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• Talking with Mayor Ethan Berkowitz

  02-06-2017 23:00
  
  Mayor Ethan Berkowitz. Photo by Josh Edge, Alaska Public Media.It’s not everyday you get to sit down and talk with your town’s mayor, but that’s what we’ll be doing on the next Hometown Alaska. What are your questions for Mayor Berkowitz? What seems to be working well? What changes would you like to see in the community?
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  How will the city weather the economic downturn in the state?
  Crime—how is the city managing th
  
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• It Takes Two: Stories Told in Tandem

  02-06-2017 22:33
  
  Arctic Entries this month brings you: It Takes Two: Stories Told in Tandem. 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’s ticket sales go t
  
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• Juneau researcher helps discover new species of flying squirrel

  02-06-2017 22:24
  
  Humboldt’s flying squirrel in Mendocino County, Calif. (Photo courtesy of Nick Kerhoulas, Ph.D. candidate at the University of Alaska Fairbanks)Researchers say they’ve found a new species of flying squirrel, and a Juneau biologist’s data from almost two decades ago played a key role in the discovery.
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  Allison Bidlack first studied the Prince of Wales Island flying squirrel population while working on her master’s degree at the University of Alaska Fairbanks.
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• How Cool is That? Innovation in the Arctic

  02-06-2017 22:06
  
  Ice floats in Baffin Bay between Canada and Greenland above the Arctic circle on July 10, 2008. A new paper from Arizona State University physicists proposes using sea water pumps to facilitate more ice formation in the Arctic. (Photo by Jonathan Hayward/Canadian Press)Though the Arctic regions of the world are remote and less populated, there can still be plenty of innovation to be found. In this show we’ll be hearing from a number of innovators about projects under way, both here in Alas
  
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• Domestic violence and sexual assault

  02-06-2017 21:00
  
  Alaska has some of the highest rates of domestic violence and sexual assault in the country. According to the UAA Justice Centers 2015 Alaska Victimization Survey, a staggering 50% of adult Alaskan women have experienced intimate partner violence, sexual violence, or both during their lifetime. While these numbers indicate a critical need for more prevention and intervention they are an improvement over the 59% reported in the 2010 survey. On the next Line One, the newly appointed Executive Dir
  
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• 75th Anniversary of Aleut Evacuation

  02-06-2017 20:47
  
  A memorial overlooking downtown Unalaska is dedicated to the Unangax who were forcibly evacuated during WWII and the Aleutian villages that were never resettled.
  (Laura Kraegel/KUCB)75 years ago the Unangan people were evacuated from villages in the Aleutian and Pribilof Islands because of World War II. They were sent to internment camps in southeast Alaska. Others were taken prisoner and sent to Japan. Once the war was over, many were never allowed to return to their homes. Join us for Talk of
  
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• Crews battle Alaska wildfire that's burned about 550 acres - KFQD

  02-06-2017 19:15
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  Crews battle Alaska wildfire that's burned about 550 acres
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  FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) – Firefighters are battling a wildfire near an Alaska community about 260 miles west of the U.S.-Canada border. The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner (http://ow.ly/7Ctr30cffHO ) reports the blaze about 30 miles northwest of Tok had ...
  Crews get 'better handle' on containing wildfire near TokAlaska Dispatch News
  Fire near Alaska Highway grows in warm, dry conditionsWashington Timesall 8 news articles
  
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• After Setbacks, Alaska Space Business Has High Hopes - R & D Magazine

  02-06-2017 19:04
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  After Setbacks, Alaska Space Business Has High Hopes
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  In this May 1, 2017 photo Craig Campbell, the chief executive officer of Alaska Aerospace Corporation, poses for a photo at his office in Anchorage, Alaska. Once close to death, Campbell says the state-owned agency has rebounded after a rocket exploded ...and more »
  
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• Anchorage Community Theatre’s 2017-2018 season

  02-06-2017 18:42
  
  Kinley Norman, ShaeLisa Anderson, and Vivian Melde from ACT’s Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and GrillEvery summer Stage Talk likes to highlight upcoming seasons and this week we begin by featuring Anchorage Community Theatre. Executive Director Sara Athans drops by to give us a report on last year’s season as well as a preview into next year’s.
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  Anchorage Community Theatre 2017-18 Season: “Stories You Thought You Knew”Silver Thaw by Schatzie Schaefers. Sep
  
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• New Campaign Pushes Shoppers Toward Alaska Grown Products - U.S. News & World Report

  02-06-2017 15:27
  New Campaign Pushes Shoppers Toward Alaska Grown Products
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  The Alaska Department of Natural Resources wants the people of Alaska to spend more money on homegrown products. | June 2, 2017, at 11:30 a.m.. MORE. LinkedIn · StumbleUpon · Google +; Cancel. New Campaign Pushes Shoppers Toward Alaska ...and more »
  
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• Alaska Events Change Focus as Sky Lantern Ban Begins | Alaska ... - U.S. News & World Report

  02-06-2017 15:13
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  Alaska Events Change Focus as Sky Lantern Ban Begins | Alaska ...
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  JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Releasing Chinese lanterns will no longer be an option for Alaska residents to celebrate their cause of choosing.and more »
  
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• Summers in Palmer home to Friday Fling market

  02-06-2017 10:23
  
  Outdoor summer markets are ramping up with patrons and vendors abuzz over early season plant starts, delicious food, and crafts like homemade soap, jewelry, hats and mittens.
  In Palmer, beneath a backdrop of snow laden mountains, you’ll find all of that and more at the Friday Fling, which runs each Friday through August, from midday to late afternoon.
  Alaska Public Media’s Casey Grove visited last week and has a little taste of what you can expect.
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• Murkowski talks climate change, health care during Juneau visit - Alaska Public Radio Network

