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Anchorage Mayor Candidates: Larry Shooshanian and Mercia Hlatcu
KSKA concludes its profiles of the Anchorage mayoral candidates in the April 7th election with Larry Shooshanian and Merica Hlatcu.
Len Anderson, KSKA - Anchorage
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AWAC Presents: Nick Lawson, Doctors Without Borders
Nick Lawson (right) in Pakistan following the earthquake in 2005. To view more of Nick Lawson's photos, click the link below.
Nick Lawson began working for Doctors Without Borders (Medecins San Frontieres, MSF) in Southern...
Iditarod Morning: March 19, 2009
The race was won yesterday morning by Lance Mackey, that surprised no one. With fifteen dogs - that did.
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Anchorage Mayor candidates: Phil Isley and Richard Wanda
KSKA continues its series on the Anchorage municipal election with two more candidates for mayor-Phil Isley and Richard Wanda.
Phil Isley for Anchorage Mayor
A website and photograph could not be found for candidate Richard Wanda
Len...
Lance Mackey Wins 3rd Consecutive Iditarod
Lance Mackey rolled into Nome at around noon today to win his third consecutive Iditarod Trail Sled Dog race. Mackey joins Susan Butcher and Doug Swingley as the only mushers to win three races...
Governor Palin Responds to Concerns About Gasline
Legislators returned from the Energy Council meetings in Washington D.C. with questions about Alaska’s role in the national energy picture. They discovered that they were high on the agenda with President Obama’s support for...
Commerce Nominee Has Bipartisan Support
Nearly two months after President Obama took office, his nominee for Secretary of Commerce finally had his confirmation hearing today. Former Washington state governor Gary Locke met a friendly audience in the Senate Commerce...
Anchorage Physician Studies Link Between Climate Change and Disease
An Anchorage doctor testified this week in Washington D.C. about the link between climate change and emerging disease. Dr. Jeffrey Demain is the director of the Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Center of Alaska.
Lori Townsend,...
New Techniques Confirm Southeast Alaska Ice Age Species
Scientists are using advanced genetic techniques to discover which Southeast Alaska species made it through the last ice age. That and other research might have lessons for the Tongass rain forest.
Ed Schoenfeld, CoastAlaska -...
Begich Joins Moderate Democrat Coalition
Senator Mark Begich has joined a coalition of moderate Senate Democrats. They’ll meet biweekly to talk strategy and ideas, but Begich says they won’t be bound to vote as a group.
Libby Casey, APRN -...
St. Lazaria Island Celebrates 100th Birthday
St. Lazaria Island just had a birthday. The rugged, volcanic knob in Sitka Sound has been around for thousands of years, but it was one-hundred years ago last month that President Theodore Roosevelt signed...
Alaska News Nightly: March 18, 2009
Individual news stories are posted in the Alaska News category and you can subscribe to APRN’s news feeds via e-mail, podcast and RSS.
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Lance Mackey Wins 3rd Consecutive Iditarod
Tim Bodony, KIYU - Galena
Lance...
Community Forum: Proposition 9
Are Anchorage property taxes too high? At next month's municipal election, city voters will be asked to decide on a tax cap. Is this a good idea, or will a tax cap end up...
Iditarod Morning: March 18, 2009
Lance Mackey will reach Nome today. Two teams that made it through the wind across Norton Bay yesterday morning will be next. Then it'll be a while.
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Lawmakers Seek Permanent Rate Increases For Power Cost Equalization Program
Two bills making permanent changes to the Power Cost Equalization program are in the House and Senate Finance Committees follow legislative action today.
Dave Donaldson, APRN - Juneau
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Donlin Creek Mine Developers Bring Plans to Aniak
Developers of the proposed Donlin Creek Gold Mine are rolling out their plan to residents on the Kuskokwim River. The Donlin Creek Company is on the brink of applying for the various permits they...
Bypass Rate To Be Lower Than Expected
Rural Alaskans will see an increase in the cost of the U.S. Postal Service bypass mail, but it won’t be as bad as expected. Prices will go up in May about 12 to 17...
Mackey Maintains Huge Iditarod Lead
Lance Mackey is hours ahead of the rest of the field in this years Iditarod sled dog race. He left the Elim checkpoint at 11am this morning. His closest competitors, Sebastian Schnuelle and John...
Legislation Proposes New State Office Building in Juneau
A bill authorizing the financing for a new state office building along Juneau’s waterfront has passed its first legislative hurdle.The plan would permit the Mental Health Trust to begin work next year on a...