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HUD Grants Aimed at Alaska Native Housing Projects; Gwitch'in Translators Scramble to Ready Election Materials; Gov. Parnell Rescinds Termination Order for 2 Guard Officials; Conservation Group Sues to Block Controversial Southeast Timber Sale; Texas Police Chief Chosen To Lead In Fairbanks; 55 Left Without Care After Juneau Daycare Abruptly Closes; Alaska Book Week: 'Pup & Pokey' and A Journey Into Kid Lit Download Audio:

This week we’re heading to Pilot Point on the Alaska Peninsula. Download Audio

Profile: Rep. Young, Still Punching, Seeks Another Term; Fire Briefly Flares Up At Offshore Gas Platform; Unalaska Residents Weigh In on Aleutian Climate Trends; Book Chronicles Young Man’s Commercial Fishing Experiences; AK: Wild Sound; 300 Villages: Pilot Point Download Audio

Gov. Parnell Defends Against Claims That Response To National Guard Was Too Slow; Fairbanks 4 Member Granted Parole; Hilcorp Drilling Platform Catches Fire In Cook Inlet; Native Leaders Say Court Ruling Will Cut Off Native Children From Community, Culture; Quinhagak Residents Hopeful Hair Samples Will Unlock More Mysteries About Ancestors; Congressional Candidates Talk Fish in Kodiak; A Sneak Peak Of Bethel's New Fitness Center Download Audio

Minimum Wage Campaign Running Without Organized Opposition; Federal Grants Boost Services at Aleutian-Pribilof Clinics; No Confirmed Cases Of Unusual Respiratory Illness In Alaska; Federal Agency Expresses Concern With Dam Studies; Frontier Airlines Pulling Out Of Fairbanks Market; Cruise Traffic Level, But Could Grow Soon; ‘Targeted Hunting’ Permits Considered In Fairbanks Area; Health Policy Innovators Gather In Anchorage Download Audio

Sullivan Allowed to Keep In-State Tax Credits in Maryland; After Long Delay, Governor Denies Record Request Into National Guard Response; Ebola Spreads to US, Risk to Alaska Deemed Low; How Should the US Lead in the Arctic?; Walrus Are Hauling Out On Alaska Shores In Record Numbers; Deciphering AO-37, Anchorage's Labor Law; None Testify In Favor of Pot at Hearing in Bethel; Tlingit Woodcarver Revives An Old-World Tool: The Adze Download Audio:

Judge Sides with State on Merged Campaign; Parnell Asks Military Official to Resign; Small-scale Hydro Project Called for Talkeetna River; Seismologist Asks for Quake Discussions; Homeless Conference to Start in Next Week; Biologists Search for Orphaned Cubs

This week, we're heading to Coffman Cove, in Southeast Alaska. Heather Hedges is the tourism coordinator for the city of Coffman Cove. Download Audio

Seismologist: Quake's Depth Helped Minimize Damage; Quake Shakes Anchorage-ites and Visitors Alike; Poll Shows Sullivan With An Edge; State To Defend Merged Gubernatorial Ticket; US Jets Scramble to Meet Russian Aircraft Near Alaska Airspace; Landslide Destroys Restoration Projects Near Sitka; College Student Wants To Make Voting Easier For Cellphone-Using Peers; Juneau Police Officer Takes on Justice Reform Download Audio:

Forrest Dunbar: The Millennial Who Aims to Unseat Don Young; Studies Predict Peril for Alaska's Feathered Migrants; Pilot Program Helps Bethel Farm Ship Produce to Cordova Schools; Petersburg Considers Changes to Senior Sales Tax Exemption; Alaska Power & Telephone Buys Gustavus Electric Co.; Downtown Stores Called Upon to Keep Juneau Attractive Year-Round; Rethinking The Asphalt Parking Spot Download Audio:

Murkowski Backs Sullivan in TV Spot; Tribes Advance Self-Governance Initiative with Tax Bill; Wasilla Disability Clinic Owner Charged With Medicaid Fraud; Arctic Sea Ice Hits Minimum Extent, 6th Lowest on Record; Anchorage - A Climate Refuge?; Jurors Reach Mixed Verdict in Unalaska Homicide Trial; As Students Turn 18, Some Have Real Questions for Political Candidates; Art is Big Business in Southeast; Banned Books Week: ‘Captain Underpants’ Tops List Filled With Literary Classics Download Audio:

State Ordered to Improve Voting Materials for Alaska Natives; Senate Candidates Vie for Rural Support; State Files Complaint Against Medicaid Payment Vendor; Deadline Set for Southeast Wolves ESA Review; KTVA Reporter Quits on Air, Dedicates Time to Pot Initiative; EPA's 404-C Public Comment Period on Pebble Closes; NTSB Report Yields Few Clues In Fatal Soldotna Plane Crash; Murkowski Presses FDA To Clarify Spent-Grain Rule for Brewers; Arctic Researcher Says The Social Changes Are As Drastic as Climate Changes Download Audio:

Mott to Lead Alaska Guard Response Team; Alaska Delegation Review 113th Congress; Tribes Request King Bycatch Reduction as Pollock Season Wraps Up; Panel Completes Review of Standard Used to Set Refinery-Pollution Cleanup Level; Student Greenhouses Prompt Thorne Bay Restaurant Purchase; Closing Date Looms For The Senior Center In Bethel As ONC Looks For New Venue; AK: Mushrooms; 300 Villages: Chignik Download Audio

Alaska Delegation Divided on Arming Syrian Rebels to Fight ISIL; One-Man PAC to Target Four House Races; State Takes Step Toward Recognizing Tribal Sovereignty; Researchers, Academics Convene On Arctic Development Issues; DOT Puts Out New Juneau Access Project Document; Groups Hope MSA Update Won’t Move Fish Conservation ‘Backwards’ Download Audio

2014 Permanent Fund Dividend Will Be $1,884; Walker-Mallott ‘Unity Ticket’ Faces Legal Challenge; Feds Investigate University of Alaska For How It Deals With Sexual Assault; State OKs Linc Energy’s Tyonek Coal Exploration Plan; Energy Development Proponents Meet In Anchorage; Ride-Sharing Service Uber Coming To Anchorage; ‘Polaris’ Sculpture Is New Fairbanks Centerpiece; Alaska’s Glaciers Shrinking Faster Than Expected; Youth Climate Lawsuit Dismissed Download Audio