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• The Latest: Alaska's first marijuana shop opens to long line - Washington Post

  29-10-2016 23:31
  
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  The Latest: Alaska's first marijuana shop opens to long line
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  ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The Latest on the start of legal marijuana sales in Alaska (all times local):. 1:15 p.m.. Alaska's first marijuana store is now in business, drawing a crowd from all over the state. Herbal Outfitters' owner Richard Ballow says his ...
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• Cleveland native shot dead in Alaska - cleveland.com

  29-10-2016 12:03
  
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  Cleveland native shot dead in Alaska
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  CLEVELAND, Ohio — A Cleveland native was shot and killed Monday outside an apartment building in Anchorage, Alaska. Ian Bobich, 29, was found dead of a gunshot wound about 11 p.m. Monday in Anchorage's Government Hill neighborhood, according ...
  
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• For Trump volunteer, Clinton presidency raises fears of ‘Last Days’

  29-10-2016 04:13
  
  
  As election day approaches, we’ve been checking in with voters around the state — asking what matters most to them and who they’re supporting.
  Margie Ward says she believes Donald Trump will win the presidency. But if he doesn’t, she worries there will be “a huge change, and it won’t be for the better – maybe what some people refer to as the last days.” (Photo by Rachel Waldholz, Alaska’s Energy Desk – Anchorage)Tonight we visit the Tru
  
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• Alaska News Nightly: Friday, Oct. 28, 2016

  29-10-2016 04:02
  
  
  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 NowWith money from Murkowski, GOP goes after Miller
  Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media – Anchorage
  The Alaska Republican Party is attacking U.S. Senate candidate Joe Miller in a series of hard-hitting mailers. This is the same Joe Miller who was the Republican Party’s own nominee six years ago, when he bea
  
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• With money from Murkowski, GOP assails Miller

  29-10-2016 03:57
  
  
  The Alaska Republican Party is attacking U.S. Senate candidate Joe Miller in a series of hard-hitting mailers. This is the same Joe Miller who was the Republican Party’s own nominee six years ago, when he beat the incumbent Republican senator, Lisa Murkowski. Now the party is accepting money from Murkowski’s campaign and using it against Miller. Miller calls that money laundering, but the party says it’s perfectly legal.
  Listen NowShannon Connelly has received three of the ant
  
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• New guidelines for Hawk Inlet draw criticism

  29-10-2016 03:06
  
  
  Dry stacked tailings facility at Greens Creek Mine. (Photo courtesy Hecla Mining Company)Alaska’s Department of Environmental Conservation is working on new guidelines for Hawk Inlet — the location of Hecla’s Greens Creek Mine.
  Listen NowLast spring, an environmental advocacy group found elevated levels of mercury in a seal harvested near the inlet. That sent off alarm bells for a nearby village, which is dependent on subsistence foods.
  There was barely an empty seat in the sma
  
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• The race for U.S. Senate: Lisa Murkowski

  29-10-2016 03:00
  
  
  Lisa Murkowski has been one of Alaska’s U.S. Senators since she was appointed to the position in 2002. She’s a veteran of both state and national politics and is running for retention for the third time. She will be the final candidate on Talk of Alaska for this election cycle.
  Sen. Lisa Murkowski addresses the Alaska Federation of Natives Convention, Oct. 16, 2015. (Photo by Mikko Wilson, KTOO – Juneau)Listen NowHOST: Lori Townsend
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  Lisa Murkowski – Repu
  
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• Alaska DOC Commissioner to stop in Haines as part of a 15-town visit

  29-10-2016 02:38
  
  
  A map of community jails and DOC corrections facilities. Palmer Correctional has closed. (Couretsy of DOC)The Alaska Department of Corrections Commissioner will be in Haines next week.  Dean Williams is traveling to far-flung corners of the state in preparation for more budget cuts. He is visiting all 15 towns that are part of the DOC Community Jails Program.
  Listen NowThe Community Jails Program supports towns from Haines to Dillingham to Kotzebue. Each one has a jail facility that is fund
  
