who’s really at fault with th
  
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• Workers hopeful as Agrium takes steps to reopen its Kenai Peninsula plant

  12-10-2016 03:10
  
  The sun sets over Agrium’s currently dormant fertilizer plant on Sept. 29, 2016 in Nikiski, Alaska. The company is working to get the permits it would need from the state were it to reopen the facility.
  (Photo by Rashah McChesney, Alaska’s Energy Desk – Juneau)The Agrium natural gas-to-fertilizer plant in Nikiski has been taking steps to reopen. If it does, it could add hundreds of high-paying jobs to the struggling Kenai Peninsula economy.
  But that depends on a reliable natura
  
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• 25 to 30 percent rate increase in store for ML&P customers in Anchorage

  12-10-2016 03:04
  
   
  Assembly members listen to news about utility rate changes during a meeting of the rules committee. (Photo: Zachariah Hughes, Alaska Public Media – Anchorage)In the next few months, customers of the city-owned power utility in Anchorage could see a jump on their electric bills.
  During a meeting Tuesday, City Manager Mike Abbott informed members of the Assembly’s Rules Committee that the administration will introduce a measure in early December that could ultimately lead to a r
  
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• Hoping for jobs and lower fuel costs, an Alaska Native Corporation explores for gas

  12-10-2016 03:03
  
  Exploration well Tolsona No. 1, located about 11 miles West of Glennallen, Alaska (Photo by Elizabeth Harball. alaska’s Energy Desk – Anchorage)Alaska Native Regional Corporation Ahtna, Inc. is searching for natural gas to reduce local energy costs and provide jobs. Last week, Ahtna, Inc. subsidiary Tolsona Oil & Gas Exploration LLC started drilling an exploration well on state land near Glennallen.
  Daniel Lee, oil and gas development manager for Ahtna, gave a tour of the ne
  
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• Hoping for jobs and lower fuel costs, an Alaska Native Corporation ... - Alaska Public Radio Network

  12-10-2016 03:03
  
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  Hoping for jobs and lower fuel costs, an Alaska Native Corporation ...
  Alaska Public Radio Network
  Exploration well Tolsona No. 1, located about 11 miles West of Glennallen, Alaska (Photo by Elizabeth Harball. alaska's Energy Desk – Anchorage).
  Prayers, money, and jobs: Alaska native corporation hunts for ...KTUU.comall 2 news articles »
  
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• Fairbanks Chief of Staff returns to work following summer DUI charge

  12-10-2016 02:45
  
  One personnel issue has come to a close, and another continues at the City of Fairbanks. Speaking at a city council meeting Monday night Mayor John Eberhart welcomed chief of staff Jeff Jacobsen, who was charged with driving under the influence this summer, back to work.
  ”Let me just say, this was a out of character incident with extenuating circumstances by a person who has spent decades, literally decades, in service to North Pole, the city of Fairbanks the Arctic Winter Games and o
  
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• Tribe explores ‘self-determination’ options in downtown Craig

  12-10-2016 02:39
  
  The Craig Tribal Association building is in the center of Craig. (Image: Google)Indian law is often complicated and obscure.  But one bit of Indian law just got a lot more concrete for the Southeast community of Craig: the concept of land into trust. The Craig Tribal Association is the first Alaska tribe to apply to put property in trust with the federal government.
  The tribe wants to place slightly over one acre in trust. It’s in downtown Craig, and it’s the building
  
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• Murkowski, Sullivan resign GOP posts after denouncing Trump

  12-10-2016 02:39
  
  Alaska’s two U.S. senators resigned leadership posts in the state Republican party in denouncing GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump.
  Senator Murkowski discusses the spending bill. (Image via Sen. Lisa Murkowski)Robert Dillon, a spokesman for Sen. Lisa Murkowski, says Murkowski and Sen. Dan Sullivan voluntarily resigned over the weekend as members of the party’s state central committee.
  Murkowski on Saturday called on Trump to step aside as the party’s nominee after a 2005 vi
  
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• Alaska Responds to 'Drag Race' Backlash Via Video, Snake References Abound - PopCrush

  12-10-2016 02:31
  
  PopCrush
  Alaska Responds to 'Drag Race' Backlash Via Video, Snake References Abound
  PopCrush
  Last week's (October 6) penultimate episode of RuPaul's Drag Race All-Stars Season 2 was not without its fair share of drama. Not only was fan favorite Alyssa Edwards (unjustly!!!) sent packing by the episode's end, but Alaska Thunderfuck exhibited ...
  Alaska Responds To 'RuPaul's Drag Race' Fan UproarInstinct Magazine
  RuPaul's Drag Race stars Alaska and Detox are donating $10000 via Paypal before taxes
  
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• Alaska Women Speak and growing with the times

  12-10-2016 02:09
  
  It started as a feminist magazine and in the last 24 years, Alaska Women Speak has grown with the times and the topics that are important to women.  Carmen Davis is one of the volunteers that has kept the publication thriving. She says at a recent retreat, supporters re-imagined its mission and changed the size but maintained its print persona.
  Alaska Women Speak Fall 2016 CoverDAVIS: We believe it’s important because we work to reach all of Alaska and some of our readers don’t
  
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• Alaska Republican Party is sticking with Donald Trump - Alaska Dispatch News

  12-10-2016 01:42
  
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Alaska Republican Party is sticking with Donald Trump
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Donald Trump campaign signs dot the northbound shoulder along Minnesota Drive between Raspberry Road and International Airport Road on Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2016. (Bill Roth / Alaska Dispatch News). The Alaska Republican Party is sticking with its ...
  Alaska Senate candidates poised to debate fisheries issuesThe Daily Progressall 9 news articles »
  
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• Fairbanks discusses changing the name of an elementary school

  12-10-2016 01:37
  
  School district officials held a public meeting Monday night at a North Pole elementary school to discuss changing the schools name. Badger Road Elementary is named after Badger Road, which was named for area pioneer, farmer, politician and pedophile Harry M. Badger, who was convicted of raping a 10-year-old girl a century ago.
  Badger Road Elementary School
  (Photo by Robyne, KUAC – Fairbanks)About 20 people sat in a cozy conversation pit to discuss a potential name change with the three sc
  
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• Alaska receives extension to meet REAL ID requirements - KTUU.com

  12-10-2016 01:21
  
  KTUU.com
  Alaska receives extension to meet REAL ID requirements
  KTUU.com
  ANCHORAGE (KTUU) - The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has granted the state of Alaska an extension to comply with the REAL ID Act until June 6th of next year. Until that deadline, federal agencies will accept Alaska driver's licenses and ...
  Alaska gets extension to meet national ID standardsThe Daily Progressall 23 news articles »
  
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• Cooking My Catch — Afloat in Alaska - The Daily Meal

  12-10-2016 00:38
  
  Cooking My Catch — Afloat in Alaska
  The Daily Meal
  “Why didn't anyone tell me this is what fishing is like?” I demanded of nobody in particular. Our boat drifted around under Alaska's late summer sky, new friends and I swapped stories about everything and nothing, we grabbed up binoculars whenever one ...
  
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• GCI announces $100,000 in donations to suicide prevention efforts

  12-10-2016 00:12
  
  Alaska telecommunications company GCI has announced $100,000 in donations to support nine suicide prevention efforts across the state. Two village organizations in the Yukon-Kuskokwim region will receive some of that money.
  The GCI store in Bethel.
  (Photo by Dean Swope, KYUK – Bethel)GCI’s Suicide Prevention Grant program partnered with the Alaska Community Foundation, which was established in 1995 as a grant distribution center, to administer the donations. According to a Wednesday
  
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