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Norway has saved more of its oil money than Alaska. A lot more. And the government there gives oil leases to the best operator, not necessarily the highest bidder. Could Alaska learn to handle our wealth from Norway? A large delegation of Alaskans recently went to Norway and came back thinking we can do better.

Thursday, NANA Regional Corporation announced a per share dividend of $14.70.

Now its time for our weekly trip around the state. First, we’ll drop in on Whittier- the tunnel accessed community on the west side of Prince William Sound. Then its north to the interior village of Koyukuk, on the Yukon River.

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The Yup’ik language is getting some international attention thanks to a new iPhone App. The application is meant to give people, worldwide, a little sampling of life in Rural Alaska.

An apartment building for senior citizens in Kake will get $50,000 from the federal government to improve energy efficiency.

Each year the Alaska Sea life Center rescues over a dozen seals, and after months of rehabilitation at their center, the marine animals are returned to the wild, to live out the rest of their natural life.

Another street person has died outdoors in Anchorage. It happened behind a supermarket in midtown, and determination of the cause of death awaits toxicology test results. Lena Theresa Joseph, 44, didn't wake up Tuesday morning.

A giant drilling rig is completely blocking one of the main roads near Prudhoe Bay.

The Naval Research Laboratory’s new military communications satellite, TacSat IV, lifted off without a hitch at sunrise on Tuesday from the Kodiak Launch Complex.

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A man whose camping gear was stolen while he was in a remote bay near Sitka says the crime was much more than a simple theft. And friends are offering a reward for information that leads to an arrest.

A new report says rural Alaska Native children have more than four times the dental decay of others living in the U.S. The Centers for Disease Control and the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services conducted the study. It looked specifically at water fluoridation and diet.

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Whether it’s rising food prices, health concerns, sustainability goals or a desire for high quality ingredients, the rush is on for local food in Alaska. Now is the time when Community Supported Agriculture producers look over the results of this year’s season and begin taking on clients for next year.

The freshwater lake seals that apparently make their home in Lake Iliamna are the subject of an ongoing scientific project that was outlined in some detail during last week’s 27th annual Lowell Wakefield Fisheries Symposium in Anchorage.

A former lumber mill owner from Washington State says he’s again considering building a new plant in Wrangell or Petersburg.

A memorial service and potlatch are happening in Fairbanks today to honor and Hannah Solomon. The Athabascan elder, who grew up in the bush and went on to promote and preserve Alaska Native culture and traditions, died last week at the age of 102.