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• Appeals court supports climate-based listing of bearded seals as threatened - Alaska Dispatch News

  24-10-2016 23:34
  
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  Appeals court supports climate-based listing of bearded seals as threatened
  Alaska Dispatch News
  The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday reinstated a decision protecting bearded seals in Alaska under the Endangered Species Act, reversing a lower-court ruling and accepting that projections of climate change present a long-term threat to the ...
  Alaska seal can be protected based on future climate threat, court saysThe Guardian
  Alaska Bearded Seals Now Listed as Threatened
  
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• Wisconsin cold case victim could have ties to Alaska - KTUU.com

  24-10-2016 23:05
  
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  Wisconsin cold case victim could have ties to Alaska
  KTUU.com
  A woman found dead in Wisconsin in 1999 may have spent several years of her life in Alaska. She has still not been identified. By Kortnie Horazdovsky / KTUU |. Posted: Mon 1:02 PM, Oct 24, 2016. ANCHORAGE (KTUU) New information on a cold case in ...
  Investigators say Jane Doe found in Wisconsin may have lived in AlaskaKTVA.com - Anchorage, Alaskaall 4 news articles »
  
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• Concerns over tribal, corporate affiliation prompts candidate to withdraw AFN leadership bid

  24-10-2016 22:38
  
  Joe Nelson withdrew his candidacy for co-chair of the Alaska Federation of Natives board at the 2016 convention. Behind him is co-chair Ana Hoffman. (Photo by Jennifer Canfield, KTOO – Juneau)Southeast’s Joe Nelson withdrew his bid for a leadership position on the Alaska Federation of Natives board citing concerns from some in the delegation that the spot should go to a tribal representative.
  Nelson took the stage Saturday to explain to the convention his withdrawal, calling it a &ld
  
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• Alaska Air fends off JetBlue challenge to prized Havana flight - The Seattle Times

  24-10-2016 21:58
  
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  Alaska Air fends off JetBlue challenge to prized Havana flight
  The Seattle Times
  The U.S. Transportation Department agreed Alaska Air could wait until Jan. 5 to begin its service between Havana and Los Angeles instead of the original date of Nov. 29 (ELAINE THOMPSON/The Associated Press). Alaska Air Group received permission for ...and more »
  
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• Three bears shot and killed in Sitka neighborhood

  24-10-2016 21:48
  
  Wildlife troopers shot and killed a brown bear sow and her two cubs in a Sitka neighborhood last Thursday, Oct. 20. While it’s not the first report of an aggressive bear near downtown, the three were the first animals destroyed this year for public safety.
  A tranquilized bear and cub. (Alaska Department of Fish & Game photo)Alaska Wildlife Trooper Kyle Ferguson responded to the bear sighting on Granite Creek Road around 5:30 Thursday evening. Ferguson said, like most of the recent bear
  
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• Central Council, state working to expand tribal court jurisdiction

  24-10-2016 21:42
  
  Southeast’s largest tribal organization will soon be able to offer an alternative to the court system for some criminal cases.
  Alaska Attorney General Jahna Lindemuth and Central Council President Chalyee Éesh Richard Peterson at the 2016 Alaska Federation of Natives convention in Fairbanks. (Photo by Jennifer Canfield, KTOO – Juneau)A pending agreement with the state of Alaska will allow the Central Council of Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska to resolve certain crimi
  
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• Algo Nuevo October 23, 2016

  24-10-2016 21:20
  
  Here’s the Sunday, October 23, 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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  Canela
  Santana
  Shape Shifter
  
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• Homer Folk School teaches skills in carpentry, gardening and medicine

  24-10-2016 21:15
  
  The Homer Folk School recently opened its doors, offering a variety of hands-on classes in everything from beekeeping to kayak building.
  On Oct. 8, the Folk School hosted a lively open house at the Ageya Wilderness Center to give the community a preview of some of the courses offered.
  Neil Wagner helps local kids grind up apples to make apple juice. (Photo by Shahla Farzan, KBBI – Homer)At one of the interactive demonstrations, Neil Wagner stands next to a wooden contra
  
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• Ask a climatologist: Will we have a snowy winter?

