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• See life and literature through the Portal of Perception - Alaska Dispatch News

  22-07-2017 18:11
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  See life and literature through the Portal of Perception
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  Patrons observe a hanging sculpture titled “Portal of Perception” on Wednesday from the third floor of the Loussac Library. (Young Kim / Alaska Dispatch News). Share on Facebook Facebook. Share on Twitter Twitter. Share via Email Email. Share on Tumblr ...
  
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• Carver's Caribou Relief Finds Home on National Park Sign - U.S. News & World Report

  22-07-2017 17:36
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  Carver's Caribou Relief Finds Home on National Park Sign
  U.S. News & World Report
  Marianne Stolz doesn't have much time for wood carving given the demands of homeschooling her 12- and 14-year-old kids. July 22, 2017, at 11:36 a.m.. MORE. LinkedIn · StumbleUpon · Google +; Cancel. Carver's Caribou Relief Finds Home on National ...and more »
  
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• Trump administration eyes looser predator control limits on federal lands - Alaska Dispatch News

  22-07-2017 17:32
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  Trump administration eyes looser predator control limits on federal lands
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  The Trump administration has ordered a review of rules that have barred aggressive predator control on Alaska's federal preserves and the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge. In reviewing the rules, new administration officials assert that the Obama ...
  
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• Initiative to Regulate Bathrooms Likely to Appear on Ballot - U.S. News & World Report

  22-07-2017 17:25
  Initiative to Regulate Bathrooms Likely to Appear on Ballot
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  A new rule on sex, gender, and bathrooms looks likely to go before Anchorage voters next spring. July 22, 2017, at 11:25 a.m.. MORE. LinkedIn · StumbleUpon · Google +; Cancel. Initiative to Regulate Bathrooms Likely to Appear on Ballot ...
  
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• Coast Guard: Missile Test Could Occur as Early as Next Week - U.S. News & World Report

  22-07-2017 17:07
  Coast Guard: Missile Test Could Occur as Early as Next Week
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  The U.S. Coast Guard says a launch from the Kodiak Island rocket launch complex in Alaska will occur as soon as next week. July 22, 2017, at 10:58 a.m.. MORE. LinkedIn · StumbleUpon · Google +; Cancel. Coast Guard: Missile Test Could Occur as Early as ...and more »
  
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• HooDoo first Alaska brewery to use solar power - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

  22-07-2017 10:27
  Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
  HooDoo first Alaska brewery to use solar power
  Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
  FAIRBANKS — Atop HooDoo Brewing Company's roof are now 60 solar panels, the first installed at any brewery in Alaska. HooDoo owner and brewer Bobby Wilken said brewing beer is an energy intensive business. Drawing attention to a loud electric hum ...
  
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• StartupWeek touts Alaska innovation | Local News | newsminer.com - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

  22-07-2017 10:22
  StartupWeek touts Alaska innovation | Local News | newsminer.com
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  FAIRBANKS — Entrepreneurs and innovators across Alaska are invited to participate in Alaska StartupWeek beginning today.and more »
  
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• StartupWeek touts Alaska innovation - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

  22-07-2017 10:22
  StartupWeek touts Alaska innovation
  Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
  FAIRBANKS — Entrepreneurs and innovators across Alaska are invited to participate in Alaska StartupWeek beginning today. There will be 17 events through this week in Fairbanks and many more across the state. “StartupWeek is all about reaching out to ...and more »
  
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• Washington state man indicted in death of Alaska surgeon - The Seattle Times

  22-07-2017 10:12
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  Washington state man indicted in death of Alaska surgeon
  The Seattle Times
  The murder indictment came after the man allegedly shipped more than 4,415 pounds of items from the dead surgeon's home to an address in Clallam County, Washington, including gold and a collection of coins estimated to be worth $500,000.
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• Alaska Broadcaster Monte Bowen retires - webcenter11

  22-07-2017 07:15
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  Alaska Broadcaster Monte Bowen retires
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  Monte Bowen has been an institution in Media in the Interior. Here is a look at his history and his departure as he retires from broadcasting. Monte Bowen was born in Alaska, but was raised in the Lower 48. He started in radio as a DJ in Texas in 1971 ...
  
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• Veteran prosecutor nominated to be the US attorney in Alaska - KTOO

  22-07-2017 04:56
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  Veteran prosecutor nominated to be the US attorney in Alaska
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  Acting Alaska U.S. Attorney Bryan Schroder speaks at a press conference in Anchorage on March 23, 2017. (Photo by Wesley Early/Alaska Public Media). A veteran federal prosecutor was nominated Friday by President Donald Trump to be the next U.S. ...and more »
  
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• Bill rider holds GE salmon at bay

  22-07-2017 04:18
  
  
  This GE fish, branded AquAdvantage, is designed to grow faster in fish farms. (Photo by AquaBounty Technologies)Federal regulators have already approved a genetically engineered salmon for human consumption. One reason it’s not for sale in the U.S.: A few short paragraphs that have hitched a ride on a congressional spending bill.
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  Regulators say GE salmon can’t be sold until the FDA publishes final labeling guidelines, and the agency hasn’t.
  Sen. Lisa Murkow
  
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• Alaska News Nightly: Friday, July 21, 2017

  22-07-2017 04:14
  
  
  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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  Bill rider holds GE salmon at bay
  Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media – Washington D.C.
  The FDA has already approved a GE salmon for human consumption. One reason it’s not for sale in the U.S. — a few short paragraphs that hitched a ride on a congressional spending bill.
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• Alaskans should receive their full Permanent Fund dividends - Alaska Dispatch News

  22-07-2017 04:01
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  Alaskans should receive their full Permanent Fund dividends
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  Plaintiff Sen. Bill Wielechowski, right, and attorney Andrew Erickson listen as Judge William Morse rules against them in a lawsuit challenging Gov. Bill Walker's veto of half the Alaska Legislature's deposit into the Alaska Permanent Fund's dividend ...
  
