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• Ramming cars into crowds becoming a major terror tactic - Alaska Dispatch News

  22-03-2017 23:19
  
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  Ramming cars into crowds becoming a major terror tactic
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  LONDON – Wednesday's attack in London involved one of terrorists' new favorite tactics: driving a vehicle into a crowd. In July, a terrorist in Nice drove a truck into a crowd of people celebrating Bastille Day in the French Riviera, killing 84. And in ...and more »
  
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• Traveling Music 3-26-17

  22-03-2017 21:43
   
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  Song TitleArtist / Composer
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  Charleston
  Tom Begich / Tom Begich
  Cool Blue Light
  www.crazyworldrecords.com
  3:23
   
  Lady’s Come and Lady’s Go
  Christopher Behnke / Christopher Behnke
  Men Are Bears
  www.MenAreBears.com
  4:15
   
  Pete
  Mike Campbell / Mike Campbell
  The Sculptor
  http://www.arctic.net/~mooseman
  3:25
   
  Northward Bound
  Cold Country / Todd Grebe
  Cold Country
  https://toddgrebe.com/cold-country
  3:28
   
  How do you ruin me?
  
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• Charleston, 3 California Teams in 2017 Great Alaska Shootout - U.S. News & World Report

  22-03-2017 20:56
  Charleston, 3 California Teams in 2017 Great Alaska Shootout
  U.S. News & World Report
  Three California schools will be in the field for the 2017 men's GCI Great Alaska Shootout, an eight-team college basketball tournament over Thanksgiving. | March 22, 2017, at 3:52 p.m.. MORE. LinkedIn · StumbleUpon · Google +; Cancel. Charleston, 3 ...and more »
  
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• New home-grown app connects gardeners from every corner of Alaska - youralaskalink

  22-03-2017 20:22
  
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  New home-grown app connects gardeners from every corner of Alaska
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  FAIRBANKS, AK - Heidi Rader teaches gardening and farming as the tribes Extension educator for the University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service and the Tanana Chiefs Conference. She reaches gardeners and farmers from around the ...
  
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• Alaska USA Federal Credit Union pays $17M for Glendale property - Phoenix Business Journal

  22-03-2017 18:59
  Alaska USA Federal Credit Union pays $17M for Glendale property
  Phoenix Business Journal
  Alaska USA Federal Credit Union has paid $17 million for a 2-story, 185,000-square-foot office building in Glendale, near its existing data center, branch and vacant land purchased over the past few several years. Dan McCue, senior vice president of ...
  
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• Good-luck coins prove fatal to Thailand's 'piggy bank' turtle - Alaska Dispatch News

  22-03-2017 18:16
  
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  Good-luck coins prove fatal to Thailand's 'piggy bank' turtle
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  Omsin, a 25-year-old female green sea turtle, rests next to a tray of coins that were removed from her stomach at the Faculty of Veterinary Science, Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Thailand, March 6, 2017. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha/File.and more »
  
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• Could North Korea's Kim Jong Un Strike Alaska With A Nuclear Bomb? - Newsweek

  22-03-2017 17:33
  
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  Could North Korea's Kim Jong Un Strike Alaska With A Nuclear Bomb?
  Newsweek
  Should North Korea's dictator Kim Jong Un decide to attack the United States, he might have the ability to hit Alaska with a missile capable of carrying a nuclear warhead. Under the administration of President Donald Trump, tensions have ramped up ...and more »
  
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• Alaska city passes moratorium on gravesite reservations - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

  22-03-2017 17:32
  
  Alaska city passes moratorium on gravesite reservations
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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. KENAI, Alaska (AP) — The city of Kenai in south-central Alaska is holding off on allowing residents to reserve ...and more »
  
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• Alaska Editorial: EAS is essential - Juneau Empire (subscription)

  22-03-2017 16:20
  
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  Alaska Editorial: EAS is essential
  Juneau Empire (subscription)
  President Trump proposes saving $175 million by eliminating Essential Air Service funds that pay for air transportation into rural communities. In Alaska's case, this would affect Ketchikan, Wrangell, Petersburg, Gustavus, Cordova and Yakutat ...
  
