Monthly Archives: March 2008
Talk of Alaska: Islam
Could a better understanding of Islam be a key to national security? Could such an understanding better direct the billions of dollars now being...
Coast Guard still searching for lost Alaska Ranger crewman
A Coast Guard cutter and two helicopters are still searching for the final missing crew member from the fishing vessel Alaska Ranger, which sunk...
Senate votes to block state spending on federal ID program
The Alaska Senate today passed a bill forbidding state agencies from spending any money to implement the federal Real ID program. Under the program,...
Kuskokwim 300 may not survive financial investigation
The future of the Kuskokwim 300 Sled Dog Race is in jeopardy, after a series of questionable bookkeeping errors which are now under investigation...
Alaska's economy pushed, not shoved, by national trends
The stock market has made a small comeback in the last few days, but many economists are still worried the U.S. is entering a...
Board of Game rewrites predator control rules
The Alaska Board of Game has resurrected predator control programs halted by the state's superior court earlier this month. During an emergency meeting Friday,...
UAF facing two executive departures this year
The chancellor of the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) announced today he's leaving his post. Steve Jones doesn't have a firm departure date set,...
Homer wraps up fourth-largest Winter Kings tournament
A couple of old friends went out fishing on Sunday in Kachemak Bay and one of them won over $16,000 for catching a large...
Alaska's sync swimming pair headed to nationals
Two swimmers in Juneau are headed to the U.S. Synchronized Swimming Nationals in Tucson, Arizona this May. Koko Urata and Sarah Felix have spent...
Alaska News Nightly: March 24, 2008
The search is still on for one last -- and likely lost -- crew member of the sunken Alaska Ranger, west of Unalaska. Meanwhile...
Line One: Wilderness Medicine
With summer approaching and outdoor activities on the rise Line One will explore wilderness medicine with guests Deb Ajango from UAA and Dr. Paul...
Bond Propositions 1 and 4 feature big ticket repair projects
Our series on the city-wide bond propositions in the April 1st Anchorage Municipal Election now turns to Propositions 1 and 4.
In the original version...
Algo Nuevo: March 23, 2007
Here's the music playlist from the March 23, 2008 edition of Algo Nuevo -- Something New.If you have questions, comments or music requests for...
Rock Island Line: March 23, 2008
Here's the music playlist from the March 23, 2008 edition of Rock Island Line with Steve Grabacki and Marianne Kerr.
All tracks played are listed...
Four dead, one missing after ship sinks off Dutch Harbor
The Coast Guard continues to search this morning for a missing crewman, after a fishing trawler sank in the Bering Sea yesterday killing four...
Soul to Soul: March 22, 2008
Here's the music playlist from the March 22, 2008 edition of Soul to Soul with Marvel and Sherry Johnson.
All tracks played are listed below...
The Twilight Show: March 22, 2008
Here's the music playlist from the March 22, 2008 edition of The Twilight Show with Todd Glazer.
All tracks played are listed below in the...
AK: Under Water (Part 2)
This week our underwater adventure continues. We'll splash around with some synchronized swimming champs, and submerge ourselves in a mean game of underwater hockey....
Budget wrangling between legislature and governor Palin heating up
The state Senate will open debate Monday on next year’s budget with a plan that spends $4.2 billion for operating governmental agencies. The difference...
US House candidates debate at FishCom 2008
Five of the six candidates for Alaska’s lone seat in the US House of Representatives squared off for the first time last night as...