Monthly Archives: March 2008
Web Extra: Iditarod 2008
Gerald Sousa, veteran musher from Talkeetna, AK departing Anchorage
Joe Garnie, musher from Teller, AK sits down with APRN's Ellen Lockyer before the official start...
Backen first to Rohn; McGrath arrivals expected tonight
Iditarod leaders were on the 75 miles between Rohn and Nikolai this morning -- lots of them. Among the first ten reaching Rohn last...
Talk of Alaska: Corporate Citizenship
ExxonMobil told the Supreme Court last week that the enormous cost of its 1989 oil spill in Alaska is enough of a deterrent to...
Reports say Jim Clark has agreed to plead guilty to fraud
The Anchorage Daily News is reporting that former Governor Frank Murkowski's chief of staff Jim Clark has agreed to plead guilty to a felony...
Senate approves education funding formula
The Senate today had the final word on the legislature’s rewrite of the formula the state uses to pay for local school operations. They...
Iditarod off to a fast start
Norweigan Kjetil Backen is in the lead of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. He blew through the Rainy Pass checkpoint at 1:21...
New federal grant for preserving Alaska Native languages
A National Science Foundation grant will help linguists work to preserve 11 Alaska Native languages over the next 3 years. Dr. Michael Krauss, Professor...
Southeast campaign roundup
Seven of Southeast’s eight legislative seats are before voters this year. So far, only two races are contested. But potential candidates still have three...
New scam threatens Alaska seniors
Alaskan seniors need to beware a telephone scam threatening to stop social security and medicare benefits if they don't supply personal banking information.
Len Anderson,...
Turning wood scraps into boats
A boat-builder on Prince of Wales Island is converting scraps from timber mills into ultra-light boats.
Alec Dickinson, KRBD - Ketchikan
Alaska News Nightly: March 3, 2008
The State Senate passes education funding improvements. Plus, a National Science Foundation grant will help preserve 11 Alaska Native languages. Also, Iditarod...
Fast trail, fast teams in first full day of Iditarod racing
It's a very fast trail this year, and last year's winner, Lance Mackey, was among the first into Skwentna after the restart in Willow....
Line One: Health Literacy
Dr. Barry Weiss from the University of Arizona College of Medicine joins host Dr. Woodard for a discussion about health literacy. Health literacy includes...
Algo Nuevo: March 2, 2008
Here's the music playlist from the March 2, 2008 edition of Algo Nuevo -- Something New.If you have questions, comments or music requests for...
Something Different: March 2, 2008
Here's the music playlist from the March 2, 2008 edition of Something Different with Betsy.
All tracks played are listed below in the following format:
Song...
Soul to Soul: March 1, 2008
Here's the music playlist from the March 1, 2008 edition of Soul to Soul with Marvel and Sherry Johnson.
All tracks played are listed below in the...
Bank account scam targets elders
Alaskan seniors need to beware a telephone scam threatening to stop Social Security and Medicare benefits if they don't supply personal banking information.
Len Anderson,...
The Twilight Show: March 1, 2008
Here's the music playlist from the March 1, 2008 edition of The Twilight Show with Todd Glazer.
All tracks played are listed below in the...
AK: Iditarod (Etc.)
It's Iditarod time, so this week we're jumping into the Last Great Race -- and some other things, too. Like the Junior Olympics in...