Corps. of Engineers Recommend Expanding Nome’s Deep-Water Arctic Port
The U.S Army Corps of Engineers is set to unveil its first steps toward expanding deep-water Arctic ports, and Corps officials say the main focus will be expanding the existing Port of Nome.
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Haines Police Department Faces Serious Shortfall In State Budget
The Haines Borough Police Department and dispatch services could face a dramatic funding loss under Gov. Bill Walker’s proposed budget. It would eliminate funding the state Department of Corrections, or DOC, gives each year to law enforcement in 15 small communities. That funding is meant to help communities run local jails, but in Haines it supports more than that.
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Cuts Could Cost Fairbanks Schools Over 60 Jobs
The Fairbanks North Star Borough Schools superintendent says the district is facing a budget shortfall of up to $11 million in the coming school year. Karen Gaborik says that will require the district to eliminate more than 60 jobs.
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Some Yukon Quest Teams Surprised To Find Themselves Among Top-10
There are three Yukon Quest teams currently running among the top-10 that did not plan on racing with the front-runners when they left Whitehorse. In fact, none of them were able to complete the race last year, so they returned simply to finish what they started.
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From Frozen To Cover Girl, Drag Queen Style Hinges On Hair
James Hoagland is in the business of wigs. Not just your ordinary costume and fashion wigs – his are specifically for drag queens. He spends hours styling hair and stitching it into wig caps. Last year, he sold 300 mostly to clients in the Lower 48 and internationally.
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300 Villages: Nondalton
This week we're heading to Nondalton, an Athabascan village on the edge of Lake Clark National Park: William Evanoff is president of the Nondalton Tribal Council.
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Alaska News Nightly: February 13, 2015
Murkowski Turns Sec. Kerry's Gaze North; Corps. of Engineers Recommend Expanding Nome's Deep-Water Arctic Port; Haines Police Department Faces Serious Shortfall In State Budget; Bill Clarifies Alaska Attorney General’s Power To Settle Oil, Gas Litigation; AVTEC Nursing Programs Cut; Cuts Could Cost Fairbanks Schools Over 60 Jobs; Some Yukon Quest Teams Surprised To Find Themselves Among Top-10; From Frozen To Cover Girl, Drag Queen Style Hinges On Hair; 300 Villages: Nondalton
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Ocean Acidification And How It Affects Alaska’s Fisheries
Shellfish are particularly vulnerable to ocean acidification, and colder waters are becoming more acidic than warm waters. What does this mean for Alaska and its fisheries – especially crabs and oysters? Or for the food chain that feeds other species in the ocean? The answers are beginning to come in from the scientific world, and we’ll learn more about ocean acidification on the next Talk of Alaska.
APRN: Tuesday, 2/17 at 10:00 a.m.
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Brent Sass Extends Yukon Quest Lead
The first two Yukon Quest dog teams had smooth runs up and over American Summit and arrived safely in Eagle, the sixth checkpoint on the trail.
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How Could Potential Military Drawdowns Impact Alaska’s Economy?
Today we’re discussing possible troop drawdowns in Alaska, part of the military’s broader reduction in overall size. Later this month, officials from the Defense Department and U.S. Army are visiting Anchorage and Fairbanks for listening sessions, to get a sense of what Forts Richardson and Wainwright mean to nearby communities. As well as how they fit into the broader mission of the American Armed Forces.
KSKA: Friday, 2/13 at 2:00pm and Saturday, 2/14 at 6:00pm
KAKM: Friday, 2/13 at 7:30pm and Saturday, 2/14 at 4:30pm
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Facing First Cuts In Years, Alaska Lawmakers Tackle The Budget
Right now, the Legislature is facing a deficit that some leaders are describing as a “$4 billion problem.” With oil prices half what they were a year ago, lawmakers are having to cut agency budgets for the first time in years. Today, the finance committees in the House and the Senate held their first hearings on the operating budget. APRN’s Alexandra Gutierrez was there, and joins us to talk about the Legislature’s approach.
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Child sex abuse survivor wants to shatter the silence with Erin’s Law
Alaska raised writer David Holthouse has told his story of being sexually abused as a child before. It’s appeared in newspapers, on the radio and on stage in New York City.
But when he spoke in the Alaska Capitol building today, it was to support Erin’s Law, a bill that would require public schools statewide to provide age-appropriate K-12 sexual abuse education.
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Sullivan Stands With House on DHS Funding
Funding for the Department of Homeland Security will run out February 27, unless Congress can resolve an impasse over immigration policy riders the House included in its funding bill. Alaska Sen. Dan Sullivan today stood with conservative lawmakers, including Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, calling on the Senate to pass the House bill.
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BOEM Assessment Suggests Shell’s Chukchi Leases Remain Intact
Federal regulators are recommending that Shell’s disputed oil leases in the Chukchi Sea be left intact. That’s the conclusion of a new assessment of Lease Sale 193 – the 2008 auction where Shell picked more than $2 billion worth of Arctic drilling prospects.
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Alaska Delegation Seeks New Limits On National Monuments
For over a hundred years, presidents have used the Antiquities Act to order permanent protections for federal land and resources at sea. Now, Alaska’s congressional delegation is looking to curb that authority.
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As The Iditarod Start Shifts North, So Does The Economic Boon
This year’s Iditarod restart will be in Fairbanks for only the second time in the race’s 43-year history. Poor trail conditions prompted the move, and many some mushers are happy with the change. For businesses in the Susitna Valley, however, there will be a significant economic impact.
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Learning to Sew With Seal Guts
Recently, about a dozen students gathered at the Cultural Center in Bethel to learn the traditional art of ‘gut sewing’. Seal intestines were prized throughout Yup’ik history for their waterproof performance before modern materials took hold. And now culture bearers are trying to bring back the skill.
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Story49: Love Series – Coffee and Rolls
This is the tale of two people who had given up on the idea of soul mates until they met each other on an island in the middle of the Bering Sea.
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Alaska News Nightly: February 12, 2015
Facing First Cuts In Years, Alaska Lawmakers Tackle The Budget; Alaska Writer David Holthouse Shows Support For Erin's Law; Sullivan Stands With House on DHS Funding; BOEM Assessment Suggests Shell's Chukchi Leases Remain Intact; Alaska Delegation Seeks New Limits On National Monuments; As The Iditarod Start Shifts North, So Does The Economic Boon; Learning to Sew With Seal Guts; Story49: Love Series - Coffee and Rolls
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AVTEC Nursing Programs Cut
AVTEC, the state's vocational and technical school with campuses in Seward and Anchorage, will be losing programs due to the budget ax.
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