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• Wildfire season living longer than usual due to hot dry weather - Alaska Public Radio Network

  22-07-2017 03:55
  Wildfire season living longer than usual due to hot dry weather
  Alaska Public Radio Network
  Hot, dry weather over the northern Interior is keeping wildfire season alive longer than normal. Alaska Fire Service spokesman Sam Harrel said the activity continues at a time when the region usually shifts to rainier conditions. Listen now. ”It is ...
  
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• Interest in kelp farming drives state tideland applications

  22-07-2017 03:53
  
  
  (Creative commons photo)The Alaska Department of Natural Resources is beginning to work through tideland lease applications for the mariculture industry. Current and potentially new farmers are applying to use state tidelands to grow Pacific oysters and geoducks. Those are all typical requests, but what’s different this year is the acreage farmers are requesting and the increasing interest in kelp farming.
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  The number of applications for mariculture tideland leases this year are
  
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• Wildfire season living longer than usual due to hot dry weather

  22-07-2017 03:47
  
  
  Hot, dry weather over the northern Interior is keeping wildfire season alive longer than normal. Alaska Fire Service spokesman Sam Harrel said the activity continues at a time when the region usually shifts to rainier conditions.
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  ”It is wetter on the North Slope,” Harrel said. “It’s just not making it south of the Brooks Range.”
  There have been rain showers, but Harrel said they haven’t hit all areas, allowing fires burning for weeks to persist, and
  
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• Behind the scenes of Wild Alaska Live - KTOO - KTOO

  22-07-2017 03:39
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  Behind the scenes of Wild Alaska Live - KTOO
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  The BBC and PBS are teaming up on a special series of live, prime-time nature programs showcasing Alaska's wildlife to tens of millions people around the ...and more »
  
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• Behind the scenes of Wild Alaska Live - KTOO

  22-07-2017 03:39
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  Behind the scenes of Wild Alaska Live
  KTOO
  The BBC and PBS are teaming up on a special series of live, prime-time nature programs showcasing Alaska's wildlife to tens of millions people around the world. The first Wild Alaska Live show premieres Sunday.and more »
  
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• Bans on game harvest techniques currently under review - Alaska Public Radio Network

  22-07-2017 03:22
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  Bans on game harvest techniques currently under review
  Alaska Public Radio Network
  The Trump administration has directed the National Park Service in Alaska and the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge to reconsider bans on certain state allowed game harvest techniques. July 14th memos to the directors of the two Alaska entities from ...and more »
  
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• Bans on game harvest techniques currently under review

  22-07-2017 03:16
  Black bear. (Alaska Department of Fish and Game)The Trump administration has directed the National Park Service in Alaska and the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge to reconsider bans on certain state allowed game harvest techniques. July 14th memos to the directors of the two Alaska entities from Virginia Johnson, acting Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks, tell them to initiate a new rule making process, in light of effects on sport and commercial hunting and trapping.
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• Iceland's booming tourism market draws big players in Alaska real estate - Alaska Dispatch News

  22-07-2017 02:50
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  Iceland's booming tourism market draws big players in Alaska real estate
  Alaska Dispatch News
  JL Properties, one of the biggest players in Anchorage real estate, is among an early wave of foreign firms drawn to Iceland's roaring tourism sector, with the company in the midst of securing an ownership stake in one of the country's largest hotel ...
  
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• Coast Guard searches for missing fisherman in Prince William Sound - Alaska Dispatch News

  22-07-2017 02:28
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  Coast Guard searches for missing fisherman in Prince William Sound
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  A Coast Guard helicopter searches Main Bay in Prince William Sound for a missing setnetter on Friday, July 21, 2017. (Bob Martinson). Share on Facebook Facebook. Share on Twitter Twitter. Share via Email Email. Share on Tumblr Tumblr. Share on Reddit ...
  
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• Oprah's visit to Alaska leaves lasting impact on fans - KTOO

  22-07-2017 02:25
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  Oprah's visit to Alaska leaves lasting impact on fans
  KTOO
  Media mogul Oprah Winfrey set foot in Sitka on Wednesday. She was ferried there on a Holland America cruise ship, with stops in Juneau and Ketchikan. Hundreds of loyal fans on board were seeking adventure, inspiration, and, if they were lucky, a chance ...
  
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• Erin McKittrick and her Cook Inlet trek

  22-07-2017 01:00
  Chickaloon Bay. Photo: Erin McKittrickThe next Outdoor Explorer comes from a yurt in Seldovia, Alaska. We met with adventurer Erin McKittrick to talk about a journey she made with her young children, and husband Hig, around Cook Inlet on foot and by pack raft. It’s the region where we live, but can remain hidden from most of us, with 100s of miles of beaches that rarely have a human footprint. We’ll also learn how they raise their backwoods family in such a dynamic, yet modern Alaska
  
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• 49 Voices: Jim Thiele of Anchorage

  22-07-2017 00:19
  Workers maneuver joints into place to hold up the trans-Alaska Pipeline. (photo courtesy of Diane Schenker)This week we’re hearing from Jim Thiele in Anchorage. Thiele moved to Alaska in 1974 after graduating with a degree in biology from the University of Colorado. He got a job doing fishery surveys along the trans-Alaska Pipeline. Thiele says that sometimes his fish surveys could create some friction with crews building the pipeline. Jim Thiele now works as a financial planner in An
  
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