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• Most memorable Alaska books of the year - Alaska Dispatch News

  24-12-2016 23:46
  
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  Most memorable Alaska books of the year
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  Author Eowyn Ivey's second novel, “To the Bright Edge of the World” is “stunningly brilliant new work,” writes critic Nancy Lord. Ivey's first novel, “The Snow Child,” was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, on the New York Times best-seller list and ...
  
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• Alaska to unveil newly renovated Capitol building - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

  24-12-2016 20:50
  
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  Alaska to unveil newly renovated Capitol building
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  Tim Henricksen, left, and Ernie Ellison of Henricksen Constructors remove the supports from the Alaska State Capitol's marble pillars on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013. The pillars have had their cores drilled out and replaced with a steel rod as part of a ...and more »
  
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• Alaska to unveil newly renovated Capitol building | Alaska News ... - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

  24-12-2016 20:50
  
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  Alaska to unveil newly renovated Capitol building | Alaska News ...
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  JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - More than three years of renovations at the Alaska State Capitol have wrapped up and the building's expected to be fully open for ...and more »
  
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• Remembering a giant among the Alaska science community ... - Alaska Dispatch News

  24-12-2016 19:54
  
  Remembering a giant among the Alaska science community ...
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  The scientist/author/doer was a graduate student and later director at the University of Alaska Fairbanks' Geophysical Institute. In the dynamic early days of the ...and more »
  
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• Heavy snow forecast on Christmas Eve south of Anchorage - Alaska Dispatch News

  24-12-2016 17:42
  
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  Heavy snow forecast on Christmas Eve south of Anchorage
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  Heavy snow is forecast for areas south of Anchorage on Christmas Eve, with 12-19 inches possible in the Turnagain Pass area, according to the National Weather Service. In an update posted Saturday morning, the weather service said conditions will ...and more »
  
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• Obama's energy provision hurts Alaska: Bans on oil and gas leasing robs state of potential revenue, jobs - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

  24-12-2016 10:15
  
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  Obama's energy provision hurts Alaska: Bans on oil and gas leasing robs state of potential revenue, jobs
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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. News-Miner opinion: The outrage from Alaska's political leaders and industry groups was swift, predictable — and ...
  Obama's Arctic decision trashes years of workAlaska Dispatch Newsall 16 news articles&
  
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• Looking back on Alaska's 2016 - Alaska Public Radio Network

  24-12-2016 03:05
  
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  Looking back on Alaska's 2016
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  Talk of Alaska by Alaska Public Media We're at the end of 2016. It was a year of legislative fights over the budget, taxes, the permanent fund and what the fiscal future path for Alaska should look like. It was also a year when Alaska tribes were given ...
  
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• Looking back on Alaska’s 2016

  24-12-2016 03:00
  
  We’re at the end of 2016. It was a year of legislative fights over the budget, taxes, the permanent fund and what the fiscal future path for Alaska should look like. It was also a year when Alaska tribes were given a path to put land into trust, and the residents of Barrow voted to change its name. A 7.1 earthquake shook up Southcentral residents and a lot of other big things happened. We’ll discuss them and look ahead to 2017.
  HOST: Lori Townsend
  GUESTS:
  Tim Bradner – Leg
  
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• Former tax division director weighs in on Prudhoe Bay oil tax case

  24-12-2016 02:33
  
  
  Prudhoe Bay at night. Gov. Bill Walker’s team hopes state leadership will mean North Slope gas can someday make it to market. (Photo by J Weston/Flickr Creative Commons)Last week, Alaska’s Supreme Court issued an opinion on a Prudhoe Bay tax law case that has been open for 10 years.
  Alaska’s Energy Desk reporter Rashah McChesney spoke with the former Department of Revenue tax division head Dan Dickinson.
  Dickinson’s decision to change the way the oil and gas division inte
  
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• Former tax division director weighs in on Prudhoe Bay oil tax case - Alaska Public Radio Network

  24-12-2016 02:28
  
  Former tax division director weighs in on Prudhoe Bay oil tax case
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  Last week, Alaska's Supreme Court issued an opinion on a Prudhoe Bay tax law case that has been open for 10 years. HEA members vote against deregulation. Daysha Eaton, KBBI – Homer. Homer Electric Association members voted overwhelmingly ...and more »
  
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• Alaska News Nightly: Friday, Dec. 23, 2016

  24-12-2016 02:28
  
  
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  UPDATE: Aleutian volcano erupts
  Zoe Sobel, KUCB – Unalaska
  For the third time in as many days, Bogoslof volcano has erupted.
  Former tax division director weighs in on Prudhoe Bay oil tax case
  Rashah McChesney, Alaska’s Energy Desk – Juneau
  Last week, Alaska’s Supreme Court issued an
  
