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• Assemblyman Bill Evans: The Exit Interview

  31-03-2017 23:00
  
  Photo from the Municipality of AnchorageAfter serving just one three-year term, Anchorage lawyer Bill Evans chose not to seek re-election to Anchorage’s Assembly. On April 4, with the election of several new members, Evans will step away from his public role.
  Hometown Alaska invited Evans into the studio for an exit interview. We have questions. What did he learn from serving on the Assembly? What disappointed him about the experience, and what surprised him? Did he have the necessary skil
  
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• Traveling Music 4-2-17

  31-03-2017 22:24
  Traveling Music
  Shonti Elder
  4-2-17
   
  Concerts:  Cidny Bullens and Wendy Waldman (part of the Refugees) concert tonight at Vagabond Blues in Palmer, 6 PM.
  Liz Vice in concert at the PAC on Saturday, April 29 and at the Glenn Massay Theater in Palmer on Sunday, April 30
   
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  As Long As You Love
  Cindy Bullens  (and Reid Bullens-Crewe) / Cindy Bullens
  Somewhere Between Heaven and Earth
  Artemis Records
  5:46
   
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• Stranger than Fiction: Stories of the unpredictable, unreliable, and unbelievable

  31-03-2017 22:00
  
  Arctic Entries this month brings you: Stranger than Fiction: Stories of the Unpredictable, Unreliable, and Unbelievable. In the spirit of This American Life, The Moth, and other storytelling events, Arctic Entries brings Alaskans to the stage to share their personal stories: funny, sad and sweet. At every performance, people tell a seven-minute long true story about themselves relating to the show’s theme. Local musicians perform a few songs as well. Proceeds
  
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• Meet Vic Fischer, the April Fools episode

  31-03-2017 22:00
  
  Vic Fischer, on stage at Arctic EntriesThis week we talk with Vic Fischer, 92, who moved to Anchorage from Pennsylvania when he was 25 years old.
   
  “New Arrivals” is Alaska Public Media’s profiles of people who recently moved to Anchorage, one of the most diverse cities in the world. Every Tuesday, we meet a New Arrival from another country, another state, or another part of Alaska. The stories air at 8:30 a.m. on Tuesdays during Morning Edition here on KSKA, Ala
  
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• Listener questions on foot and ankle problems

  31-03-2017 21:00
  
  Once a year on Line One we feature a program addressing listener questions about the foot and ankle problems like foot pain, nail infections, and the foot care in diabetes. Why not join us to ask your questions on this program with Anchorage podiatrist Dr. Ken Swayman?HOST: Dr. Thad WoodardGUESTS:
  Dr Ken Swayman, a podiatrist in Anchorage
  LINKS:
  Link to information on a very large number of foot and ankle problems
  Reliable site on foot disorders
  Dr Swayman’s videos on orthotics, heel
  
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• The Best of Everything is at Anchorage Community Theatre

  31-03-2017 19:43
  
  The cast of The Best of EverythingJulie Kramer’s stage adaptation of Rona Jaffee’s ground breaking novel The Best of Everything follows the lives of five women working for a Manhattan publishing firm in the early 1950s and is currently being performed at Anchorage Community Theatre (until April 9th.) Uncannily timely today, this play examines the lives of these women trying to make it in the business world while balancing personal lives and relationships. This week Director Krista Sc
  
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• Income tax proposal well received at Alaska Native forum - KTOO

  31-03-2017 07:19
  
  Income tax proposal well received at Alaska Native forum
  KTOO
  House Speaker Bryce Edgmon, D-Dillingham, addresses a forum Thursday organized by the Central Council of Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska at Elizabeth Peratrovich Hall in Juneau. Rep. Sam Kito III, D-Juneau, is also pictured. (Photo by Jacob ...
  
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• Alaska has 'many attractive prospects' for investment, says CEO - CNBC

  31-03-2017 06:31
  
  CNBC
  Alaska has 'many attractive prospects' for investment, says CEO
  CNBC
  The Arctic region has already attracted the attention of many Asian countries such as China, Japan and Singapore.and more »
  
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• 150 years after Alaska sale, some Russians have second thoughts - The Seattle Times

  31-03-2017 06:12
  
  The Seattle Times
  150 years after Alaska sale, some Russians have second thoughts
  The Seattle Times
  Eduard de Stoeckl, Russia's minister to the U.S., negotiated the sale with William H. Seward. (NATIONAL ARCHIVES/NYT). The 150th anniversary of Russia's sale of Alaska to the United States was a day of mourning for some hard-right Russian nationalists ...
  Why the Purchase of Alaska Was Far From “Folly”History
  Seward left his mark on Alaska, but what about Washington, DC?KTOO
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• Federal immigration officials arrest 4 in Anchorage during weekend operation - Alaska Dispatch News

  31-03-2017 06:09
  
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Federal immigration officials arrest 4 in Anchorage during weekend operation
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Four people in Alaska were among 84 foreign nationals arrested over the weekend and on Monday as part of a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement operation in the Pacific Northwest, ICE officials announced Thursday. The four Alaska arrests were all ...
  84 foreign nationals in Alaska, Oregon and Washington detained in ICE raidswebcenter11all 8 news articles »
  
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• Alaska Looks to Washington for Infrastructure - U.S. News & World Report

  31-03-2017 06:05
  U.S. News & World Report
  Alaska Looks to Washington for Infrastructure
  U.S. News & World Report
  The state, which relies on oil, gas and renewable energy industries, lacks the roads, ports and other resources to support them. Alaska Looks to Washington for Infrastructure. Alaska Looks to Washington for Infrastructure. The state, which relies on ...
  
