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• Epic Fail – Stories of Screw-Ups, Mix-Ups, and Clean-Ups

  28-04-2017 23:47
  
  Arctic Entries this month brings you: Epic Fail: Stories of Screw-Ups, Mix-Ups, and Clean-Ups. 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 made from Arctic Entries&rsquo
  
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• Utility unification

  28-04-2017 23:00
  
  Downtown Anchorage. Photo courtesy of ML&P.For a region with a relatively small population, south central Alaska has a lot of electric utilities and power plants, and that costs you extra money on your bills. On the Next Hometown Alaska, we’ll host the heads of our Anchorage power utilities and a business leader to learn about rising power costs and new efforts to fix the problem. Please join us with your questions.
  HOSTS:   Charles Wohlforth
  GUESTS:
  Bill Popp, CEO, Anchorage
  
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• Mulling the possibility of a “managed retreat” from climate change

  28-04-2017 22:43
  
  The view of Kivalina from Air Force One on Sept. 2, 2015, as President Barack Obama flew to Kotzebue. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)By the end of the century, researchers predict climate change could displace millions of people across the country, as rising sea levels and erosion hit coastal communities. As policymakers start to grapple with that reality, there’s a specific phrase making the rounds: “managed retreat.” In other words, relocating whole neighborhoods o
  
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• How does transportation planning work and how do I engage?

  28-04-2017 22:30
  
  Join Alaska Common Ground as they host a series of panels of local experts and citizens exploring transportation issues and solutions. In this panel discussion titled: How does transportation planning work and how do I engage? they’ll take on issues that affect us locally and what it takes to make changes, both through policy and government collaboration.
  SPEAKERS:
  Lois Epstein – Engineer, Former Director of the AK Transportation Priorities Project
  Jennifer Witt – Fo
  
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• Alaska Is Struggling But All Is Not Lost - Forbes

  28-04-2017 22:10
  
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  Alaska Is Struggling But All Is Not Lost
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  America's economy is growing at a slow yet steady pace, but Alaska is not doing so well. Its GDP has been declining for years and it's currently in a recession. The shale oil boom and low oil prices have been a boon for most of us, who get cheaper gas ...and more »
  
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• KYUK Interns Beat Professionals To Win Top Alaska Journalism Award. KYUK Wins Seven Awards Total. - KYUK

  28-04-2017 22:08
  
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  KYUK Interns Beat Professionals To Win Top Alaska Journalism Award. KYUK Wins Seven Awards Total.
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  Celina Angaiak, Airn Carl and Jackie Williams won the radio sports reporting category from the Alaska Press Club with guidance from reporter Adrian Wagner for their story about a high school cross-country race in September 2016. Credit Katie Basile / KYUK.
  
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• Meet Amanda Dale, from Anchorage via Copenhagen

  28-04-2017 22:00
  
  This time we meet Amanda Dale, 31, who is originally from Anchorage but has been living abroad for more than 13 years.
   
  “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, Alaska Public Media.
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• How to get a free flight on Alaska Airlines - Travel+Leisure

  28-04-2017 22:00
  
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  How to get a free flight on Alaska Airlines
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  If you haven't already heard, Virgin America will be no more in the near future. Alaska Airlines acquired the carrier and will be phasing out the brand. While that has left many people who love Virgin America (including Richard Branson) somewhat bereft ...and more »
  
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• Judge Sentences Couple Investigated After Teen Overdoses - U.S. News & World Report

  28-04-2017 21:18
  Judge Sentences Couple Investigated After Teen Overdoses
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  A Palmer man and woman investigated for drug dealing after a teenager died of an overdose at their home will serve federal prison terms. | April 28, 2017, at 3:16 p.m.. MORE. LinkedIn · StumbleUpon · Google +; Cancel. Judge Sentences Couple ...and more »
  
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• EPA, State of Alaska, and Zender Environmental Health and Research Group to honor environmental job training ... - youralaskalink

  28-04-2017 21:02
  
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  EPA, State of Alaska, and Zender Environmental Health and Research Group to honor environmental job training ...
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  ANCHORAGE, AK - The Environmental Protection Agency, the State of Alaska, and Zender Environmental Health and Research Group will honor graduates of Zender's Rural Alaska Community Environmental Job Training Program for successfully completing ...and more »
  
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• Childhood mental health

  28-04-2017 20:00
  
  Karen works on a lesson with in-hospital teacher Christianne Morgan at The Children’s Hospital at Providence.Having a child with a severe emotional or behavioral problem is a challenging thing for a family. Social anxiety, anger outbursts, depression, and low self esteem, isolation, and electronics obsession can all be very real problems for young children and teens. Parents often find themselves desperate for answers that are often difficult to come by. Where should you turn to find help
  
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• Alaska resident tests positive for Zika virus - KTUU.com

