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• In Alaska, minus 59 takes toll on cars, pipes, state of mind - Jackson Hole News&Guide

  21-01-2017 08:13
  
  In Alaska, minus 59 takes toll on cars, pipes, state of mind
  Jackson Hole News&Guide
  Ice crystals shower down on Courtney Moore Agnes after she flung a pot of boiling water into the air Wednesday in Tanana, Alaska. The temperature reached 54 degrees below zero Fahrenheit at the Tanana airport, the coldest officially recorded in the ...and more »
  
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• Thousands expected to participate in Women's March events in Alaska - Alaska Dispatch News

  21-01-2017 07:24
  
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Thousands expected to participate in Women's March events in Alaska
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Not everyone can make it to the nation's capital Saturday for the Women's March on Washington, D.C., so organizers in Alaska are hoping to bring it to them. Thousands are expected to gather around the state in at least 17 different cities, towns and ...
  Nearly 20 Alaska communities plan to hold women's marches SaturdayKTVA.com - Anchorage, Alaskaall 2 news articles »
  
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• The first week of Alaska's 30th legislative session, in photos - Alaska Dispatch News

  21-01-2017 06:58
  
  Alaska Dispatch News
  The first week of Alaska's 30th legislative session, in photos
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Senate pages, from left, Jacob Pennell, River Maketa and Sarah Bertram polish the wood and brass on the Senate floor in the Alaska state Capitol on the day before the legislative session begins. Alaska's 30th legislative session began this week, as 46 ...
  
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• Kings Bay's USS Alaska earns Battle "E" - The News (subscription)

  21-01-2017 06:07
  
  The News (subscription)
  Kings Bay's USS Alaska earns Battle "E"
  The News (subscription)
  Capt. T.R. Buchanan presents Alaska's two commanding officers, Cmdr. Eric Cole, left, and Cmdr. David Forman with the 2016 Battle E placard during a ceremony on the pier, Jan. 19. prev. next. × ...
  
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• Life is a tad different for Chattanooga minister who moved to Alaska [photos] - Chattanooga Times Free Press

  21-01-2017 06:04
  
  Chattanooga Times Free Press
  Life is a tad different for Chattanooga minister who moved to Alaska [photos]
  Chattanooga Times Free Press
  Laura Trent moved to Sitka, Alaska, in September to take a job as interim minister in the small town's Methodist church. Photo by Contributed Photo /Times Free Press. Gallery: (Way) Northern Exposure: Life a tad different for Chattanooga minister who ...
  
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• What's at stake for Alaska if Trump repeals ACA Medicaid expansion? - KTVA.com - Anchorage, Alaska

  21-01-2017 05:52
  
  KTVA.com - Anchorage, Alaska
  What's at stake for Alaska if Trump repeals ACA Medicaid expansion?
  KTVA.com - Anchorage, Alaska
  One of President Donald Trump's first actions in office was an executive order regarding health care reform, the first step in seeking to promptly repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The order “allows the Health and Human Services Department and ...and more »
  
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• Alaskans full of hope for change at Trump inauguration - Alaska Dispatch News

  21-01-2017 04:45
  
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  Alaskans full of hope for change at Trump inauguration
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Alaskans mingle at a reception and pick up inauguration tickets in the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee room under the portrait of Rep. Don Young on Thursday. (Erica Martinson / Alaska Dispatch News). WASHINGTON — Nearly 1,000 ...and more »
  
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• In throng on Capitol grounds, hundreds of Alaskans celebrate Trump

  21-01-2017 04:16
  
  
  Hundreds of Alaskans are in Washington, D.C. today to celebrate Donald Trump’s inauguration as president. For some, Trump’s election was the fulfillment of their grandest wishes. Others, not so much.
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  The crowd awaits the start of the inauguration ceremony. Photo: Liz Ruskin.Kathy Hosford was decked out in gold-nugget jewelry at one of the pre-inauguration receptions for Alaska visitors. She was beaming.
  “I’m just very excited. I have hope for my grandchild
  
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• Alaska News Nightly: Friday, Jan. 20, 2017

  21-01-2017 03:53
  
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  Governor Walker proposes pay freeze bill amid state deficit
  Associated Press
  Alaska Gov. Bill Walker has proposed freezing his own salary, along with the salaries of the lieutenant governor, legislators and state department heads.
  In throng on Capitol grounds, hundreds of Alaskans celebrate Trump
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• Sentencing reset for Alaska strip club owner in dumping case - Journal Times

  21-01-2017 03:27
  
  Journal Times
  Sentencing reset for Alaska strip club owner in dumping case
  Journal Times
  This 2014 photo shows Darren Byler, the owner of the Wild Alaskan, a converted crabbing boat that had been used as a floating strip club, in Kodiak, Alaska. A sentencing hearing has been rescheduled for Byler, who was found guilty of illegally dumping ...
  The Latest: Sentencing reset for Alaska strip club ownerLincoln Journal Starall 30 news articles »
  
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• Could ticketing the homeless help downtown Juneau?

