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• MPQH to partner in Alaska community health worker apprenticeship ... - youralaskalink

  28-12-2016 23:42
  
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  MPQH to partner in Alaska community health worker apprenticeship ...
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  Mountain-Pacific Quality Health announced in a press release today, that it is supporting the Alaska Primary Care Association and Alaska Department of Labor ...
  As Alaska's population ages, health care jobs grow to keep up ...Alaska Dispatch Newsall 2 news articles »
  
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• North Pole (Alaska) native Copley finds home in net for Wolves - Chicago Sun-Times

  28-12-2016 23:35
  
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  North Pole (Alaska) native Copley finds home in net for Wolves
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  Wolves goalie Pheonix Copley, center, celebrates with his teammates over a recent victory over the Milwaukee Admirals. (Photo by Ross Dettman/Chicago Wolves). Jeff Arnold · email. Sign-Up for our Sports Newsletter Sign-Up. Wolves goaltender Pheonix ...
  
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• Montana State Billings women host Alaska schools - Billings Gazette

  28-12-2016 23:27
  
  Montana State Billings women host Alaska schools
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  The Montana State Billings women's basketball team returns to Great Northwest Athletic Conference play with two home games this week. The Yellowjackets (4-6, 1-1) host the University of Alaska (Fairbanks) on Thursday at 7 p.m., and No. 8-ranked Alaska ...and more »
  
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• Movers & Shakers for Jan. 1 - Alaskajournal.com

  28-12-2016 22:30
  Movers & Shakers for Jan. 1
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  McCool Carlson Green announced Evelyn Rousso, AIA, LEED AP, as the newest member of the design team. Rousso has nearly 30 years of professional architecture experience including a decade of serving as Principal at Northwind Architects in Juneau.
  
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• Police in Alaska capital city launch 2017 kindness campaign - Napa Valley Register

  28-12-2016 20:36
  
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  Police in Alaska capital city launch 2017 kindness campaign
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  Thunder Mountain High School Principal Dan Larson, left, poses for photos with Mitchell Henderson, one of the students from Juneau-Douglas High School that spent a lunch hour handing out candy canes to students at Thunder Mountain High School in ...and more »
  
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• 6-Year-Old Boy Witnesses Parents' Christmas Eve Slaying: 'Ninjas Came to My Home and Killed My Family' - PEOPLE.com

  28-12-2016 19:07
  
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  6-Year-Old Boy Witnesses Parents' Christmas Eve Slaying: 'Ninjas Came to My Home and Killed My Family'
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  When police responded to a disturbance at an apartment in Anchorage, Alaska, they discovered a heartbreaking sight: A 6-year-old boy was wandering around the parking lot, alone. “Ninjas came to my home and killed my family,” he told investigators.
  Murder victims' family mourns; killers wanted drugs and money, police sayAlaska Dispatch News
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• Alaska to end 2016 amid a surge of wintry weather - Alaska ... - Alaska Dispatch News

  28-12-2016 18:54
  
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  Alaska to end 2016 amid a surge of wintry weather - Alaska ...
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  Rain and snow will sweep across much of Alaska in 2016's final days, ranging from freezing rain in Southwest Alaska to as much as a foot of snow in the Interior ...
  Powerful storm moving into western Alaska, Interior and SouthcentralKTUU.com
  Significant winter storm likely to affect travel across Alaska this week ...KTVA.com - Anchorage, Alaska
  Storm warning issued for high winds, heavy
  
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• Mushers lead the way: Buser, King highlight 2017 Alaska Sports Hall of Fame class - Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman

  28-12-2016 18:44
  
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  Mushers lead the way: Buser, King highlight 2017 Alaska Sports Hall of Fame class
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  The Iditarod is adding two names from its sport to the Alaska Sports Hall of Fame, with Big Lake's Martin Buser and Denali Park's Jeff King joining the 2017 induction class. prev. next. WASILLA — Four-time Iditarod champion Martin Buser headlines the ...
  
