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• Collaborative Chilkat and Ravenstail robe nears completion

  23-08-2016 23:53 via ktoo.org
  
  
  A Ravenstail and Chilkat robe with more than 40 collaborators is under final assembly in Juneau. The robe will be part of the Huna Tribal House opening ceremony this Thursday in Glacier Bay National Park.
  Listen to the story here:http://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/ktoo/2016/08/rizal_mixdown.mp3Project leader, artist and weaver Clarissa Rizal organized the project and said the inspiration came from a conversation with Klawock weaver Suzi Williams.
  “We were having this conversation
  
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• Nome greets massive Serenity with drums, dance, festivity

  23-08-2016 23:00 via ktoo.org
  
  Despite rainy weather, the luxury cruise liner Crystal Serenity arrived in Nome on schedule, Sunday morning.
  About a thousand people poured out of the floating hotel and emptied into the town of Nome for a full day of scheduled activities and events, including the formal commemoration held at the Nome Mini Convention Center.
  Commemoration speaker and Nome Mayor Richard Beneville said it’s days like these that make him feel excited to be mayor of Nome.
  “And I got to be honest wi
  
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• AVTEC closes Anchorage campus due to budget cuts

  23-08-2016 23:00 via ktoo.org
  Alaska’s Institute of Technology, also known as AVTEC or the Alaska Vocational Technical Center, had to close the doors to their Anchorage satellite campus Aug. 15, because of budget cuts.
  Alaska Workforce Investment Board executive director Heather Beaty also is a spokesperson for the Department of Labor and Workforce Development. She said the closure was because in part because of the 33 percent budget cut to the State General Funds.
  Budget cuts are not
  
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• On immigration, Trump appears to shift focus to getting ‘rid of the bad ones’

  23-08-2016 22:00 via ktoo.org
  
  Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally in Akron, Ohio, Monday. (Photo by Gerald Herbert/Associated Press)
  Would a President Donald Trump attempt to forcefully remove an estimated 11 million people from the United States?
  Three days after Trump’s campaign first hinted it was reconsidering walking back from a core campaign promise, the answer still isn’t clear.
  Trump had long promised to identify and remove the estimated 11 million immigrants already living in the United States illega
  
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• Body found on Anchorage road; police investigate as homicide

  23-08-2016 22:00 via ktoo.org
  ANCHORAGE — A man was found dead Monday on an Anchorage road and police are investigating the case as a homicide.
  The body of the man was found just before 8:30 a.m. in the middle of Campbell Airstrip Road at Mile 3.
  The road meanders south from Tudor Road past the Alaska Botanical Garden and is the only route into Stuckagain Heights, a mountainside subdivision.
  Police closed the road from 8:30 a.m. until about 1 p.m.
  Police say the dead man has been identified and his name will be release
  
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• Third kidnapping suspect surrenders to Anchorage police

  23-08-2016 21:30 via ktoo.org
  ANCHORAGE — A third man sought in a suspected Anchorage kidnapping has turned himself in.
  Serge Azede, 24, surrendered to police Monday night, Anchorage police said. Online court documents do not list his attorney.
  William Burgess, 18, on Aug. 14 abducted a woman at gunpoint, drove her to another location and met up with Azede and Jean Vagao, 19, police said.
  The woman was assaulted, tied up, driven near Eklutna Lake and left in a forested area, police said. She freed herself, and with hel
  
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• Kenai Assembly to consider moment of silence after Satanic invocation, protests

  23-08-2016 21:00 via ktoo.org
  
  Earlier this month, a member of the Satanic Temple performed the invocation at a Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly meeting, a prayer that sparked protest and counterprotest.
  Two groups gathered Wednesday, August 17 in the steady rain in front of Planned Parenthood Soldtona Health Center.
  On one side Catholic protesters carrying rosary beads and a life-sized wooden cross said a prayer; on the other side a group of women held signs that said “my body my choice”
  
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• Alaska group works to let locals test shellfish for toxins

  23-08-2016 21:00 via ktoo.org
  KODIAK — An Alaska group is working to create an at-home tester for detective toxins in local seafood.
  The Kodaik Daily Mirror reports that Alaska SeaGrant officials are working on a tester for paralytic shellfish poisoning, an illness that can cause tingling in the lips, tongue, fingers and toes and eventual breathing problems. Officials say testing currently costs $125 per test and has a time delay, as samples need to be sent in to the state.
  Researchers have developed an electrochemical
  
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• Wasilla man dies in Glenn Highway crash near Chickaloon

  23-08-2016 20:00 via ktoo.org
  CHICKALOON — A Wasilla man died Monday afternoon in a crash on the Glenn Highway.
  Alaska State Troopers say a car driven by Joshua Campbell, 31, collided with another vehicle at Mile 94 about eight miles west of Chickaloon.
  Troopers responded to the crash at 4 p.m.
  Campbell was declared dead at the scene by Matanuska-Susitna Borough emergency responders.
  His body was released to the state medical examiner’s office.
  
