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    Alaska’s electric utilities facing changes
    Alaska’s electric utilities facing changes
    By Elwood Brehmer • March 18, 2015 3:12 pm

    Changes are coming to the regulations that guide Alaska’s electric utilities. Where those changes come from and how broad they…

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    School board, superintendent begin contract discussions
    School board, superintendent begin contract discussions
    By Kelly Sullivan • March 18, 2015 3:09 pm

    The first round of contract discussions for the recently appointed superintendent of the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District focused on…

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    Bumper crop of pinks expected
    Bumper crop of pinks expected
    By Cristy Fry • March 18, 2015 3:08 pm

    Thanks to hatcheries coming back online, lower Cook Inlet is expecting a bumper crop of pink salmon this season. Fishermen…

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    Walker plans Medicaid expansion
    Walker plans Medicaid expansion
    By BECKY BOHRER • March 18, 2015 3:00 pm

    JUNEAU — Gov. Bill Walker said he will introduce legislation to overhaul and expand the Medicaid system in Alaska. Walker,…

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    Commercial Fishing Vessel Industry Day is March 20
    Commercial Fishing Vessel Industry Day is March 20
    March 11, 2015 12:10 pm

    The U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Detachment’s Homer office will host a Commercial Fishing Vessel Industry Day March 20. The…

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    Bald Mountain Air to host Business After Hours event
    Bald Mountain Air to host Business After Hours...
    March 11, 2015 12:09 pm

    Bald Mountain Air Service will host the next Homer Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center’s Business After Hours event. The…

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    Sullivan opens new  office in Kenai, appoints  Soldotna woman director
    Sullivan opens new office in Kenai, appoints Soldotna...
    By Rashah McChesney • March 11, 2015 12:08 pm

    Soldotna resident Elaina Spraker has been hired as the regional director for U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan’s new Kenai office. The…

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    School district searches for ways to save
    School district searches for ways to save
    By Kelly Sullivan • March 11, 2015 11:54 am

    The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District administration is suggesting staffing cuts, shifting to online curriculum and reducing the utility budget…

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    Legislators push back on Walker gas plan; industry takes wait-and-see approach
    Legislators push back on Walker gas plan; industry...
    By Tim Bradner • March 11, 2015 11:51 am

    Just as things seemed to be going reasonably well for the large Alaska LNG Project, the $45 billion to $65…

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    Cordova tops in state with most commercial fishing boats
    Cordova tops in state with most commercial fishing...
    By Christy Fry • March 11, 2015 11:45 am

    United Fishermen of Alaska has released an updated comprehensive look at commercial fishing statewide with an interactive map detailing the…

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    This view of Seldovia Bay, looking from Point Naskowhak toward Seldovia in the background, is part of Alaska ShoreZone, a catalog of high-resolution still and video images that provide bird’s-eye views of Alaska beaches. The photo was taken from a helicopter during June 2009, at low tide.-Image courtesy of Alaska ShoreZone.
    New technology helps prepare for spills, explore coastal...
    March 11, 2015 11:43 am

    On the last day of 2012, the oil-drilling rig Kulluk ran aground on Sitkalidak Island near Kodiak. The weather was…

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    In this October 28, 2014 file photo, Larry Persily, who was then the coordinator in the Federal Office for Alaska Gas Line Projects, speaks in Soldotna about the environmental assessment needed for the Alaska LNG project to progress. Persily has joined the Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor’s Office staff as an oil and gas adviser. -Morris News Service - Alaska file photo
    Persily hired by borough mayor as oil-gas adviser
    By Rashah McChesney • March 11, 2015 11:38 am

    On the last day of 2012, the oil-drilling rig Kulluk ran aground on Sitkalidak Island near Kodiak. The weather was…

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    Robert Ruffner
    Longtime Kenai River habitat advocate applies for Board...
    By Rashah McChesney • March 4, 2015 2:06 pm

    A Kenai Peninsula resident known for his habitat advocacy has applied to be on Alaska’s Board of Fisheries. Robert Ruffner,…

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