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• Hearing reset for lawsuit against new Alaska town name - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

  14-12-2016 23:43
  
  Hearing reset for lawsuit against new Alaska town name
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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. ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - An Alaska judge has rescheduled a court hearing in a lawsuit challenging the new Inupiat ...and more »
  
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• Are fresh Krispy Kreme doughnuts worth Alaska's wait? - Alaska Dispatch News

  14-12-2016 23:21
  
  Are fresh Krispy Kreme doughnuts worth Alaska's wait?
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Doughnuts move along a conveyor belt at Krispy Kreme on Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2016. (Loren Holmes / Alaska Dispatch News). People camped out overnight before Anchorage's first Krispy Kreme opened in August. Sleeping on the sidewalk in order to be ...and more »
  
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• 'Surprising' Alaska oil-lease sale draws big bids - Alaska Dispatch News

  14-12-2016 23:19
  
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  'Surprising' Alaska oil-lease sale draws big bids
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Despite a long-running oil price slump, companies and individuals spent $17.8 million Wednesday for more than 600,000 acres of the North Slope and Beaufort Sea in one of the strongest Alaska lease sales in years. State officials used words like ...
  
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• U-Haul truck rented by UPS stolen with mail, packages inside - Alaska Dispatch News

  14-12-2016 23:16
  
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  U-Haul truck rented by UPS stolen with mail, packages inside
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  A U-Haul moving truck being rented by United Parcel Service was stolen with mail and packages still inside while the driver made a delivery Wednesday, Anchorage police said. The truck was taken from the 800 block of West 57th Avenue around 11 a.m., the ...and more »
  
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• Gallo's, Taco King ordered to pay Alaska workers $850000 in back wages - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

  14-12-2016 22:38
  
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  Gallo's, Taco King ordered to pay Alaska workers $850000 in back wages
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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. FAIRBANKS - Gallo's Mexican Restaurants and Taco King, Inc. has agreed to pay more than $850,000 in overtime and ...
  Taco King, Gallo's restaurants agree to pay Alaska workers $835000 in back wagesAlaska Dispatch Newsall 3 news articles &
  
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• University of Alaska regents approve move to a single College of Education - Alaska Dispatch News

  14-12-2016 22:25
  
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  University of Alaska regents approve move to a single College of Education
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  The University of Alaska Board of Regents voted Wednesday to move from three schools of education in the state to one, with an administrative headquarters in Juneau. The 11-0 vote to headquarter the school at the University of Alaska Southeast followed ...and more »
  
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• Lawmakers vote to audit Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority - Alaska Public Radio Network

  14-12-2016 22:02
  
  Lawmakers vote to audit Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority
  Alaska Public Radio Network
  Mental Health Trust logo The Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority will undergo a special audit. The Legislative Budget and Audit Committee voted unanimously in favor of the action Tuesday with no discussion or questions. Listen Now. During his ...
  
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• KYUK Managing Editor Steve Heimel Receives Journalism Honors From Alaska Legislature - KYUK

  14-12-2016 21:44
  
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  KYUK Managing Editor Steve Heimel Receives Journalism Honors From Alaska Legislature
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  Senator Berta Gardner, KYUK Managing Editor Steve Heimel and Representative Harriet Drummond at the Spenard Community Council meeting Wednesday, December 7, 2016. The 29th Alaska Legislature surprised public radio journalist Steve Heimel at ...
  
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• Kenai Peninsula Borough sued over religious invocation rules - Alaska Dispatch News

  14-12-2016 21:08
  
  Kenai Peninsula Borough sued over religious invocation rules
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Attorney Eric Glatt, American Civil Liberties Union Alaska Director Joshua Decker and Kenai Peninsula resident Lance Hunt at a press conference on Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2016. Hunt and the ACLU are bringing a lawsuit against the Kenai Peninsula ...and more »
  
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• Seniors find companionship through Kenaitze program

  14-12-2016 21:01
  
  Nancy Nelson (left) and Laura Hobson (right) browse in a local antiques store. The two spend several hours together each week as part of the Kenaitze Senior Companion Program. (Photo courtesy of Kenaitze Indian Tribe)The Kenaitze Indian Tribe is wrapping up the first year of its new Senior Companion Program. The program pairs volunteers with fellow seniors who live on the Central Kenai Peninsula.
  Volunteers provide help with day-to-day tasks, like grocery shopping and budgeting. Those involved i
  
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• Oprah hits the books, Alaska nabs Virgin, and Amazon drones on - SFGate

  14-12-2016 20:40
  
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  Oprah hits the books, Alaska nabs Virgin, and Amazon drones on
  SFGate
  And you get a book, and you get a book ... You've heard about Oprah's Book Club. Well, get ready to drop the “club.” Flatiron Books is working with Oprah Winfrey on a line of nonfiction books selected by the TV star. They'll appear with the imprint “An ...and more »
  
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• Taco King, Gallo's restaurants agree to pay Alaska workers $835000 in back wages - Alaska Dispatch News

  14-12-2016 20:37
  
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  Taco King, Gallo's restaurants agree to pay Alaska workers $835000 in back wages
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Taco King and Gallo's Mexican restaurants owe workers $835,000 in overtime and other pay after violating Alaska labor laws, state officials said Wednesday. The chains, both owned by restaurateur Abraham Gallo, have agreed to the payment, which applies ...
  