  21-01-2017 03:02
  
  
  Two people and a dog curl up near a boiler room on Shattuck Way on Jan. 20, 2017 in downtown Juneau, Alaska. (Photo by Rashah McChesney/Alaska’s Energy Desk)Local policymakers are considering giving police the power to ticket homeless people that sleep outside in downtown Juneau.  A statewide count conducted a year ago found 50 people living without shelter in the community, and another 160 in shelters and transitional housing.
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  I rode along with a Juneau police officer rece
  
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• Coming into the Country

  21-01-2017 03:00
  
  “Coming into the Country” likely inspired countless young people to venture to Alaska. Many stayed. Alaska’s Energy Desk has been highlighting their stories and on the next Talk of Alaska, we’ll hear from the legendary author about the unexpected impact his book has had through the decades.
  HOST: Lori Townsend
  GUESTS:
  John McPhee – Author of “Coming into the Country”
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  Call 550-8422 (Anchorage) or 1-800-478-8255 (s
  
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• Kokhanok teenager killed in ATV crash Thursday

  21-01-2017 02:57
  
  
  Alex Nielsen of Kokhanok was killed Thursday in an ATV accident (Photo: Hammer Odomin)The Kokhanok community is grieving the loss of 17-year-old Alex Nielsen, who was killed Jan. 19 in an ATV accident north of the village.
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  According to state troopers, Nielsen and a friend were riding an ATV on Iliamna Lake about 12 miles north of Kokhanok Thursday afternoon. They were traveling at an estimated 40 mph when the ATV struck a snow bank. Both riders were ejected as the ATV flipped.
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• Kuskokwim and bogus mushers get welcome break from past years with snowy trail

  21-01-2017 02:50
  
  
  Mushers listen to rules and trail conditions for the Kuskokwim 300 Sled Dog Race in the Bethel Long House Hotel on January 19, 2017. (Photo: Dean Swope / KYUK)Friday, on the Kuskokwim River outside Bethel, nine mushers and their teams will dash under the start banner for the Bogus Creek 150. An hour and a half later, 20 more will follow over a trail twice as long in the 38th Annual Kuskokwim 300 Sled Dog Race.
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  At the K300 Race Headquarters, located at the Bethel Long House Hotel, doze
  
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• Alaska Dispatch News poll: Same-sex marriage - Alaska Dispatch News

  21-01-2017 02:20
  
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Alaska Dispatch News poll: Same-sex marriage
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Editor's note: Daily through Jan. 25, ADN will publish poll results showing how Alaskans feel about topics ranging from the Affordable Care Act and President-elect Donald Trump's transition to crime and the opioid crisis. Alaska appears to be far less ...
  
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• AK: Wintertime basketball in Kake

  21-01-2017 01:51
  
  
  This winter, Kake’s junior high basketball team is playing home games for the first time since 2010, appearing on the court before their community for the first time. (Emily Kwong/KCAW photo)Wintertime means a few things in rural Alaska. Dog mushing. Sub-zero temperatures. And basketball. Basketball is a cornerstone this time of the year in many villages, a gathering point for family members and fans to cheer on young players.Listen now
  In Kake, a Tlingit village of roughly 500 people in S
  
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• 49 Voices: John Parsi of Anchorage

  21-01-2017 01:45
  
  John Parsi of Anchorage (Photo: Wesley Early/ Alaska Public Media)This week we’re hearing from John Parsi in Anchorage. Parsi is an attorney and also moonlights as a member of various comedy troupes.
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  PARSI: So I was born in London, England, and my family is from Iran originally, so we moved back to Iran and lived in Iran for 3.5 years. And then fled from Iran for various reasons, religious reasons – my family is Zoroastrian – and so at that time it was pretty risky t
  
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• A conversation with Lael Wilcox

  21-01-2017 01:00
  
  Lael Wilcox during the Trans Am bike race in Western Virginia. (Photo courtesy of Trans Am Bike Race blog)On the next Outdoor Explorer an interview with Lael Wilcox, whose life is one of Alaska’s most remarkable stories of physical accomplishment. Wilcox left to see the world on her bike, and never stopped, becoming a top endurance racer without really planning to. She’s a woman who beats the top men, including on a race across the continental US–only the third race she entered
  
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