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• In Asia, Walker’s gasline team gets audience but no deals

  01-10-2016 19:24 via ktoo.org
  
  
  Alaska Gasline Development Corp. President Keith Meyer, Alaska Gov. Bill Walker and Department of Natural Resources Commissioner Andy Mack discuss meetings with potential buyers of Alaska’s LNG during a press conference on Friday in Anchorage. (Photo by Rashah McChesney/Alaska’s Energy Desk)
  Gov. Bill Walker and several of his energy advisers returned this week from a journey to Singapore and South Korea.
  The trip comes as the state’s lead partners, ExxonMobil, BP and ConocoPhi
  
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• Risky debt? Walker admin wants to sell $3.3B in bonds to close pension gap

  01-10-2016 05:05 via ktoo.org
  
  Gov. Bill Walker’s administration wants to borrow money to pay for public workers’ pensions by selling up to $3.3 billion in what are known as pension obligation bonds.
  But the plan is drawing concern from lawmakers, who say it may be risky.
  Alaska’s government is obligated to pay public workers $6 billion more in future pensions than it has in assets.
  State Revenue Commissioner Randall Hoffbeck said the best way to close that gap is to sell pension obligation bonds.
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• Meet the Femme Fatale performers

  01-10-2016 04:30 via ktoo.org
  
  The Alaskan Aids Assistance Association kicks off their annual drag fundraiser Femme Fatale this weekend. The event brings together talent from Juneau and Anchorage who will perform gender bending feats and musical high jinks on the Rendezvous and Rockwell stages.
  Doors at the Rendezvous open Friday at 7 p.m. with performances beginning at at 8:30 p.m. Local kings and queens will face off for the right to perform Saturday at the Rockwell Ballroom alongside five performers from Anc
  
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• Juneau Assembly candidate reflects on old DWI and DUI

  01-10-2016 03:28 via ktoo.org
  
  Norton Gregory. (Photo by Tripp J. Crouse/ KTOO)
  Juneau Assembly candidate Norton Gregory was convicted of a misdemeanor DWI in 2001 and a misdemeanor DUI in 2005.
  According to charging documents, Gregory was driving while intoxicated on Egan Drive near Fred Meyer in 2001. He was 22.
  Four years later, he pleaded guilty to a charge of driving under the influence on Egan Drive. Charging documents say he was driving about 85 mph. He was fined $3,000.
  Gregory responded to a request for an
  
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• Juneau Afternoon – 10-3-16

  01-10-2016 02:10 via ktoo.org
  
  Monday at 3 on A Juneau Afternoon, Scott Burton Hosts.
  Crystal Bourland will be here with details about National Mental Health Awareness Month;
  We’ll talk with Sally Smith about this year’s Holiday Pops call for singers;
  We’ll get an update on October activities with the Juneau Police Department with Chief Bryce Johnson;
  And we’ll learn about upcoming Fall Discovery Days.
  That, Writers Almanac, Bird Note, music and more, live at 3 on KTOO-NEWS, repeated at 4 on KRNN, and
  
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• Kennicott ferry fills in while Columbia is repaired

  01-10-2016 01:51 via ktoo.org
  
  The state ferry Columbia will be out of service for repairs through mid-November. The Kennicott will fill in starting Oct. 7. (Photo by Ed Schoenfeld/CoastAlaska News)
  Alaska’s largest ferry will be down for repairs longer than expected. Another ship will fill in, but it’s smaller and some travelers will have to make other arrangements.
  The Columbia’s drive system was damaged in mid-September, possibly by a log.
  Divers reported finding a bent propeller.
  The ferry sailed south a
  
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• Brotherhood, Sisterhood prep for convention

  01-10-2016 01:38 via ktoo.org
  
  
  ANB and ANS members and leaders prepare to march in a parade during the 2015 Grand Camp Convention in Wrangell. (Photo courtesy Peter Naoroz/ANB)
  Alaska’s oldest Native organizations are working to attract younger members.
  That, subsistence and other issues are on the table at the Alaska Native Brotherhood and Sisterhood’s Grand Camp Convention Oct. 5-8 in Juneau.http://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/ktoo/2016/09/30ANBPre-L.mp3The Grand Camp Convention attracts 80 to 100 d
  
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• Skagway tourism season comes to a close

  01-10-2016 01:00 via ktoo.org
  
  As the air gets colder and the days shorter, the Skagway tourism season is coming to a close.
  Overall, tourism staff said this summer was a success.
  The last cruise ship of the season has come and gone and shop owners around Skagway are preparing for winter, cleaning up and closing their doors.
  The streets that were recently busy with visitors are quieting down.
  “Overall I think our 2016 season went remarkably well,” said Cody Jennings, Skagway’s tourism director. &ld
  
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• Consumer demand for Alaska cruises growing again

  01-10-2016 01:00 via ktoo.org
  
  ANCHORAGE — A growing consumer demand for Alaska cruises has put the state back in the million-passenger club as it rebounds after a leaner stretch. And next year is expected to be even better with larger capacity ships added to the Far North lineup.
  The millionth passenger was counted as the Alaska cruise industry’s season was nearing its end. Estimates for total passengers are expected to be slightly higher.
  John Binkley, president of Cruise Lines International Association Alaska,
  
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• Carnegie Deli Says It Is Closing Down Its Landmark NYC Restaurant

  01-10-2016 01:00 via ktoo.org
  
  It’s one of the most famous delis in the U.S., if not the world; its food has been called “nearly orgasmic” — but now comes word that New York’s famed Carnegie Delicatessen will be closing its doors at the end of 2016.
  “We have very sad news,” reads a message from the restaurant on its Facebook page. “This is probably one of the most difficult decisions we have had to make. Carnegie Deli New York (845 7th Avenue) will close on December 31, 2016.&rd
  
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