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• Libertarian vice presidential candidate Weld campaigning in Alaska - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

  28-10-2016 23:33
  
  Libertarian vice presidential candidate Weld campaigning in Alaska
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  Welcome! We hope you enjoy our content and decide to subscribe for full access. Visit newsminer.com/subscribe or call 907-456-6661. Libertarian vice presidential nominee Bill Weld is holding a campaign event in Alaska's largest city Friday evening ...and more »
  
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• Dutch Harbor remains nation’s top fishing port

  28-10-2016 21:45
  
  
  Workers inspect fish unloaded at Unalaska’s UniSea processing plant. (Sarah Hansen, KUCB – Unalaska)On dinner tables across the country, Americans are eating more fish. The United States is responsible for more fish consumption than all other countries, except for China.
  Listen NowAn annual National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration report shows Americans added almost one pound of fish to their diets in 2015.
  For the 19th consecutive year, the port of Dutch Harbor is America&rsq
  
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• Victoria's Secret opens in Alaska, 70 jobs added with more to come - KTVA.com - Anchorage, Alaska

  28-10-2016 21:14
  
  KTVA.com - Anchorage, Alaska
  Victoria's Secret opens in Alaska, 70 jobs added with more to come
  KTVA.com - Anchorage, Alaska
  Victoria's Secret opened its doors in Alaska at 8 a.m. Friday. There were easily 200 people lined up before staff gathered for the ribbon cutting, said Kari Skinner, director of marketing for the Anchorage 5th Avenue Mall. Staff were on-hand fitting ...and more »
  
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• November tradition returns with the GCI Great Alaska Shootout - KTVA.com - Anchorage, Alaska

  28-10-2016 21:01
  
  KTVA.com - Anchorage, Alaska
  November tradition returns with the GCI Great Alaska Shootout
  KTVA.com - Anchorage, Alaska
  Friday, University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA) athletic director Keith Hackett joined Paul Landes, senior vice president of consumer services at GCI, to discuss this year's shootout. The women's teams attending this year are: UAA, Missouri State ...and more »
  
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• Pediatric lung disorders and the effects of air quality

  28-10-2016 21:00
  
  Depending upon age and activity children can breathe 5 – 30 liters of air per minute. What is in the air we breathe can effect health and common disorders like asthma. On this program Dr. Thad Woodard will discuss air quality and pediatric lung disorders with pediatric pulmonologist Dr Henry Yuan.
  HOST: Dr. Thad WoodardGUESTS:
  Dr. Harry Yuan – Dr. Harry Yuan is a board certified pediatric pulmonologist and sleep physician. He received his doctor of osteopathic medicine degr
  
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• Police arrest scores in crackdown on North Dakota pipeline protesters - Alaska Dispatch News

  28-10-2016 20:07
  
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  Police arrest scores in crackdown on North Dakota pipeline protesters
  Alaska Dispatch News
  A line of police move towards a roadblock and encampment of Native American and environmental protesters near an oil pipeline construction site, near the town of Cannon Ball, N.D., on Thursday. (Rob Wilson / Reuters). Police arrested 141 Native ...and more »
  
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• Legal marijuana sales in Alaska to begin soon - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

  28-10-2016 19:40
  
  Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
  Legal marijuana sales in Alaska to begin soon
  Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
  The retail sales room in it's final stages of construction as co-owner Keenan Hollister gives a tour of the Pakalolo Supply Co. marijuana cultivation and retail facility Thursday afternoon, October 27, 2016. "Providing there's no surprises with testing ...
  
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• Will the Virgin America-Alaska Airlines Merger Still Happen? - Condé Nast Traveler

  28-10-2016 18:30
  
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  Will the Virgin America-Alaska Airlines Merger Still Happen?
  Condé Nast Traveler
  Alaska would have to pay millions each year in fees to the Virgin Group if it holds on to the Virgin America moniker. Share via facebook dialog · Share via Pinterest. Despite delays, the carriers say yes. What's going on with the Alaska Air-Virgin ...
  
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• Alaska leads the nation again in commercial fisheries volume, value - Alaska Dispatch News

  28-10-2016 17:14
  
  Alaska leads the nation again in commercial fisheries volume, value
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Alaska was the leading state in both the volume and value of fishery landings once again in 2015. That's according to a federal report released Wednesday from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Fishery landings in Alaska accounted for ...and more »
  
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• Man attacked by bear while walking dogs at Alaska airport - UPI.com

  28-10-2016 14:59
  
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  Man attacked by bear while walking dogs at Alaska airport
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  The man, a teacher and wrestling coach, called work from the hospital to give instructions for a tournament scheduled that afternoon. By Stephen Feller | Oct. 28, 2016 at 2:57 AM. Follow @upi. Comments 0 Comments. share with facebook. share with twitter.
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• National Guard seeks skills of Alaska Natives - Juneau Empire (subscription)

