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• The peril of mining the pristine headwaters of Alaska's Bristol Bay - The Seattle Times

  21-07-2017 23:36
  The Seattle Times
  The peril of mining the pristine headwaters of Alaska's Bristol Bay
  The Seattle Times
  The Swan River in southwest Alaska is part of the pristine Bristol Bay ecosystem, which would be negatively impacted by a proposed large-scale mining operation. (Carl Johnson). The EPA is seeking to withdraw protections for Bristol Bay to clear the ...and more »
  
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• Meet Vicki Nechodomu, from Bethel

  21-07-2017 22:30
  This week we meet Vicki Nechodomu, 33, who moved to Anchorage from Bethel but is originally from Minnesota.
   
  “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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• Hear & Now 907: Stories of leadership

  21-07-2017 22:30
  This week we’re hearing Alaskans tell surprising, touching and interesting stories of leadership. We’ll hear from various speakers as they tell their side of what leadership means to them and how they try to carry it forward.
  SPEAKERS:
  Annette Alfonsi, recently became the Alaska Coordinator for the international Unmasking Brain Injury project, providing opportunities for people with traumatic or acquired brain injuries and their loved ones, to share their stories and raise awar
  
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• Benefit or Burden? Alaska Militias Prep for Inevitable Challenges, Worst Case Scenarios - Southern Poverty Law Center

  21-07-2017 21:29
  Southern Poverty Law Center
  Benefit or Burden? Alaska Militias Prep for Inevitable Challenges, Worst Case Scenarios
  Southern Poverty Law Center
  At the 2017 Prepper, Survivalists and Militia Rendezvous in Talkeetna, Alaska—Rondy for short—a number of people stroll the backcountry property with handguns holstered on their hips or legs, rifles slung across their shoulders. There are dogs and ...and more »
  
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• Listener questions

  21-07-2017 21:00
  Do you have questions about parenting, depression, anxiety, trauma, teens andelectronics, divorce, or another mental health topic? Do you have a story about howmental health, addiction, or trauma has impacted you or someone you care about?On the next Line One, co-host Prentiss Pemberton devotes the hour to answeringlistener questions, and hearing listener stories, about any topic pertaining to mentalhealth and emotional wellness. Please call in or email your questions or commentsabout how mental
  
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• Kenai assembly member charged with DUI after early morning four-wheeler ride

  21-07-2017 20:57
  Assembly member Jill Schaefer of Kenai faces charges of driving while intoxicate and refusing breath tests following an incident involving a 4-wheeler early Monday morning. (Courtesy of the Kenai Peninsula Borough)Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly member Jill Schaefer was arrested this week.
  Kenai police were called about 1 a.m. Monday with a report of a four-wheeler making laps around the neighborhood.
  Schaefer was identified as the operater and charged with driving under the influence and
  
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• Alaska unemployment rate increased slightly again in June - Alaska Dispatch News

  21-07-2017 20:43
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Alaska unemployment rate increased slightly again in June
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Alaska's unemployment rate ticked up again last month, though it appears job losses might be easing. The state's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in June was 6.8 percent, the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development said Friday.and more »
  
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• Cyrano’s Theatre Company pays a visit to northern Florida…

  21-07-2017 20:01
  L-R Mark Robokoff, Jill BessCyrano’s Theatre Company is presenting The Great American Trailer Park Musical, an hilarious romp that takes place in the “Armadillo Acres” trailer park in a small town in northern Florida with characters bigger than life. The musical (with music and lyrics by David Nehls and book by Betsy Kelso) runs July 21st through August 27 at Cyrano’s Theatre located at 4th and D street in Anchorage. This week on Stage Talk, actors Jill Bess and Mark Robo
  
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• In remote Alaska, subsistence hunting helps villagers survive - High Country News

  21-07-2017 18:37
  High Country News
  In remote Alaska, subsistence hunting helps villagers survive
  High Country News
  Homes in Gambell, Alaska, at sunset, around 2 a.m. At right, baby walrus hang on a drying rack. Ash Adams. Children, teens and adults play basketball in Gambell around 1:30 a.m. It's normal to see games being played and people out and about during the ...
  
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• 'Wild Kratts' Tackle New Adventure: PBS' Live, Wild 'Alaska' | Variety - Variety

  21-07-2017 15:31
  Variety
  'Wild Kratts' Tackle New Adventure: PBS' Live, Wild 'Alaska' | Variety
  Variety
  Chris and Martin Kratt will host PBS' 'Wild Alaska Live," a new effort by PBS to tackle live audiences with a spectacle.and more »
  
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• 'Wild Kratts' Tackle New Adventure: PBS' Live, Wild 'Alaska' - Variety

  21-07-2017 15:31
  Variety
  'Wild Kratts' Tackle New Adventure: PBS' Live, Wild 'Alaska'
  Variety
  Chris and Martin Kratt (above, pictured) have over the years navigated visits with a Western spotted skunk and a moray eel. On Sunday at 8 p.m., the popular PBS Kids duo will tackle something equally difficult to soothe: a media-savvy adult with a ...and more »
  
