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  1. Fish board asks lawmakers to consider Bristol Bay protectionsRead the original story

    46 min ago | Alaska Journal of Commerce

    ... are the Exxons of the mineral industry. They can take the maximum and leave the minimum." Rep. Bryce Edgman, D-Dillingham, said the large-scale mining permitting process in Alaska never contemplated having to decide whether one world-class resource ...

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  2. Study says AK obesity rate among worst in USRead the original story

    Wednesday Dec 9 | Capital City Weekly

    ... rate of 27.1 percent puts the state just above the national average and ranks 22nd heaviest nationwide. The Dillingham Census area in Southwest Alaska is the heaviest region, with a nearly 37 percent obesity rate. The North Slope Borough and Bethel ...

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  3. Pebble mine fight moves to Fish Board

    Friday Dec 4 | Anchorage Daily News

    ... Bay fish refuge is sponsored by five people who work for four Bristol Bay fishing businesses and the chief of the Dillingham-based Curyung Tribal Council. Van Vactor, one of the sponsors, pointed out that the Fisheries Board itself cannot create a ...

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  4. Study: Alaska's obesity rate among worst in USRead the original story

    Monday Nov 30 | Juneau Empire

    ... rate of 27.1 percent puts the state just above the national average and ranks 22nd heaviest nationwide. The Dillingham Census area in Southwest Alaska is the heaviest region, with a nearly 37 percent obesity rate. The North Slope Borough and Bethel ...

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  5. Study says Alaska's obesity rate among worst in U.S.Read the original story

    Friday Nov 27 | Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

    ... rate of 27.1 percent puts the state just above the national average and ranks 22nd heaviest nationwide. The Dillingham Census area in Southwest Alaska is the heaviest region, with a nearly 37 percent obesity rate. The North Slope Borough and Bethel ...

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  6. Alaska packing on the pounds

    Friday Nov 27 | Anchorage Daily News

    ... says one of the skinniest places in the state is Anchorage, where "only" about one in four people are obese. The Dillingham Census area in Southwest Alaska is the heaviest region, with a nearly 37 percent obesity rate. The North Slope Borough and ...

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  7. Injured in a fall, 83-year-old nurse survives four-day ordeal

    Monday Nov 23 | Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

    ... a registered nurse, she came to Alaska in 1948 and served as a nurse to hospitals in Kodiak, Anchorage, Juneau, Dillingham, and Fairbanks. She was a community health aide in St. Marys for a brief time. She cared for children of the TB epidemic, ...

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  8. Fitting school to life

    Sunday Nov 22 | Juneau Empire

    ... more than 100 students will have attended the program. "It's a program I believe in," said program teacher Kristy Dillingham. "I believe in looking at the student as a whole person and finding out their interests, finding out their passions, and ...

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    Related Topix: University of Alaska Anchorage, Education Etc., Juneau, AK, Family, Parenting

  9. Pebble Partnership weighs in on Bristol Bay land use planRead the original story

    Friday Nov 20 | Alaska Journal of Commerce

    ... Native corporations, tribal groups, local governments, interest groups and the public. A lawsuit filed in June in Dillingham Superior Court challenges whether the plan, as revised, is in compliance with state statutes. Barring a challenge before the ...

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  10. Mayors weigh in on statewide energy policyRead the original story

    Friday Nov 20 | Juneau Empire

    ... needs in rural areas are unique not only to Alaska but to the entire country," Energy Co-chair Bryce Edgmon, D-Dillingham said. "Rural leaders are leading the way to solving the energy crisis in their own communities. With some carefully measured ...

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  11. Jewelers join the fight against Pebble

    Thursday Nov 19 | Anchorage Daily News

    ... health of the region's salmon industry. Click to enlarge Ben Blakey, whose family owns and operates Snopac in Dillingham, is a salmon fisherman who grew up working in the Bristol Bay salmon industry. He splits his time between Seattle, Naknek and ...

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  12. Our view: What now on energy?

    Thursday Nov 19 | Anchorage Daily News

    ... Committee is also working on an energy policy. Led by Reps. Cherisse Millet of Anchorage and Bryce Edgmon of Dillingham, the House panel has also traveled around the state to hear from Alaskans. A stakeholders' group is working on a draft policy ...

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  13. In like Lions: ACS beats MonroeRead the original story

    Saturday Nov 14 | Anchorage Daily News

    ... Dyson said. "They know that's what's expected of them," she said. Grace hangs on Grace Christian held off a tough Dillingham squad, earning a 28-26, 25-22, 21-25, 19-25, 15-9 win to claim third place for the second time in three years. Last year's ...

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  14. Photos: Volleyball State TournamentRead the original story w/Photo

    Saturday Nov 14 | Anchorage Daily News

    Anchorage Christian defeated Dillingham in the semifinals of the 3A state championship volleyball tournament on November 13, 2009.

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  15. Monroe upsets GraceRead the original story

    Saturday Nov 14 | Anchorage Daily News

    ... The win puts Monroe into today's championship match against defending champion Anchorage Christian, which swept Dillingham in Friday's other semifinal. "People who know me, they know about my heart," Lessley said. "And if I had any hair left, I ...

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  16. Plane senseRead the original story

    Friday Nov 13 | Anchorage Daily News

    The vast distances it traveled in search of matches this season helped Dillingham rally for a four-set victory over Delta Junction in the opening round of the Class 3A state volleyball tournament Thursday at West High.

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  17. After hospital cuts, a new women's health center is bornRead the original story

    Nov 7, 2009 | Anchorage Daily News

    Dillingham resident Joan Junge has delivered about 250 babies during her career as a nurse practitioner and midwife.

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    Related Topix: Women's Health, Health, Medicine, Health, Massage Therapy

  18. 2009 OctoberRead the original story

    Oct 29, 2009 | APRN - Alaska Public Radio Network

    ... energy stimulus funds to push the development of a geothermal power plant in Bristol Bay. Adam Kane, KDLG - " Dillingham Fri, October 30, 2009 Venezuela's US Ambassador, Bernardo Alvarez, is in Alaska this week pledging to continue distributing ...

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  19. Naknek Electric Awarded Energy GrantRead the original story

    Oct 30, 2009 | APRN - Alaska Public Radio Network

    ... energy stimulus funds to push the development of a geothermal power plant in Bristol Bay. Adam Kane, KDLG - " Dillingham Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here . You ...

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    Related Topix: Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Geothermal Power, Alternative Energy, Energy

  20. Alaska News Nightly: October 30, 2009

    Oct 30, 2009 | APRN - Alaska Public Radio Network

    ... to self-reporting done by stimulus money recipients. Naknek Electric Awarded Energy Grant Adam Kane, KDLG - " Dillingham The Naknek Electric Association was recently awarded the 4th largest grant in the nation from the latest round of federal energy ...

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