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• Traveling Music 8-20-17

  17-08-2017 23:10
  Traveling Music
  Shonti Elder
  8-20-17
   
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  Oblivious
  Christy Moore / Mick Blake
  Lily
  Columbia
  3:16
   
  No Telling What A Love Song Will Do
  Tim Pomeroy /  Linda Thompson
  The Poetry Place
  [email protected]
  4:06
   
  A Ring On Her Hand (with Cairo Day)
  Old Blind Dogs / Brian Cromarty, Ali Hutton
  Room With A View
  www.oldblinddogs.co.uk
  4:32
   
  The Fishing Boat
  Manran / Lise Sinclair, Astvaldur Traustasson
  The Test
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• Sun’aq wins grant to study invasive species’ effect on subsistence resources

  17-08-2017 22:47
  Signal crayfish are not native to Alaska. Discovered in the Buskin River in 2001, the population is now well established and breeding. (Lisa Hupp/USFWS)What kind of threat do invasive crayfish in Alaska pose to subsistence resources? That’s a question the Sun’aq Tribe won a grant to study. The award was announced Tuesday.
  Tribal biologist Kelly Krueger said Sun’aq applied for a Tribal Wildlife grant through the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service about a year ago. Now, the group wil
  
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• A hike across Alaska ends with an after-dinner bear - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

  17-08-2017 22:44
  Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
  A hike across Alaska ends with an after-dinner bear
  Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
  FAIRBANKS — A few days ago, Cora the dog and I walked across a footbridge spanning a natural moat flowing through northern tundra plants. There, we reached mile 0 of the trans-Alaska oil pipeline and the finish of a south-to-north walk across Alaska, ...and more »
  
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• As sea ice recedes, walruses gather near Point Lay earlier than ever

  17-08-2017 20:11
  
  
  A curious Pacific Walrus calf checks out the photographer in 2004. (Photo by Joel Garlich-Miller, USFWS)Several hundred Pacific walrus are hauled out on a barrier island near the village of Point Lay, on the Chukchi Sea coast.
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  It’s the earliest such haul out since the walrus first started showing up in 2007 — and may be linked to this year’s rapidly retreating Arctic sea ice.
  Andrea Madeiros is a spokesperson with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. She said during t
  
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• Why Amazon collects local sales taxes in other states — but not Alaska

  17-08-2017 20:04
  
  
  (Creative Commons photo by Adrienne Hoffman)If you live anywhere in the country with a sales tax, the online retailer Amazon collects it – except in Alaska. Alaska is unique because it’s the only state with local sales taxes but no statewide tax.
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  Some in Alaska want to see changes that would affect Amazon and other online sellers.
  Lisa Ryals owns Lisa Davidson’s Boutique, a women’s clothing store in downtown Juneau. She said as a Juneau resident, she’s di
  
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• Inslee, Alaska Governor Push Back at Trump Administration on Pot - Centralia Chronicle

  17-08-2017 19:34
  Centralia Chronicle
  Inslee, Alaska Governor Push Back at Trump Administration on Pot
  Centralia Chronicle
  This file photo shows an assortment of marijuana strains along with edibles, oils, hand creams, tinctures, waxes and cartridges for sale at Gypsy Greens in Chehalis. Pete Caster / [email protected]. JUNEAU, Alaska — Governors in at least two ...
  Walker responds to US attorney general about Alaska marijuana lawsFairbanks Daily News-Miner
  Alaska and Washington govs dispute Sessions'
  
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• Sex Workers In Alaska Say Cops Are Abusing Their Power To Solicit ... - HuffPost

  17-08-2017 19:01
  HuffPost
  Sex Workers In Alaska Say Cops Are Abusing Their Power To Solicit ...
  HuffPost
  All 50 states allow police to engage in sexual contact with suspects. In Alaska, they're fighting back.and more »
  
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• Why Amazon collects local sales taxes in other states — but not Alaska - KTOO

  17-08-2017 04:54
  Why Amazon collects local sales taxes in other states — but not Alaska
  KTOO
  If you live anywhere in the country with a sales tax, the online retailer Amazon collects it – except in Alaska. Alaska is unique because it's the only state with local sales taxes but no statewide tax. Some in Alaska want to see changes that would ...
  