  28-10-2016 10:06
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  National Guard seeks skills of Alaska Natives
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  BETHEL — The Army National Guard is turning its recruitment efforts to Alaska Natives as it seeks to find soldiers equipped with subsistence skills. The Guard is launching a three-year program that provides waivers for Alaska Natives looking to join ...
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• National Guard seeks skills of Alaska Natives | Juneau Empire ... - Juneau Empire (subscription)

  28-10-2016 10:06
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• League Points to Ponder: How fair is Alaska's redistricting? - Juneau Empire (subscription)

  28-10-2016 10:02
  League Points to Ponder: How fair is Alaska's redistricting?
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  The Alaska Constitution requires that the state redraw the lines of legislative districts every 10 years, using census data to ensure that each legislative district has the same number of residents as every other district. Each time that redistricting ...
  
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• Libertarian vice presidential candidate in Alaska to campaign for Gary Johnson - KTVA.com - Anchorage, Alaska

  28-10-2016 08:15
  
  KTVA.com - Anchorage, Alaska
  Libertarian vice presidential candidate in Alaska to campaign for Gary Johnson
  KTVA.com - Anchorage, Alaska
  With less than two weeks to election day, it's crunch time for campaigns. Thursday, former Massachusetts Gov. Bill Weld, Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson's running mate, became the first candidate on a 2016 presidential ticket to make a ...
  Libertarian vice presidential candidate makes pitch for Alaskans' votesAlaska Dispatch News
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• NWS plan takes initial forecasts outside of Alaska - KTUU.com

  28-10-2016 07:49
  
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  NWS plan takes initial forecasts outside of Alaska
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  Anchorage, Alaska The National Weather Service announced in a Maryland press briefing an “evolution” to the way it utilizes staff and delivers its forecasts. A plan nearing the testing phase will provide one national forecast from a central location as ...and more »
  
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• Libertarian vice presidential candidate makes pitch for Alaskans' votes - Alaska Dispatch News

  28-10-2016 07:13
  
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  Libertarian vice presidential candidate makes pitch for Alaskans' votes
  Alaska Dispatch News
  The Libertarian Party on Thursday began a last-minute blitz on Alaska, sending vice presidential candidate Bill Weld to make his ticket's small-government case in a state where it's drawing double digits in polls. Weld, in an interview and later ...
  Libertarian vice presidential candidate in Alaska to campaign for Gary JohnsonKTVA.com - Anchorage, Alaskaall 72 news articles &ra
  
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• Alaska continues to lead the country in fishery landings - Alaska Dispatch News

  28-10-2016 04:59
  
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  Alaska continues to lead the country in fishery landings
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Alaska was the leading state in both the volume and value of fishery landings once again in 2015. That's according to a federal report released Wednesday from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Fishery landings in Alaska accounted for ...
  Processors working with harvesters on budget planAlaskajournal.com
  Americans ate more seafood last yearJuneau Empire (subscription)all 56
  
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• Part of Alaska's fiscal solution is to fill the pipeline - Alaska Dispatch News

  28-10-2016 04:29
  
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  Part of Alaska's fiscal solution is to fill the pipeline
  Alaska Dispatch News
  In the past few years, some of our state leaders, particularly when discussing the state's fiscal challenges, have been trying to convince the public that the days of oil pumping billions of dollars into the state's economy and coffers is over. This ...
  
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• Blood Bank serves Alaska first and foremost - Alaska Dispatch News

  28-10-2016 04:29
  
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  Blood Bank serves Alaska first and foremost
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  The Blood Bank of Alaska now occupies a new 57,000-square-foot building in East Anchorage. Loaded with office and lab space, it is designed to serve as a response center in case of a massive emergency. (Erik Hill / Alaska Dispatch News). Over the last ...
  
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• Going out Halloween weekend? Here's what's happening. - Alaska Dispatch News

  28-10-2016 04:23
  
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  Going out Halloween weekend? Here's what's happening.
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  Elizabeth Pope crosses Northern Lights Boulevard in her cat witch Halloween costume on Friday afternoon, October 30, 2015, at A Street. The West High sophomore joined other students in costume at school on the Friday before Halloween. (Erik Hill / ADN).and more »
  
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• Alaskan says Justice Thomas groped her in 1999

  28-10-2016 04:16
  
  
  An Anchorage attorney says U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas groped her 17 years ago, when she was a scholar in a post-college program in Washington, D.C.
  Listen NowMoira Smith, now general counsel and vice president of the gas utility Enstar, says the justice grabbed her rear before a dinner party at her then-boss’s house in a Virginia suburb. She wrote in an Oct. 7 Facebook post that “to my complete shock, he groped me while I was setting the table, suggesting I
  
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• Alaska News Nightly: Thursday, Oct. 27, 2016

