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• Obama adds to historic number of federal prisoners granted clemency - Alaska Dispatch News

  19-12-2016 23:10
  
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  Obama adds to historic number of federal prisoners granted clemency
  Alaska Dispatch News
  President Barack Obama pardoned 78 people and also granted commutations to 153 nonviolent drug offenders who were sentenced under harsh and outdated laws and would have received lighter sentences if convicted today. In total, Obama has now ...and more »
  
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• Victims identified, bodies recovered after Aniak-area plane crash - Alaska Dispatch News

  19-12-2016 22:45
  
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  Victims identified, bodies recovered after Aniak-area plane crash
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  The two people killed last week when a small plane crashed near Aniak were identified Monday by Alaska State Troopers, after their remains were recovered over the weekend. The deceased were identified in a trooper dispatch as pilot Mark Matter, 62, and ...
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• Delta and Alaska Air Terminate Their "Frenemy" Relationship - Motley Fool

  19-12-2016 22:40
  
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  Delta and Alaska Air Terminate Their "Frenemy" Relationship
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  Delta Air Lines and Alaska Air will stop codesharing and offering frequent flier reciprocity as of May 1, 2017. Adam Levine-Weinberg. (TMFGemHunter). Dec 19, 2016 at 4:40PM. Delta Air Lines (NYSE:DAL) and Alaska Air (NYSE:ALK) have been "frenemies" ...
  Alaska and DOJ Made Agreement in Principle on Merger in October, Sources SayTheStreet.com
  Alaska And Virgin America Finalize Merger And Launch A Special Comm
  
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• Photos: UAA fall commencement - Alaska Dispatch News

  19-12-2016 22:01
  
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  Photos: UAA fall commencement
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  Cassandra Barsalou holds her diploma and celebrates after walking across the stage during the University of Alaska Anchorage class of 2016 fall commencement at the Alaska Airlines Center on Sunday, Dec. 18. The ceremony honored the accomplishments ...
  
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• Alaska's Electoral College members cast their votes for Trump - Alaska Dispatch News

  19-12-2016 21:40
  
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  Alaska's Electoral College members cast their votes for Trump
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  State of Alaska Electors from left Jacqueline Tupou of Juneau, former Gov. Sean Parnell of Anchorage and Carolyn Leman of Anchorage sign documents to cast votes in the Electoral College for Donald Trump during a ceremony at the Alaska State Museum ...
  Alaska protesters speak out ahead of electoral college voteKTVA.com - Anchorage, Alaska
  Alaska's three electors vote for Trump with little
  
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• Season's greetings - Alaska Public Radio Network

  19-12-2016 20:56
  
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  Season's greetings
  Alaska Public Radio Network
  It's that time of year again – the days will soon be getting longer, holiday celebrations to bring in another year are beginning, and on Tuesday a great big radio greeting card goes out across the entire vast expanse of Alaska. It's the annual two-hour ...
  
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• Season’s greetings

  19-12-2016 20:55
  
  It’s that time of year again – the days will soon be getting longer, holiday celebrations to bring in another year are beginning, and on Tuesday a great big radio greeting card goes out across the entire vast expanse of Alaska.  It’s the annual two-hour holiday greetings edition of Talk of Alaska.
  Vintage holiday decor. (Photo courtesy of The Light Brigade)HOST: Steve Heimel
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  Statewide callers 
  Participate:
  Call 550-8422 (Anchorage) or 1-800-478-8255 (statewide
  
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• "Porch Pirates" Steal Packages Across Alaska - KBBI

  19-12-2016 20:24
  
  "Porch Pirates" Steal Packages Across Alaska
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  Michelle Tabler is the Alaska Regional Manager for the Better Business Bureau. She says she has received numerous reports of so-called “porch pirates” across Alaska this month. “There are people that are following UPS and FedEx trucks, as well as ...and more »
  
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• Alaska and Virgin America Become One — Skift Business Traveler - Skift

  19-12-2016 20:03
  
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  Alaska and Virgin America Become One — Skift Business Traveler
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  Alaska Airlines President and CEO Brad Tilden at the airline's corporate headquarters in Seattle. Alaska's acquisition of Virgin America has cleared regulatory hurdles. Ted S. Warren / Associated Press. Photo: Ted S. Warren / Associated Press. Share ...
  
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• Algo Nuevo December 18, 2016

  19-12-2016 19:39
  Here’s the Sunday, December 18, 2016 edition of Algo Nuevo con Dave Luera —Something New with Dave Luera.
  If you have questions, comments or music requests for host Dave Luera, send email to [email protected] or post your comment at the bottom of this post.
  All tracks played are listed below in the following format:
  Song TitleArtist NameAlbum TitleCD LabelDuration
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  Europa
  Santana
  The Best of
  
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• BGSU hockey splits in Alaska - Sentinel-Tribune

  19-12-2016 19:29
  
  BGSU hockey splits in Alaska
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  FAIRBANKS, Alaska — Bowling Green State University's hockey team snapped a three-game losing streak with a 6-3 win over Alaska Fairbanks on Saturday. The Falcons got goals from six different players as they closed out the first half of the season 9-11 ...and more »
  
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• Polar bears' path to decline runs through an Alaska village - Alaska Dispatch News

  19-12-2016 19:01
  
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  Polar bears' path to decline runs through an Alaska village
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  A polar bear near a pile of whale bones placed by villagers just outside the town of Kaktovik, Alaska, Sept. 11, 2016. Polar bears roam the town during the fall as climate refugees, on land because the sea ice they rely on for hunting seals is receding.and more »
  
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• Ahoy there! Alaska fast vehicle ferry parked in Tacoma - The News Tribune

  19-12-2016 18:47
  
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  Ahoy there! Alaska fast vehicle ferry parked in Tacoma
  The News Tribune
  A multimillion-dollar fast ferry, the Chenega, from Alaska is in long-term storage at Vigor Marine Shipyard in Tacoma at 313 E F St. on the Tideflats. The state of Alaska has a $3.5 billion shortfall and is storing it here indefinitely, while selling ...
  
