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• Family warns of ‘dry drowning’ after child dies days after swimming

  09-06-2017 23:52
  
  Frankie Delgado KHOU-TV
  A family preparing to bury their 4-year-old son wants to warn other parents of the rare condition that took the child’s life.
  Francisco Delgado Jr. says almost a week after a family trip to the Texas City Dike, he called 911 because his son Frankie stopped breathing, CBS affiliate KHOU-TV reports. The child had shown symptoms that resembled a stomach bug for several days, including vomiting and diarrhea.
  Doctors found fluid in Frankie’s lungs and around his he
  
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• Tidal erosion forcing village to move school

  09-06-2017 23:47
  
  The Lower Kuskokwim School District is creating room in the budget to transition Newtok students to the new Mertarvik community site as infrastructure and housing become available. Newtok is facing rapid erosion, forcing the community to move inland to higher ground.
  (Credit: 2013 LKSD Film Academy Students via KYUK)
  Relocating the Newtok school is not a simple task. It’s going to take many years to do, and during that time students may be living and studying in two different places as New
  
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• FDA to drugmaker: Yank opioid Opana ER from market

  09-06-2017 23:37
  
  A logo sign outside of a facility occupied by Endo Pharmaceuticals in Malvern, Pennsylvania on May 30, 201 (KRIS TRIPPLAAR/SIPA USA)
  TRENTON, N.J. — U.S. regulators want a narcotic painkiller involved in the opioid epidemic off the market amid data showing people continue to abuse it.
  The Food and Drug Administration said Thursday it has asked Endo Pharmaceuticals to stop selling its reformulated, extended-release painkiller, Opana ER, after concluding the drugs’s risks outweigh its
  
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• Bomb threat made against Anchorage-bound flight, police say

  09-06-2017 23:24
  
  A man threatened to blow up an Alaska Airlines plane during a flight bound for Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport Thursday night.
  Ted Stevens Airport Police and Fire Chief Jesse Davis says Alaska Airlines Flight 755 landed in Anchorage between 11:30 p.m. and midnight Thursday and the pilot contacted air traffic control, alerting them to the need of officers upon landing.
  The pilot reported a passenger on board said, “I’m going to shoot everyone on board and blow up the plane
  
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• Former youth leader indicted on child sex charge

  09-06-2017 22:59
  
  A woman who served as a youth leader at an Anchorage church is facing one count of third-degree sexual abuse of a minor.
  Anchorage Police launched the investigation into 37-year-old Hannah Morris in February after the victim reported she had been “sexually contacted and penetrated on several occasions” by a woman who had been a youth leader at her church in South Anchorage. The allegations stemmed from the time the victim, now-32, was in high school back in 2002 and 2003.
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• Breast cancer screenings for the uninsured

  09-06-2017 22:42
  
  Breast cancer: it’s the most commonly diagnosed cancer in women.
  Early detection is the best prevention and can be key for cancer survival.  Thousands of women will be running for breast cancer this weekend for the Annual Run for Women, and it’s a good time to make sure you’re up to date on your screening. One of the most important screening tests to find breast cancer early is the mammogram.
  “We’re on the front line for deciding whether that is a bre
  
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• Be careful of fake vacation rentals: a warning from the BBB

  09-06-2017 22:40
  
  Tourists visiting Alaska have fallen victim by paying for fake vacation rentals, according to BBB of Alaska.
  “We had a couple come up from Sacramento, paid $1,500, thought they had a rental for the summer and turned out to be somebody’s house in Bootlegger’s Cove,” said Michelle Tabler, Better Business Bureau of Alaska.
  Tabler says that’s the biggest scam happening in Alaska right now: scammers are hijacking legitimate listings or take older listings of propert
  
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• Red Carpet Concert: The Murphy Beds