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• Libertarian VP candidate Bill Weld in Anchorage this week

  29-10-2016 02:35
  
  
  Libertarian vice-presidential candidate Bill Weld is in Anchorage this week, trying to shore up support for his running mate, Gary Johnson, and to increase the visibility of the Libertarian Party in Alaska.
  Listen NowBill Weld, former governor of Massachusetts, is the Libertarian Party’s nominee for Vice President with running mate Gary Johnson. He stopped by Alaska Public Media to discuss his platform. (Photo by Wesley Early, Alaska Public Media -Anchorage)“We have two objectives no
  
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• Mushers frustrated over cell phones on Iditarod trail

  29-10-2016 02:28
  
  Mushers are expressing frustration over controversial rule changes the Iditarod made during a board meeting Friday.
  Wade Marrs pulls in to Galena in the 2016 Iditarod. (Photo by Zach Hughes/KSKA)The race’s Trail Committee is upholding rule 35, which for the first-time ever will allow the use of two-way communication devices, including cell phones and satellite phones along the trail.
  In a release, the organization writes that it thinks the measure will make for a safer race.
  “Th
  
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• AK: Protecting the environment and preserving the heritage of Denali’s dogs

  29-10-2016 01:56
  
  
  There’s only one national park in America where some of the Rangers are canines: Denali National Park. In the summers, the dogs serve as ambassadors, but during the winter months they ferry researchers and park employees through areas closed to motorized vehicles.
  Listen NowEarly on a crisp, fall morning a large white truck sits alone in a dirt parking lot at Riley Creek Campground.
  In the winter, Denali’s sled dogs ferry park employees through areas closed to motorized vehicles. (Zo
  
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• 49 Voices: Starla Heim of Anchorage

  29-10-2016 01:05
  
  
  This week we’re hearing Starla Heim in Anchorage. Heim is the owner of Dooley’s Tuxedo’s and Costumes. She inherited the company from her mother, and after almost 50 years of business, Dooley’s will be closing its doors the day after Halloween.
  Listen NowStarla Heim of Anchorage (Photo by Wesley Early, Alaska Public Media – Anchorage)HEIM: My mom was a stay-at-home mom and so the thought of her going to work just killed me, so I went to work with her every day. And
  
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• Writing About Alaska

  29-10-2016 01:00
  
  Books available from the authors interviewed for this program.The next Outdoor Explorer will be focusing on writing about Alaska. We’ll have two of Alaska’s best and most successful authors in the studio, each of whom have told stories that take into account the terrain and landscapes, the myth and grandeur of the state, in both fiction and in non fiction. Eowyn Ivey is perhaps Alaska’s best selling author. She wrote The snow child, and her wonderful new book is The Bright Edge
  
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• The Marijuana Industry

  29-10-2016 01:00
  
  Cannabis plant(Photo by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)It’s happening. Marijuana shops are opening all over Anchorage, many in close proximity to each other. We’ll check in on this new industry and get a sense of what these businesses will be like to live with and patronize. How is Anchorage changing as marijuana goes mainstream, and can all these businesses really make it?
   
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  Charles Wohlforth
  GUESTS:
  Mark Malagodi, Ph.D, CEO, CannTest, LLC
  Lily Bosshart, Dankorage shop
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• Libertarian VP candidate Weld campaigning in Alaska - KTVA.com - Anchorage, Alaska

  29-10-2016 00:50
  
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  Libertarian VP candidate Weld campaigning in Alaska
  KTVA.com - Anchorage, Alaska
  Libertarian vice presidential nominee Bill Weld is holding a campaign event in Alaska's largest city Friday evening, hoping to rally support for his ticket. It's part of a two-day visit to Anchorage by the former Massachusetts governor. Alaska, with ...
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