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Kotzebue, Alaska is located in Northwest Arctic County. Zip codes in Kotzebue, AK include 99752. More Kotzebue information.

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Yesterday | Anchorage Daily News

Noorvik overturns century-old ban on traditional dancing

Noorvik overturns ban on Native dance Published: November 20th, 2009 11:51 AM Last Modified: November 20th, 2009 01:51 PM Link: Arctic Sounder Inupiaq elders and the Christian church congregation in Noorvik, near Kotzebue, have voted to overturn a century-old ban on traditional dancing in the village.

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Wed Nov 18, 2009

Des Moines Register

Old-time photo of the day Nov. 17

From 1963: Mr. and Mrs. Chester Seveck, Eskimos who live in Kotzebue, Alaska, near the Arctic Circle, stopped in Des Moines Thursday to promote travel in Alaska.

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Mon Nov 16, 2009

Juneau Empire

Photos: Territorial Guard statue

Native military veterans John James and James Lindoff Jr., standing, and Jerry Eldemar and Leo Williams, kneeling, with a statue of an Eskimo soldier in the Territorial Guard.

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Sat Nov 14, 2009

KTVA Anchorage

Highlights of Obama speech and behind-the-scenes pictures

President Barack Obama addressed troops at Elmendorf Air Force Base Thursday, marking his first trip to Alaska with a commitment to service members.

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Thu Nov 12, 2009

Anchorage Daily News

Coastal villages prepare for possible flooding from storm

BLIZZARDS: Meanwhile, wet snow in Anchorage makes for icy intersections. Published: November 11th, 2009 09:19 PM Last Modified: November 11th, 2009 09:24 PM The National Weather Service warned major coastal flooding was possible in east Norton Sound villages Wednesday night as storms hammered much of Western and Northern Alaska during the day.

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Sat Nov 07, 2009

Anchorage Daily News

Two men will face trial for wasting caribou

A judge in Kotzebue on Friday rejected a defense motion to dismiss the charges against two Point Hope men accused of wasting caribou during a hunt in July 2008.

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Wed Nov 04, 2009

Anchorage Daily News

Of caribou and people: A matter of respect

Published: November 3rd, 2009 01:25 PM Last Modified: November 3rd, 2009 01:26 PM Link: Alaska Dispatch As the trial date approaches for the defendants in the Point Hope caribou slaughter , Dispatch correspondent Seth Kantner of Kotzebue writes of villagers' relationship with caribou and about his own family's dependence on caribou meat.

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Mon Nov 02, 2009

Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

Alaska bootleggers warned of stiffer penalties

Alaska is getting tougher on people who illegally bring alcohol to rural communities.

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Sun Oct 25, 2009

Anchorage Daily News

AFN speeches address history and change

Elizabeth Hensley described an Alaska Native community at war Thursday. The fight is a legal one, for control of traditional Native land and hunting and fishing rights, she said, and a spiritual battle against social ills that can be traced back to colonization.

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Fri Oct 23, 2009

Alaska Journal of Commerce

Teck expects EPA to approve new mining at Red Dog

A truck hauls rock and minerals at the Red Dog mine. Red Dog operator Teck Alaska says it expects approvals next month from federal agencies allowing the company to develop a new mining area called Aqqaluk.

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Thu Oct 22, 2009

KTVA Anchorage

Statue pays tribute to Alaska Territorial Guard

Members of the Alaska Native Veterans Association unveiled a statue honoring the Alaska Territorial Guard on Wednesday.

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Fri Oct 16, 2009

Juneau Empire

Cruise ship visit marks opening of the Far North

Most days in Nome, you're not likely to run into anybody you didn't see at the Breakers Bar on Friday night.

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Wed Oct 14, 2009

Anchorage Daily News

Unoffical count shows liquor sales passing

An effort to allow city-run liquor sales in Kotzebue has passed 412-365, according to a final but unofficial count Friday.

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Mon Oct 12, 2009

KSKA

Anchorage Edition: October 9, 2009

Each week, KAKM gathers commentators for a review of the weeka s news, politics and public affairs in Anchorage and Alaska.

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Sat Oct 10, 2009

KFQD-AM Anchorage

Sales tax measures trail in local elections

Submitted by Billy Hackett on Thu, 10/08/2009 - 02:57. Voters in Fairbanks and the Matanuska-Susitna Borough have rejected sales taxes while measures that could lead to increased availability of booze were winning in Bethel and Kotzebue.

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Thu Oct 08, 2009

Anchorage Daily News

Liquor laws relaxed in Bethel, Kotzebue

HUBS: Voters favor lifting of prohibition; foes fear consequences in the bush. Published: October 7th, 2009 09:59 PM Last Modified: October 7th, 2009 10:20 PM Voters in two regional shopping hubs in rural Alaska are on pace to loosen liquor rules after decades of prohibition.

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Wed Oct 07, 2009

Anchorage Daily News

10 villagers face variety of charges after store burglarized

Ten people ranging in age from 20 to 57 were arrested this week in Selawik after Alaska State Troopers got reports some of them were flashing cash stolen in a break-in at the village store, troopers said Wednesday.

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Mon Oct 05, 2009

Anchorage Daily News

Native firms thrive on business list

MONEY: Arctic Slope sets earnings record for year -- $2.3 billion. Anchorage Daily News Published: October 3rd, 2009 12:35 AM Last Modified: October 3rd, 2009 03:03 AM Native corporations dominate the newest list of the largest Alaska-based, Alaskan-owned businesses.

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Sat Oct 03, 2009

Anchorage Daily News

The joys of an Arctic winter

ADN finds the news from all over Alaska and about Alaska from around the nation so you don't have to.

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Thu Oct 01, 2009

Anchorage Daily News

Pebble players may face APOC fines for proposition fight

MEASURE 4: Most expensive battle in state's history could prove costly for both sides.

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