Monthly Archives: January 2008
Alaska News Nightly: January 18, 2008
The Alaska Senate revamps its leadership structure, and takes a look at the problem of village public safety. Also, the village of Nikolski struggles...
Anchorage visitor stats: 2007 good, 2008 better
The final numbers are not yet in, but Anchorage's visitor industry enjoyed a fine year in 2007. And according to the Anchorage Convention and...
AWAC Presents: Ian Williams
UN correspondent for The Nation, Ian Williams gives an "Insiders Critique of the United Nations." Quoting Winston Churchill on democracy, Williams explains why the...
Stage Talk: Return of the One-Acts
This week Mark Muro chats with three guests from Return of the One-Acts, opening tonight, January 18th at the Valley Performing Arts. Each one...
Hold This Thought: Walden
Gregg Knutsen reads from Walden by Henry David Thoreau.
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Night Music: January 17, 2008
Here's the music playlist from the Jan 17, 2007 edition of Night Music with Connie G.
All tracks played are listed below in the following...
Polar bears take center stage in the US House
At a U-S House hearing today, critics of the delay in listing polar bears as threatened were dissatisfied by the answers they heard from...
Don Young takes stock of his chances for '08
U-S Representative Don Young says he feels good about the way his re-election effort is going, even though he's facing his most serious challenge...
2 bills propose significant change to education funding formula
The first hearings are now on the schedule for two bills the House and Senate Task Force on Education produced over the summer. They...
Army Alaska commander looks to the future
Major General Stephen Layfield, the commanding general of all Army-Alaska met with members of the media this morning at Fort Richardson. General Layfield mostly...
Fairbanks Vietnam vet receives high military honor
A Fairbanks man was awarded the Silver Star yesterday, one of the military’s highest honors. Andy Wescott got the commendation 40 years after he...
School loses fuel to theft
State troopers in Haines are investigating an apparent case of stolen fuel from the Mosquito Lake School.
John Hunt, KHNS - Haines
"Ice Crystals" documents Meth use in MatSu schools
A young documentary filmmaker is highlighting the Meth problem in the Mat-Su Valley with a film called "Ice Crystals." 19 year old Eirin Strikland...
Yukon Quest loses its race marshall – for the second time
For the second time this season, the Yukon Quest’s race marshal has quit. Trapper Creek musher Joe May resigned this month for what Quest...
Alaska News Nightly: January 17, 2008
A US House committee hearing highlights disagreement over Polar bear listing. With elections looming later in the year, Don Young takes stock of his...
Hold This Thought: Lists
Member of the Anchorage School Business Partnership Advisory Board, Panu Lucier reads an excerpt from "Lists" by Gail Blanke in Real Simple Magazine, September...
Legislators talk up smarter crime fighting
The Legislature today opened this year’s session with a major push toward reducing crime in the state.
Dave Donaldson, APRN - Juneau
Federal gun laws updated; will Alaska increase its participation?
The National Instant Check System (NICS) is a database designed to keep guns out of the hands of felons and people with defined mental...
New mine safety bill passes U.S. House
Today the U.S. House narrowly approved (214-199) a bill to beef up mine safety, even though a big overhaul of safety measures was enacted...
'Dolphin' runs aground, spills oil and fuel
Early this morning the U.S. Coast Guard responded to a vessel that ran aground 30 miles southwest of Wrangell. The M/V Dolphin is a...