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• Mental Health Trust leadership change official

  20-11-2016 19:19
  
  Russ Webb is Chair of the Mental Health Trust Board of Trustees. (Photo courtesy of AMHTA.)The change in leadership at the Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority was made official on Thursday. Many trust advisory boards and beneficiaries expressed concerns about the Board of Trustees’ unexpected October decision to hire retired Trust Land Office Director Greg Jones as the interim CEO.
  Former long-time CEO Jeff Jessee officially resigned his position and will take a new post as a program offi
  
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• 2 moose found frozen mid-combat in Alaska - fox8.com

  20-11-2016 19:14
  
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  2 moose found frozen mid-combat in Alaska
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  ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Two moose were recently discovered frozen in battle and encased in ice near a remote village on Alaska's unforgiving western coast. Jeff Erickson, the student activities director of Bering Strait School District in Unalakleet ...
  FIGHT TO DEATH: 2 moose found frozen near remote Alaska villageFox News
  Two moose found frozen mid-fight in rural AlaskaDeutsche Welle
  Two Alaska moose clash antlers during a fight be
  
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• Night Music: November 19, 2016

  20-11-2016 08:00
  Here is the Night Music Playlist with Kirk Waldhaus.All tracks played are listed below in the following format:
  TitleArtist / Composer (if known or if blank artist or unknown)AlbumLabelSong Duration
  8:00 – 9:00
  EquinoxKenny Garrett / ColtranePursuanceWarner 9 16209-27:38
  After the RainKenny Garrett / ColtranePursuanceWarner 9 16209-27:21
  Old San JuanSpyro Gyra / BeckensteinCollectionGRD-96426:41
  Mallet BalletSpyro Gyra / WallCollectionGRD-96426:15
  Shandni’s RevengeJeff GauthierIntern
  
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• Quincy couple make rare journey to Alaska in 1895 - Herald-Whig

  20-11-2016 07:04
  
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  Quincy couple make rare journey to Alaska in 1895
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  Edward Jarvis “E.J.” Parker and his wife, Elizabeth Goodwin “Lizzy” Bull, toured Alaska on the steamer Queen in 1895. The vessel is shown at Muir Glacier in about 1890. | Photo courtesy of Dave Bohn, published in “The Alaska Cruise Handbook”. By ARLIS ...
  
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• INTERACTIVE MAP: How Alaska voted in the presidential election, precinct-by-precinct - Alaska Dispatch News

  20-11-2016 06:51
  
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  INTERACTIVE MAP: How Alaska voted in the presidential election, precinct-by-precinct
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  This year's presidential results showed that America was a deeply divided nation, and the same goes for Alaska. The state voted predominantly for Donald Trump, who took more than 51 percent (Clinton had just over 36 percent, with other candidates and ...
  
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• Alaska-Virgin America deal set to close soon - Q13 FOX

  20-11-2016 03:47
  
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  Alaska-Virgin America deal set to close soon
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  SEATTLE — The delayed Alaska Airlines acquisition of Virgin America may close soon, according to newly filed court documents. The deal has been held up by an ongoing anti-trust evaluation by the Department of Justice. But Virgin's lawyers said in a ...
  Alaska Air nearing settlement with US on Virgin deal: ReportCNBC
  Alaska Air Nearing Deal With Regulators to Seal Virgin America BuySkift
  Alaska Air nearing settlement with US on V
  
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• Alaska has lessons for Trump in working with Russia - Alaska Dispatch News

  20-11-2016 03:47
  
  Alaska has lessons for Trump in working with Russia
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  Russia's President Vladimir Putin holds a glass during a ceremony of receiving diplomatic credentials from foreign ambassadors at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, November 9, 2016. The Russian president was swift to congratulate Donald Trump on his ...and more »
  
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• How can investigators trace bullets to a particular gun? - Alaska Dispatch News

  20-11-2016 03:43
  
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  How can investigators trace bullets to a particular gun?
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  Demonstrating some of her examination techniques, forensic scientist Debra Gillis fires a Colt King Cobra into a tube of Kevlar fibers that catches the bullet for further study. Gillis specializes in firearms and toolmarks at Alaska's Scientific Crime ...
  
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• Food hacks, recipes and traditions that these Alaska foodies will be turning to this week - Alaska Dispatch News

  20-11-2016 01:13
  
  Food hacks, recipes and traditions that these Alaska foodies will be turning to this week
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  Classic pumpkin pie is pretty great, but it's also a dessert that lends itself to experimentation. Try substituting coconut milk for evaporated milk or adding new flavors like chai tea. (Photo by Shannon Kuhn). Centered as it is on the goal of sharing ...and more »
  
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• In Yakutat, the extreme forces shaping Alaska converge - Alaska Dispatch News

  20-11-2016 00:44
  
  In Yakutat, the extreme forces shaping Alaska converge
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  I once visited the fishing town of about 800 people and many dogs. My assignment was to write about scientists studying Hubbard Glacier, which slammed the door on Russell Fiord in summer 2002, creating the largest glacier-dammed lake in the world for a ...
  
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