Each week, KAKM gathers commentators for a review of the week’s news, politics and public affairs in Anchorage and Alaska. Topics for this week are expected to include:
- Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill – the oil is still flowing and the pressure is mounting to squash any drilling hopes this summer in Alaska.
- Climate change has some communities in Alaska exploring new ways to deal with unwelcome city invaders – polar bears..
- Village of Bethel residents vote to keep liberal alcohol law.
- Alaskans, especially those is rural communities have joined in a class action lawsuit saying the U.S. Census is not quite what it seems. What are they unhappy about, and do the claims have merit?
- Problematic side effects of keeping the wings of planes free from ice at the Anchorage International airport. Ice-free wings seem like a good thing. What’s the issue?
- Troopers are working on a the mysterious death of woman, discovered when a dog came home with her skull.
- New movie in production about 1988 great whale rescue near Barrow. Is this Alaska’s version of Moby Dick?
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HOST: Jill Burke, Reporter, Alaska Dispatch
GUESTS:
- Steve MacDonald. News Director. KTUU- TV
- Matthew Felling. News Anchor. KTVA-TV
- Kyle Hopkins. Reporter. Anchorage Daily News
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