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• Alaska congressman apologizes after lashing out at Washington colleague - The Spokesman-Review

  08-09-2017 23:13
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  Alaska congressman apologizes after lashing out at Washington colleague
  The Spokesman-Review
  WASHINGTON – Veteran Alaska Rep. Don Young has apologized after addressing a 51-year-old female colleague as “young lady” and saying she “doesn't know a damn thing what she's talking about.” Young, 84, is a Republican in his 23rd term as Alaska's ...
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• Rep. Young apologizes for ‘offending words’ on House floor

  08-09-2017 22:42
  (Image: c-span.org)Alaska Congressman Don Young reverted to form Thursday night. He spoke somewhat harshly of another lawmaker on the floor of the U.S. House. Judged against his past statements, it was nothing spectacular. But then Young did something unusual: He made nice.
  The incident happened during a late-night session on a big spending bill. Young was pressing for an amendment to ditch an Obama administration rule that bans certain methods of killing predators on lands managed by
  
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• Rep. Young apologizes for his ‘offending words’ on House floor

  08-09-2017 22:42
  (Image: c-span.org)Alaska Congressman Don Young reverted to form Thursday night. He spoke somewhat harshly of another lawmaker on the floor of the U.S. House. Judged against his past statements, it was nothing spectacular. But then Young did something unusual: He made nice.
  The incident happened during a late-night session on a big spending bill. Young was pressing for an amendment to ditch an Obama administration rule that bans certain methods of killing predators on lands managed by
  
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• Journey of a Reentrant

  08-09-2017 22:00
  In Alaska, two out of three people who are released from prison end up going back in. The impacts of recidivism go beyond just the former prisoner to their families and the entire community. But learning to reenter the community is hard. People have to find housing and jobs all while trying to stay sober and rebuild social connections. During the One Course Discourse discussion at Bear Tooth Theatre in Anchorage, the Alaska Department of Corrections (DOC) worked with a group of community partne
  
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• Walker ‘doubtful’ he will ask legislature for more funding for gas line

  08-09-2017 21:27
  Gov. Bill Walker delivers his State of the State address to the legislature in January 2017. Walker says he won’t be asking lawmakers for more funding for the gas line project. (Photo courtesy Alaska Governor’s Office)During a Thursday speech to the Resource Development Council in Anchorage, Gov. Bill Walker addressed the status of the Alaska LNG megaproject, a state-led plan to build an 800-mile pipeline to carry gas from the North Slope. Over the last year, the state has focus
  
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• ​Committed-​ ​The​ ​Trauma​ ​of​ ​War

  08-09-2017 21:00
  The Vietnam War documentary series by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick premiers on Alaska Public Media TV this month. In coordination with this series, Line One co-host Prentiss Pemberton welcomes one​ ​of​ ​the​ ​world’s​ ​leading​ ​experts​ ​in​ ​Post Traumatic Stress, ​ ​Dr.​ ​Bessel​ ​Van​ ​der​ ​Kolk,​ ​for​ ​a
  
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• Final Cleanup at Alaska Junkyard Delayed to Weigh Options - U.S. News & World Report

  08-09-2017 20:09
  Final Cleanup at Alaska Junkyard Delayed to Weigh Options
  U.S. News & World Report
  The state is postponing final cleanup plans at a former junkyard site in southeast Alaska to see if funding can be secured for disposal in the Lower 48. Sept. 8, 2017, at 6:58 p.m.. Final Cleanup at Alaska Junkyard Delayed to Weigh Options ...and more »
  
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• Sheldon Fisher appointed Alaska revenue commissioner

  08-09-2017 19:27
  
  
  Alaska Gov. Bill Walker appointed Sheldon Fisher to commissioner of the Department of Revenue. He replaces Randall Hoffbeck, who retired August 2017. (Photo courtesy Office of the Governor)Gov. Bill Walker on Thursday announced he’s appointed Sheldon Fisher to be Alaska’s Department of Revenue Commissioner. Fisher is moving from being the Department of Administration commissioner.
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  Fisher said he didn’t lobby to replace Randall Hoffbeck.
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• The end of an era.

  08-09-2017 19:02
  
  
  Sandy HarperIn the summer of 1987 Sandy Harper and her husband Jerry opened Cyrano’s, a bookstore and cafe located at D Street and 4th Avenue in downtown Anchorage. In 1992, it expanded to include a theatre: “Cyrano’s Off Center Playhouse“, which became the home of Cyrano’s Theatre Company. Over the next 24 years, Cyrano’s presented, on average, one play a month. With the passing of Jerry in 2005, Sandy took over as Producing Artistic Director until last year
  
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• Sheldon Fisher appointed Alaska revenue commissioner - KTOO

  08-09-2017 04:32
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  Sheldon Fisher appointed Alaska revenue commissioner
  KTOO
  Alaska Gov. Bill Walker appointed Sheldon Fisher to commissioner of the Department of Revenue. He replaces Randall Hoffbeck, who retired August 2017. (Photo courtesy Office of the Governor). Gov. Bill Walker on Thursday announced he's appointed ...and more »
  