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• Man charged with murder, arson in Midtown Anchorage fire - Alaska Dispatch News

  22-03-2017 14:47
  
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  Man charged with murder, arson in Midtown Anchorage fire
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  Jimmy Dale Cates, 51, appeared in Anchorage Correctional Complex courtroom on Wednesday, March 22, 2017, after being charged with first- and second-degree murder, arson and tampering with evidence in the Midtown arson fire that killed Peijun Li, 57, ...and more »
  
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• Man charged with murder, arson in Midtown Anchorage fire - Alaska ... - Alaska Dispatch News

  22-03-2017 14:47
  
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  Man charged with murder, arson in Midtown Anchorage fire - Alaska ...
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  Jimmy Dale Cates, 51, appeared in Anchorage Correctional Complex courtroom on Wednesday, March 22, 2017, after being charged with first- and ...and more »
  
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• Senate votes to lift limits on hunting Alaska grizzlies and wolves on federal land - Washington Post

  22-03-2017 13:37
  
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  Senate votes to lift limits on hunting Alaska grizzlies and wolves on federal land
  Washington Post
  The Senate voted Tuesday to abolish a rule restricting specific hunting practices on national wildlife refuges in Alaska — including trapping, baiting and aerial shooting — on the grounds that state officials should be able to set the terms for ...
  These Iconic Animals Could Again Be Hunted in Alaska's RefugesNational Geographic
  US Senate votes to repeal wildlife refuge
  
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• After date-night Alaska king crab, make soup from the shells - STLtoday.com

  22-03-2017 13:04
  
  After date-night Alaska king crab, make soup from the shells
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  They're not just tasty, they're a low-fat source of protein — one leg has about 25 grams of protein, and a whole host of vitamins and minerals (including sodium, incidentally, so a heads-up if you are watching salt), but only a couple of grams of fat ...and more »
  
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• That's not carry-on: Loose snake slumbers on Alaska flight - Brattleboro Reformer

  22-03-2017 12:57
  
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  That's not carry-on: Loose snake slumbers on Alaska flight
  Brattleboro Reformer
  CORRECTS BYLINE NAME TO ANNA MCCONNAUGHY- In this Sunday, March 19, 2017 photo, a snake lies beneath a duffel bag on a Ravn Alaska flight between Aniak, Alaska and Anchorage. The snake escaped from a passenger on a previous flight.
  That's not carry-on: Loose snake surprises fliers in AlaskaUSA TODAY
  Snake on plane in Alaska, passengers help catch itMyPalmBeachPost
  That's not carry-on: Snake gets
  
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• Alaska Airlines & Condor Airlines Ink Mileage Plan Pact - Zacks.com

  22-03-2017 11:23
  
  Alaska Airlines & Condor Airlines Ink Mileage Plan Pact
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  In a customer-friendly move, Alaska Airlines, the wholly owned subsidiary of Alaska Air Group, Inc. (ALK - Free Report) , tied up with Europe's Condor Airlines for its Mileage Plan program. Following the deal, members of Alaska Airlines' popular ...and more »
  
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• Planned Parenthood is vital in Alaska - Alaska Dispatch News

  22-03-2017 07:08
  
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  Planned Parenthood is vital in Alaska
  Alaska Dispatch News
  In order to show support for Planned Parenthood, approximately 200-300 people march with signs from Delaney Park to Peterson Tower on Monday, Feb. 20, in downtown Anchorage. (Rugile Kaladyte / Alaska Dispatch News). My lifelong commitment to ...and more »
  
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• Alaska City Passes Moratorium on Gravesite Reservations - U.S. News & World Report

  22-03-2017 04:46
  Alaska City Passes Moratorium on Gravesite Reservations
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  The city of Kenai in south-central Alaska is holding off on allowing residents to reserve gravesites in the city's 10-acre cemetery. | March 22, 2017, at 8:47 a.m.. MORE. LinkedIn · StumbleUpon · Google +; Cancel. Alaska City Passes Moratorium on ...and more »
  
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• Washington-based seafood processor fined $50K for polluting Alaska waters near Kodiak - Alaska Dispatch News

  22-03-2017 03:25
  
  Washington-based seafood processor fined $50K for polluting Alaska waters near Kodiak
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  Washington-based East West Seafoods LLC and its majority owner were sentenced in federal court Tuesday in Anchorage for dumping oil and raw sewage into the ocean off the coast of Alaska, prosecutors announced. The seafood processor was ordered to ...and more »
  