  28-04-2017 19:52
  
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  Alaska resident tests positive for Zika virus
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  ANCHORAGE (KTUU) - An Alaska resident tests positive for the Zika virus, after travelling to Central America, according to the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services. The individual was diagnosed, after returning to Alaska; however, the ...
  Alaskan gets infected with Zika virus in Central AmericaAlaska Dispatch News
  Zika virus confirmed in Alaskan who visited Central AmericaFairbanks Daily News-Minerall 57 news articles&nb
  
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• Trump pushes to expand offshore drilling in the Arctic - Alaska Dispatch News

  28-04-2017 19:26
  
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  Trump pushes to expand offshore drilling in the Arctic
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  WASHINGTON — Surrounded by members of Alaska's congressional delegation, President Donald Trump on Friday signed an executive order that directs the Interior Department to rethink some of President Barack Obama's regulations and decrees that put ...
  Trump rescinds Obama's 'permanent' Arctic leasing banAlaska Public Radio Network
  Trump reverses Obama ban on Arctic energy explorationMust Re
  
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• Salmon fishing could see 'lowest harvest in past 15 years' for Alaska inlet - KTUU.com

  28-04-2017 18:36
  
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  Salmon fishing could see 'lowest harvest in past 15 years' for Alaska inlet
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  KENAI, Alaska (AP) - The Alaska Department of Fish and Game's commercial sockeye salmon outlook this year is predicting Upper Cook Inlet fishermen will have their lowest harvest in the past 15 years. The Peninsula Clarion reported earlier this week ...
  Salmon fishing prediction looks bleak for Alaska inletArizona Daily Starall 4 news articles »
  
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• Alaska Tribal Government Dips Into Defense Contracts - U.S. News & World Report

  28-04-2017 16:50
  Alaska Tribal Government Dips Into Defense Contracts
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  JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A southeast Alaska regional tribal government is taking one step closer to self-sufficiency. In an effort to protect itself from federal budget cuts, the Central Council of Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska is exploring ...and more »
  
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• Alaska Tribal Government Dips Into Defense Contracts | Alaska ... - U.S. News & World Report

  28-04-2017 16:50
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  Alaska Tribal Government Dips Into Defense Contracts | Alaska ...
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  JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A southeast Alaska regional tribal government is taking one step closer to self-sufficiency.
  Alaska tribal government dips into defense contractsSacramento Beeall 2 news articles »
  
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• Teacher turnover costs Alaska about $20 million a year, study says - Alaska Dispatch News

  28-04-2017 15:46
  
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  Teacher turnover costs Alaska about $20 million a year, study says
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  Teacher turnover costs Alaska an average of $20 million a year or nearly $20,500 each time a district loses a teacher and hires a replacement, according to a recent study from the University of Alaska Anchorage. The costs include money and time spent ...
  
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• Postal Service Blocks Pot Shop From Paying Taxes to Alaska - Governing

  28-04-2017 14:29
  Postal Service Blocks Pot Shop From Paying Taxes to Alaska
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  Late last week, Juneau's first legal marijuana retailer was turned away by the U.S. Postal Service when one of its owners attempted to mail his regularly scheduled state tax payment to Anchorage. That city is the only place equipped to take cash ...
  
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• Anonymous mailers target lawmakers who backed income tax - Alaska Dispatch News

  28-04-2017 04:54
  
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  Anonymous mailers target lawmakers who backed income tax
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  Anonymous anti-income tax fliers that were delivered across the state this week targeted Alaska House members who voted to reimpose the tax earlier this month, including Homer Republican Rep. Paul Seaton. JUNEAU — An anonymous anti-income tax ...
  Alaska's Future: A Tale of Two Legislative VisionsSitNews
  Senate defies Walker's call to weigh nomineesAlaska Public Radio Network
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• Pollen and mold season upon Alaskans

  28-04-2017 04:03
  
  Pollen from a variety of common plants (Wikimedia image courtesy of Dartmouth College Electron Microscope Facility)Allergy and asthma sufferers beware, the pollen and mold season is upon us. There are only two spore collection sites in the state, Fairbanks and Anchorage, and the instruments were activated this week. The University of Alaska and the Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Center run the monitoring program.
  Stacy Cooper is a health assessor at the environmental health program for the state
  
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• Alaska News Nightly: Thursday, April 27, 2017

  28-04-2017 03:46
  
  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 defies Walker’s call to weigh nominees
  Andrew Kitchenman, KTOO – Juneau
  Governor Bill Walker tried and failed to get lawmakers to vote on his nominees Thursday.
  Trump to rescind Obama’s ‘permanent’ Arctic leasing ban
  Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media – Washington D.C.
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• British Columbia mining company to fund exploration at Alaska ... - Alaska Dispatch News

  28-04-2017 03:30
  
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  British Columbia mining company to fund exploration at Alaska ...
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  Quaterra Resources, Inc. will have the option of buying a copper prospect not far from the Pebble mine prospect.and more »
  
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• Senate defies Walker’s call to weigh nominees