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• Alaska News Nightly: Thursday, Sep. 7, 2017

  08-09-2017 03:59
  
  
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  Five kids dead in Butte trailer home fire
  Casey Grove, Alaska Public Media – Anchorage
  Five children died in a fire that gutted a trailer home in Butte this morning off the Old Glenn Highway near Palmer. The girls ranged in age from three to 12.
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• Five kids dead in Butte trailer home fire

  08-09-2017 03:26
  
  
  Five children died in a fire that gutted a trailer home in Butte this morning off the Old Glenn Highway near Palmer, according to Alaska State Troopers
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  But troopers couldn’t — or wouldn’t — say what caused the blaze or who was responsible for the five girls who died. The girls ranged in age from three to 12.
  Somber fire investigators combed through debris inside the blackened trailer off Wickham Drive on Thursday.
  A neighbor had called 911 to report the fire a
  
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• Alaskan says he’ll build consensus in Interior post

  08-09-2017 03:04
  
  
  Joe Balash is nominated to be an assistant secretary of the Interior Department. (Liz Ruskin)If confirmed by the Senate, former Alaska Natural Resources commissioner Joe Balash will be assistant Interior secretary for land and minerals management. He would oversee a wide swath of Interior, including the Bureau of Land Management and the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management. At his confirmation hearing Thursday, Balash said his perspective on resource extraction formed early, and was shaped by his l
  
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• Building community fish harvest monitors to create “change on the Kusko”

  08-09-2017 02:49
  
  
  Community harvest monitors working with the Bering Sea Fishermen’s Association in Kuskokwim villages: (left to right) Mike Williams Jr., Ben Agimuk, Jackie Larson, and Bernard Williams.
  (Anna Rose MacArthur / KYUK)Increased control over natural resources, like fish, is a top priority for Kuskokwim tribes. One way to move in that direction is through collecting harvest data during fishing season, which helps with the difficult job of in-season management.
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• Authorities say 5 children die in Alaska trailer-home fire - Washington Post

  08-09-2017 02:14
  Washington Post
  Authorities say 5 children die in Alaska trailer-home fire
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  PALMER, Alaska — Five children — all believed to be girls between 3 and 12 — died Thursday in a trailer fire in suburban Anchorage, Alaska, authorities said. The bodies will be sent to the city for autopsies and positive identification. Officials ...
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• Community members and archaeologists race against time at Nunalleq

  08-09-2017 02:12
  
  
  Archeologists, tribal leaders and volunteers are racing against time to recover as many artifacts as they can from Nunalleq, an ancient village along the coast outside of Quinhagak. This summer, volunteers found an average of 100-200 artifacts a day. (Photo: Teresa Cotsirilos, KYUK – Bethel)It’s been eight years since a small team began excavating an ancient village outside of Quinhagak. Now archaeologists and tribal leaders are saving what they can before the site washes away. This
  
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• Alaskan firefighters dispatched to battle blazes in Montana

  08-09-2017 01:52
  Over 500 Alaskans are working wildfires in the Lower 48. According to state and federal wildfire response agencies, a sixth jet load of emergency firefighters from Alaska deployed this week to Montana.
  The crews from Fairbanks, Marshall, Nulato and the Upper Tanana region, headed south, joining Alaskans already working blazes in Montana, California and Oregon. The earlier deployed fire fighters include three Hotshot crews, two Initial attack teams, an Alaska based U.S. Forest Service crew and th
  
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• Ask a Climatologist: Fairbanks records early first freeze

  08-09-2017 01:41
  (Graphic courtesy of Brian Brettschneider)Fairbanks dropped to 32 degrees early Sunday morning, the first freeze of the season. That’s about a week ahead of normal according to Brian Brettschneider with our Ask a Climatologist segment.
  Brettschneider said Fairbanks isn’t the only place in the state that has recorded an early freeze this year.
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  Brian: Bethel was actually about two week ahead of normal, King Salmon, a couple weeks before normal. So, places tha
  
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• Alaska hatches plan for vast road network across the Arctic

  08-09-2017 01:35
  Potential transportation corridors to communities and resources are indicated in red on the state’s map outlining the ASTAR project. (Courtesy Alaska Department of Natural Resources)Citing tough economic times, Alaska lawmakers and the governor slashed funding for several huge, controversial projects this year, including the Knik Arm bridge and the Juneau Access road.
  But Gov. Bill Walker’s administration is now envisioning something new. This year’s capital budget includes $7.
  
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• Alaska hatches plan for vast road network across the Arctic - Alaska Public Radio Network

  08-09-2017 01:34
  Alaska Public Radio Network
  Alaska hatches plan for vast road network across the Arctic
  Alaska Public Radio Network
  Potential transportation corridors to communities and resources are indicated in red on the state's map outlining the ASTAR project. (Courtesy Alaska Department of Natural Resources). Citing tough economic times, Alaska lawmakers and the governor ...
  
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