  09-06-2017 22:34 via ktoo.org
  
  For this Red Carpet concert, we present Irish-folk duo and 2017 Alaska Folk Festival guest artist the Murphy Beds of Brooklyn.
  Guitarist Jefferson Hamer and bouzouki player Eamon O’Leary perform Hamer’s song “Ragged World.” It’s the latest video from our eight-part Red Carpet Concert series filmed at the Alaskan Hotel during this year’s folk festival.This video was made in collaboration between with Justin Smith of Rusty Recordings in Gustavus.&
  
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• Newscast – Friday, June 9, 2017

  09-06-2017 22:08 via ktoo.org
  
  
  In this newscast:
  Gov. Bill Walker sets up “incident command center” in case of state government shutdown
  State ferry system could be disrupted cutting off villages like Angoon and…
  Gustavus’s Tania Lewis and Christopher Behnke release first album “Live at the Outpost”
  http://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/ktoo/2017/06/170609newscast.mp3
  Your gift has never mattered moreIn these challenging times for public media, community support for KTOO has been incredible &n
  
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• FDA calls on drugmaker to pull a powerful opioid off the market

  09-06-2017 21:34 via ktoo.org
  
  The Food and Drug Administration requested Thursday that the drugmaker Endo Pharmaceuticals stop selling Opana ER — its extended-release version of Opana.
  The FDA says the move marks the first time the agency has taken steps to remove an opioid from the market because of “public health consequences of abuse.”
  An increasing number of people, the FDA says, are abusing the powerful prescription pills by crushing, dissolving and injecting them. The sharing of needles by these drug
  
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• Mic Check in the Morning: Spawn Breezy & Anuhea/Art of Dying

  09-06-2017 21:16
  
  The Sea Galley’s “Aloha Jam” promises to bring the sounds of Hawaii to Alaska on Saturday.
  Event headliners Spawn Breezie and Anuhea stopped by Daybreak Friday for a “Mic Check in the Morning.”
  A hard-hitting rock band from Vancouver also took the Daybreak stage Friday to perform a “Mic Check in the Morning.” ART OF DYING is in Anchorage for Alaska Summerfest at Kincaid Park on Saturday.
  You can check out their performances in the video above.
  As for Sat
  
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• Injury accident closes Glenn Highway

  09-06-2017 20:48
  
  First responders were called to the scene of a multi-vehicle accident with injuries that closed the Glenn Highway Friday morning
  Around 10:30, crews responded to the crash involving at least three vehicles at the intersection of the Glenn Highway and Airport Heights Drive. Anchorage Police say the Glenn Highway was closed in both directions for about a half hour while crews worked to clear the scene. By 11, the outbound lanes had reopened; by 12, APD said the scene had been cleared and all
  
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• Three Alaska Peninsula volcanoes are restless

  09-06-2017 20:23 via ktoo.org
  
  A volcanic plume bellows from Bogoslof on June 5, 2017. (Photo courtesy of U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Research Vessel Tiglax)
  Over the last week there has been quite a bit of volcanic activity along the Alaska Peninsula.
  The Bogoslof, Cleveland and Pavlof volcanoes all are showing signs of unrest.
  Most recently, the Bogoslof volcano erupted briefly about 9:30 p.m. Wednesday.
  “Bogoslof has been continuing its eruptive activity that started in December 2016 with a series of small
  
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• Alaskan selected for NASA’s 2017 astronaut candidate class

  09-06-2017 18:56 via ktoo.org
  
  
  An Alaskan is among the 12 people selected by NASA for the newest class of astronaut candidates.
  Robb Kulin will report to Johnson, Texas, in August, where he will begin two years of training.http://media.aprn.org/2017/ann-20170608-03.mp3Robb Kulin, a 2017 NASA astronaut candidate, stops for a photo Tuesday, June 6, 2017, on the tarmac at  Ellington Field  Hangar 276. (Photo by Robert Markowitz/NASA)
  Kulin was born and raised in Anchorage, where he graduated from Ro
  
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• Man allegedly went on vehicle theft spree, Wrangell police say