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• Walker responds to US attorney general about Alaska marijuana laws - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

  17-08-2017 04:21
  The Cannabist
  Walker responds to US attorney general about Alaska marijuana laws
  Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
  FAIRBANKS—Gov. Bill Walker sent a letter this week to U.S Attorney General Jeff Sessions defending the state of Alaska's ability to regulate marijuana according to state laws. In the letter, Walker asked that the Department of Justice maintain the ...
  Alaska and Washington govs dispute Sessions' marijuana dataThe Cannabist
  Governors of Alaska, Washington push back on Trump administr
  
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• Mat-Su Assembly puts off plastic bag tax vote

  17-08-2017 04:12
  
  
  The Matanuska-Susitna Borough Assembly has put off voting on a proposal to tax retailers for the plastic bags they give customers — at least for now.
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  In its meeting Tuesday night, the Mat-Su Assembly avoided killing the tax proposal altogether, and instead set it aside until December.
  The borough’s attorney said the assembly cannot legally ban the bags outright, but it can institute a tax, which is proposed at 10 cents per bag for retailers with annual gross sales of a mil
  
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• Alaska News Nightly: Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2017

  17-08-2017 04:04
  
  
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  Imprisoned former militia leader Schaeffer Cox has appeal hearing
  Dan Bross, KUAC – Fairbanks
  Imprisoned former Fairbanks militia leader Schaeffer Cox had an appeal hearing Wednesday morning in federal court in Anchorage. Convicted in 2013 of conspiracy and solicitation to murder government officials, Cox
  
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• University sharpens science of firefighting in Alaska - Alaska Dispatch News

  17-08-2017 03:31
  Alaska Dispatch News
  University sharpens science of firefighting in Alaska
  Alaska Dispatch News
  The East Fork Fire, pictured around 8 p.m. Friday, June 16, 2017, ignited with a lightning strike in the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge a day earlier. (John Glover / Alaska Division of Forestry). Share on Facebook Facebook. Share on Twitter Twitter ...
  
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• Haines Assembly members survive divisive recall election

  17-08-2017 03:21
  
  
  Tresham Gregg, Heather Lende and Tom Morphet take part in a public forum about the recall election. No recall proponents agreed to participate. (Abbey Collins)After a contentious recall vote Tuesday, three embattled Haines Assembly members will continue to serve out their terms. Nearly 60 percent of Haines voters rejected the allegations of official misconduct.
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  As Haines residents filtered into the Alaska Native Brotherhood Hall to vote Tuesday, many said they did not want share
  
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• Imprisoned former militia leader Schaeffer Cox has appeal hearing

  17-08-2017 03:17
  
  
  Imprisoned former Fairbanks militia leader Schaeffer Cox had an appeal hearing Wednesday morning in federal court in Anchorage. Convicted in 2013 of conspiracy and solicitation to murder government officials, Cox is serving 26 years in a federal prison. His appeal centers on whether anyone was specifically targeted.
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  Before he came under investigation Schaeffer Cox was a young, up and coming conservative. He ran for State House and spoke charismatically in Alaska and the Lower 48
  
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• Clark’s Point drawing families back to the village by reopening its school

  17-08-2017 03:04
  
  
  Clark’s Point kids practice a traditional dance at summer culture camp. On August 21, they will be students at the village school. (Avery Lill/ KDLG)When a school closes in rural Alaska, families who stay face tough choices. They can send their children away to school in another village or city, or they can home school their kids. Clark’s Point fought for a third option, to reopen their school. The school, which closed in 2012, will be back in session next week.
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• Dimond High Presidential Scholar travels to DC to receive award - Alaska Public Radio Network

  17-08-2017 02:28
  Alaska Public Radio Network
  Dimond High Presidential Scholar travels to DC to receive award
  Alaska Public Radio Network
  Makayla Maisey (right) and Lea Bouton, her teacher who accompanied her to D.C. to claim her Presidential Scholar award. (Photo by Wesley Early, Alaska Public Media – Anchorage). Earlier this summer, 161 high school seniors from across the United States ...
  
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• Dimond High Presidential Scholar travels to D.C. to receive award

  17-08-2017 02:25
  
  
  Makayla Maisey (right) and Lea Bouton, her teacher who accompanied her to D.C. to claim her Presidential Scholar award. (Photo by Wesley Early, Alaska Public Media – Anchorage)Earlier this summer, 161 high school seniors from across the United States were selected as U.S. Presidential scholars. Makayla Maisey was one of two scholars selected from Alaska.
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  Since starting high school at Dimond High in Anchorage, Maisey said she always wanted to be involved in lots of school activit
  
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• Diving for answers: Will blue king crab come back in the Pribilofs?

