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• Alaska governor cites need for balance in immigration policy ... - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

  30-01-2017 23:13
  
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  Alaska governor cites need for balance in immigration policy ...
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  JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - Alaska Gov. Bill Walker says he understands the need to keep this country safe. But he says it also is important to protect the rights and.
  Alaska conservatives defend Trump's immigration orderAlaska Public Radio Network
  In Alaska, voices are raised for and against Trump's executive order on immigrationJuneau Empire (subscription)
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• Southeast Alaska winter troll season slow - KFSK

  30-01-2017 21:56
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  Southeast Alaska winter troll season slow
  KFSK
  Commercial troll fishing for king salmon in Southeast Alaska this winter is not like it has been the last few years. The troll fleet catch and the number of boats out fishing are both well down from last year and also below the five and ten-year ...
  
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• Congressional delegation avoids taking sides on Trump’s refugee ban

  30-01-2017 20:46
  
  Photo by Liz RuskinSen. Lisa Murkowski issued a statement on President Trump’s controversial refugee ban that avoids both endorsement and criticism.
  Murkowski said Trump has made it clear “the security of Americans is his top priority” and she said she agrees with that. But, in a statement emailed by her spokesperson, Murkowski also said U.S. immigration policy “must strike a balance between national security and our values as Americans.” Further, she said, how the
  
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• Alaska congressional delegation avoids criticizing refugee ban

  30-01-2017 20:46
  
  Photo by Liz RuskinSen. Lisa Murkowski issued a statement on President Trump’s controversial refugee ban that avoids both endorsement and criticism. Meanwhile, Sen. Dan Sullivan said he supports the president’s order.
  Murkowski said Trump has made it clear “the security of Americans is his top priority” and she said she agrees with that. But, in a statement emailed by her spokesperson, Murkowski also said U.S. immigration policy “must strike a balance between nation
  
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• Snowmachiner dies after avalanche in southcentral Alaska - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

  30-01-2017 16:28
  
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  Snowmachiner dies after avalanche in southcentral Alaska
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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) — Authorities say a man has died after being caught in an avalanche near Cooper Landing in ...
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• Hundreds gather in Anchorage to protest executive order on immigration

  30-01-2017 11:20
  
  Hundreds gathered in Anchorage to protest executives orders on immigration and refugees on Sunday, Jan. 29, 2017. (Norris/Alaska Public Media)About 200 people gathered in downtown Anchorage on Sunday night to protest President Donald Trump’s executive order on immigration and refugees, which bans certain people from entering the country.
  Protestors waved signs with sayings like “Fear is a mind killer,” “Jesus was a refugee” and “First they came for the Muslims
  
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• 'No greater gift': Alaska Airlines captain will donate a kidney to one of her flight attendants - Alaska Dispatch News

  30-01-2017 04:39
  
  Alaska Dispatch News
  'No greater gift': Alaska Airlines captain will donate a kidney to one of her flight attendants
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Alaska Airlines pilot Capt. Jodi Harskamp is donating a kidney to co-worker flight attendant Jenny Stansel. The pair talks about their upcoming surgery at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport on Friday, Jan. 27, 2017. (Bob Hallinen / Alaska ...
  
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• Enstar saw record gas use during recent Alaska cold spell - Alaska Dispatch News

  30-01-2017 01:07
  
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Enstar saw record gas use during recent Alaska cold spell
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Temperatures that plunged to the deep minuses in Southcentral Alaska during the recent statewide cold snap led to a record demand for natural gas from Enstar as people cranked up their furnaces to ward off the cold, officials said. After a spate of ...and more »
  
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