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• Washington-based seafood processor fined $50K for polluting ... - Alaska Dispatch News

  22-03-2017 03:25
  
  Washington-based seafood processor fined $50K for polluting ...
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  Washington-based East West Seafoods LLC and its majority owner were sentenced in federal court in Anchorage Tuesday for dumping oil and raw sewage into ...and more »
  
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• Differences over future divide Alaska Legislature - Alaska Public Radio Network

  22-03-2017 03:19
  
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  Differences over future divide Alaska Legislature
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  Rep. Neal Foster, D- Nome, co-chair of the House Finance Committee, discusses budget issues at a House Majority press availability on March 21. Foster is concerned about the potential effect of further budget cuts. (Photo by Skip Gray/360 North).and more »
  
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• Differences over future divide Alaska Legislature | Alaska Public Media - Alaska Public Radio Network

  22-03-2017 03:19
  
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  Differences over future divide Alaska Legislature | Alaska Public Media
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  Rep. Neal Foster, D- Nome, co-chair of the House Finance Committee, discusses budget issues at a House Majority press availability on March 21. Foster is ...and more »
  
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• Differences over future divide Alaska Legislature

  22-03-2017 03:16
  
  Rep. Neal Foster, D- Nome, co-chair of the House Finance Committee, discusses budget issues at a House Majority press availability on March 21. Foster is concerned about the potential effect of further budget cuts. (Photo by Skip Gray/360 North)Philosophical differences between members of the House and Senate are raising the risk that the Legislature ends the session without resolving the state’s ongoing budget crisis.
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  But fiscal experts maintain some optimism that lawmakers wil
  
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• Tons of trash from across the ocean is fouling Alaska national park beaches - Alaska Dispatch News

  22-03-2017 03:12
  
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  Tons of trash from across the ocean is fouling Alaska national park beaches
  Alaska Dispatch News
  People collect trash on a beach in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park, during a National Park Service beach debris cleanup during the summer of 2015. (Sean Tevebaugh / NPS). Trash adrift in the world's oceans can travel great distances and wash up on ...
  
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• NTSB offers new detail in 2015 Southeast Alaska plane crash that killed 9 - Alaska Dispatch News

  22-03-2017 02:55
  
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  NTSB offers new detail in 2015 Southeast Alaska plane crash that killed 9
  Alaska Dispatch News
  The wreckage of a flightseeing plane operated by Promech Air that crashed near Ketchikan on June 25, 2015. (NTSB). New details were revealed Tuesday about the events leading up to a 2015 plane crash near Ketchikan that killed nine people, eight of ...
  
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• Alaska News Nightly: Tuesday, March 21, 2017 - Alaska Public Radio Network

  22-03-2017 02:51
  
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  Alaska News Nightly: Tuesday, March 21, 2017
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  The U.S. Senate today voted to overturn an Obama Administration rule that banned certain methods of killing predators on national wildlife refuges in Alaska. The repeal resolution now goes to the White House for signature. Differences over future ...
  Murkowski wins award for supporting the artsAlaska Dispatch Newsall 53 news articles »
  
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• Alaska News Nightly: Tuesday, March 21, 2017

  22-03-2017 02:47
  
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  Senate lifts ban on predator killing in Alaska refuges
  Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media – Washington D.C.
  The U.S. Senate today voted to overturn an Obama Administration rule that banned certain methods of killing predators on national wildlife refuges in Alaska. The repeal resolution now goes to the White
  
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• After 30 years, Raven Shark pole back in Sitka

  22-03-2017 02:29
  
  The top of the Raven Shark totem pole lies in Totem Hall at Sitka National Historical Park. (Emily Russell/KCAW)The totem pole is an icon of the Pacific Northwest. The carved art form showcases clan stories and family crests in museums around the world. After more than 30 years in the Anchorage Museum, a century-old pole from Southeast has made it back to Sitka, where curators are prepping a permanent home.
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  It’s a little echoey inside Totem Hall at Sitka National Historical Park
  
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• Consultant recommends Sitka’s hospitals merge

