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Thursday connected Alaska News Nightly:

Anchorage Mayor Suzanne LaFrance identifies challenges facing nan metropolis successful her first period connected nan job. Plus, a Juneau wellness attraction installation for children successful situation closes little than a twelvemonth aft it opened. And, a Facebook group helps link teens pinch overseas jobs during nan summer.

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Casey Grove, Liz Ruskin and Ava White successful Anchorage
Tim Ellis successful Delta Junction
Meg Duff successful Dillingham
Clarise Larson successful Juneau
Hunter Morrison successful Kenai
Davis Hovey successful Kodiak

This section of Alaska News Nightly is hosted by Casey Grove, pinch audio engineering from Chris Hyde and producing from Tim Rockey.

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Tim Rockey is nan shaper of Alaska News Nightly and covers acquisition for Alaska Public Media. Reach him attrockey@alaskapublic.orgor 907-550-8487. Read much astir Timhere.