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Archive | June 8, 2012

Southeast Winds Needed for 2012 Norton Sound Herring Fishery

By on June 8, 2012 in Stories

Thanks to the still-lingering ice in the southern Norton Sound, this weekend will most likely be a long one for the fishermen and the buyer in the Norton Sound herring fishery. The processors in the fishery – Icicle Seafoods – will decide Monday whether or not they’ll stick around. The Norton Sound Economic Development Corporation [...]

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Profile: The Evolving National Guard

By on June 8, 2012 in Audio, Profiles

As the military’s mission evolves, the National Guard wants to boost the western Alaska force and establish stronger operations at home. Brigadier General Mike Bridges, the commander of the Alaska Army National Guard, says this is for purposes of national defense and local preparedness. Hear from General Bridges, Lieutenant Colonel Joe Miley, the commander of [...]

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Update News: Friday, June 8, 2012

By on June 8, 2012 in Audio, Update News

In Friday’s news: Forty-year land dispute between BSNC & State of AK to be settled with President Obama’s signature (read the full story); Native Village of Teller one of four tribes to receive help in clean energy; National Guard wants to boost Western Alaska force (hear more in Friday’s Profile); Unalakleet writer Mattox Roesch and [...]

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Longstanding BSNC & State of AK Land Dispute Close to Settlement

By on June 8, 2012 in Stories

Forty years after the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act was passed, the Bering Straits Native Corporation and the State of Alaska should finally put behind them a land dispute. On Tuesday, the full Congress passed The Salmon Lake Land Selection Resolution Act – a settlement between the State of Alaska, the Bureau of Land Management [...]

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