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• Federal scientist says Arctic climate work cost him position

  21-07-2017 04:01
  
  Joel Clement, from his LinkedIn profile.A former policy adviser at the Interior Department said the Trump Administration has retaliated against him for warning about the dangers of climate change to Alaska Native communities. Joel Clement wrote an op-ed in the Washington Post about his reassignment to what he considers a lesser position. Clement used to advise the Obama administration on climate issues and the Arctic.
  A spokeswoman for Interior told the publication “The Hill” th
  
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• Alaska News Nightly: Thursday, July 20, 2017

  21-07-2017 03:57
  
  
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  King Cove Road bill passes U.S. House
  Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media – Washington D.C.
  The U.S. House has passed a bill that would allow a road between King Cove and Cold Bay. If it becomes law, it could end a decades-long quest of Alaska’s congressional delegation: An escape route for a town near
  
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• Initiative to regulate bathrooms likely to appear on Anchorage ballot

  21-07-2017 03:37
  
  “I Voted” stickers at a polling place in the State Office Building in 2016. (Photo by Jeremy Hsieh/KTOO)A controversial new rule on sex, gender, and bathrooms looks likely to go before Anchorage voters next spring.
  The measure seeks to regulate bathrooms, locker-rooms and other so-called “intimate spaces” on the basis of biological sex rather than gender identity. The Alaska Family Action Council, which calls itself a “public policy ministry” that stands 
  
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• Trump picks Alaskan for Interior Department post

  21-07-2017 03:07
  
  Joe Balash in Juneau in 2014. (Photo by Skip Gray/Gavel Alaska)President Trump has chosen a former commissioner of the Alaska Department of Natural Resources for a top position at the Interior Department. Joe Balash has been selected to be the assistant secretary for lands and mineral management.
  Balash is from North Pole. He is working now as chief of staff to U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan. He used to be DNR commissioner under Gov. Sean Parnell.
  In his new post, Balash will lead the Int
  
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• King Cove Road bill passes U.S. House

  21-07-2017 03:03
  
  King Cove. (Photo: Aleutians East Borough)The U.S. House on Thursday passed a bill that would allow a road between King Cove and Cold Bay. If it becomes law, it could end a decades-long quest for Alaska’s congressional delegation: An escape route for a town near the start of the Aleutian Chain.
  King Cove, population 989, has been campaigning for for years for a road to Cold Bay, which has a former military runway where planes can land in all weather. The problem is, 11
  
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• State reverses decision, disallows Yukon king commercial sales

  21-07-2017 02:50
  
  Yukon king salmon. (Alaska Department of Fish and Game)The state has reversed its decision to allow Yukon River fishermen to sell king salmon.
  The Alaska Department of Fish and Game authorized the first sale of Yukon kings since 2011 during a commercial opening on Monday. The opening targeted fall chum, but any kings caught could be sold as well.
  Subsistence users along the Yukon called the Department out for being so restrictive in the beginning of the king season and then openin
  
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• Oprah’s short visit to Sitka and lasting impact on fans

  21-07-2017 02:31
  
  Oprah Winfrey disembarked the Eurodam in Sitka today, flying out on her private jet shortly after. Also aboard the 7-day Holland America Cruise is longtime friend and television personality Gayle King and singer India.Arie. (KCAW file photo)Media mogul Oprah Winfrey set foot in Sitka today. She was ferried here on a Holland America cruise ship, with additional stops in Juneau and Ketchikan. On board were hundreds of loyal fans seeking adventure, inspiration and if they were lucky – a chanc
  
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• Senator David Wilson says he’s not running for Lt. Governor, he filed by accident

  21-07-2017 02:13
  
  Sen. David Wilson, R-Wasilla, addresses his colleagues in the Senate on Friday, June 16, 2017. (Photo by Jeremy Hsieh/KTOO)On Wednesday, State Senator David Wilson filed a letter of intent to run for lieutenant governor. Later the same day, he amended that filing, saying he is not running.
  Wilson, a Wasilla Republican, said he made the filing accidentally, and does not intend to run for any statewide office in 2018. He declined to elaborate on how he accidentally filed to run for the state&rsquo
  
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• F/V Destination wreckage discovered

  21-07-2017 01:31
  
  NOAA Ship Fairweather captured this sonar image of the F/V Destination, where it rests on the sea floor near St. George Island. (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)Wreckage from the F/V Destination has been found off St. George Island. The boat and its six crew members were fishing for snow crab when they disappeared on February 11.
  The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced this morning that two of its research vessels have found and confirmed the loc
  
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• Anchorage park receives $750,000 DOI grant

  21-07-2017 01:29
  
  A blueprint for the Mulddon Town Square Park (Image courtesy of the Municipality of Anchorage)A new park in Anchorage has received $750,000. The federal grant is part of a nationwide program to enhance parks and recreation facilities in under-served communities.
  Muldoon Town Square Park is being developed on the site of a former nursery, where Debarr and Muldoon Road meet. Anchorage Park Superintendant Josh Durand said construction of the park has been underway since last fall.
  “We’v
  
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