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• Alaska fishermen lobby Navy to delay training exercises scheduled for May - Alaska Dispatch News

  25-03-2017 23:46
  
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  Alaska fishermen lobby Navy to delay training exercises scheduled for May
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  Sen. Lisa Murkowski wrote a strongly worded letter to the Secretary of the Navy saying the Navy needed to do a better job of involving local communities and “listening to stakeholders.” (Zach Gibson / The New York Times). The required permits are not ...
  
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• Alaska, airport preparing for nonstop Seattle flights - Wichita Eagle

  25-03-2017 23:04
  
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  Alaska, airport preparing for nonstop Seattle flights
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  Alaska Airlines will use an Embraer E175 regional jet on its new Wichita-Seattle service beginning April 13. Alaska Airlines Courtesy photo. By Jerry Siebenmark. [email protected] · LinkedIn · Google+ · Pinterest · Reddit; Print; Order ...
  
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• New study maps out Alaska potential for critical minerals - Alaska Dispatch News

  25-03-2017 22:25
  
  New study maps out Alaska potential for critical minerals
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  A new look at Alaska's geology has produced an up-to-date inventory of known and potential mineral deposits around the state. The inventory, in a new study issued by the U.S. Geological Survey, identifies areas likely to hold minerals ranging from gold ...
  
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• That night in 1974 when Chuck Berry played Anchorage - Alaska Dispatch News

  25-03-2017 19:58
  
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  That night in 1974 when Chuck Berry played Anchorage
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  Chuck Berry plays the stage at West High School in October 1974. Mr. Whitekeys is on the keyboard in the background. (Steven Denenberg). Editor's note: In 1974, Chuck Berry performed at West High School Auditorium in Anchorage, and local musician Mr.
  
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• Owner of Leaking Alaska Pipeline to Reduce Natural Gas Flow - U.S. News & World Report

  25-03-2017 19:52
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  Owner of Leaking Alaska Pipeline to Reduce Natural Gas Flow
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  The governor of Alaska says the owner of an underwater pipeline leaking processed natural gas will temporarily reduce the amount of gas that feeds into the line. | March 25, 2017, at 5:04 p.m.. MORE. LinkedIn · StumbleUpon · Google +; Cancel. Owner of ...
  Leaking Alaska pipeline to reduce natural gas flowThe Detroit News
  Hilcorp, owner of leaking Alaska pipeline, to reduc
  
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• Iditapod: Wrapping up the 2017 Iditarod

  25-03-2017 17:51
  
  In this episode, we talk about the 2017 Iditarod, what happens after the mushers reach Nome, and the person behind the @IditaTrump Twitter account.
  
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• Juneau Lab Preserves Alaska's Historical Documents - U.S. News & World Report

  25-03-2017 13:17
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  Juneau Lab Preserves Alaska's Historical Documents
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  Anyone who's ever removed a price sticker knows how hard it is to remove tape. | March 25, 2017, at 8:02 a.m.. MORE. LinkedIn · StumbleUpon · Google +; Cancel. Juneau Lab Preserves Alaska's Historical Documents. MORE. LinkedIn · StumbleUpon ...and more »
  
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• Virgin America will disappear into Alaska Airlines in 2019 ... - OregonLive.com

  25-03-2017 13:02
  
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  Virgin America will disappear into Alaska Airlines in 2019 ...
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  Seattle-based Alaska Air Group says it will retire the Virgin America brand, which it acquired for $2.6 billion, by the end of 2019. The combined airline, flying ...
  Alaska Airlines will phase out Virgin America brand: Here's what customers can expectYahoo Finance
  Virgin America to take the name of its new mate, AlaskaConsumerAffairs
  Alaska Airlines After Virgin America Merger - The InquisitrThe In
  
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• Alaska recession impacts may be further reaching in 2017 - KTUU.com

  25-03-2017 06:38
  
  Alaska recession impacts may be further reaching in 2017
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  ANCHORAGE, (KTUU) Alaska lost 6,500 jobs between February 2016 and February 2017 according to the Department of Labor & Workforce Development from sectors of the economy tied directly to the oil industry. “But the losses are starting to become more ...
  
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• Alaska Air's partnership with Condor is good news for Alaskans ... - Alaska Dispatch News

  25-03-2017 04:55
  
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  Alaska Air's partnership with Condor is good news for Alaskans ...
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  If you're planning on traveling overseas this summer, get ready for some news. Like that old Clint Eastwood movie, it's a tale of the good, the bad and the ugly.
  Alaska Summer Showcase touts $20,000 in travel prizes | Alaska ...Alaska Public Radio Networkall 2 news articles »
  
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• PFD? Yes, but not for kids or part-time Alaskans - Alaska Dispatch News

  25-03-2017 04:11
  
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  PFD? Yes, but not for kids or part-time Alaskans
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  Alaska residents line up to apply for the Permanent Fund dividend on the last day, March 31, 2015, at the PFD division's Anchorage office in the Linny Pacillo Parking Garage at Seventh Avenue and F Street. (Bill Roth / ADN archive 2015). Although ...and more »
  
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• Alaska's big telecoms say they won't sell consumer data after Senate internet privacy vote - Alaska Dispatch News

