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• Kenai residents voice opposition to new Borough invocation policy

  17-10-2016 21:00
  
  The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly passed a resolution on Oct. 11, revising its policy on the invocation that begins each meeting. The new policy places restrictions on who is allowed to give the invocation.
  Under the newly-approved resolution, the borough clerk will maintain a list of qualifying religious organizations. Only people or associations on this list will be allowed to give the invocation that begins each Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly meeting.
  The Assembly was deeply divided
  
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• Homer residents voice opposition to new Borough invocation policy

  17-10-2016 21:00
  
  The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly passed a resolution on Oct. 11, revising its policy on the invocation that begins each meeting. The new policy places restrictions on who is allowed to give the invocation.
  Under the newly-approved resolution, the borough clerk will maintain a list of qualifying religious organizations. Only people or associations on this list will be allowed to give the invocation that begins each Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly meeting.
  The Assembly was deeply divided
  
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• Algo Nuevo October 16, 2016

  17-10-2016 20:27
  
  Here’s the Sunday, October 2, 2016 edition of Algo Nuevo con Dave Luera —Something New with Dave Luera.
  If you have questions, comments or music requests for host Dave Luera, send email to [email protected] or post your comment at the bottom of this post.
  All tracks played are listed below in the following format:
  Song TitleArtist NameAlbum TitleCD LabelDuration
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  Samba Pa Ti
  Santana
  The Best
  
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• Police Seek Suspect Who Shot Alaska Police Officer - ABC News

  17-10-2016 19:48
  
  ABC News
  Police Seek Suspect Who Shot Alaska Police Officer
  ABC News
  An image from video provided by the Fairbanks Police Department shows shows the suspect police believe abandoned a police car he stole after he shot an officer in Fairbanks, Ak., early Sunday, Oct. 16, 2016. An Alaska police officer was seriously ...
  Police seek suspect who shot Alaska police officer multiple timesFox News
  Fairbanks, Alaska, police say man shot officer, stole cruiserUSA TODAY
  Fairbanks police officer shot Sund
  
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• Juneau beats Fairbanks to first snowfall for first time in 70+ years

  17-10-2016 18:11
  
  Snow covers Mount Juneau, Sunday, Oct. 16. (Photo by Tripp Crouse/KTOO)National Weather Service meteorologist Edward Liske said this season is the first-time Juneau has seen measurable snowfall before Fairbanks since about 1940.
  The National Weather Service reported Sunday that Juneau is one of the first communities in the state to see measurable snowfall this year.
  “Fairbanks has not seen any snow yet so far this season, neither has Anchorage. Nome has had zero. Kotzebue has had zero
  
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• Fairbanks police officer in stable condition after suffering multiple gunshot wounds

  17-10-2016 18:01
  
  Fairbanks police Sgt. Allen Brandt is in stable condition after suffering multiple gunshot wounds yesterday. (Screenshot from Fairbanks Police Department video)A Fairbanks police officer was shot multiple times early Sunday.
  The officer is identified as Sgt. Allen Brandt, an 11-year veteran of the Fairbanks Police Department.
  Brandt responded to a report of shots fired near the 300 block of 7th Avenue shortly after midnight, when he sustained serious injuries from multiple gunshot wounds.
  The su
  
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• Trump campaign left out of Alaska voter guide - The Hill (blog)

  17-10-2016 17:45
  
  Mirror.co.uk
  Trump campaign left out of Alaska voter guide
  The Hill (blog)
  Trump's campaign in Alaska is run by Jim Crawford, a conservative businessman. The campaign in May named former state Rep. Tom Anderson, who served a five-year prison sentence in 2007 after being convicted of money laundering and bribery charges ...
  WikiLeaks on Twitter: "Julian Assange's internet link has been intentionally severed by a state party. We have ...Twitter
  WikiLeaks on Twitter: "We can confirm Ecuador c
  
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• Department of Energy eyes hydropower to help Alaska - Alaska Dispatch News

  17-10-2016 07:07
  
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Department of Energy eyes hydropower to help Alaska
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Givey Kochanowski is the Alaska program manager for the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Indian Energy in Anchorage. (Bill Roth / Alaska Dispatch News). The lone U.S. Department of Energy employee in Alaska is turning his attention to small-scale ...and more »
  
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• Late-season fire burning near Sutton

  17-10-2016 01:03
  
  Surface fuels burn in the Moose Creek Fire late Saturday afternoon near Sutton. The fire is now estimated at 216 acres and there are 50 personnel working to suppress it. (Photo by Sarah Saarloos/Alaska Division of Forestry)A late-season fire near near Sutton is keeping fire crews on their toes.
  The Moose Creek Fire was reported early Saturday morning, and as of Sunday afternoon is charted at around 216 acres.
  Tim Mowry is a public information officer for the Alaska Division of Forestry.
  He says
  
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