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• Alaska State Troopers in Mat-Su log 4 officer-involved shootings in under a year - Alaska Dispatch News

  31-03-2017 05:16
  
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Alaska State Troopers in Mat-Su log 4 officer-involved shootings in under a year
  Alaska Dispatch News
  WASILLA — When Alaska State Troopers shot and killed 36-year-old Justin Quincy Smith early Sunday morning, it marked the fourth officer-involved shooting in Mat-Su in just nine months. Two of the four recent incidents involved trooper K-9s killed ...
  
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• Warmer weather trend will affect Southern Alaska - KTUU.com

  31-03-2017 05:11
  
  KTUU.com
  Warmer weather trend will affect Southern Alaska
  KTUU.com
  PACIFIC SATELLITE RADAR - THE SNOWMAKER FROM YESTERDAY HAS MOVED NORTH INTO THE CENTRAL INTERIOR. A RIDGE EXTENDS IN TO THE GULF OF ALASKA, ALEUTIANS AND BRISTOL BAY...NORTH WINDS PROMINENT IN THIS ...and more »
  
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• Immigration agents round up 84 in Alaska, Washington, Oregon - KOMO News

  31-03-2017 04:24
  KOMO News
  Immigration agents round up 84 in Alaska, Washington, Oregon
  KOMO News
  SEATTLE (AP) - Immigration agents rounded up 84 people - including 60 with criminal records - during a three-day operation in Washington, Oregon and Alaska, authorities said Thursday. The operation ended Monday and targeted criminals residing in the ...
  Immigration agents round up 84 in Washington, Oregon, AlaskaThe Seattle Timesall 333 news articles »
  
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• Bethel organizers prepare for the 2017 Cama’i Dance Festival

  31-03-2017 04:14
  
  Byron Nicholai sings and drums at the 2016 Cama-i Dance Festival in Bethel. (Photo by Laura Kraegel, KNOM – Nome)The 2017 Cama’i Dance Festival begins tomorrow at the Bethel Regional High School. The weekend-long cultural celebration marks the largest annual gathering of Alaska Native dance in the world.
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  Peter Atchek has been helping organize Cama’i for more than a decade.
  “This year’s theme is Nunaniryuum Nalliini, meaning during The Time of Joy,”
  
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• Congress lets states block some Planned Parenthood money - Alaska Public Radio Network

  31-03-2017 04:09
  
  Alaska Public Radio Network
  Congress lets states block some Planned Parenthood money
  Alaska Public Radio Network
  The Senate has voted to let states block federal family planning money from going to Planned Parenthood affiliates and other abortion providers. Searching for signs of Seward in DC. Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media – Washington D.C.. Exactly 150 years ...and more »
  
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• Bill would halve Gov. Walker’s pension bond authority

  31-03-2017 04:05
  
  Sen. Anna MacKinnon, R-Anchorage, co-chair of the Senate Finance Committee presides over a meeting on March 23. She introduced a bill that would cut the amount Gov. Bill Walker can issue in pension obligation bonds in half. (Photo by Skip Gray/360 North)Alaska is projected to owe public workers more than $6 billion more in pensions than it has in assets. So state officials are looking for ways to save money.
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  They planned to sell $2.3 billion to $3.3 billion in bonds las
  
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• Specialty crop grant deadline approaches

  31-03-2017 04:02
  
  ‘Tis the season for specialty crop grant applications.
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  The grants are part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s effort to expand certain crops and are distributed by the state Division of Agriculture.
  Johanna Herron with the Division of Agriculture says farmers of root vegetables, fruits and even flowers are eligible to apply.
  “The industry we see the most applying for proposals for the specialty crop is the peony industry, and that’s the flower industr
  
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• Alaska News Nightly: Thursday, March 30, 2017

  31-03-2017 03:59
  
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  Congress lets states block some Planned Parenthood money
  Associated Press
  The Senate has voted to let states block federal family planning money from going to Planned Parenthood affiliates and other abortion providers.
  Searching for signs of Seward in DC
  Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media – Washington D.C.
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• Ask the Energy Desk: What about wave and tidal energy in Alaska?

  31-03-2017 03:20
  
  Waves crash onto Yakutat’s Cannon Beach. (Photo by Ed Schoenfeld/CoastAlaska.)When you think about renewable energy in Alaska, what comes to mind? Probably wind, which contributes to about 3 percent of the state’s power generation. And maybe solar panels, which are starting to gain momentum. But there’s also the potential for what lies along 6,500 miles of coastline.
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  An Ask the Energy Desk reader wanted to know: why isn’t Alaska using more wave or tidal energy?
  