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• Singer Jewel Kilcher And Her Family From 'Alaska: The Last Frontier' To Appear On CBS Christmas Special - The Inquisitr

  14-12-2016 20:16
  
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  Singer Jewel Kilcher And Her Family From 'Alaska: The Last Frontier' To Appear On CBS Christmas Special
  The Inquisitr
  Jewel and other family members recently took to their respective social media accounts to let their fans know about the upcoming CBS Christmas special. Jewel recently posted to Instagram a video along with a caption that reads, “Working on a little ...
  
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• Guitar maker opts for more sustainable Sitka spruce

  14-12-2016 20:16
  
  A worker routs the top of an acoustic guitar. (Photo by RA Beattie/Musicians for Forests)A little piece of Alaska has helped create some of the music industry’s biggest hits. Sitka spruce is a prized “tonewood” used to make guitars and violins. But one guitar company is pushing back and asking the feds and music insiders to reconsider clear cut logging in the Tongass National Forest.
  Tom Bedell thinks when most musicians pick up an acoustic guitar, they don’t realize they
  
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• Federal Reserve raises rates, boosts outlook for borrowing costs in 2017 - Alaska Dispatch News

  14-12-2016 20:16
  
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  Federal Reserve raises rates, boosts outlook for borrowing costs in 2017
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  A police officer keeps watch in front of the U.S. Federal Reserve in Washington October 12, 2016. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File. Federal Reserve officials raised interest rates for the first time this year and forecast a steeper path for borrowing costs ...and more »
  
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• Alaskan guitar maker opts for more sustainable spruce - Alaska Public Radio Network

  14-12-2016 20:16
  
  Alaskan guitar maker opts for more sustainable spruce
  Alaska Public Radio Network
  A worker routs the top of an acoustic guitar. (Photo by RA Beattie/Musicians for Forests). A little piece of Alaska has helped create some of the music industry's biggest hits. Sitka spruce is a prized “tonewood” used to make guitars and violins. But ...
  
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• Alaskan guitar maker opts for more sustainable spruce

  14-12-2016 20:16
  
  A worker routs the top of an acoustic guitar. (Photo by RA Beattie/Musicians for Forests)A little piece of Alaska has helped create some of the music industry’s biggest hits. Sitka spruce is a prized “tonewood” used to make guitars and violins. But one guitar company is pushing back and asking the feds and music insiders to reconsider clear cut logging in the Tongass National Forest.
  Tom Bedell thinks when most musicians pick up an acoustic guitar, they don’t realize they
  
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• Alaska Airlines' parent finishes buying Virgin America, but the airlines will operate separately for now - Los Angeles Times

  14-12-2016 19:10
  
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  Alaska Airlines' parent finishes buying Virgin America, but the airlines will operate separately for now
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  A week after the Justice Department cleared Alaska Airlines' parent company to buy Virgin America, the airlines announced several key steps in the creation of the fifth-largest domestic carrier. But for now, they said, the airlines will continue to ...
  Alaska Air begins merger with Virgin America, promises 'more to love'USA TODAY
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• Contractor seeks Alaska Native workers for hospital expansion - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

  14-12-2016 17:10
  
  Contractor seeks Alaska Native workers for hospital expansion
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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. BETHEL, Alaska (AP) - The contractor overseeing the $300 million expansion of a Bethel hospital is focusing its hiring ...and more »
  
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• Alaska Air's credit downgraded to 'junk' after Virgin America acquisition closes - MarketWatch

  14-12-2016 16:48
  
  Alaska Air's credit downgraded to 'junk' after Virgin America acquisition closes
  MarketWatch
  Alaska Air Group Inc.'s ALK, +0.55% corporate credit rating was downgraded to junk status at S&P Global Ratings, which cited the air carrier's increased debt following Wednesday's closing of its $4 billion acquisition of Virgin America Inc. The ...
  
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• National Report: Alaska Ranks 2nd in Protecting Kids from Tobacco - PR Newswire (press release)

  14-12-2016 15:19
  National Report: Alaska Ranks 2nd in Protecting Kids from Tobacco
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  WASHINGTON, Dec. 14, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Alaska ranks 2nd nationwide in funding programs to prevent kids from smoking and help smokers quit, according to a report released today by a coalition of public health organizations. Alaska is ...and more »
  
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• Literary Alaska: Culture, Nature and Ecological Amnesia - News Deeply

  14-12-2016 11:28
  
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  Literary Alaska: Culture, Nature and Ecological Amnesia
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  In Alaska, the fourth stop of a literary tour of the Arctic, World Wildlife Fund's Margaret Williams finds an appreciation for nature, history and culture, and offers a reminder that when change is unseen, our sense of the wildness of a landscape is ...
  