  25-03-2017 04:01
  
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  Alaska's big telecoms say they won't sell consumer data after Senate internet privacy vote
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  Consumer privacy advocates are concerned after the U.S. Senate on Thursday passed a resolution that will roll back privacy rules the Federal Communications Commission approved last year, but the two largest Alaska-based telecommunications companies ...
  Senate votes to let ISPs sell your Web browsing history to advertisersArs Technicaall 35 news articles 
  
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• Congress votes to allow controversial hunting practices in Alaska ... - Los Angeles Times

  25-03-2017 03:35
  
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  Congress votes to allow controversial hunting practices in Alaska ...
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  Congress repeals rules that prevent the killing of bear and wolf cubs in Alaska wildlife refuges.
  Senate Votes to Allow Hunting Grizzlies in Alaska Wildlife RefugesTIME
  These Iconic Animals Could Again Be Hunted in Alaska's RefugesNational Geographic
  Senate votes to lift limits on hunting Alaska grizzlies and wolves on federal landWashington Post
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• Alaska spends far less on government than it did two years ago. But is it 'right-sized' yet? - Alaska Dispatch News

  25-03-2017 03:33
  
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  Alaska spends far less on government than it did two years ago. But is it 'right-sized' yet?
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  JUNEAU — As the Legislature considers taxing Alaskans and reducing their Permanent Fund dividends to help close the state's $3 billion deficit, is state government still big enough to sustain more budget cuts? Or is the call to keep shrinking state ...
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• Alaska News Nightly: Friday, March 24, 2017

  25-03-2017 02:40
  
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  ACA repeal bill is dead; Rep. Young likes it that way
  Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media – Washington D.C.
  President Donald Trump and House Speaker Paul Ryan pulled the plug on their bill to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. Ryan declared it a disappointing day for Republicans. But Alaska’s R
  
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• ACA repeal bill is dead; Rep. Young likes it that way

  25-03-2017 01:45
  
  Alaska Rep. Don Young. File photo: Liz Ruskin.President Donald Trump and House Speaker Paul Ryan on Friday pulled the plug on their bill to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. Ryan declared it a disappointing day for Republicans. But Alaska’s Republican congressman said he’s celebrating the bill’s defeat.
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  Rep. Don Young had his doubts about the bill. He never said he’d support it, but even as he headed from his office to the House Chamber to vote,
  
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• Mayor anticipates no firearm policy changes following Fairbanks library shooting

  25-03-2017 01:34
  
  Fairbanks North Star Borough Mayor Karl Kassel does not anticipate any policy changes following an apparent accidental shooting that injured a patron at the Noel Wien Public Library Wednesday. Police suspect a gun accidentally discharged, and in comments at a Borough assembly last night, Mayor Kassel said the incident has generated a lot of feedback.
  ”Raised quite a bit of concern in the community,” Kassel said. “There’s a multitude of different ideas. Folks get excited a
  
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• NOAA to test tsunami warning system in southern Alaska next week - Alaska Dispatch News

  25-03-2017 01:18
  
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  NOAA to test tsunami warning system in southern Alaska next week
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  Officials are alerting Alaskans to an upcoming test of the state's tsunami warning system. They want to avoid confusion, because it may appear to some observers that an actual alert is taking place. The National Weather Service, the Alaska Division of ...and more »
  
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• AK: Fishing for herring from the sky

  25-03-2017 00:38
  
  The herring fishery is in a race against time, trying to catch the quota before the herring spawn. Last year, the spawn began before the quota was met. The Alaska Department of Fish & Game instructed the fleet to stand down. (Photo by Emily Kwong/KCAW)The Sitka Sound sac roe herring fishery is in full swing. In less than a week, the fleet has caught over half of its quota. And while most crew members work on the water, spotter pilots fish for herring from the sky.
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• 49 Voices: Shaylyn “Yosty” Storms of Unalakleet

  25-03-2017 00:14
  
  Shaylyn “Yosty” Storms from Unalakleet. (Photo by Wesley Early, Alaska Public Media – Anchorage)This week we’re hearing from Shaylyn Storms, though most people know her as Yosty. Storms is from Unalakleet, but she currently works in Anchorage as a regional director for ANSEP.
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  STORMS: My responsibility is scheduling hours for our employees, making sure the logistics are taken care of and then I also get to work with the kids by doing the computer build and leadi
  
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• Woman pleads guilty to assault on Alaska Air flight to PDX - OregonLive.com

  25-03-2017 00:11
  
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  Woman pleads guilty to assault on Alaska Air flight to PDX
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  A 27-year-old Banks woman pleaded guilty to assault with the intent to commit a felony after a woman passenger on an Alaska Airlines flight in May complained about being assaulted. (Oregonian/OregonLive file photo). Print Email · The Associated Press ...and more »
  
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• Hummingbirds

  25-03-2017 00:00
  
  A ruby-throated hummingbird. Photo: Tibor Nagy, FlickrSpring is coming, bringing birds back to Alaska, and perhaps most delightful and amazing of those returning is the hummingbird. These tiny birds with wings that beat faster than the eye can see cover many thousands of miles, migrating from Florida and Mexico to coastal Alaska, and are occasionally seen in Anchorage too. They are hardy and at the same time astonishingly light and delicate. On the next Outdoor Explorer, we’ll be learning
  
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