  28-04-2017 03:27
  
  The main doors of the Alaska Capitol face the Dimond Courthouse. (Photo by Skip Gray, 360 North – Juneau)Governor Bill Walker tried and failed to get lawmakers to vote on his nominees Thursday.
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  Five minutes after starting a joint session, the Legislature voted along caucus lines, 32 to 26, to adjourn without holding a vote.
  Senate President Pete Kelly said he plans to hold votes on the nominees before the legislative session ends. The deadline to end the session is May 17th.
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• Trump may have plans for Alaska, but not for its national monuments

  28-04-2017 03:25
  
  Misty Fiords National Monument is known for its dramatic granite cliffs. Pictured is a view from Rudyerd Bay. (File photo by Leila Kheiry/KRBD)On Wednesday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order to consider scaling back some national monuments. The plans likely won’t affect Alaska, but the president still gave a shoutout to the state in his speech.
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  Alaska has five national monuments, mostly designated by President Jimmy Carter under the Antiquities Act, which gives th
  
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• Native Youth Olympics kicks off for 47th year

  28-04-2017 03:14
  
  Nearly 500 student athletes from more than 100 Alaska communities gather for the opening ceremonies of the 2017 Native Youth Olympic Games at the Alaska Airlines Center in Anchorage on Thursday, April, 27. (Casey Grove/Alaska Public Media)The 47th Native Youth Olympic Games got underway in Anchorage on Thursday.
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  About 500 student athletes are in the city representing their schools from more than 100 Alaska communities. After months of practice, the NYO Games are their state championsh
  
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• Trump may have plans for Alaska, but not for its national monuments - KTOO

  28-04-2017 03:11
  
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  Trump may have plans for Alaska, but not for its national monuments
  KTOO
  Trump's plans to consider scaling back national monuments likely won't affect Alaska, but the president still gave a shout out to the state in his speech.and more »
  
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• UPDATE: Trump rescinds Obama’s ‘permanent’ Arctic leasing ban

  28-04-2017 03:01
  
  Map of Obama Arctic withdrawal area. (Map: BOEM)UPDATE: 10:02 a.m. on April 28, 2017
  President Trump signed an order Friday morning rolling back restrictions President Obama imposed late last year on offshore oil leasing in the Arctic. The entire Alaska delegation was at the White House for the signing, and Trump gave Sen. Lisa Murkowski the pen.
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  President Trump is expected to sign an order Friday aimed at lifting his predecessor’s ban on new oil leasing in waters
  
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• Trump to rescind Obama’s ‘permanent’ Arctic leasing ban

  28-04-2017 03:01
  
  Map of Obama Arctic withdrawal area. (Map: BOEM)President Trump is expected to sign an order Friday aimed at lifting his predecessor’s ban on new oil leasing in waters off Alaska’s Arctic coast.
  Interior Sec. Ryan Zinke told reporters the Trump’s order will reverse Arctic withdrawals President Obama signed in the final weeks of his presidency.
  “And generally I can tell ya’, all of us should get worried about last minute actions from an administration,
  
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• Labor issues loom for Alaska Airlines-Virgin America merger ... - Alaska Public Radio Network

  28-04-2017 01:55
  
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  Labor issues loom for Alaska Airlines-Virgin America merger ...
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  Unionized pilots at Alaska Airlines and recently acquired Virgin America pulled off a virtual barrel roll Wednesday to get management's attention. Listen now.
  Southwest Airlines and Alaska Air Earnings Disappoint InvestorsMotley Foolall 4 news articles »
  
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• Labor issues loom for Alaska Airlines-Virgin America merger

  28-04-2017 01:54
  
  (Photo by Alaska Airlines/Virgin America)Unionized pilots at Alaska Airlines and recently acquired Virgin America pulled off a virtual barrel roll Wednesday to get management’s attention.
  The union complains that talks to combine both pilot groups under what they hope will be a more generous joint contract aren’t moving fast enough.
  The Air Line Pilots Association blasted out a statement during the middle of an Alaska Air Group quarterly earnings conference call.
  “It’s ti
  
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• Coast Guard cleans up graffiti on World War II bunker as tagging investigation continues

  28-04-2017 01:52
  
  The crew of the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Mellon has painted over graffiti that was found on a Mount Ballyhoo bunker last month. (DMITRI DANE/ALEUTIAN ISLANDS PHOTOGRAPHY & U.S. COAST GUARD)In Unalaska, the U.S. Coast Guard has cleaned up controversial graffiti that was found spray-painted on a World War II bunker last month.
  The slogan read: “#722LIFE. MORGENTHUGS,” which led many Unalaskans to suspect crew members of the Coast Guard cutter Morgenthau.
  The vessel was recently deco
  
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• Construction at area’s Air Force installations to inject $1.5 billion into Interior economy

  28-04-2017 01:44
  
  Work is under way on new facilities at Eielson Air Force Base that’ll accommodate the 54 F-35As that will be coming to Eielson beginning in 2020, along with the personnel who’ll be flying and maintaining them, and their family members. (U.S. Marine Corps)Summer promises to be a busy construction season for the Interior due to a series of projects at the region’s two Air Force installations. The projects will inject more than $1.5 billion into the area’s economy.
  Work is j
  
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