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• My Turn: Lauree Morton has made Alaska a safer place - Juneau Empire (subscription)

  14-12-2016 10:03
  My Turn: Lauree Morton has made Alaska a safer place
  Juneau Empire (subscription)
  Lauree Morton's last day as the executive director of the Alaska Council on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault (the “Council”) is Dec. 15, 2016. She's worked at the Council for the past nine years and had served as its executive director since 2011.
  
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• Bishop in southeast Alaska appointed to Dallas diocese - Fox News

  14-12-2016 06:15
  
  Bishop in southeast Alaska appointed to Dallas diocese
  Fox News
  JUNEAU, Alaska – Pope Francis has named an Alaska bishop to be the new bishop in Dallas. Bishop Edward J. Burns of Juneau, Alaska, will succeed Cardinal Kevin Farrell. Farrell left Dallas after being appointed to lead a new office for families and ...and more »
  
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• Alaska radio evangelist tells kids at Texas mall Santa isn't real; video goes viral - Alaska Dispatch News

  14-12-2016 05:53
  
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  Alaska radio evangelist tells kids at Texas mall Santa isn't real; video goes viral
  Alaska Dispatch News
  An Alaska-based radio host and evangelist pastor posted a video online of himself at a mall in Amarillo, Texas, shouting to children waiting in line to see Santa that the man in the bright red suit was fake and their parents were lying about the real ...
  Sam Venable: Santa grants a final wishKnoxville News Sentinelall 616 news articles »
  
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• Fill your holidays with fresh Alaska shrimp, salmon, oysters and king crab - Alaska Dispatch News

  14-12-2016 05:18
  
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  Fill your holidays with fresh Alaska shrimp, salmon, oysters and king crab
  Alaska Dispatch News
  It's the time of year when holiday gift-givers might be thinking about shipping a taste of Alaska to friends and family Outside. Or, maybe you're selfishly thinking about yourself. Either way, there are plenty of seafood options. Dannon Southall of ...
  
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• Legislature votes to audit Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority

  14-12-2016 04:51
  
  The Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority will undergo a special audit. The Legislative Budget and Audit Committee voted unanimously in favor of the action Tuesday with no discussion or questions.
  During his introduction of the action, Rep. Mike Hawker, who chairs the committee, said “I have talked to folks over at Mental Health Trust who assure me they are also taking steps currently to remedy some apparent concerns. And the point of this audit is to document whether or not the concerns we
  
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• Lawmakers vote to audit Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority

  14-12-2016 04:51
  
  The Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority will undergo a special audit. The Legislative Budget and Audit Committee voted unanimously in favor of the action Tuesday with no discussion or questions.
  During his introduction of the action, Rep. Mike Hawker, who chairs the committee, said “I have talked to folks over at Mental Health Trust who assure me they are also taking steps currently to remedy some apparent concerns. And the point of this audit is to document whether or not the concerns we
  
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• DATA VIZ: How the Affordable Care Act Affects Alaska - KTUU.com

  14-12-2016 04:40
  
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  DATA VIZ: How the Affordable Care Act Affects Alaska
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  An unexpected error occurred. If you continue to receive this error please contact your Tableau Server Administrator. Alaskans with Coverage (2015 - 2016). Data viz created by Sidney Sullivan. Uninsured Rate (2010 - 2015). Medicaid Care Costs (2016) ...
  Pre-existing Conditions and Medical Underwriting in the Individual Insurance Market Prior to the ACA | The Henry J ...Kaiser Family Foundationall 277 news articles 
  
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• Alaska lives lost in more ways than one - Alaska Dispatch News

  14-12-2016 04:15
  
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  Alaska lives lost in more ways than one
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  Angie Spaulding and hundreds of others attend a candlelight vigil for David Grunwald at the Borealis Theater at the Alaska State Fair grounds in Palmer, Alaska on a frigid Friday. The 16-year-old boy from Palmer was recently killed. (Bob Hallinen ...
  Girlfriend of Alaska Teen Allegedly Killed for Smoking Friend's Weed ...PEOPLE.com
  Five teenagers face adult charges for Palmer murderAlaska Public Radio Network
  Teens plead no
  
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• Exxon's Tillerson, Trump's choice for State Dept., has history in Alaska - Alaska Public Radio Network