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• Alaska Chamber can inform budget debate with specifics - Alaska Dispatch News

  31-03-2017 03:16
  
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Alaska Chamber can inform budget debate with specifics
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Curtis Thayer, the head of the Alaska Chamber, believes the state has to cut the cost of government because "We must live within our means." Everyone agrees we must live within our means, whatever that means. In the meantime, the Alaska Chamber, the ...
  
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• Hanneman realizes dream with national championship win

  31-03-2017 03:14
  
  Overcome with emotion after his sprint victory, Logan Hanneman is congratulated by his father. (Dan Bross / KUAC)The Super Tour spring series cross country ski races continued in Fairbanks last (Weds) night with national championship skate technique sprints.
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  Logan Hanneman claimed the top spot in the men’s 1.6-kilometer skate technique sprint, winning a national championship on his hometown trails at Fairbanks Birch Hill Recreation Area. The 24-year-old Hanneman said he’s
  
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• Searching for signs of Seward in DC

  31-03-2017 03:00
  
  William H. Seward (State Department photo)Exactly 150 years ago, on March 30, 1867, the United States signed a treaty to buy Alaska from Russia. The treaty changed the course of Alaska history, but did it leave any mark on the city where it was signed?
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  These days, the concept of “buying” Alaska seems to call for quotation marks, since many Alaska Natives dispute their homeland was owned by either country. Maybe it’s more&n
  
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• Even in this birdbrained spring, expect Alaska's avian visitors soon - Alaska Dispatch News

  31-03-2017 02:45
  
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Even in this birdbrained spring, expect Alaska's avian visitors soon
  Alaska Dispatch News
  DONNELLY — It's spring, right? Sure seems cold for the end of March, with Tuesday being the first time in quite a few weeks where it wasn't below zero when I checked the thermometer in the morning. The snow in the yard is still powder. In the Interior ...
  
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• Ask the Energy Desk: What about wave and tidal energy in Alaska? - KTOO

  31-03-2017 02:40
  
  KTOO
  Ask the Energy Desk: What about wave and tidal energy in Alaska?
  KTOO
  When you think about renewable energy in Alaska, what comes to mind? Probably wind, which contributes to about 3 percent of the state's power generation.and more »
  
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• Restrictive bill targeting Planned Parenthood passes, without help from Alaska senator - KTUU.com

  31-03-2017 02:25
  
  KTUU.com
  Restrictive bill targeting Planned Parenthood passes, without help from Alaska senator
  KTUU.com
  ANCHORAGE (KTUU) - With a successful vote on Thursday, the Senate paved the way for states to individually decide whether to withhold federal funding to health care organizations that also perform abortions. In a split decision, 50 Republican senators ...and more »
  
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• Naknek Electric sues former manager for $1 million over embezzlement allegations

  31-03-2017 01:53
  
  On March 10, NEA filed suit against former manager Donna Vukich, seeking $1 million in punitive damages. NEA alleges Vukich used the company credit card to spend over $970,000 from 2004 till her retirement in 2016.
  (KDLG photo)The Naknek Electric Association has filed a lawsuit against its former longtime manager Donna Vukich, seeking $1 million in damages. NEA alleged Vukich used the company credit card for personal expenses going back more than a decade, and said she is no longer cooperating t
  
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• Ketchikan's welcome arch set to return by cruise season - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

  31-03-2017 01:53
  
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  Ketchikan's welcome arch set to return by cruise season
  Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
  Welcome! We hope you enjoy our content and decide to subscribe for full access. Visit newsminer.com/subscribe or call 907-456-6661. KETCHIKAN, Alaska (AP) — A sign welcoming visitors to Ketchikan that was taken down after a suspected drunken driver ...
  Alaska Hummingbird Festival returns to Ketchikanyouralaskalinkall 3 news articles »
  
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• Anchorage looks to private foundation to help oversee housing issues

  31-03-2017 01:39
  
  The Municipality of Anchorage is partnering with a private foundation to fund a new position that’ll be in charge of overseeing housing issues.
  At a press conference held at city hall Thursday (March 30), Anchorage Mayor Ethan Berkowitz announced the new Chief Housing Officer position will be funded through a two year, $400 thousand grant from the Rasmuson Foundation. There is no cost to the city budget.
  The position will be filled by Robin Ward, the current director of the city’s Re
  
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• Formerly all-Boeing Alaska Air to keep Airbus jets for ‘foreseeable future’

  31-03-2017 01:17
  
  (Photo courtesy of Alaska Airlines and Virgin Airlines)Alaska Airlines executives say the integration of former rival Virgin America is proceeding on track. Parent company Alaska Air Group updated Wall Street analysts on the merger at an “Investor Day” briefing in New York City on Wednesday.
  One thing left up in the air was how long Alaska will keep Virgin America’s Airbus fleet. Chief Financial Officer Brandon Pedersen noted Alaska Airlines had long operated an all-Boeing
  
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