  28-10-2016 04:12
  
  
  Stories are posted on the APRN news page. You can subscribe to APRN’s newsfeeds via email, podcast and RSS. Follow us on Facebook at alaskapublic.org and on Twitter @aprn
  Listen NowMental Health Trust board push for restructure, prompts resignation by long-time CEO 
  Anne Hillman, Alaska Public Media – Anchorage
  The CEO of the Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority resigned yesterday [Wednesday] and will take on a different role in the organization. Jeff Jessee served in the positi
  
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• Licenses for sport fishing, hunting and trapping to increase in price next year

  28-10-2016 04:11
  
  
  (Photo by US Fish and Wildlife Service)On January 1, 2017, the fees for Alaska sport fishing, hunting and trapping licenses and tags will go up. It’s the first time in 24 years that hunting license and tag fees have increased and the first time in a decade for sport fishing.
  Listen NowMaria Gladziszewski is the deputy director of the Wildlife Conservation Division at the Alaska Department of Fish and Game. She said several conservation and sportsmen’s groups spearheaded the effort to
  
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• For this Anchorage Republican, Johnson trumps Trump

  28-10-2016 04:10
  
  
  A self-described “progressive Republican,” Sam Moore voted for Mitt Romney, John McCain and George W. Bush. But this time around, he says he can’t support Donald Trump. He’s voting for Libertarian Gary Johnson, instead. (Photo by Rachel Waldholz, Alaska’s Energy Desk – Anchorage)Libertarian vice presidential candidate Bill Weld is stumping in Anchorage this week. Weld is running with Gary Johnson, the former New Mexico governor and two-time Libertarian preside
  
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• Long-time Mental Health Trust CEO resigns amid board controversy

  28-10-2016 03:54
  
  
  Former Alaska Mental Health Trust Executive Director Jeff Jessee tells reporters why he supports Gov. Bill Walker’s efforts to expand Medicaid at a press conference in the Capitol, March 17, 2015. (Photo by Skip Gray/360 North)The CEO of the Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority resigned Wednesday and will take on a different role in the organization. Jeff Jessee served in the position for 21 years. Some of the trustees allege that his resignation indicates violations of the Alaska Open Mee
  
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• ConocoPhillips reports large global loss but income in Alaska - Alaska Dispatch News

  28-10-2016 03:29
  
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  ConocoPhillips reports large global loss but income in Alaska
  Alaska Dispatch News
  ConocoPhillips reported earnings of $65 million in Alaska in the third quarter of 2016 compared to a $826 million loss globally, according to a report of financial performance filed with federal securities regulators Thursday. With oil and gas prices ...
  
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• Alaska Lawyer Accuses Justice Thomas of Groping Her at 1999 Dinner Event - Wall Street Journal

  28-10-2016 03:23
  
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  Alaska Lawyer Accuses Justice Thomas of Groping Her at 1999 Dinner Event
  Wall Street Journal
  WASHINGTON—An Alaska lawyer has accused Justice Clarence Thomas of groping her at an event for young scholars in 1999, as similar allegations against men in powerful political and business positions have sparked a national debate on the treatment of ...
  Alaska lawyer says Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas groped her in 1999Alaska Dispatch News
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• University of Alaska seeks cuts to skiing and indoor track programs

  28-10-2016 03:20
  
  
  The University of Alaska is recommending the elimination of 6 sports teams. Under the cost-saving proposal rolled out at an Anchorage press conference by UA President Jim Johnsen Thursday, the University of Alaska Fairbanks would lose its cross-country ski teams, and the University of Alaska Anchorage would drop its ski and indoor track squads. President Johnsen described it as a difficult day for the university.
  Listen Now“Most difficult for the student athletes who are affected,” J
  
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• Ask a Climatologist: In Anchorage, first snow is right on schedule

  28-10-2016 03:18
  
  
  Anchorage was blanketed in snow on Oct. 21st, 2016. (Photo by Elizabeth Harball, Alaska’s Energy Desk – Anchorage)The first snowfall in Anchorage came practically right on schedule. On average, the city has at least a trace of snow by October 16th, four days earlier than the date of this year’s first snow.
  Anchorage climatologist Brian Brettschneider keeps track of first snowfalls around the state, along with lots of other climate data. Alaska’s Energy Desk is checki
  
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• 'RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 2' Reunion: 5 questions about Alaska's win, Phi Phi and more - Mic

  28-10-2016 03:01
  
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  'RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 2' Reunion: 5 questions about Alaska's win, Phi Phi and more
  Mic
  Mic invites contributors and staff writers to offer commentary and context about news and timely issues. SHARE · TWEET · PIN. RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars' second season was one of the Drag Race franchise's best. Quality-wise, it was second only to ...
  RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Winner Alaska Recreates Iconic Real Housewives ScenePEOPLE.comall 30 news articles »
  
