A variety of Alaska residents tell what they plan to do with their 1,130 dollar checks they've just received. Anyone who has lived in Alaska for the last 18 months received one. The checks are called Permanent Fund Dividends. The Permanent Fund was set up by oil companies as a reserve. Half the earnings from an average year are given back to Alaskans as dividends. We hear from Alaskans living in Juneau, Fairbanks and Anchorage.
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