  09-06-2017 18:28 via ktoo.org
  
  A man police say stole and abandoned about eight vehicles in the past week left this truck high-centered on a large log. Another vehicle was burned. (Photo courtesy Wrangell Police Department)
  Wrangell police arrested a man Thursday who allegedly stole and damaged at least eight cars and trucks during the past week.
  Police Chief Doug McCloskey said the man won’t be named until he’s formally charged. That could happen Friday.
  McCloskey doesn’t have a cost estimate yet, 
  
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• Man allegedly went on vehicle theft spree, stealing or damaging at least 8 cars, Wrangell police say

  09-06-2017 18:28 via ktoo.org
  
  A man police say stole and abandoned about eight vehicles in the past week left this truck high-centered on a large log. Another vehicle was burned. (Photo courtesy Wrangell Police Department)
  Wrangell police arrested a man Thursday who allegedly stole and damaged at least eight cars and trucks during the past week.
  Police Chief Doug McCloskey said the man won’t be named until he’s formally charged. That could happen Friday.
  McCloskey doesn’t have a cost estimate yet, 
  
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• AFD fireman injured in training accident improving, family says

  09-06-2017 18:23
  
  The family of an Anchorage firefighter who was seriously injured in a training accident on Monday says he’s showing signs of improvement.
  Monday night, the Anchorage Fire Department said one of their firemen sustained a serious injury while participating in a training exercise. The injury left him in critical condition at a local hospital.
  AFD Deputy Chief of Operations, Jodie Hettrick, identified the injured firefighter as 29-year-old Ben Schultz in a press conference Tuesday afternoon. S
  
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• No budget? Ferry cuts would hit communities hard

  09-06-2017 18:11 via ktoo.org
  
  
  Drivers move their cars and trucks off the fast ferry Fairweather at the Angoon terminal in 2010. The marine highway has ended Fairweather stops and replaced them with visits from the smaller LeConte ferry. (Photo by Ed Schoenfeld/CoastAlaska News)
  State ferry service would be severely reduced if the Legislature fails to pass a budget in time to avoid a July 1 government shutdown. Here’s what that would mean for one small, isolated city.
  http://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/ktoo/2017/06/31Tak
  
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• Trump breaks silence on Comey testimony

  09-06-2017 18:06
  
  President Donald Trump is asserting that fired FBI Director James Comey’s testimony to Congress represents “total and complete vindication” in the Russia case.
  Mr. Trump, who did not post on his Twitter account as Comey appeared before the Senate intelligence committee Thursday, sent a tweet at daybreak Friday. In the post, the president said: “Despite so many false statements and lies, total and complete vindication … and WOW, Comey is a leaker!”
  Despite so
  
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• ‘Growing’ concern about non-cow’s milk alternatives for kids

  09-06-2017 17:54
  
  Children who drink alternatives to dairy milk, including soy, almond or rice milks, appear to be slightly shorter than their peers who drink cow’s milk, according to new research.
  The study, published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, found that for each cup of non-cow’s milk children drank per day, they were 0.4 centimeters shorter than the average for their age. Conversely, for each daily cup of cow’s milk they drank, children were 0.2 centimeters taller than ave
  
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• Telling Tales – 6-6-17

  09-06-2017 16:54 via ktoo.org
  
  
  I was joined by Woosh Kinaadeiyi poet Bill Merk. To let us all know that there’s a Summer Showcase coming up on June 24, 2017 @ Rockwell Ballroom, 7pm. Tickets are $25.00. 
  Performed on my show tonite was:“A Sunset of the City” by Gwendolyn Brooks — recited by Ms. G
  “Angels of Fire” by Dennis Johnson — recited by Bill Merk
  “The White Fires of Venus” by Dennis Johnson — recited by Bill Merk
  “My Dreams, My Works, Must Wait till
  
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• Juneau city manager: ‘People genuinely don’t have somewhere to go’