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• Feds to begin cleanup of old wells on the North Slope - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

  28-12-2016 18:06
  
  Feds to begin cleanup of old wells on the North Slope
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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. JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - Federal officials are planning another trip to a reserve on Alaska's North Slope to plug several ...and more »
  
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• Alaska police launch 2017 'year of kindness' campaign - Christian Science Monitor

  28-12-2016 17:06
  
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  Alaska police launch 2017 'year of kindness' campaign
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  The police department in Juneau want 2017 to offer a different community narrative than the clashes and conflicts that grabbed national headlines in 2016. Monitor's Best: Top 5. Why UN resolution against Israeli settlements could backfire · For ...and more »
  
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• Here's Why Alaska Airlines Is Keeping Its Generous Frequent Flyer ... - Skift

  28-12-2016 12:13
  
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  Here's Why Alaska Airlines Is Keeping Its Generous Frequent Flyer ...
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  Just after closing its acquisition of Virgin America, Alaska Airlines surprised travelers — and some loyalty experts — by making a simple announcement abou.
  Alaska Air must decide fate of Virgin America's Airbus jets - USA TodayUSA TODAY
  What Alaska Air and Delta's break-up means for Juneau travelers ...Juneau Empire (subscription)
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• Photographing Climate Change Refugees, by Drone and on Foot

  28-12-2016 10:00 via lens.blogs.nytimes.com
  Josh Haner, a staff photographer and senior editor for photo technology at The New York Times, discusses new ways to visualize climate change.
  
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• Undercover operation leads to meth arrests in Unalaska - Alaska Public Radio Network

  28-12-2016 02:47
  
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  Undercover operation leads to meth arrests in Unalaska
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  A volcano in the eastern Aleutians has been erupting for the past week. Bogoslof volcano is an uninhabited island 60 miles northwest of Unalaska. It's part of the Alaska Maritime Wildlife Refuge, which is based hundreds of miles away in Homer.
  Bogoslof volcano under heightened alert after another eruptionAlaska Dispatch News
  Alaska volcano erupts, sends up ash cloudWashington Post
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• Alaska News Nightly: Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2016

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  Undercover operation leads to meth arrests in Unalaska
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  Seven people have been charged in a crackdown on methamphetamine distribution in Unalaska.
  Managing Aleutian volcanoes from Homer
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  A volcano in the eastern Aleutians has been erupting for the
  
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• Weak snowpack heightens avalanche danger in Southcentral Alaska

  28-12-2016 00:56
  
  (Graphic by the Chugach National Forest Avalanche Information Center)Heavy snow over the weekend in parts of Southcentral Alaska has forecasters urging caution in the backcountry due to heightened avalanche danger.
  Wendy Wagner, with the Chugach National Forest Avalanche Information Center, said the avalanche danger in the area is still high.
  “Statistically speaking, the considerable danger happens after a storm,” Wagner said. “This is when the most fatal avalanche acciden
  
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• Managing Aleutian volcanoes from Homer

  28-12-2016 00:56
  
  Recent eruptions have changed Bogoslof Island. (Courtesy Bill Burton and Dave Schneider, AVO/USGS)A volcano in the eastern Aleutians has been erupting for the past week. Bogoslof volcano is an uninhabited island 60 miles northwest of Unalaska. It’s part of the Alaska Maritime Wildlife Refuge, which is based hundreds of miles away in Homer. Steve Delehanty, the refuge’s manager, also lives in Homer. His reaction to hearing about the eruption was pure excitement.
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• Juneau schools make the honor roll for AP testing

  28-12-2016 00:28
  
  A multiple choice exam. (Creative Commons photo by Alberto G. )The Juneau School District is one of the first in Alaska to make the AP District Honor Roll, a prestigious recognition for districts that increased the percentage of students who took and passed Advanced Placement tests.
  Juneau School District Superintendent Mark Miller explained how the tests work.
  “(A) student takes a college level course that we give at high school and at the end they take a test,” Miller said. “
  
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