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• Algo Nuevo March 26, 2017

  27-03-2017 23:55
  
  Here’s the Sunday, March 26, 2017 edition of Algo Nuevo con Dave Luera —Something New with Dave Luera.
  If you have questions, comments or music requests for host Dave Luera, send email to [email protected] or post your comment at the bottom of this post.
  All tracks played are listed below in the following format:
  Song TitleArtist NameAlbum TitleCD LabelDuration
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  Europa
  Santana
  The Best
  
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• Wasilla man, trooper dog killed in weekend shooting

  27-03-2017 23:33
  
  A Wasilla man and a trooper dog are both dead after a shooting incident on the Parks Highway over the weekend.
  Alaska State Troopers say they tried to stop a car about 2:50 a.m. Sunday near Wasilla. The driver, later identified as 36-year-old Justin Quincy Smith, sped off until troopers punctured his tires with a spike strip about 45 minutes later.
  Troopers spokeswoman Megan Peters said Smith ran from the car, and the troopers sent a dog after him.
  “The driver ended up turning around
  
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• Labor and business at odds over Walker’s worker’s compensation reform

  27-03-2017 22:32
  
  A welder shields his face from sparks. (Pixabay photo by Fernando Fleitas)Governor Bill Walker is sponsoring legislation he said would make it easier to determine if someone is an employee or an independent contractor.
  Walker’s legislation creates a new definition for independent contractors that would determine whether employers have to pay to insure against on-the-job injuries. The issue is particularly important to trade unions that supported Walker in the 2014 governor’s race.
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• An Alaska volcano and DNA reveal the timing of bison's arrival in North America - Alaska Dispatch News

  27-03-2017 21:44
  
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  An Alaska volcano and DNA reveal the timing of bison's arrival in North America
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  The oldest known bison fossil in North America was discovered at Ch'ijee's Bluff along the Porcupine River near Old Crow, Yukon. The fossil was below a layer of 130,000-year-old volcanic ash, which allowed scientists to date it. (Alberto Reyes ...and more »
  
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• An Alaska volcano and DNA reveal the timing of bison's arrival in ... - Alaska Dispatch News

  27-03-2017 21:44
  
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  An Alaska volcano and DNA reveal the timing of bison's arrival in ...
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  The oldest known bison fossil in North America was discovered at Ch'ijee's Bluff along the Porcupine River near Old Crow, Yukon. The fossil was below a layer ...and more »
  
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• House majority and minority offer new plans for budget future

  27-03-2017 21:20
  
  Rep. Lance Pruitt, R- Anchorage, during a House minority press availability Thursday. Pruitt introduced a fiscal plan. (Photo by Skip Gray/360 North)House members from both sides of the aisle have put forward new ideas to balance the state government budget into the future.
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  The co-chairmen of the House Finance Committee revised their plans to introduce an income tax to Alaska for the first time in nearly four decades.
  Instead of basing the tax on 15 percent of residents’ federal
  
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• Alaska's Sesquicentennial - Alaska Public Radio Network

  27-03-2017 20:05
  
  Alaska Public Radio Network
  Alaska's Sesquicentennial
  Alaska Public Radio Network
  It's been 150 years since Russia sold Alaska to the United States. Two new books look at the man who sold the land and the man who bought it. There's a lot of history to discover about Tsar Alexander the 2nd of Russia and William H Seward. HOST: Lori ...
  
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• Alaska’s Sesquicentennial

  27-03-2017 19:59
  
  (Courtesy of the Library of Congress)It’s been 150 years since Russia sold Alaska to the United States. Two new books look at the man who sold the land and the man who bought it. There’s a lot of history to discover about Tsar Alexander the 2nd of Russia and William H Seward.
  HOST: Lori Townsend
  GUESTS:
  Michael Dunham – author
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  Call 550-8422 (Anchorage) or 1-800-478-8255 (statewide) during the live broadcast
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• Owner of leaking Alaska pipeline to reduce natural gas flow - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

  27-03-2017 19:58
  
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  Owner of leaking Alaska pipeline to reduce natural gas flow
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  ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The governor of Alaska says the owner of an underwater pipeline leaking processed natural gas will temporarily reduce the amount of ...
  Flow reduced in leaking underwater Alaska gas pipelineWashington Post
  Cook Inlet: Oil Platforms Powered by Leaking Alaska Pipeline Forced to Shut DownInsideClimate News
  Hilcorp cutting flow in leaking gasline, shutting in oil platfo
  
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• Moderate earthquake shakes ocean floor in western Aleutians - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

  27-03-2017 19:53
  
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  Moderate earthquake shakes ocean floor in western Aleutians
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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) - A moderate earthquake rumbled under the ocean floor in the western Aleutian Islands.
  Bright, shiny objects: Seward's Day, Earthquake Day, Charlo GreeneMust Read Alaska (blog)all 4 news articles »
  
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• WATCH: Unstable Ground: The Story of the 1964 Great Alaska Earthquake - KTUU.com

  27-03-2017 19:48
  
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  WATCH: Unstable Ground: The Story of the 1964 Great Alaska Earthquake
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  ANCHORAGE (KTUU) - In a statement Friday, Governor Bill Walker proclaimed that Monday, March 27 will hereby be known in the state as "Earthquake Remembrance Day." Governor Walker has ordered all state flags to be lowered on the 27th, "in honor of ...
  
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• Here's who would feel the cuts in Alaska if the NEA is axed - Alaska Dispatch News

  27-03-2017 04:32
  
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  Here's who would feel the cuts in Alaska if the NEA is axed
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  Anchorage arts leaders say the Trump administration's proposed end of the National Endowment for the Arts could pose a threat to community outreach programs, opportunities for Alaska Native artists, artistic and technological experimentation, and ...and more »
  
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• Alaska trooper K9, suspect killed after vehicle chase - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

  27-03-2017 02:28
  
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  Alaska trooper K9, suspect killed after vehicle chase
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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. FAIRBANKS - A man fleeing Alaska State Troopers on the Parks Highway near Wasilla, shot and killed a trooper K9 before ...
  Alaska K-9 fatally shot, suspect killedPolice Newsall 8 news articles »
  
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• Alaska trooper K9, suspect killed after vehicle chase | Alaska News ... - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

  27-03-2017 02:28
  
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  Alaska trooper K9, suspect killed after vehicle chase | Alaska News ...
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  FAIRBANKS - A man fleeing Alaska State Troopers on the Parks Highway near Wasilla, shot and killed a trooper K9 before being shot by troopers. The suspect ...
  Alaska K-9 fatally shot, suspect killedPolice Newsall 8 news articles »
  
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• Alaska warms to solar power as prices fall and benefits grow ... - Alaska Dispatch News

  27-03-2017 00:50
  
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  Alaska warms to solar power as prices fall and benefits grow ...
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  Solar power projects have grown rapidly across Alaska, as builders and homeowners take advantage of financial benefits and a desire to produce their own ...and more »
  
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