Monthly Archives: April 2008
National Geographic proposes 'geotourism' model at Sitka meetings
Tourism is up around the globe and according to the National Geographic Society, it's a double-edged sword. While tourism brings economic gains, the Society...
Juneau hosts historic gathering of Alaska statehood veterans
As Alaska approaches its 50th year of statehood, there are few left who were part of the convention that wrote the constitutional framework of...
Anchorage Schools receive nearly $1 million to improve American History teaching
The U.S. Department of Education has awarded the Anchorage School District nearly $1 million to improve American History teaching. The district will use...
Alaska News Nightly: April 7, 2008
The City of Anchorage says it will investigate possible ethics violations surrounding a fundraiser for Senator Ted Stevens. Plus, the commercial king salmon fishery...
Line One: Sexuality education
Sex and relationship educators, Marshall Miller and Dorian Solot join host Dr. Woodard for a discussion on sexuality education. Marshall and Dorian have presented...
30th Anniversary: KSKA's bluegrass benefit, 1980
From 1979 - 1982 KSKA held a Bluegrass Festival in Anchorage to benefit the station. Local musicians, including today's host of Traveling Music on...
Algo Nuevo: April 6, 2008
Here's the music playlist from the April 6, 2008 edition of Algo Nuevo -- Something New.If you have questions, comments or music requests for...
Traveling Music: April 6, 2008
Here's the music playlist from the April 6, 2008 edition of Traveling Music with Shonti Elder.
All tracks played are listed below in the...
Soul to Soul: April 5, 2008
Here's the music playlist from the April 5, 2008 edition of Soul to Soul with Marvel and Sherry Johnson.
All tracks played are listed below...
The Twilight Show: April 5, 2008
Here's the music playlist from the April 5, 2008 edition of The Twilight Show with Todd Glazer.
All tracks played are listed below in the...
AK: Transplants
This week on AK we look at transplants, from donating organs to relocating to Alaska. We chat with up-and-coming leaders -- of the homegrown...
30th Anniversary: Membership Drive 1982
Twenty six years ago today, you would find this flyer in the KSKA program guide, asking for your support. Proudly wearing their KSKA t-shirts,...
AWAC Presents: Dr. Ingrid Mattson
President of the Islamic Society North America, Dr. Ingrid Mattson spoke on "Framing Muslim Women: Islam, Gender and Human Rights in the Global Media."...
Abbott pleads not guilty to Sitka murders
Jason Abbott has pleaded not guilty to murder. The eighteen-year-old was arraigned in Sitka Superior court this morning by telephone from Juneau’s Lemon Creek...
Governor shifts playing field on capital projects
Governor Sarah Palin last night vetoed a hundred seventy one capital projects that had been in the supplemental budget she got two years ago....
Fleet of planes to assess atmospheric conditions
Aircraft from federal agencies, including NASA, arrived in Fairbanks and Barrow this week to conduct flights over a massive area stretching from Alaska, over...
Home sales drop in Juneau
The volume of home sales in Juneau dropped by about 20 percent last year compared to 2006. National trends and local concerns contributed to...
Company looks to tap tidal power in Southeast
A Washington, DC company hopes to go with a shorter and simpler federal licensing process to study tidal power generation at two sites in...
Fairbanks Borough wants to burn trash to generate energy
The Fairbanks North Star Borough is taking another step toward reducing the local cost of energy. The Borough recently sent out a request for...
Measure backing Filipino WWII vets gets bogged down
Some Alaska groups are backing federal legislation that would return pension and health benefits to Filipino veterans of World War II. They’re also urging...