  09-06-2017 15:15 via ktoo.org
  
  
  Campers gather near a small group of tents about noon Thursday near the 300 block of Egan Drive in Juneau. (Photo by Tripp J Crouse/KTOO)
  A tent village has sprang up near the abandoned subport in recent weeks. Juneau continues to struggle with a housing and homelessness crisis that’s culminated in a new community on the edge of downtown.
  http://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/ktoo/2017/06/170608HOMELESS.mp3In the encampment, there’s steak grilling on a propane stove. Tents began appearin
  
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• The story of the downtown Juneau tramway that was never built

  09-06-2017 15:00 via ktoo.org
  
  
  In this concept art, a helicopter prepares to land at a proposed Mount Juneau tramway complex where Chuck Keen envisioned a hotel, restaurant and performance stage. His widow, Karen Keen, says she has the concept art hanging on her wall. (Image courtesy Karen Keen)
  In this edition of Curious Juneau, we answer another question about Mount Juneau.
  Listener Joann Flora writes about “that piece of hardware atop Mount Juneau, how did it get there and what is its purpose?”Curious Juneau st
  
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• Sen. Murkowski grows lettuce in D.C. office

  09-06-2017 09:06
  
  Alaska produce is being made in Washington D.C. thanks to a special growing system.
  Senator Lisa Murkowski can eat Alaska lettuce when she’s not at home.
  Check out her new “vertical bucket Lettuce grow tower.”
  Chena Hot Springs owner Bernie Karl made it for her. Seeds were planted on rock wool, then put into tubes. It has 84 baby lettuce plants on it — enough to feed a family of six.
  The tower supplies costs about $220 at Home Depot — not including the lighting.
  Mur
  
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• Whittier residents fear government shutdown could leave them trapped

  09-06-2017 08:39
  
  Thursday, several state departments announced the services that could be impacted by a government shutdown if lawmakers in Juneau don’t pass a budget by July 1.
  On the Department of Transportation’s list is the Whittier Tunnel. The 2.5-mile route that runs through a mountain is the longest tunnel shared by cars and trains in North America and serves as the only reliable way in and out of Whittier.
  “It’s how we get in and out,” said Kelly Bender, president of the Whi
  
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• Balto is back in Alaska for a 2nd time

  09-06-2017 07:53
  
  An iconic character of Iditarod history is on display at the Anchorage Museum.
  For the second time since the 1925 serum run, the sled dog Balto is back in Alaska.
  Balto was the lead dog when his the team arrived in Nome with a Diphtheria serum.
  He’s part of the museum’s “Polar Bear Garden” exhibit which celebrates the 150th anniversary of the United States purchase of Alaska from Russia.
  “Part of the story of this exhibit is how both Alaska and Russia have famous do
  
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• Air Guardsmen home safely from Afghan deployment

  09-06-2017 07:32
  
  Twenty of Alaska’s Air National Guardsmen are back home with their families after spending the last five months in Afghanistan.
  The airmen are members of the 212th Rescue Squadron. They were deployed in support of Operations Resolute Support and Freedom’s Sentinel.
  They conducted search and rescue missions — similar to their work in Alaska. Maj. Christian Braunlich, a combat rescue officer with the 212th RQS, said their experience saving lives here meant they were more than rea
  
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• Reality Check w/ John Tracy: Drug disclaimers

  09-06-2017 07:08
  
  If you watch a lot of television, they are hard to ignore. Those ads for prescription medicine that spend more time telling you about the side-effects, than the drug’s benefits.
  On this week’s Reality Check, John Tracy gives a reality check on the side effects of those TV ads.
  John’s opinions are his own, and not necessarily those of Denali Media or its employees.
  The post Reality Check w/ John Tracy: Drug disclaimers appeared first on KTVA 11.
  