  17-08-2017 02:20
  Jared Weems dives near St. Paul Island. His two-year research project is focused on the overfished blue king crab population around the Pribilof Islands. (Photo courtesy Jared Weems).In the Pribilof Islands, no one’s gotten an accurate count of blue king crab since the population crashed hard in the 1980s. This summer, a marine biologist is trying to change that, with the species’ first in-depth study in more than 30 years. His ultimate goal: determine if blue crab can make
  
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• Stranger celebrating his birthday pulls kayaker to safety in Alaska - KMBZ

  17-08-2017 02:02
  KMBZ
  Stranger celebrating his birthday pulls kayaker to safety in Alaska
  KMBZ
  (HOPE, Alaska) -- Daniel Hartung's very first kayaking trip on powerful whitewater rapids almost became his last, if it weren't for the heroics of a stranger. On Saturday, Hartung, 64, of Indian, Alaska, attended a bluegrass and whitewater festival ...and more »
  
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• Loss of sea ice leads walruses to early appearance in Alaska - The Bozeman Daily Chronicle

  17-08-2017 01:48
  Loss of sea ice leads walruses to early appearance in Alaska
  The Bozeman Daily Chronicle
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Hundreds of Pacific walruses came ashore to a barrier island on Alaska's northwest coast, the earliest appearance of the animals in a phenomenon tied to climate warming and diminished Arctic Ocean sea ice. The U.S. Fish and ...and more »
  
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• Remote Alaska Fish Processing Plant Damaged by Fire - U.S. News & World Report

  17-08-2017 01:45
  Remote Alaska Fish Processing Plant Damaged by Fire
  U.S. News & World Report
  A remote processing plant operated by Seattle-based Peter Pan Seafoods near Alaska's Aleutian Islands has been heavily damaged by fire. Aug. 16, 2017, at 8:11 p.m.. MORE. LinkedIn · StumbleUpon · Google +; Cancel. Remote Alaska Fish Processing ...and more »
  
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• Stranger celebrating his birthday pulls kayaker to safety in Alaska - ABC News

  17-08-2017 01:33
  ABC News
  Stranger celebrating his birthday pulls kayaker to safety in Alaska
  ABC News
  Daniel Hartung's very first kayaking trip on powerful whitewater rapids almost became his last, if it weren't for the heroics of a stranger. On Saturday, Hartung, 64, of Indian, Alaska, attended a bluegrass and whitewater festival near Hope, Alaska ...
  
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• Remote Alaska fish processing plant damaged by fire - Columbus Ledger-Enquirer

  17-08-2017 01:29
  Alaska Public Radio Network
  Remote Alaska fish processing plant damaged by fire
  Columbus Ledger-Enquirer
  A remote processing plant operated by Seattle-based Peter Pan Seafoods near Alaska's Aleutian Islands has been heavily damaged by fire. Peter Pan spokesman Dale Schiffler confirms a fire at the Port Moller plant, but declines to provide further details.
  Peter Pan Seafoods Port Moller plant devastated in overnight fireAlaska Public Radio Network
  Peter Pan: Fire will shutter Alaska plant for 2
  
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• Electronic monitoring available for smaller fishing boats

  17-08-2017 00:46
  Fishing boats in Petersburg’s South Harbor (KFSK file photo)The National Marine Fisheries has published a final rule allowing use of electronic monitoring instead of an on-board human observer for smaller longline and pot gear fishing vessels. The final rule published Tuesday, August 8 allows vessels under 60 feet fishing for halibut and groundfish to volunteer for video camera monitoring for next year’s season.
  Chris Rilling is the director of the fisheries monitoring and analysis d
  
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• Loss of Sea Ice Leads Walruses to Early Appearance in Alaska - U.S. News & World Report

  17-08-2017 00:31
  Loss of Sea Ice Leads Walruses to Early Appearance in Alaska
  U.S. News & World Report
  The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says Pacific walruses have begun coming ashore along Alaska's northwest coast and it's likely because sea ice in the Arctic Ocean already has receded beyond the outer continental shelf. Aug. 16, 2017, at 6:24 p.m.. MORE.and more »
  
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• Penn. man fined $9K over false residency claim in Alaska bear hunts - KTVA.com - Anchorage, Alaska

  17-08-2017 00:18
  KTVA.com - Anchorage, Alaska
  Penn. man fined $9K over false residency claim in Alaska bear hunts
  KTVA.com - Anchorage, Alaska
  A man from Pennsylvania will pay a steep penalty over two illegal Alaska bear kills, after Alaska Wildlife Troopers say he falsely claimed to be an Alaska resident when he applied to hunt them near the Brooks Range. Brian Schoenly, 53, was ordered to ...
  
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