  24-10-2016 19:30
  
  The first snow of the year in Anchorage, Oct. 21, 2016. (Photo by Rachel Waldholz, Alaska’s Energy Desk – Anchorage)Last week, Juneau saw its first snow before Fairbanks for the first time in some 70 years. With the exception of the Southern Kenai Peninsula and Southeast Alaska, the entire state is below normal for snow — from Anchorage to Fairbanks to Barrow.
  That’s leaving a lot of Alaskans wondering, is this a sign of what’s to come?
  Brian Brettschneider is a cli
  
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• Alcohol tax revenue higher than expected in Bethel

  24-10-2016 19:25
  
  Eighteen packs of canned beer line the shelves at the opening of BNC’s liquor store, Bethel Spirits, on Sept. 27, 2016. (Photo by Dean Swope, KYUK – Bethel)The city of Bethel has had some trouble collecting taxes in recent months, but one tax they’re not having trouble collecting is the 12% sales tax from alcohol.  Since the city sold its first legal alcohol in April, Bethel has collected over a quarter of a million dollars from Bethel’s two alcohol vendors. A third
  
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• Why the Justice Dept. Will Have Far Fewer Watchdogs in Polling Places

  24-10-2016 12:00 via nytimes.com
  A decision to send special observers to only four states worries civil rights advocates, but officials say their hands are tied by a Supreme Court ruling.
  
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• Alaska's population was flattening even before it began shedding jobs - Alaska Dispatch News

  24-10-2016 06:59
  
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  Alaska's population was flattening even before it began shedding jobs
  Alaska Dispatch News
  The latest round of population estimates from the state shows Alaska's growth rate was flattening due to stronger job growth in the Lower 48 and other factors even before the state's current economic slowdown. The statewide headcount stalled at about ...
  
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• Anchorage's disappearing mom-and-pop pawnshops - Alaska Dispatch News

  24-10-2016 06:27
  
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  Anchorage's disappearing mom-and-pop pawnshops
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Dan Clark, founder and president of Southside Trade and Loan Co. Inc., located off the Old Seward Highway, on Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2016. (Bill Roth / Alaska Dispatch News). Buy Photo. Wait 1 second to continue. When Dan Clark opened Southside Trade and ...
  
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• Alaska Federation of Natives Highlights - KTUU.com

  24-10-2016 03:48
  
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  Alaska Federation of Natives Highlights
  KTUU.com
  ANCHORAGE (KTUU) The Alaska Federation of Natives convention celebrated half a century of collaboration among the state's indigenous people in Fairbanks. Megan Alvanna-Stimpfle and Emil Notti, leaders in the native community pulled from Alaska's ...
  AFN board recognizes those who did exceptional work for Native peopleAlaska Dispatch News
  Alaska News Nightly: Thursday, Oct. 20, 2016Alaska Public Radio Network
  AFN: A battleground for
  
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• 'Alaska: The Last Frontier' Salaries Revealed: What Do They Probably Get Paid? - The Inquisitr

  24-10-2016 02:07
  
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  'Alaska: The Last Frontier' Salaries Revealed: What Do They Probably Get Paid?
  The Inquisitr
  The hit show Alaska: The Last Frontier is back once again, and fans can't get enough. The fact that Jewel is back in Alaska and on the show with her family makes it even better this season. Now Starcasm is revealing what the stars of Alaska: The Last ...
  
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• Charges: Selawik man stabbed his uncle 20 times with butcher knife - Alaska Dispatch News

  24-10-2016 01:54
  
  Charges: Selawik man stabbed his uncle 20 times with butcher knife
  Alaska Dispatch News
  A Selawik man is accused of stabbing his uncle more than 20 times during a homebrew-fueled fight in the Northwest Alaska village, according to charging documents in the case. The slaying is the second in just over a year in Selawik, a community of ...
  
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