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• Spenard Road reconstruction project to start on Monday

  09-06-2017 06:32
  
  The Anchorage construction season is about to go into high gear as city planners say there are more than 200 projects on the books for Anchorage this summer — including a long-awaited one in Spenard.
  The Spenard Road reconstruction project is set to begin on June 12. It will run from Hillcrest Drive to just beyond Benson. Municipal Project Manager John Smith said the plan will include reducing the northern part of the road from four lanes, to two, plus, a turning lane in the center. In ad
  
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• Gov. Walker prepares for government shutdown

  09-06-2017 06:31
  
  Governor Bill Walker is responding to a looming government shutdown just as he would a natural disaster.
  On Thursday afternoon, Walker told reporters he’s set up an incident command structure, the type of organization used to respond to disasters — with periodic meetings between departments. Walker said he doesn’t believe the threat of a shutdown has reached the level of a disaster yet, but, would rather be proactive than reactive.
  “This is unprecedented,” Walker to
  
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• UAA program aims to get more Alaska Natives interested in nursing

  09-06-2017 06:30
  
  The University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA) is working to get more people in our state interested in the medical field.
  About 15 students ages 16-19 are in Anchorage for hands-on training for UAA’s Recruitment and Retention of Alaska Natives into Nursing (RRANN) program.
  “I really like the medical field,” said 16-year-old Kelly O’Brien from Bethel. “I like helping people and I’ve always been interested in it. It’s something that draws me.”
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• Gov’t shutdown effects: Dept. of Law

  09-06-2017 05:29
  
  The Alaska Department of Administration sent out notices to thousands of employees June 1, warning of layoffs if lawmakers don’t pass a budget on July 1.
  Thursday, Governor Walker ordered the Walker-Mallott Administration set up an incident command structure to prepare Alaskans for a potential government shutdown, according to a press release from the Governor’s office.
  According from a press release from the Department of Law, Attorney General Jahna Lindemuth sat down with legislati
  
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• Gov’t shutdown effects: Dept. of Commerce

  09-06-2017 04:57
  
  The Alaska Department of Administration sent out notices to thousands of employees June 1, warning of layoffs if lawmakers don’t pass a budget on July 1.Thursday, Governor Walker ordered the Walker-Mallott Administration set up an incident command structure to prepare Alaskans for a potential government shutdown, according to a press release from the Governor’s office.Due to the ongoing budget impasse, Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development Commissioner Chris Hla
  
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• Gov’t shutdown effects: Dept. of Nat. Resources

  09-06-2017 04:51
  
  The Alaska Department of Administration sent out notices to thousands of employees June 1, warning of layoffs if lawmakers don’t pass a budget on July 1.
  Thursday, Governor Walker ordered the Walker-Mallott Administration set up an incident command structure to prepare Alaskans for a potential government shutdown, according to a press release from the Governor’s office.Natural Resources Commissioner Andy Mack announced that the Department of Natural Resources is working with Departm
  
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• State issues laundry list of potential services to be shut down without budget

  09-06-2017 04:33 via ktoo.org
  
  Alaska Gov. Bill Walker discusses the budget on Tuesday. On Thursday, he said he wants state government departments to prepare for a July 1 shutdown if lawmakers don’t agree on a budget. (Photo by Jeremy Hsieh/KTOO)
  There’s a long list of state government services that would grind to a halt on July 1 if lawmakers can’t agree to a budget.
  Each state department put out a separate laundry list of services that would stop if there’s a state government shutdown. Gov. Bill
  
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• What to do in Southcentral Alaska this weekend

  09-06-2017 04:25
  
  Colony DaysWhen: June 9 to 11
  Location: Palmer
  Moose-hide tanning camp, kids games, vendor market
  See full list of events hereLemonade DayWhen: June 10
  Location: Map of locations here“Lemonade Day” is a program to teach kids how to run their own business
  Alaska Run for WomenWhen: June 10, schedule hereLocation: Sullivan Arena Parking Lot
  Price: Donation
  Registration for timed events closes June 8 at 5 p.m.
  Online Registration for untimed events closes June 9 at 5 p.m.
  Female particip
  
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• Gov’t shutdown effects: Dept. of Corrections

