Monthly Archives: December 2007
Alaska News Nightly: December 26, 2007
A 6.5 magnitude earthquake in the Aleutians. Plus, a herd of bison heads to Umnak island and a local chocolatier makes a name...
Alaska Radio Reader Rambler: Books worth reading
Returning author, Wayne Mergler joins hosts Sandy Harper and Dich Reichman for an annual conversation about books worth reading this year.
Big Read Project 2008...
Presidential Candidate Ron Paul to open Alaska Office
Alaska is attracting more attention from candidates hoping to win the Republican and Democratic nominations. The campaign for Republican Ron Paul plans to open...
Omnibus spending bill ready to be signed into law
Congress’s omnibus spending bill is on President Bush’s desk. If signed into law, it’ll bring dollars to Alaska, and delay passport requirements.
Ben Markus, KUAC...
EPA releases draft report on cruise-ship pollution
The Environmental Protection Agency says the average cruise-ship passenger generates about 8 gallons of sewage a day while at sea. The agency has released...
Giving the gift of alternative energy
Its the season of giving and for many people that includes charitable giving. But its rare to find a high schooler willing to part...
Alaska Native Village corporations look for power in numbers
A new consortium of some of the entities that were formed by the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act is being created. The new Alaska...
New research raises concern over effects of farmed salmon on wild stocks
The Canadian study is the severest warning to date about the possible hazards of salmon farming. In Sitka, the assembly wasted no time in...
Forest Service pushes back release of updated Tongass management plan
U.S. Agriculture Undersecretary Mark Rey had announced the plan would be made public in November. The date was then pushed back to December. Tongass...
Plowing in Petersburg
A group of Petersburg residents is calling on city and state officials to change the way some state roads are plowed in winter. Earlier...
Anchorage Assembly fails to pass percentage proposition
At its last meeting of 2007, a majority of the Anchorage Assembly unsuccessfully tried to put a proposition on April's municipal ballot raising the...
Alaska News Nightly: December 24, 2007
Presidential Candidate Ron Paul plans to open Alaska Office. Plus, a high-school philanthropist gives the gift of alternative energy. Those stories and...
Algo Nuevo: December 23, 2007
Here's the music playlist from the Dec 23, 2007 edition of Algo Nuevo -- Something New.
If you have questions, comments or music requests for...
The Twlight Show: December 22, 2007
Here's the music playlist from the Dec 22, 2007 edition of The Twilight Show with Todd Glazer.
All tracks played are listed below in the...
AK: Giving
'Tis the season for Giving, so on this week's AK, we're doing just that. We'll meet two sisters who've given AIDS orphans in Africa...
Alaska elections security study released
The initial findings of the Alaska Elections Security Project were released today. They come just one day after a Superior Court Judge ruled that...
Court strikes down trawling restrictions
A Seattle-based fishing company involved in a battle with the federal government over restrictions on bottom trawling won a small victory in federal court...
Sealaska to build casino in California
The regional native corporation for Southeast Alaska plans to build a casino in partnership with the Cloverdale Rancheria tribe of Pomo Indians.
John Ryan, KTOO...
Fairbanks researcher looks to solar energy
There isn’t much sun in Fairbanks this time of year, but researchers say solar panels are still a viable energy source for Alaska.
Dan Bross,...
Plan will reduce ferry runs to Lower 48
A new Alaska Marine Highway operating plan will change Lynn Canal and cross-Gulf ferry service next summer.
Ed Schoenfeld, CoastAlaska - Juneau