Monthly Archives: November 2007

Alaska News Nightly: November 19, 2007

The Jesuits settle with abused Alaska Natives. Plus, more Alaska soldiers return from Iraq. And a new state survey offers insight into teen behavior....

Line One: Anesthesia

Host Dr. Woodard welcomes Scott McBride, Jr. M.D. of Elmendorf AFB. Dr. McBride will be discussing the issue of being awake or aware during...

AK: Word Up!

On the next AK, we'll have a word or two about, well, Words. We'll explore the connections between Athabascan words and climate change, and...

Special Session passes oil-tax bill and adjourns

The House this afternoon passed the oil tax rewrite bill, closing out the special session that began 30 days ago. The vote was 26...

Climate "Synthesis Report" ready for release

Today in Valencia, Spain negotiators from 130 nations finished writing a summary of the science and consequences of climate warming. Known as the "synthesis...

New State Supreme Court Justice appointed

Governor Sarah Palin has appointed Daniel Winfree, a Fairbanks attorney to the State Supreme Court. Dave Donaldson, APRN - Juneau

NCAI convention meets in Denver

The 64th Annual Convention of the National Congress of American Indians wrapped up in Denver today. Denver was also the meeting place of the...

Small-scale alternative energy in Dillingham

A Dillingham man isn't waiting for large-scale alternative energy to become available in his area. He recently installed a personal-use wind turbine system. Anne Hillman,...

Pellet stoves about to take off in Alaska

Pellet stoves are the cleaner burning more efficient cousin of the wood stove. Their use is limited in Alaska by poor availability of fuel,...

Dumpster divers get a break in Fairbanks

The Fairbanks Borough Assembly has voted down an ordinance that would have banned people from picking items out of dumpsters at local transfer stations....

Taking recycling to a new level

Improving recycling options in all of Alaska, especially the bush is the focus of an Anchorage company called Total Reclaim. The company concentrates mainly...

Walter Soboleff celebrates 99th birthday

Preeminent Presbyterian minister and Tlingit elder, the Reverend Doctor Walter Soboleff, is now 99 years old. Several hundred people turned out at a community...

Alaska News Nightly: November 16, 2007

The special session adjourns with a new oil-tax rewrite. Plus, a new Supreme Court justice steps into his new role. And alternative energy and...

Illegal alien proposal troubles public safety committee

On Wednesday the Public safety committee of the Anchorage Assembly unanimously recommended the full Assembly reject a proposed ordinance its sponsor said would help...

Stage Talk: Scared Scriptless and We Bombed in New Haven

Members of the Scared Scriptless improvisation troop, Jason Martin and Warren Weinstein are this week's guests on Stage Talk with Mark Muro. From...

Senator Stevens comments on corruption probe

Senator Ted Stevens briefly commented on the federal probe against him today, breaking months of silence on the topic. David Shurtleff, APRN - Anchorage

Senate works to get final oil-tax bill

The Senate is running late finishing its work on the oil-tax re-write bill – the subject of the special session that’s scheduled to end...

Sig Hansen sells Russian crab

Millions of American TV viewers have watched Sig Hansen, the captain of the Bering Sea crab boat Northwestern, haul in Alaskan king crab on...

Kensington mine gets thumbs up

Miners and environmentalists have come to an agreement on the Kensington Gold Mine north of Juneau. John Ryan, KTOO - Juneau

EPA report on Seward dry-dock facility released

A long awaited EPA report on contamination levels at a shipyard facility in Seward has been released--to mixed reaction. The Seward Ship's Dry Dock...