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• President Obama tours flood destruction in Louisiana

  23-08-2016 20:00 via ktoo.org
  
  More than a week after record-breaking rain inundated 20 parishes in southeastern Louisiana, President Obama is visiting the state to survey the damage.
  The president, who has come unde
  Evacuees seek temporary shelter in The Baton Rouge River Center arena in Baton Rouge, La., on Friday, after floodwaters destroyed or damaged tens of thousands of homes in the southeast part of the state. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
  r criticism for not visiting the area sooner, is toured an affected neighbo
  
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• Heavy rain prompts flood advisory for Seward creeks, rivers

  23-08-2016 19:30 via ktoo.org
  ANCHORAGE — The National Weather Service is warning of possible flooding in Seward because of heavy rain.
  A small stream flood advisory is in effect until 4 p.m. Tuesday for streams and rivers, including the Resurrection River.
  The weather service says an inch of rain fell in Seward in 24 hours. Higher amounts fell in mountains around the Kenai Peninsula city.
  Up to 2 more inches of rain is forecast through noon Tuesday.
  The small stream flood advisory includes areas round Exit Glacier.
  Th
  
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• Man rams 3 police cars, 3 civilian cars, attempting escape

  23-08-2016 19:00 via ktoo.org
  ANCHORAGE — A man wanted by Anchorage police rammed six vehicles, including three police cars, as he attempted to escape arrest Monday night.
  Trevon Allridge, 25, now faces felony assault and criminal mischief charges, police said.
  Online court documents do not list an attorney for Allridge for the latest charges.
  An off-duty officer shortly before 6 p.m. saw Allridge in an A Street parking lot.
  On-duty police cars arrived and tried to box in Allridge’s car.
  Police say Allridge ramme
  
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• Juneau Assembly passes long-awaited equal rights ordinance

  23-08-2016 10:03 via ktoo.org
  
  An Alaska Pride flag. The image is based on a double-faced eagle design from Alaska before Russian contact. (Creative Commons photo by Mel Green)
  More than 70 people crowded into the assembly chambers Monday evening in support of an equal rights ordinance. The Juneau Assembly adopted the ordinance in an 8-1 vote.
  The ordinance, which takes effect in 30 days, protects against discrimination based on gender identity, gender expression and sexual orientation.
  Freda Westman spoke in suppor
  
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• Shakespeare’s First Folio bids adieu to Juneau later this week

  23-08-2016 05:11 via ktoo.org
  
  The First Folio sits in a temperature controlled container on display at the Alaska State Library. (Photo by Lakeidra Chavis/KTOO)
  About 2,300 people have visited William Shakespeare’s First Folio inside of the State Library, Archives and Museum building.
  State Librarian Freya Anderson said that’s just people who have been inside the room to see the nearly 400-year-old book of the bard’s plays; it doesn’t include those who attended the lectures or more than 30 p
  
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• Q&A: Rep. Muñoz sought lenient sentences for convicted child abusers, Empire reports

  23-08-2016 04:19 via ktoo.org
  
  
  Rep. Cathy Muñoz, R-Juneau, addresses the Alaska House of Representatives on Feb. 14, 2014. (Photo by Skip Gray/360 North)
  Reporter Paula Ann Solis discusses her story at KTOO on Monday. Solis covers cops and courts for The Juneau Empire. (Photo by Jeremy Hsieh/KTOO)
  The Juneau Empire is reporting that Rep. Cathy Muñoz, a Republican from Juneau’s Mendenhall Valley, has written judicial sentencing authorities seeking leniency for convicted offenders in a case of child sexual a
  
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• Tribal assistance, job programs lose funds

  23-08-2016 04:18 via ktoo.org
  
  The Central Council of Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska says budget cuts are forcing some assistance programs to end, for now. (Photo by Ed Schoenfeld/CoastAlaska News)
  Southeast Alaska’s regional tribal government is temporarily ending programs that provide food, clothing and shelter to its most needy clients.
  The Central Council of Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska said federal budget cuts are to blame.
  Central Council chief operating officer Corrine Garza estimates
  
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• Gov’s budget veto has at least one fan: rating agency S&P

