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The Matanuska Susitna Borough is appealing to top US officials to resolve the Borough's $12 million ferry debt. Download Audio:

Alaska Seafood Industry Asks for Retaliatory Ban on Russian Imports; Commerce Sec. Pritzker Visits Alaska - Talks Salmon, Infrastructure; Mat-Su Borough To Ask Feds For Ferry Debt Forgiveness; Walker Wins Primary... For Libertarian Senate Nomination; ENSTAR Strike Finishes Second Week, No End in Sight; Fairbanks City Hall Renamed for Pat Cole; AK: Juneau Entrepreneurs Bring Basil To The Masses; 300 Villages: ChitnaDownload Audio:

Here’s the music playlist from the July 5-6, 2014, edition of Soul to Soul with Marvel and Sherry Johnson. All tracks played are listed below in the…

The election returns are in. Alaskans say no to the oil-tax referendum but the outcome was in doubt for a while. Dan Sullivan wins the GOP Senate nomination - with Mead Treadwell finishing a distant third. What is Mead's future? And what of second-place finisher Joe Miller? Sean Parnell, Bill Walker and Byron Mallott square off for governor - amidst calls for Walker and Mallott to join forces. Two GOP House incumbents lose primaries. Don Young is renominated once again. The Municipality of Anchorage has yet another plan for the troubled port.Listen now:

Walker had been a registered Republican until this spring. He hasn't campaigned or raised any money. He hasn't even joined the Alaska Libertarian Party Facebook page. So, when Walker got 2,600 votes – more than Fish and Kohlhaas combined – it was not expected. Download Audio:

The ad says Begich missed more votes last year than 80 percent of his colleagues. Still, his 2013 attendance record was the best of the Alaska delegation.Download Audio:

If you’ve spent any time on social media this summer, you’ve probably come across Youtube videos of the Ice Bucket Challenge. It’s a fundraising effort for ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease. Now, the viral sensation is popping up in communities around Alaska. In Petersburg, the term “ice bucket” is taken very literally.Download Audio:

Most food Alaskans consume comes from Outside. There are quite a few producers who grow and sell locally, however. Last week, KTNA’s Phillip Manning visited one farm that has been operating in the Upper Susitna Valley for the past 30 years.Download Audio:

Unofficial results of Tuesday's primary election are in, and it looks like there may be one upset in the Valley. Mat-Su Borough Assemblyman Jim Colver could upset incumbent Eric Feige for the Republican nomination for the House District 9 race. Former state representative Bill Stoltze won the Republican nod for the Senate District F.

Tuesday's Republican primary pushed three Anchorage candidates a little closer to Juneau. Anand Dubey had a clear lead over challenger Mark Fagnani for the Republican candidacy for House District 21. Don Hadley bested challenger Kevin Kastner for the Republican nomination in House District 16. Liz Vazquez won the Republican nod for House District 22 with more than 52 percent of the vote. Challenger Sherri Jackson finished with 47 percent.