  22-03-2017 02:22
  
  For the past year, the SEARHC and Sitka Community Hospital have been in talks about consolidating services. An outside consultant is now recommending a merger and will present his findings to the Sitka Assembly tonight (03-21-17). (Emily Kwong/KCAW photo)An outside consultant has concluded that Sitka’s two hospitals should merge. Those are the findings of ECG Management Consultants, a firm hired by Sitka Community Hospital and SEARHC last year. Leadership at the city-owned hospital opposes
  
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• Final fuel spill cleanup near Paxson may be delayed

  22-03-2017 02:05
  
  An estimated 4,329 gallons of diesel fuel leaked out of the forward compartment of a 10,000-gallon fuel tank that overturned when the driver wrecked on Jan. 10 around milepost 164.4 of the Richardson Highway. No fuel leaked from a 5,000-gallon secondary “pup trailer” that the double-tanker truck was also pulling.
  (Photo: Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation)Cleanup has resumed along a stretch of the Richardson Highway near Paxson, where more than 4,000 gallons of diesel wa
  
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• To the displeasure of some locals, Tailgate Alaska grabs land use permit from DNR

  22-03-2017 02:01
  
  One of the biggest winter sports events kicked off over the weekend in Thompson Pass. Tailgate Alaska is celebrating its tenth anniversary this year. But, not everyone is in a joyful mood. Some Thompson Pass enthusiasts are not happy after the Alaska Department of Natural Resources granted a land use permit to event organizers and are hoping to appeal the decision.
  When you go to the Tailgate Alaska website, this is the first video will you see. If you click on the link about tickets, you will f
  
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• Snake left behind on flight in Alaska - Fox News

  22-03-2017 02:01
  
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  Snake left behind on flight in Alaska
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  ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Anna McConnaughy was flying to Alaska's largest city when the announcement came over the intercom: a passenger on a previous flight had brought a pet snake on board. The passenger had gotten off the plane. The snake had not.
  Snake on plane in Alaska, passengers help catch itWPXI Pittsburgh
  That's not carry-on: Loose snake slumbers on Alaska flightWDTN
  There Was a Motherfucking Snake on a Motherfucking Plane in Ala
  
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• Senate lifts ban on predator killing in Alaska refuges

  22-03-2017 01:59
  
  A grizzly checks out visitors in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (Photo by Florian Schulz/Anchorage Museum)The U.S. Senate today voted to overturn an Obama Administration rule that banned certain methods of killing predators on national wildlife refuges in Alaska.
  The vote was 52 to 47.
  The Obama administration wanted to ban killing bear cubs and wolves in their dens, killing bears over bait and other practices that opponents deem inhumane.
  The methods aren’t broadly all
  
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• Murkowski at odds with Trump’s call to end NEA funding

  22-03-2017 01:57
  
  Sen. Lisa Murkowski speaks to reporters in one of the Senate’s more ornate rooms. (Photo by Liz Ruskin/Alaska Public Media)President Trump’s budget outline calls for eliminating funding for the National Endowment for the Arts. The NEA has been a frequent target of Republicans, but U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski supports the endowment, and Tuesday she won the 2017 Congressional Arts Leadership Award.
  Americans for the Arts, in a press release explaining the award, said Murkowski &
  
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• DATA VIZ: Diabetes in Alaska (1994 - 2014) - KTUU.com

  22-03-2017 01:56
  
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  DATA VIZ: Diabetes in Alaska (1994 - 2014)
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  Data is sourced from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Diabetes Alaska State Burden Toolkit. Diabetes data for Percentage of Adults with Diabetes was collected using telephone interviews, based on the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance ...
  
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• Herring fleet catches 1/4 of quota in Sunday opener

  22-03-2017 01:07
  
  The Sitka Sound Sac Roe herring fishery opened Sunday (March 19) for just over three hours. In that window, the fleet caught nearly a quarter of this year’s quota.
  The Alaska Department of Fish & Game opened the fishery in the waters of Hayward Strait at 2:30 in the afternoon, and closed it down at 5:50 in the evening. Preliminary estimates from processors indicate that 3,500 tons of herring were hauled in, leaving 11,000 tons of the quota on the table.
  Eric Coonradt, Fisheries Bi
  
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