  02-06-2017 10:20
  
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  Murkowski talks climate change, health care during Juneau visit
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  Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski reacted to news that the U.S. is pulling out of the Paris climate agreement. She was skeptical of President Donald Trump's assertion that he'd try to renegotiate a better deal. Senate passes opioid addiction prevention ...and more »
  
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• Alaska News Nightly: Thursday, June 1, 2017

  02-06-2017 10:17
  
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  Murkowski talks climate change, health care during Juneau visit
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  Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski reacted to news that the U.S. is pulling out of the Paris climate agreement. She was skeptical of President Donald Trump’s assertion that he’d try to renegotiate a better
  
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• 8 people reportedly hurt by Anchorage moose in May - Alaska Dispatch News

  02-06-2017 05:57
  
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  8 people reportedly hurt by Anchorage moose in May
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  A mother moose and her twin newborn offspring rest next to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson along the Glenn Highway in Anchorage on May 24. (Bob Hallinen / Alaska Dispatch News). A moose attack in an Eagle River neighborhood, which sent a woman ...
  
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• Murkowski talks climate change, health care during Juneau visit

  02-06-2017 04:21
  
  U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski speaks with reporters following her annual address to the Alaska Legislature on Feb. 22, 2017. Murkowski is skeptical President Donald Trump can negotiate a better climate deal after pulling the U.S. out of the Paris accord, she said during a visit to Juneau on Thursday. (Photo by Skip Gray/360 North)U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, said she’s skeptical President Donald Trump will be able to negotiate a better deal after pulling the U.S. out of the 195-nation Pa
  
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• Fairbanks project looks to restore crippled Cripple Creek

  02-06-2017 04:16
  
  East Cripple Creek Pit (Alaska Department of Natural Resources photo)A project is underway to restore a Fairbanks area creek. The multi-year endeavor spearheaded by the Interior Alaska Land Trust and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is aimed at bringing Cripple Creek on the west side of town back to life. The Interior Alaska Land Trust owns a crucial portion of the project area, where the trust’s Martha Reynolds said the focus is addressing drainage problems resulting from 1930’s era p
  
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• Putin calls the recent U.S. anti-ballistic missile exercises a threat to Russia

  02-06-2017 04:06
  
  Russian President Vladimir Putin (Photo courtesy of the Kremlin)Following a successful test of the United States’ anti-ballistic missile capabilities this week, Russian President Vladimir Putin called the missile defense system’s components in South Korea and Alaska a threat to Russia.
  The Ground-based Midcourse Defense system currently features four missile interceptors in California and 32 more at Fort Greely in Alaska’s Interior.
  Putin – speaking through a translator a
  
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• Haines Assembly sees its second resignation since April

  02-06-2017 04:05
  
  Mike Case’s seat was empty at the April 26 assembly meeting. Also pictured: Mayor Jan Hill, Clerk Julie Cozzi, Assembly members Margaret Friedenauer and Ron Jackson. Friedenauer resigned from her position Wednesday, May 31. (Emily Files)For the second time in a little over a month, a Haines Assembly member has resigned. The move follows a contentious meeting Tuesday night. The assembly had a few big decisions on its plate. But after a more than four-hour meeting, only one had been resolved
  
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• As lawmakers mull budget, unprecedented state shutdown looms

  02-06-2017 04:03
  
  Fixed Income Portfolio Manager Maria Skuratovskaya studies her screens at the Alaska Permanent Fund Corp., on March 14, 2016, in Juneau. Employees who manage the fund were among the 18,000 who got layoff notices on Thursday. If lawmakers don’t come to an agreement on the budget within the next 30-days, the government will shut down. (Photo by Skip Gray/360 North)For the third straight year, state employees are being warned about a looming government shutdown and the potential for mass layo
  
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• Anchorage advocacy group assembles to combat equal rights ordinance rollback

  02-06-2017 02:56
  
  (Logo courtesy of Fair Anchorage)A coalition of Anchorage advocacy groups, unions and faith organizations is mobilizing to oppose an ongoing effort to roll back parts of the city’s equal rights ordinance.
  The group, Fair Anchorage, held a press conference Thursday morning to publicize its “Decline to Sign” campaign. It’s a counter-measure to oppose a new effort led by the faith-based Alaska Family Action group that aims to modify the city’s expanded anti-discriminat
  
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• Wildfire outside of Tok draws first major firefighter response of summer - Alaska Dispatch News

  02-06-2017 01:51
  
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  Wildfire outside of Tok draws first major firefighter response of summer
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  A wildfire west of Tok first reported Thursday morning had ballooned to more than 300 acres by 3 p.m., according to the Alaska Division of Forestry. The North Robertson Fire has generated the first significant response from Alaska firefighters for the ...
  
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• Alaska Division of Forestry responds to 300 acre wildfire near Tok - KTUU.com

  02-06-2017 01:36
  
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  Alaska Division of Forestry responds to 300 acre wildfire near Tok
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  TOK, Alaska (KTUU) - At 10:21 a.m., on Thursday, the Alaska Division of Forestry was notified of a wildfire, near the Robertson River, near Tok, Alaska. They say it is located about 2 miles north of the Robertson River, 2 miles west of Milepost 1349 of ...
  
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• Senate passes opioid addiction prevention bill by wide margin

  02-06-2017 00:36
  
  Eagle River Sen. Anna MacKinnon voted for HB 159. (File photo by Skip Gray/360 North)On Thursday, the state Senate overwhelmingly voted to pass a bill which would limit opioid prescriptions from health providers in the state as well as require training on opioid abuse for medical practitioners. HB 159 passed by a margin of 17 to one.
  During testimony, Eagle River Republican Anna MacKinnon brought up an example of what she called one of several instances of over-prescription from Alaska doct
  
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