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• Tune up your ears for Alaska’s original sounds

  02-12-2016 23:00
  
  Samples from the collection.On this week’s Hometown Alaska, composer, engineer and producer Kurt Riemann of Surreal Studios shares his latest passion—saving and archiving Alaska’s original music before it’s lost forever. From Ruben Gaines to Gary Sloan to T.S. Scream to Robin Hopper to Lulu Small, and more. How about a full recording of the 1964 earthquake? We’ll hear some samples and the stories behind finding them.
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• Catching the bus

  02-12-2016 23:00
  
  From Transit Talks final report, showing two different ways to think about offering public transit service.People Mover is Anchorage’s public transit system. Budget realities are forcing new analysis on how to best serve riders with the available resources.
  With limits come creativity. A new report from the transit agency shares two potential scenarios for modifying city bus service. Public meetings all this month invite community feedback and input:
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• Goodbye, Barrow, Alaska. Hello, Utqiagvik - Smithsonian

  02-12-2016 22:27
  
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  Goodbye, Barrow, Alaska. Hello, Utqiagvik
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  Yesterday, Barrow, Alaska, was wiped off the map (not literally, though it has been called "ground zero" for climate change). On December 1, the town of approximately 4,300 people officially changed its name to Utqiagvik, the village's traditional ...
  Alaska Town's New Inupiat Name Challenged in CourtFortuneall 3 news articles »
  
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• Indivisible — Stories of Banding Together, Falling as One, and Reaching Across the Aisle

  02-12-2016 21:00
  
  Arctic Entries this month brings you Indivisible: Stories of Banding Together, Falling as One, and Reaching Across the Aisle. In the spirit of This American Life, The Moth, and other storytelling events, Arctic Entries brings Alaskans to the stage to share their personal stories: funny, sad and sweet. At every performance, people tell a seven-minute long true story about themselves relating to the show’s theme. Local musicians perform a few songs as well. Pro
  
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• Chronic Pelvic Pain

  02-12-2016 21:00
  
  The prevalence of chronic pelvic pain in women appears to be about 10%, but only about one-third of women seek medical care. Chronic pelvic pain is a common reason for referral to a gynecologist and the principal reason for about 20% of all hysterectomies and 40% of gynecological laparoscopies in the U.S each year. On this edition of Line One, Your Health Connection Dr. Woodard interviews pelvic pain specialist Dr. Bradford Fenton to learn more about the causes and remedies for chronic pelvic p
  
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• Former Alaska cop found his family dead in alleged murder-suicide - CBS News

  02-12-2016 18:05
  
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  Former Alaska cop found his family dead in alleged murder-suicide
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  FAIRBANKS, Alaska - Last week, Fairbanks Police responded to a Hampton Inn room and found four dead in what is described as a murder-suicide, reports CBS affiliate KXDD-CD. When they arrived on the scene they also found a family member of the ...
  
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• Here's how much Alaska made in taxes from the first few days of ... - Alaska Dispatch News

  02-12-2016 04:33
  
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  Here's how much Alaska made in taxes from the first few days of ...
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  Four cannabis growers paid a total of $10,400 to the Alaska Department of Revenue's Tax Division for the month of October, said division director Ken Alper.
  Alaska leaders seek to avoid fight over oil taxes | Alaska Public MediaAlaska Public Radio Networkall 4 news articles »
  
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• Alaska officials look to increase recognition of hate crimes

  02-12-2016 04:12
  
  
  Hate crimes brochure from the FBI. (Courtesy of the FBI)FBI statistics show the number of hate crimes is on the rise nationally, but very few are reported in Alaska. Local officials say that’s not necessarily because they aren’t happening, they just don’t know about them. A recent class taught community members how to recognize and report a hate crime.
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  When someone commits a crime like vandalism or assault because of a bias against a certain group, that’s a hat
  
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• Author discusses book on World War II importance of Kuril Islands

  02-12-2016 03:58
  
  
  Positioned South of Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula, and North of Japan, the little known Kuril Islands played a pivotal role in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Alaska Public Media’s Lori Townsend  spoke with historian  John H. Cloe about his book “Mission to the Kurils” detailing the Islands’ significance to American airmen during that war, and about their continued role in global politics.
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• Alaska News Nightly: Thursday, Dec. 1, 2016

  02-12-2016 03:56
  
  
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  Local corporation sues City of Utqiagvik to halt name-change
  Zachariah Hughes, Alaska Public Media – Anchorage
  Just one day ahead of the official name change, a local corporation filed a temporary restraining order to halt the measure’s implementation, alleging a flawed process and fiscal risk.
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• Alaska leaders seek to avoid fight over oil taxes

  02-12-2016 03:26
  
  
  Tax Director Ken Alper with the Department of Revenue speaking on oil tax credits to state lawmakers this February. Alper would like to spend less time talking about oil taxes this legislative session. (Photo by Skip Gray/360 North)Alaska’s leaders are getting ready for tough negotiations over how the state will deal with its multi-billion dollar budget hole. How much the oil and gas industry should help fill that hole will be an especially controversial question for the legislature this s
  
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• State picks Data Recognition Corporation for new student assessments

  02-12-2016 03:13
  
  
  The state of Alaska selected Data Recognition Corporation as its new vendor for the statewide student assessments. (Photo by Josh Edge/APRN)The Alaska Department of Education and Early Development on Thursday announced the new vendor for statewide student assessments, to replace the problem-plagued Alaska Measures of Progress test.
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  After consulting stakeholders from around the state, including school district leadership, officials from the state’s education organizations and dis
  
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• Moose Creek residents advised on ground water contaminants

  02-12-2016 03:13
  
  
  Eielson Airforce Base is updating residents around Moose Creek about perfluorinated compounds or PFCs in ground water. In 2015 testing revealed contamination from firefighting foam and it is still wrestling with solutions.
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  It’s been several years since the Air Force discovered PFC tainted water on Eielson Air Force Base and in the nearby community of Moose Creek. Gary Fink with the Air Force’s Civil Engineer Center said two particular compounds pose potential risk.
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• Anchorage Police Department adds officers

  02-12-2016 03:12
  
  
  The Anchorage Police Department is moving closer to a years-long goal of boosting the size of its force. On Dec. 1, 26 new officers will graduate from the department’s second police academy of the year. And in a few weeks, 31 additional officers will enter a third academy. APD Communications Director Jennifer Castro said whether it’s on paper or on the street, there are just more police working in Anchorage.
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  “We have about 360 officers working independently full
  
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• Alaska prepares public housing smoking ban

  02-12-2016 03:12
  
  
  A new federal rule will ban smoking in public housing nationwide. The notice was released Wednesday by the Department of Housing and Urban Development and will take effect in 18 months. But Alaska is looking to do that a lot sooner.
  Cathy Stone is the Director of the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation, which runs public housing throughout the state.
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  “(In) April or May, when it’s a little warmer and people can adjust to the requirement that they have to go ou
  
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• Local corporation sues City of Utqiagvik to halt name-change

  02-12-2016 00:17
  
  In a motion filed with the State of Alaska, UIC alleges voters in Utqiagvik were led to pass a flawed measure with potentially major fiscal repercussions.A local native corporation is suing the city formerly known as Barrow, demanding it halts the official name-change to Utqiagvik. At least for now.
  The official switch from Barrow to Utqiagvik is scheduled to go into affect today.
  But a temporary restraining order was filed Wednesday by lawyers representing Ukpeagvik Inupiat Corporation, or UIC.
  
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