Monthly Archives: January 2008

Rasmuson Foundation bestows nearly $4.5 million on Anchorage libraries

Today the Rasmuson Foundation announced it was awarding nearly four and a half million dollars to Anchorage's public libraries. But portions of the...

Alaskans to vote on clean elections and clean water

There will be at least two initiatives on the ballot when Alaska voters head to the polls this fall. The sponsors of both the...

Legislative session starts with shortened calendar

Legislators are arriving at the capitol in Juneau today, getting ready for the shortest regular session in the state's history. Voters last year gave...

Senator Elton focused on state government job losses in Juneau

State senator Kim Elton says capitol creep is hurting the Juneau economy, with 140 state jobs leaving the capital city in the past year...

Musher Allen Moore takes Copper Basin 300

Allen Moore won the Copper Basin 300 sled dog race this afternoon. He beat out front-runner Sigrid Ekran of Fairbanks, who took a wrong...

Feds to mediate labor deal for public employees and Palin administration

State supervisors in the Alaska Public Employees Association have again rejected a contract proposal from the Palin Administration and are asking for federal mediation. Rosemarie...

Fairbanks aircraft training club takes flight tonight

A club starting up in Fairbanks promises to improve local flight training and access to aircraft. An organizational meeting for the Interior Alaska Aero...

Federal court approves offshore oil and gas leasing in Beaufort Sea

The U.S. District court in Alaska today released their decision in favor of the Minerals Management Service's lease sale 202 in the Beaufort Sea....

Unalaska Natives seeking restitution from Selendang Ayu owners

Unalaska's Qawalangin Tribe is waiting to hear how the owners of the Selendang Ayu will respond to the tribe's claim that the 2004 shipwreck...

Kongiganak plans to farm plentiful southwest winds

A workshop in Bethel focused on wind energy last week sparked a lot of interest from villages in the region. One of the villages...

Alaska News Nightly: January 14, 2008

Lawmakers are preparing for tomorrow's start to the legislative session. It will be the shortest one in state history at just 90 days. Plus,...

Line One: Changes in health care for Alaska Natives in Anchorage

Dr. Doug Eby and Karen McIntire of Southcentral Foundation join Dr. Woodard to discuss the results of changes made to health care for Native...

Hold This Thought: Through Yup'ik Eyes

For our inaugural episode of Hold This Thought, we present Jack Roderick reading from Through Yup'ik Eyes by Colin Chisholm (published by Alaska Northwest...

Algo Nuevo: January 13, 2008

Here's the music playlist from the Jan 13, 2008 edition of Algo Nuevo -- Something New. If you have questions, comments or music requests for...

Traveling Music: January 13, 2008

Here's the music playlist from the Jan 13, 2008 edition of Traveling Music with Shonti Elder. All tracks played are listed below in the...

The Twilight Show: January 12, 2008

Here's the music playlist from the Jan 12, 2008 edition of The Twilight Show with Todd Glazer. All tracks played are listed below in the...

Soul to Soul: January 12, 2008

Here's the music playlist from the Jan, 5 2008 edition of Soul to Soul with Marvel and Sherry Johnson. All tracks played are listed below...

AK: Chasing the Sun

It's cold, it's dark and summer seems oh-so-far away. So on this week's AK, we'll go Chasing the Sun -- from solar-powered homes in...

AWAC Presents: Dr. Will Jacobs

Professor Emeritus of history and political science at the University of Alaska Anchorage, Dr. Will Jacobs invites you into his classroom to revisit World...

Comment period on Long Range Transportation Plan extended

Yesterday was supposed to be the deadline for public comments on the new Long-Range Transportation Plan for the state, but Jeff Ottison, the Director...