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Survey finds violence against women widespread in Western Alaska region

Michelle Theriault Boots, Alaska Dispatch News
Posted: Friday, February 20, 2015 at 14:21 — Last Updated: Friday, February 20, 2015 at 14:25
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At least 51 percent of women in the Nome census area have experienced physical abuse at the hands of an intimate partner, sexual

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A musk ox and baby in Alaska. (iStock)
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Musk ox invasion keeps wildlife managers busy in Alaskan city

Sean Doogan, Alaska Dispatch
Posted: Thursday, July 3, 2014 at 14:17
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Nome is used to rowdy residents, but some relatively new transplants are making a real nuisance of themselves — although

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The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy in Alaska in 2008. (AP)
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Alaska, Washington senators introduce amendment to build 4 icebreakers

Yereth Rosen, Alaska Dispatch News
Posted: Tuesday, November 26, 2013 at 11:41
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The U.S. Navy would be authorized to build up to four heavy-duty polar icebreakers for U.S. Coast Guard use under

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Nome, a gold gold rush community in Western Alaska, is betting big on geothermal in hopes of finally figuring out the riddle of high energy costs that plagues many off-the-road-system communities in the state.(Gabriel Bouys / AFP)
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Why are Alaska State Troopers mum about botched rescue?

Craig Medred, Alaska Dispatch
Posted: Friday, September 13, 2013 at 09:37
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  If not for the alertness of a Nome pilot, 81-year-old Carl Toshavik might have died on Safety Sound in

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Wide shot of the Centennial Flame with the Parliament building behind
The Parliament of Canada is the federal legislature of Canada, seated at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, and is composed of three parts: the Monarch, the Senate, and the House of Commons. Photo: La Presse canadienne / Adrian Wyld

Inuit push for land protection with focus on social economy

In Taloyoak, Nunavut, the northernmost hamlet on mainland Canada, Inuit are working to conserve their territory and set up a community-driven, land-based economy. Photo : Eilís Quinn

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