  09-06-2017 04:08
  
  The Alaska Department of Administration sent out notices to thousands of employees June 1, warning of layoffs if lawmakers don’t pass a budget on July 1.
  Thursday, Governor Walker ordered the Walker-Mallott Administration set up an incident command structure to prepare Alaskans for a potential government shutdown, according to a press release from the Governor’s office.
  Department of Corrections Commissioner Dean Williams announced the department is working with the Department of La
  
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• Gov’t shutdown effects: Dept. of Education

  09-06-2017 04:01
  
  The Alaska Department of Administration sent out notices to thousands of employees June 1, warning of layoffs if lawmakers don’t pass a budget on July 1.
  Thursday, Governor Walker ordered the Walker-Mallott Administration set up an incident command structure to prepare Alaskans for a potential government shutdown, according to a press release from the Governor’s office.The Department of Education and Early Development (DEED) Commissioner, Dr. Michael Johnson, announced that is workin
  
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• Gov’t shutdown effects: Dept. of Environmental Conservation

  09-06-2017 03:54
  
  The Alaska Department of Administration sent out notices to thousands of employees June 1, warning of layoffs if lawmakers don’t pass a budget on July 1.
  Thursday, Governor Walker ordered the Walker-Mallott Administration set up an incident command structure to prepare Alaskans for a potential government shutdown, according to a press release from the Governor’s office.Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is working with the Alaska Attorney General’s office to
  
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• Gov’t shutdown effects: Business & community services

  09-06-2017 03:43
  
  The Alaska Department of Administration sent out notices to thousands of employees June 1, warning of layoffs if lawmakers don’t pass a budget on July 1.
  Thursday, Governor Walker ordered the Walker-Mallott Administration set up an incident command structure to prepare Alaskans for a potential government shutdown, according to a press release from the Governor’s office.
  Due to the ongoing budget impasse, Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development Commissioner Chris
  
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• Gov’t shutdown effects: Dept. Fish & Game

  09-06-2017 03:18
  
  The Alaska Department of Administration sent out notices to thousands of employees June 1, warning of layoffs if lawmakers don’t pass a budget on July 1.
  Thursday, Governor Walker ordered the Walker-Mallott Administration set up an incident command structure to prepare Alaskans for a potential government shutdown, according to a press release from the Governor’s office.The Alaska Department of Fish and Game is working with the Office of Management and Budget and the Department of Law
  
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• Gov’t shutdown effects: Dept. of Health & Social Services

  09-06-2017 03:08
  
  The Alaska Department of Administration sent out notices to thousands of employees June 1, warning of layoffs if lawmakers don’t pass a budget on July 1.
  Thursday, Governor Walker ordered the Walker-Mallott Administration set up an incident command structure to prepare Alaskans for a potential government shutdown, according to a press release from the Governor’s office.
  According to a press release from the Department of Health and Social Services, a shutdown could limit access to ma
  
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• MONDAY, June 12, 2017

  09-06-2017 02:20 via ktoo.org
  
  Today on A Juneau Afternoon, Ben Brown will host;
  We’ll talk with Harvey Van Patten about building chairs;
  At 4, tune in to KTOO for All Things Considered, followed at 6 by Alaska News Nightly. At 6:30, it’s Marketplace. At 7, tune in for Mind Over Matter hosted by Elaine Schroeder.
  And Saralyn Tabatchnik will be here with details about an upcoming aware Workshop.
  
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• MCAN founder to run for Don Young’s seat in Congress

  09-06-2017 02:16 via ktoo.org
  
  Greg Fitch poses for a portrait in Juneau on Thursday. Fitch filed paperwork to run for Republican Don Young’s seat in Congress in 2018. (Photo by Jeremy Hsieh/KTOO)
  Greg Fitch, founder of the Juneau-based Mental Health Consumer Action Network, has filed to run for Republican Don Young’s seat in Congress.
  Fitch, 47, is a Democrat. According to the Alaska Division of Elections, he’s the third person to file for the 2018 election.
  Longtime incumbent Don Young and political newcom
  
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