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• Can a Podcast Revitalize an Endangered Alaska Native Language? - Pacific Standard

  08-06-2017 14:11
  
  Pacific Standard
  Can a Podcast Revitalize an Endangered Alaska Native Language?
  Pacific Standard
  Like so many other indigenous languages spoken around the world, Alaska Native languages are in danger of dying out. According to a 2007 study by linguist Michael E. Krauss of the University of Alaska Fairbanks, only three of the 20 recognized Alaska ...
  
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• Larry Case: Let's follow this trail north to Alaska - Chattanooga Times Free Press

  08-06-2017 06:02
  
  Chattanooga Times Free Press
  Larry Case: Let's follow this trail north to Alaska
  Chattanooga Times Free Press
  A black bear walks on a grassy hillside while eating vegetation last month in Juneau, Alaska. Photo by Becky Bohrer. The Juneau Icefield, shown last summer, might be typical of the picture many people see in their minds when they think of Alaska.
  
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• Alaska Gov. Walker's 'compromise' offer moves state lawmakers no ... - Alaska Dispatch News

  08-06-2017 05:50
  
  Alaska Gov. Walker's 'compromise' offer moves state lawmakers no ...
  Alaska Dispatch News
  With a state government shutdown just over three weeks away, Alaska legislative leaders say they're still working toward a financial deal even after Gov.and more »
  
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• Three paddleboarders among competitors in 'Race to Alaska' from ... - KOMO News

  08-06-2017 05:31
  Three paddleboarders among competitors in 'Race to Alaska' from ...
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  PORT TOWNSEND, Wash. - When the gun goes off Thursday morning in Port Townsend to signal the start of the third Race to Alaska, three of the 37 teams will ...and more »
  
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• Alaska News Nightly: Wed., June,7, 2017

  08-06-2017 03:46
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  Israel is working on a better missile to counter the threat of an Iranian launch. But Israel lives in a crowded neighborhood, so the plan is to test the interceptor in Kodiak.
  Liz Ruskin/AKPM – Washington, D.C.
  Uncertainty over how the Legislature will close th
  
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• New contract with firefighters to save Anchorage millions

  08-06-2017 03:39
  A new labor contract between the city of Anchorage and the union representing fire-fighters could lead to savings for tax-payers.
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  A collaborative deal was reached between the municipality and the local chapter of the International Association of Firefighters, whose members voted in favor of the contract in May, according to documents submitted to the Anchorage Assembly. It’s a proactive move that set out new terms almost a year before the current contract was set to expire on Ju
  
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• Anchorage takes an early look at a new fuel tax

  08-06-2017 03:28
  Officials in Anchorage are beginning to look at a potential new fuel tax as a way to help pay for essential services like policing and infrastructure.
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  Though there’s no official proposal on the table at this point, on Wednesday (June 7), the city’s Budget Advisory Commission heard a presentation on what a potential fuel tax mightlook like.
  Compared to every other state in the nation, Alaska the lowest taxes on gasoline, according to figures presented by the city&
  
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• It was warmer in Alaska today than Louisville - WLKY Louisville

  08-06-2017 03:16
  
  WLKY Louisville
  It was warmer in Alaska today than Louisville
  WLKY Louisville
  It doesn't happen too often, but it happened today. It was warmer in parts of Alaska than it was in Louisville. Advertisement. Fairbanks warmed to 75 even with clouds and some interior sections made it as high as 80. The high in Louisville was 71 and ...
  
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• Alaska budget uncertainty affecting Permanent Fund Corp investment - Alaska Public Radio Network

  08-06-2017 03:13
  
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  Alaska budget uncertainty affecting Permanent Fund Corp investment
  Alaska Public Radio Network
  “We just want to know how much… how much to write the check for to send over to the state treasury, and we are trying to balance that out," she said. "And having a difference of $1.6 billion is a big difference. And we're hopeful they can get that ...and more »
  
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• Alaska budget uncertainty affecting Permanent Fund Corp investment

  08-06-2017 03:11
  Uncertainty over how the Alaska Legislature will close the state’s budget gap is affecting the Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation. The corporation is investing more conservatively, so it has cash on hand in case the Legislature uses fund earnings to close the gap.
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  The Alaska Permanent Fund Corp.’s exterior sign. (Photo by Skip Gray, 360 North)The amount of money the Permanent Fund Corporation keeps on hand is usually pretty straightforward. For 35 years, money from fun
  
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• Goldbelt shareholders oust two board members in election

  08-06-2017 02:52
  The cover design of Goldbelt Inc.’s 2016 annual report was inspired by the late Clarissa Rizal, a Goldbelt shareholder and weaver. (Photo by Jeremy Hsieh/KTOO)Two longtime board members of Juneau’s urban Alaska Native corporation board have been ousted through elections at an annual shareholder meeting on Saturday.
  Goldbelt Inc. announced Monday that Lori Grant and Leilani Wilson Walkush will replace Joseph Kahklen and Randy Wanamaker on the nine-member board.
  A third member up for r
  
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• Copper river king salmon return higher than expected

  08-06-2017 01:59
  
  “Chinook salmon, Yukon Delta NWR.” (Photo: Craig Springer, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service)The Copper River king salmon return is coming in better than forecast. Predicted to be the weakest on record, at about 29,000 kings, Alaska Department of Fish and Game Upper Copper River management biologist Mark Somerville says the forecast is being questioned –given recent week’s king harvest by commercial fishers on the river’s delta.
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• Fairbanks North Star Borough works to improve trash drop off location

  08-06-2017 01:58
  The Fairbanks North Star Borough is beginning a three week experiment aimed at improving conditions of a heavily used trash drop off location. The borough is cutting hours at the Farmers Loop East transfer site in Fairbanks from 24 to 12 hours per day during the trial period, which starts Thursday, June 8. Borough solid waste manager Bob Jordan said the facility will also be staffed.
  “We’re planning on greeting customers as they come in and asking them some simple questions about wha
  
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• Kodiak to host Israeli missile test

  08-06-2017 01:51
  
  An Arrow anti-ballistic missile launches from California in 2004 test. Photo: U.S. Navy.Israel is working on a better missile to counter the threat of an Iranian launch. But Israel lives in a crowded neighborhood, so the plan is to test the interceptor in Kodiak.
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  That’s the word from Adm. James Syring, director of the U.S. Missile Defense Agency. Syring told a congressional committee Wednesday the U.S. is Israel’s partner in developing that country’s missile def
  
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• Strong friendship, strong bodies: 3 Alaska friends are powerlifting national champs - Alaska Dispatch News

  08-06-2017 01:49
  
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Strong friendship, strong bodies: 3 Alaska friends are powerlifting national champs
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Natalie Hanson squats while Matt Kiley spots last month at Southside Strength and Fitness in Anchorage. (Ryan Carrillo / Buzzbizz Creative). At first sight, Anchorage's Priscilla Ribic, Natalie Hanson and Shane Brady seem like your average, everyday ...
  
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• Indian Health director to visit Interior villages

  08-06-2017 00:32
  The director of the Indian Health Service is scheduled to visit interior villages tomorrow (Thurs, June 9.)  IHS Director, Rear Admiral Chris Buchanan plans to tour Rampart and Allakaket with a group of state and regional Native leaders. Charlotte Mayo is a tribal workforce development specialist at with the Allakaket village council. Mayo says the Koyukuk River community will highlight essential infrastructure.
  Alakaket Village (Photo courtesy: Wikimedia Commons)“We really need runni
  
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