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• Sled Dogs Pulled a Jeep Cherokee Out Of the Snow in Alaska, Because Alaska - The Drive

  16-03-2017 22:40
  
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  Sled Dogs Pulled a Jeep Cherokee Out Of the Snow in Alaska, Because Alaska
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  The amount of strength a group of canines has when put together is incredible, as evidenced in this situation where a group of sled dogs in Alaska helped pull a Jeep out of the snow near Fairbanks, Alaska on Sunday, The Fairbanks Daily News Miner reports.and more »
  
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• Sea-to-table movement takes root with Alaska's growing kelp industry - Alaska Public Radio Network

  16-03-2017 21:03
  
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  Sea-to-table movement takes root with Alaska's growing kelp industry
  Alaska Public Radio Network
  In February of last year, Governor Walker signed an administrative order to help jumpstart mariculture, or sea farming, in the state. One Juneau couple is whipping up a recipe to make local kelp an enticing business and snack. They're part of a growing ...and more »
  
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• Sea-to-table movement takes root with Alaska’s growing kelp industry

  16-03-2017 20:55
  
  Matt Kern harvests wild bull kelp. (Photo courtesy of Matt Kern and Lia Heifetz.)In February of last year, Governor Walker signed an administrative order to help jumpstart mariculture, or sea farming, in the state. One Juneau couple is whipping up a recipe to make local kelp an enticing business and snack. They’re part of a growing number of startups that see Alaska seaweed as a marketable food.
  There’s an aquatic plant that’s become a big part of Matt Kern and Lia Heifetz&rsqu
  
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• AFAA’s Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat

  16-03-2017 20:51
  
  The “Brothers” from AFAA’s Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour DreamcoatAndrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice (Jesus Christ Superstar, Evita) are recognized as two of the most popular musical theatre composer/lyricists today and The Alaska Fine Arts Academy of Eagle River is producing one of their most enduring, and earliest works based on the story of Joseph from the Old Testament, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat. On this week’s Stage Talk, AFAA’s Executiv
  
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• Alaska State Fair concert lineup announced - Alaska Dispatch News

  16-03-2017 20:45
  
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  Alaska State Fair concert lineup announced
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  The Alaska State Fair just announced the lineup for the 2017 AT&T Concert Series at the Borealis Theatre. All shows begin at 7 p.m., except for the Sunday, Sept. 23, performance, which starts at 6 p.m. Tickets go on sale at 6 a.m. Friday, March 24 ...and more »
  
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• Community in Unity: Experiencing Mental Illness

  16-03-2017 20:08
  What’s it like to live with a mental illness? How do people react to you? How do we reduce the prejudices associated with them? Learn more about how mental illness can shape people’s lives during Community in Unity, Alaska Public Media’s community dialogue series.
  Community in Unity: Experiencing Mental Illness was recorded on Feb. 16, 2017 at the Alaska Public Media Studios in Anchorage. Members of the small group conversation reflected on their personal experiences with
  
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• Iditapod: A deep dive into Mitch Seavey’s record-setting run

  16-03-2017 18:56
  
  In Episode 16, we talk about the Iditarod’s top-20 and take a deep dive into the strategy behind Mitch Seavey’s record-breaking run.
  This is the last of our daily episodes, but we will release one more episode next week.
  
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• Hurdles abound to tap major Alaska offshore oil discovery - WorkBoat (blog)

  16-03-2017 16:35
  
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  Hurdles abound to tap major Alaska offshore oil discovery
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  (Bloomberg) — It's hard to tell where the world ends here on the Alaska North Slope. In the subzero twilight, when the Arctic winds snarl, snow and cloud stretch to every horizon in a seamless vault of spectral white. Beyond the tundra, five miles out ...
  Alaska Editorial: New oil find will help state, but doesn't solve budget problemsJuneau Empire (subscription)all 3 news articles »
  
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• State hopes environmental monitoring will clear up unknowns about Cook Inlet gas leak

  16-03-2017 03:01
  
  Location of a natural gas leak taking place from a pipeline owned by Hilcorp in Cook Inlet. (Image courtesy Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation/NASA)State regulators have given preliminary approval to Hilcorp’s plan to monitor the environmental impacts of the gas leak in Cook Inlet.
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  Hilcorp, the biggest oil and gas producer in the Inlet, owns a gas line that’s now leaking as much as 215,000 cubic feet per day. The leak is coming from an underwater pipeline that
  
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• Senate passes bill drawing from Permanent Fund

  16-03-2017 02:58
  
  Sen. Anna MacKinnon, R-Anchorage, on the Senate Floor during debate about a bill that would draw money from the Permanent Fund. (Photo by Skip Gray/360 North)The state Senate passed a bill Wednesday that would draw money from the Alaska Permanent Fund to pay for the state government’s budget. The bill also would limit Permanent Fund dividends, as well as overall amount the state can spend.
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  Thirteen senators voted for Senate Bill 26, while seven voted against the measure, introdu
  
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• Alaska News Nightly: Wednesday, March 15, 2017

  16-03-2017 02:52
  
  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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  Senate passes bill drawing from Permanent Fund
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  The state Senate passed a bill Wednesday that would draw money from the Alaska Permanent Fund to pay for the state government’s budget. The bill also would limit Permanent Fund dividends, as well as overall amount the st
  
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• Steller Watch lets anyone with internet access play wildlife biologist

  16-03-2017 02:03
  
  Do you see the marked sea lion? Scientists are asking citizens to comb through photos like this to help understand the species decline. (Photo courtesy NOAA Fisheries, NMFS EPA/MMPA Permit #: 18528 & IUCN # A/NW2013-2)In an effort to figure out what’s behind the mysterious decline of Steller sea lions, scientists are trying out crowdsourcing for the first time. The project is called Steller Watch. The idea is to convince the public to comb through pictures looking for sea lions.
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• Top ten mushers finish in Nome

  16-03-2017 01:56
  
  Nicolas Petit races toward Nome in the 2017 Iditarod. (Photo: Ben Matheson, KNOM)The top ten teams have arrived in Nome, filling out the upper ranks of the 2017 Iditarod Sled Dog Race.
  Winner Mitch Seavey won his third title Tuesday in a record time of eight days, three hours, and 40 minutes, slashing more than seven hours off the previous record.The Seward musher said he started the race with an aggressive schedule that his fast team eclipsed.
  “So that’s pretty cool, the trail was a
  
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• GOP health bill won't cure what ails Alaska market, two industry pros say - KTOO

  16-03-2017 01:16
  
  GOP health bill won't cure what ails Alaska market, two industry pros say
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  The bill to replace the Affordable Care Act is on shaky ground in Congress, drawing criticism from left, right and center in the U.S. House. Guests on “Talk of Alaska” Tuesday said the bill would do more harm than good. Audio Player.
  
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• ADF&G warns long winter is making moose irritable

  16-03-2017 00:32
  
  (KDLG Photo)As this winter continues, longer and snowier than those in the recent past, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game in a Monday press release warned moose are getting cantankerous. Neil Barten is the ADF&G wildlife biologist in Dillingham. He said that no aggressive moose have been reported in the area, but that potential is there, so it’s important not to pester them.
  “This winter’s been getting kind of long, and in places where the snow has piled up, the moose
  
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