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• Alaska News Nightly: Dec. 23, 2016 | Alaska Public Media - Alaska Public Radio Network

  24-12-2016 02:28
  
  Alaska News Nightly: Dec. 23, 2016 | Alaska Public Media
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  Last week, Alaska's Supreme Court issued an opinion on a Prudhoe Bay tax law case that has been open for 10 years. HEA members vote against deregulation.and more »
  
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• Alaska News Nightly: Dec. 23, 2016

  24-12-2016 02:28
  
  
  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
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  UPDATE: Aleutian volcano erupts
  Zoe Sobel, KUCB – Unalaska
  For the third time in as many days, Bogoslof volcano has erupted.
  Former tax division director weighs in on Prudhoe Bay oil tax case
  Rashah McChesney, Alaska’s Energy Desk – Juneau
  Last week, Alaska’s Supreme Court issued an
  
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• Kake rebuilds community library, one book at a time

  24-12-2016 02:18
  
  
  Kake’s library reopened in October 2015 after a 16 year hiatus. Renamed the Shirly Jackson Library, after a local teacher, the facility is operated by the school district and open to the public. (Photo by Emily Kwong/KCAW)For over a decade, there was no place to check out a book in Kake, Alaska. Tucked into a pocket on Kupreanof Island, the Kake School District closed the library in 1999 due to funding loss. But through outside partnerships and the hard labor of volunteers, the books were
  
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• AK: Bringing sourdough home for the holidays

  24-12-2016 01:10
  
  (Photo by Emily Russell, KCAW)If you’ve ever flown home for the holidays you know it’s no easy feat– with everything from weather delays to wailing infants. But what’s it like to travel with a companion that’s more than 100 years old and could explode at any moment? KCAW’s Emily Russell flew home for the holidays with a living, breathing, centuries-old jar of sourdough starter and has the story.
  Audio transcript:
  RUSSELL: “I am here at the airport i
  
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• 49 Voices: Santa Claus

  24-12-2016 01:05
  
  This week we’re hearing from Santa Claus [Dan Bale]. On occasion he can be seen at Anchorage’s Bass Pro Shop listening to children’s wish lists during the holiday season.
  Santa Claus [Dan Bale] at the Anchorage Bass Pro Shop (Photo by Wesley Early, Alaska Public Media)CLAUS: I was a Bush pilot in Alaska for 40 years. I’ve got 18,000 hours of flying around here. It’s a job that depends upon your skill, not so much as somebody else’s. Some of the only places I e
  
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• Anchorage police charge 19-year-old with manslaughter in shooting death - Alaska Dispatch News

  24-12-2016 01:01
  
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  Anchorage police charge 19-year-old with manslaughter in shooting death
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  Anchorage police have arrested and charged Richard Helme, 19, with manslaughter following an investigation into a shooting death in which a man was dropped off at a local hospital on Dec. 13 with a gunshot wound that proved fatal. It was shortly before ...and more »
  
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• Operation Santa Claus rescheduled for Slavic delivery

  24-12-2016 00:18
  
  Ms. Claus and Santa Claus deliver gifts to Togiak in 2016 as part of Alaska’s 60th Operation Santa Claus.
  (Photo courtesy of Alaska Army National Guard)Santa is going to be a little late to a few villages this year. Freezing fog in Bethel this week, and the week before, prevented the Army National Guard from flying their UH-60 Black Hawk to Akiak, Tuluksak and Grayling to deliver toys and food for Alaska’s 60th Operation Santa Claus.
  Since 1956, the tradition has brought togethe
  
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• In Southeast Alaska, the holiday spirit is diesel-powered

  24-12-2016 00:03
  
  Nancy Bean’s home in Kake. Her holiday lights display is powered by diesel. (Photo courtesy of Nancy Bean.)Diesel is running about $2.71 per gallon in Southeast Alaska, but in places that depend on diesel for electricity, there are still households that won’t let the cost dampen the holiday spirit.
  For Nancy Bean, a Kake resident, it started off small — with a couple of light-up reindeer. But every year, she’s added something new.
  “We have lights everywhere,”
  
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• New charges in Grunwald case add assault and arson to murder - Alaska Dispatch News

  24-12-2016 00:02
  
  New charges in Grunwald case add assault and arson to murder
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  Bradley Renfro, center, scans the courtroom following his arraignment on Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2016, at Palmer Superior Court. Next to him are Dominic Johnson, left, and Austin Barrett. (Erik Hill / Alaska Dispatch News). PALMER — New charges filed in the ...and more »
  
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