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• "Main source of supply of heroin" in Alaska sentenced to 22 years in prison - KTUU.com

  19-12-2016 18:13
  
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  "Main source of supply of heroin" in Alaska sentenced to 22 years in prison
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  MATANUSKA-SUSITNA VALLEY, Alaska (KTUU) - Alaska State Troopers' Statewide Drug Enforcement Unit saw a drug ring sting come full circle last week when Anchorage resident Seneca Neal, 37, was sentenced Monday to more than two decades in ...
  
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• Alaska indigenous people see culture slipping away as sea ice vanishes - The Guardian

  19-12-2016 17:21
  
  Alaska indigenous people see culture slipping away as sea ice vanishes
  The Guardian
  Yupik women prepare freshly caught salmon for curing. Yupik culture is threatened as sea ice melts. Photograph: Andrew Burton/Getty Images. Oliver Milman · @olliemilman. Monday 19 December 2016 10.03 EST. Share on Facebook · Share on Twitter ...
  
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• 'Frenemies' no more? Alaska, Delta to terminate partnership - KING5.com

  19-12-2016 16:11
  
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  'Frenemies' no more? Alaska, Delta to terminate partnership
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  Delta Air Lines and Alaska Airlines were once close partners. But their relationship has deteriorated in recent years, largely the result of a turf war that sprung out of Delta's move to build up its own hub in Alaska Air's hometown of Seattle. Now ...
  Delta and Alaska Air Terminate Their "Frenemy" RelationshipFox Business
  Alaska Airlines breaks ties with Delta after hooking up with Virgin AmericaGeekWire
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• 'Frenemies' no more? Delta, Alaska Air to terminate partnership - USA TODAY

  19-12-2016 15:01
  
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  'Frenemies' no more? Delta, Alaska Air to terminate partnership
  USA TODAY
  Delta Air Lines and Alaska Airlines were once close partners. But their relationship has deteriorated in recent years, largely the result of a turf war that sprung out of Delta's move to build up its own hub in Alaska Air's hometown of Seattle. Now ...
  Alaska Airlines breaks ties with Delta after hooking up with Virgin AmericaGeekWire
  Alaska and Delta airlines to end codeshare dealAlaska Dispatch News
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• Alaska and DOJ Made Agreement in Principle on Merger in October, Sources Say - TheStreet.com

  19-12-2016 13:00
  
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  Alaska and DOJ Made Agreement in Principle on Merger in October, Sources Say
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  Alaska and the DOJ reached an agreement in principle on the Alaska-Virgin America merger in October, sources say. Then DOJ focused on code-share restrictions. Ted Reed. Follow. Dec 19, 2016 7:00 AM EST. The merger of Alaska (ALK) and Virgin ...
  Alaska And Virgin America Finalize Merger And Launch A Special Commemorative AircraftForbes
  Alaska Airlines agrees to Virgin America, Alaska pil
  
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• New Alaska House leaders embrace loophole to raise campaign cash from lobbyists - Alaska Dispatch News

  19-12-2016 06:30
  
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  New Alaska House leaders embrace loophole to raise campaign cash from lobbyists
  Alaska Dispatch News
  The Republican leaders of Alaska's incoming House majority coalition are embracing a fundraising loophole that allows them to collect cash from lobbyists, who are otherwise restricted from donating to legislators and candidates. House Democrats, who ...
  
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• Major Alaska heroin supplier sentenced to 22 years in federal prison - Alaska Dispatch News

  19-12-2016 06:02
  
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  Major Alaska heroin supplier sentenced to 22 years in federal prison
  Alaska Dispatch News
  A 39-year-old Anchorage man who prosecutors said was once a major supplier of heroin to the Matanuska-Susitna region and Fairbanks was sentenced to 22 years in federal prison on Dec. 12. In August, a federal jury found Seneca Loyal Neal guilty on ...
  
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• Pilot, passenger injured when helicopter crashes in Hatcher Pass - Alaska Dispatch News

  19-12-2016 03:43
  
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  Pilot, passenger injured when helicopter crashes in Hatcher Pass
  Alaska Dispatch News
  A pilot and his passenger were injured when their helicopter crashed near Arkose Ridge in the Hatcher Pass area during an attempted landing Sunday morning, Alaska State Troopers said. Troopers and state park rangers in Palmer were called to the scene ...and more »
  
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• State council strips 3 men of ability to work in Alaska law enforcement - Alaska Dispatch News

  19-12-2016 01:50
  
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  State council strips 3 men of ability to work in Alaska law enforcement
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Three former law enforcement officers have lost their ability to serve in police or corrections positions throughout Alaska, following votes by a state panel that met in Anchorage earlier this month. The Alaska Police Standards Council, which certifies ...
  
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