Monthly Archives: January 2008
Alaska News Nightly: January 28, 2008
Tonight in Alaska news... The Alaska Legislature considers whether to amend the state's Constitution -- to protect oil companies from fluctuating gas taxes. Plus,...
Tissue engineering for human organ use
Dr. Virna Sales of Children's Hospital, Boston joins Dr. Woodard to discuss efforts being made towards the development of tissue engineered heart structures.
National Science...
Anchorage Mayor joins Arctic City mayors in Greenland
Members cities of WWCAM sign the Nuuk Declaration 2008 in Nuuk, Greenland
Before attending last week's U.S. Mayor's Conference in Washington DC. Anchorage Mayor Mark...
Algo Nuevo: January 27, 2008
Here's the music playlist from the Jan 27, 2008 edition of Algo Nuevo -- Something New.
If you have questions, comments or music requests for...
Traveling Music: January 27, 2008
Here's the music playlist from the Jan 27, 2008 edition of Traveling Music with Shonti Elder.
All tracks played are listed below in the...
KSKA signal at low power
Since this morning we have been experiencing frequent drop outs in our analog radio signal. As of 10:05 AM KSKA's main transmitter went off-air....
Soul to Soul: January 26, 2008
Here's the music playlist from the Jan, 26 2008 edition of Soul to Soul with Marvel and Sherry Johnson.
All tracks played are listed below...
The Twilight Show: January 26, 2008
Here's the music playlist from the Jan 26, 2008 edition of The Twilight Show with Todd Glazer.
All tracks played are listed below in the...
AK: Adoption
This week on AK we take a look at adopting children overseas and adopting culture right at home. We'll meet a grandmother who's parenting...
Alaska Congressional delegation files brief in support of Exxon Valdez plaintiffs
Senators Ted Stevens and Lisa Murkowski and Congressman Don Young today filed an amicus brief to the US Supreme Court in support of the...
Senator Stevens weighs in on economic stimulus proposal
Yesterday, the White House and U-S House leaders announced an economic stimulus plan. Senator Ted Stevens gave his evaluation of the proposal today.
Joel Southern,...
US economic challenges could harm Yukon Territory mining
International financial markets continue to fluctuate as questions about the U-S economy persist. The instability has raised serious questions about what it will mean...
New Tongass management plan could open forest to more development
The Tongass National Forest’s new management plan could lead to more logging and mining in Southeast Alaska. But it also sets aside more old-growth...
New walrus tagging research sheds light on reproductive failure
More details are coming out about the reproductive failure of Walruses in the Chukchi Sea last fall. A few of the animals were tracked...
State considers how to spend cruise ship head tax
The state collected more than $46 million from cruise ship passengers last summer as a result of the Head Tax initiative voters passed in...
Money for new Kodiak missle launch pad said to be in Governor's proposed budget
A representative from the Alaska Aerospace Development Corporation recently told the borough assembly in Kodiak that there is more than 17-million-dollars in the governor’s...
Diesel spill in Selawik
5 to 10 thousand gallons of diesel fuel leaked from a tank earlier this week in the Alaska Native village of Selawik - about...
Alaska humpbacks are different than those in other parts of the world
In December, the Japanese government agreed not to target humpback whales during its annual whale hunt now under way off Antarctica. Alaska’s humpbacks don’t...
Alaska News Nightly: January 25, 2008
Today in Alaska news, Alaska's congressional delegation files a brief in support of Exxon Valdez plaintiffs, while Senator Ted Stevens weighs in on the...
AWAC Presents: Harold Heinze
Harold Heinze arrived in Prudhoe Bay six months after its discovery in Alaska. Former president of ARCO Alaska, today Heinze is the chief...