  14-12-2016 04:03
  
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  Exxon's Tillerson, Trump's choice for State Dept., has history in Alaska
  Alaska Public Radio Network
  ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson, shown here at a 2012 meeting with Russian president Vladmir Putin. (Photo courtesy Government of the Russian Federation). President-elect Donald Trump has chosen ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson as his nominee for ...
  How Rex Tillerson put Exxon's needs over US interestsAlaska Dispatch Newsall 3,168 news articles »
  
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• Exxon’s Tillerson, Trump’s choice for State Dept., has history in Alaska

  14-12-2016 04:01
  
  
  ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson, shown here at a 2012 meeting with Russian president Vladmir Putin. (Photo courtesy Government of the Russian Federation)President-elect Donald Trump has chosen ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson as his nominee for secretary of state.
  National attention has focused on Tillerson’s close ties to Russia, but he – and his company – also has a long history in Alaska.
  Listen Now
  For the last few years, Tillerson has perhaps been known best in Alaska for hi
  
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• Alaska News Nightly: Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2016

  14-12-2016 03:52
  
  
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  Five teenagers face adult charges for Palmer murder
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  A group of Matanuska Valley teenagers, ranging from sixteen to nineteen were arraigned in state Superior Court in Palmer Tuesday, in the disturbing kidnap and murder case of another Valley teen, David Grunwa
  
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• Trump against F-35 program; Alaskan delegates think he’ll come around

  14-12-2016 03:44
  
  
  An F-35 flies over Florida (U.S. Air Force photo)Alaska’s Congressional delegation is largely unconcerned about President-elect Donald Trump’s criticism of the $400 billion dollar F-35 fighter jet program.
  Listen NowThe F-35 program and cost is out of control. Billions of dollars can and will be saved on military (and other) purchases after January 20th.
  — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 12, 2016Senator Lisa Murkowski and Representative Don Young issued statements e
  
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• Five teenagers face adult charges for Palmer murder

  14-12-2016 03:11
  
  (Photo courtesy of Erin Grunwald)A group of Mat-Su teenagers, ranging from sixteen to nineteen years of age, were arraigned in state Superior Court in Palmer Tuesday, in relation to the disturbing kidnap and murder case of another Valley teen, David Grunwald. All five will be charged as adults.
  Wearing prison yellow and linked together by chains, the five made their first court appearance Tuesday in Palmer.
  Various attorneys for the five teens entered “not guilty” pleas, while Judge
  
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• Fairbanks recycling business falls on hard times

  14-12-2016 02:32
  
  Bernie Karl and his business K&K Recycling, have kept a variety of materials out of Fairbanks’ landfill since the 1980’s, but recent years’ weak markets and high costs have forced downsizing of the operation.
  Lack of a market for recycled materials and products has driven K&K to stop collecting paper and glass. The company, which several years ago halted plastic recycling, announced the decision last week. K&K President Bernie Karl said the company has been losing m
  
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• Living Alaska: 5 ways to celebrate the return of daylight - KTVA.com - Anchorage, Alaska

  14-12-2016 02:22
  
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  Living Alaska: 5 ways to celebrate the return of daylight
  KTVA.com - Anchorage, Alaska
  Whenever I complain about darkness to people from Outside, many of them — especially the 20-somethings — respond with a smirk that lets the world know that person is about to make what they think is a first-of-its-kind joke. However it's so old, the ...
  
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• Governor Walker recovering from prostate cancer surgery

  14-12-2016 02:04
  
  Bill Walker and his family at a media event where he announced that he had prostate cancer. (Photo by Wesley Early, Alaska Public Media – Anchorage)Gov. Bill Walker has undergone surgery to treat prostate cancer, and his office says no further treatment is currently expected.
  A release from Walker’s office says Walker is recovering following a four-hour surgery on Monday.
  Walker called the surgery a success, and said the outpouring of support he and his family have received since ann
  
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• Winter has a different meaning for Juneau’s homeless

  14-12-2016 01:34
  
  It’s cold in Juneau. Earlier this month, the city saw one its heaviest snowfalls in at least a couple of years and, according to the National Weather Service, temperatures ranged between the teens and the mid-20s.
  Karli Phillips was sleeping outside.
  “Oh my gosh, so that storm, we were actually sleeping way under a dock and it just got drenched,” Phillips said. “This is like 3, 4 o’clock in the morning. We’re soaking wet, shivering and everything (was) just gu
  
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• Juneau man falls through thin ice, saves himself and then a babushka

  14-12-2016 01:24
  
  Houston LawsMendenhall Glacier Visitor Center officials warn people winter after winter about the perils of walking across the lake ice.
  On Sunday, that warning hit home when one Juneau man fell into the frigid water looking out for an adventurous grandmother standing on thin ice.
  Like many others over the weekend, Yana White was hiking across the apparently frozen Mendenhall Lake toward the face of the glacier. She was with her daughter and her mother.
  “It was sunny and beautiful and my m
  
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