Monthly Archives: October 2010
Program Underway to Label Farmed Fish
Steve Heimel, APRN – Anchorage
There is yet another program afoot for sustainability labeling of seafood. This one concentrates on farmed fish. It’s a...
Alaska Native Children Experience Much High Rates of Tooth Decay
Joaqlin Estus, KNBA – Anchorage
Dental disease is a serious health problem among Alaska Natives. A recent evaluation of about 400 Alaska Native people...
Bears Break into Pelican Homes
Ed Schoenfeld, CoastAlaska – Juneau
A family of bears is making a mess out of cabins near the Southeast Alaska town of Pelican. A...
Plans Updated for Potential Hydro-Electric Plant
Joe Viechnicki, KFSK – Petersburg
The company hoping to build a hydro-electric power plant on the mainland north of Petersburg has updated its plans...
Alaska News Nightly: October 27, 2010
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Assembly Sets Guidelines For the School District’s Shortfall Budget
Last night's Anchorage Assembly debate over a resolution aimed at the school district's property tax request showed next year's school operating budget will...
Keystone Center Presenting 'Responsible Mining'
Mike Mason, KDLG - Dillingham
The company that wants to develop a huge mine above Lake Illiamna has hired a consulting firm to present the...
Miller’s Personnel Records Released
Ellen Lockyer, KSKA – Anchorage
Republican U.S. Senate candidate Joe Miller’s personnel records have been made public as of 4:00 p.m. Tuesday afternoon.
Miller said...
State’s National Petroleum Reserve Less Than Anticipated
Associated Press
Federal scientists say the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska contains less than one-tenth of the volume of oil than was previously estimated.
The U.S. Geological...
U.S. Senate and House Candidates Debate in Fairbanks
Dan Bross, KUAC – Fairbanks
Candidates for U.S. Senate and House exchanged views yesterday in Fairbanks at a Chamber of Commerce sponsored forum. Longtime...
North Slope Schools See Growth This Year
Jake Neher, KBRW – Barrow
The North Slope Borough School district is projecting a rise in student enrollment for the first time since 1999....
Older Americans Not Only Ones Affected By Social Security
Ellen Lockyer, KSKA – Anchorage
Social Security, that venerable institution, turns 75-years-old this year. It provides retirement income for more than 70,000 Alaskans, but...
DEC, Sea Level Seafoods Reach Settlement Over Wastewater Violations
Tony Gorman, KSTK – Wrangell
Sea Level Seafoods and the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation have reached a settlement over wastewater permit violations. ...
AFN Rejects Proposed ANILCA Overhaul
Diana Haecker, KTNA – Talkeetna
When Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar last year announced a sweeping overhaul of Alaska subsistence management, he said...
New Social Network Aims for Alaska Natives
Dan Bross, KUAC – Fairbanks
There’s a new Facebook-like website for Alaska Natives. Alaskanvillages.org was created by Iditarod musher and Native rights and ...
(Part 2 of 2) Law Enforcement and the Courts Dealing With Anchorage Gang Problem
Len Anderson, KSKA – Anchorage
Yesterday in his two part series on street youth gangs, KSKA's Len Anderson focused on the structure and...
Alaska News Nightly: October 26, 2010
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Hometown, Alaska: Propositions A and B
The elections are less than a week away and candidates are raring to go. It seems everyone has an opinion, and faces and names...
Weekend Vandals Smash Windows Across City
Anchorage police are looking for those responsible for a weekend vandalism spree that spread across the city and caused about a quarter of a...
Kids These Days!: October 26
Tuesday, October 26 at 2pm and 7pm
MODERN FAMILIES & THE DIGITAL AGE
In-Studio Guest: Social networking, smart phones, the internet and instant messaging have always...