  23-08-2016 03:13 via ktoo.org
  
  Gov. Bill Walker spoke to reporters on June 29, announcing $1.29 billion in budget vetos, including a $1,000 cap on the PFD. Photo: Rachel Waldholz/APRN
  After four credit downgrades in eight months, Alaska received some good news Monday: S&P Global will not lower the state’s credit rating — at least for now.
  That announcement came as something of a surprise: S&P warned in June that if lawmakers couldn’t come up with a long-term budget solution, it would likely knock dow
  
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• Gov’s budget veto has at least one fan: credit rating agency S&P

  23-08-2016 03:13 via ktoo.org
  
  Gov. Bill Walker spoke to reporters on June 29, announcing $1.29 billion in budget vetos, including a $1,000 cap on the PFD. Photo: Rachel Waldholz/APRN
  After four credit downgrades in eight months, Alaska received some good news Monday: S&P Global will not lower the state’s credit rating — at least for now.
  That announcement came as something of a surprise: S&P warned in June that if lawmakers couldn’t come up with a long-term budget solution, it would likely knock dow
  
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• Uptick in oil prices helps Alaska’s bottom line, but not much

  23-08-2016 02:57 via ktoo.org
  
  
   
  The Trans Alaska Pipeline System, or TAPS, carries oil from Alaska’s North Slope to the rest of the state, shown here running along the Dalton Highway. Oil prices have rebounded slightly in the last few weeks, analysts say that won’t mean much for Alaska’s bottom line.
  (Photo by Lindsay Ohlert/Creative Commons)
   
  Oil prices were up for the third straight week last week.
  In Alaska, North Slope crude rose to nearly $50 a barrel by the end of the week.
  That’s muc
  
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• National podcaster discusses data and Alaska political climate

  23-08-2016 02:38 via ktoo.org
  
  
  FiveThirtyEight podcast host Jody Avirgan discussed political data and Alaska politics. (Photo courtesy of Jody Avirgan)
  http://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/ktoo/2016/08/22avirganverylong.mp3National political podcast host Jody Avirgan and his wife recently visited Juneau, marking Alaska as the 50th state to which he’s traveled.
  Avirgan, who hosts the FiveThirtyEight sports, culture and politics podcast called “What’s the Point,” accepted an invitation from Andrew Kitchenma
  
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• Juneau Afternoon – 8-23-16

  23-08-2016 02:00 via ktoo.org
  Tuesday on A Juneau Afternoon, Ben Brown hosts.
  We’ll learn about immunizations for Juneau school kids, with guest   Claire Geldof;
  Zane Jones, Laura Boyce; and Allison Eddins will be here with a preview of Thursday night’s presentation on the historic preservation plan;
  We’ll get the details about the upcoming benefit Wine Tasting for the arboretum;
  And Dr. Bridget Weiss, Director of Student Services, will be here to talk about the Juneau School District’s Inte
  
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• Plankton population and the power of pink salmon

  23-08-2016 01:37 via ktoo.org
  
  A variety of plankton from the Pacific Ocean. (Christian Sardet/CNRS/Tara Expeditions)
  After combing through data from the Aleutian Islands, a scientist has discovered an unexpected relationship between plankton and pink salmon. Although plankton might seem like an ecological afterthought, biological oceanographer Sonia Batten disagrees. She calls them the most important organisms in the ocean.
  “They’re the basis of every marine food chain pretty much,” said Batten. &ldquo
  
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• Craft distillers tap pure sugar cane for a southern rum renaissance

  23-08-2016 01:00 via ktoo.org
  
  Ah, rum, with its legendary pirates bellowing for grog, tiki umbrellas peeking up from neon-colored cocktails, tequila-spiked punch at college parties. Rum, universally imbibed and yet often scorned. Most rum is “the distilled essence of industrial waste,” in the words of Wayne Curtis, author of And a Bottle of Rum: A History of the New World in Ten Cocktails. That waste is molasses, the byproduct of sugar production. After the molasses has been fermented, flavorings, colorings and
  
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• Role of nonprofits still in limbo following Haines Chamber of Commerce vote

  23-08-2016 00:00 via ktoo.org
  The role of nonprofits in the Haines Chamber of Commerce remains in limbo following a vote on bylaws revisions Thursday.
  Right now, nonprofits are given equal rights to for-profits in the Chamber.
  The new bylaws would have taken away a piece of that – allowing non-profits to be members and vote, but not to serve on the Chamber board of directors.
  “This was how we felt to make both sides happy,” said Chamber board president Kyle Gray. “Are both sides going to be 100 percen
  
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