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• University of Alaska budget ax falls on skiing and indoor track ... - Alaska Dispatch News

  28-10-2016 01:41
  
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  University of Alaska budget ax falls on skiing and indoor track ...
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  UAA head ski coach Sparky Anderson in his office at the Alaska Airlines Center after learning about the elimination of skiing. “I'm extremely disappointed that the ...
  Skiing, indoor track programs at University of Alaska on the ...KTUU.com
  Both Alaska programs spared as cuts announced at Fairbanks, AnchorageUSCHO
  University of Alaska seeks cuts to skiing and indoor track programsAlaska
  
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• Trick-or-treating family fun at the Alaska Zoo - KTVA.com - Anchorage, Alaska

  28-10-2016 01:33
  
  KTVA.com - Anchorage, Alaska
  Trick-or-treating family fun at the Alaska Zoo
  KTVA.com - Anchorage, Alaska
  Trick or treat with some cuddly and scary animals at the Alaska Zoo as part of their Zoo Boo event this Halloween. The zoo will have trick or treat stations and educational activities. Attendees are encouraged to dress up. The Zoo Boo event will two ...and more »
  
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• Native artisans worry ivory bans in other states could reverberate in Alaska - Alaska Public Radio Network

  28-10-2016 01:22
  
  Native artisans worry ivory bans in other states could reverberate in Alaska
  Alaska Public Radio Network
  Ivory carvings and masks on display at Maruskiya's in Nome. (Photo by Emily Russell, KNOM – Nome). In June, the federal government instituted a near-total ban on the domestic commercial trade of African elephant ivory. Many Alaskans are concerned the ...and more »
  
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• Native artisans worry ivory bans in other states could reverberate in Alaska

  28-10-2016 01:17
  
  
  Ivory carvings and masks on display at Maruskiya’s in Nome. (Photo by Emily Russell, KNOM – Nome)In June, the federal government instituted a near-total ban on the domestic commercial trade of African elephant ivory.
  Many Alaskans are concerned the backlash from this ban is affecting other ivories.
  Listen NowSt. Lawrence Islander Susie Silook is the author of a petition to protect walrus ivory and other marine mammal byproducts from various pieces of state-level legislation imposing
  
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• Video: Below ground in the Fairbanks permafrost tunnel

  28-10-2016 01:00
  
  Ancient microbes, unusual ice structures, mammoth bones — there’s a lot happening below the surface in the Fairbanks Permafrost Tunnel Research Facility. The underground laboratory, operated by the Army Corps of Engineers, is kept at a constant 27 degrees Fahrenheit. Environmental science researcher Dr. Andrew Balser leads a tour of the facility and discusses the research taking place there.
  
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• Thousands enjoy Bristol Bay salmon in Colorado during Sockeye Restaurant Week

  28-10-2016 00:54
  
  (Credit Via Alexandra Guerson/Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0))In Boulder, Colorado, 17 restaurants are participating in Bristol Bay Sockeye Restaurant Week. The non-profit Chef’s Collaborative is hosting this event to celebrate and support American seafood and fishing communities. The program director, Alisha Fowler says that this developed out of a partnership with the Bristol Bay Regional Seafood Development Association.
  “We started partnering with the Bristol Bay Regional Seafood Develop
  
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• Amid audit and a case backlog, state Human Rights Commission tries to move forward

  28-10-2016 00:22
  
  
  John Suter had an extraordinary discrimination case with the Alaska State Commission for Human Rights. It took the agency five years to investigate his case.
  Listen NowASCHR is the state’s anti-discrimination agency. In 2011, a legislative audit found that the agency wasn’t doing its job.
  But amid complaints to the governor’s office and a new director with no legal experience, the commission is trying to move forward.For the first time in nearly 30 years, the commission is und
  
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• Candidates from wild Alaska race face off again, sans drama - Salon

  28-10-2016 00:19
  
  Salon
  Candidates from wild Alaska race face off again, sans drama
  Salon
  Candidates from wild Alaska race face off again, sans drama Republican U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski listens to Norman Sarabia, during a campaign stop at a coffee shop on Monday, Oct. 17, 2016, in Juneau, Alaska. Murkowski faces a crowded field in her ...
  Here's what Alaska's US Senate candidates had to say at the first-ever debate in the ArcticAlaska Dispatch News
  Murkowski attorney: Contributions to Alaska GOP permissible
  
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• Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority replaces longtime CEO - KTUU.com

  28-10-2016 00:06
  
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  Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority replaces longtime CEO
  KTUU.com
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) The longtime head of the Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority is being replaced. Jeff Jessee held the position of chief executive officer of the organization for 21 years. Although he's no longer CEO, Jessee will stay on in a ...
  Long-time Mental Health Trust CEO resigns amid board controversyAlaska Public Radio Networkall 3 news articles »
  
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