Alaska News Nightly: October 17, 2014
Supreme Court Denies Stay; Same-Sex Marriages Can Continue In Alaska; State Disputes ANWR Boundaries; Air Quality Settlement Requires Review Of Particulate Pollution Plans; Container Ship Adrift Off British Columbia Coast; Les Mis Brings Local Touch To Global Production; Historic Weapons Ousted From Sitka Airport; UA Hopes Survey Will Reveal True Scope Of Sexual Assault Problem On Campus; State Senator Plans To Investigate Guard Situation; AK: Looking Inside; 300 Villages: Metlakatla
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AK: Looking Inside
On AK we often travel to wild and strange places and meet the people who live there. Today's journey is no different, except the place is inside each of us. Earlier this year Sitka had a tarot card reader in residence. The Tarot, it turns out, is mystical -- but not magic. Like professional therapy, it's really about looking into a mirror, as tarot skeptic Robert Woolsey discovers.
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300 Villages: Metlakatla
This week we’re heading to Metlakatla, in Southeast Alaska, on Annette Island. Audrey Hudson is the mayor of Metlakatla.
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Gubernatorial Candidate Sean Parnell
Sean Parnell is in a close race to keep his position as Alaska's top executive. The state is facing tough issues. Revenue shortfalls mean hard budget questions in the future, and reform is needed in the troubled National Guard. But gasline development may also be on the horizon.
APRN: Tuesday, 10/21 at 10:00am
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Gubernatorial Candidate Bill Walker
Bill Walker wants to be the next Governor of Alaska. Whoever wins will take the job in a tough fiscal environment. Walker is running in a tight race without a party after running as a Republican in the past.
APRN: Wednesday, 10/22 at 10:00am
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Teacher’s Pet: A Four-Legged Educator Retires
The Anchorage School District recently said goodbye to one of its longest-serving and most unusual educators. What’s more, the departure leaves the district with a gap not likely to be soon filled.
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How Does Climate Change Affect Public Health?
A series of reports that seek to define the potential changes to public health in rural Alaska communities based on the impacts of Alaska's rapidly changing climate. But, why are the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium and the North Slope Borough looking at the issue through the lens of climate change?
KSKA: Friday, October 17 at 2:00 p.m. and Saturday, October 18 at 6:00 p.m.
KAKM: Friday, October 17 at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, October 18 at 4:30 p.m.
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Ebola risk low in Alaska, plan in place to stop spread
Alaska is at low risk for exposure to Ebola, but self-monitoring by those who have been to West Africa is necessary.
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Settlement in Mt. Marathon Race Suit
The Seward Chamber of Commerce has been cleared of any negligence in the death of a Mt. Marathon race runner.
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Jury Deliberates Pipeline False Statement Case
A Fairbanks jury has begun deliberations for a man charged with making false statements about the 1978 bombing of the trans-Alaska pipeline.
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BBEDC Releases 2013 Annual Report
Mailboxes across the Bristol Bay region have been filling up in recent days with the 36-page annual report from the community development quota organization that represents the region.
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Yup’ik Language Assistance Available For Early Voting In Bethel
Early or absentee voting begins Monday, October 20th for those who want to cast their ballots before the General Elections on November 4th.
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Village Shows Teamwork Breaking Up A Frozen River For Fuel Delivery
Residents from the coastal village of Kongiginak, in Southwest Alaska, rallied against nature to clear the way for a barge, carrying a load of heating fuel and gasoline earlier this week. Freeze-up has already started along the coast.
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Environmental Concerns Raised Over Navy Training In Gulf of Alaska
For several decades the United States Navy and other branches of the Military have performed a series of training exercises in the Gulf of Alaska during the spring and summer months. The Navy is required to file an Environmental Impact Statement, or EIS, which needs to be updated every five years. The public comment period for the latest Supplemental EIS closes next week. These exercises are conducted in some of the Alaska’s key fish habitats, so environmental concerns have been raised.
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Alaska News Nightly: October 16, 2014
Ebola Risk Low In Alaska, Plan In Place To Stop Spread; Settlement In Mt. Marathon Race Suit; Jury Deliberates Pipeline False Statement Case; BBEDC Releases 2013 Annual Report; Yup’ik Language Assistance Available For Early Voting In Bethel; Village Shows Teamwork Breaking Up A Frozen River For Fuel Delivery; Environmental Concerns Raised Over Navy Training In Gulf of Alaska; Unalaska School Board OKs Crisis Intervention Rules; Teacher’s Pet: The End For An Educator
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Audit Of Alaska National Guard Launched
The audit team is composed of three investigators from the National Guard Bureau. They arrived over the weekend, and will look into allegations of embezzlement and misuse of funds.
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Appeals Court Halts Gay Marriages In Alaska
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has issued a temporary halt to gay marriages in Alaska.
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Fairbanks Air Quality Regulation Now In Local Lawmakers’ Control
Voters in the Fairbanks North Star Borough have rejected a ballot initiative that would have continued a ban on local regulation of area clean air standards.
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Gubernatorial Candidates Spar Over Interior Issues
Two candidates running for Alaska Governor debated during a forum Tuesday in Fairbanks. Sean Parnell defended his administration when Bill Walker questioned what the current governor is doing about the high cost of energy in the Interior.
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Sullivan Raises More Than Begich In Latest Quarter
Republican U.S. Senate candidate Dan Sullivan raised more money than Democratic Sen. Mark Begich during the latest fundraising quarter.
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