Monthly Archives: February 2012

Competitors in a human powered ultra-marathon on the Iditarod Trail have been slowed by heavy snow. A storm dumped more than two feet of snow just after the race started in Knik Sunday.

Senators Strike Back At Parnell’s Oil Tax Bill Claims, Senate Begins Hearings On Port And Harbor Expansions, Improvements, Bethel Jury Sides With School District Over Hooper Bay Fire, Alaska Republican Primary Approaching, Part One: Ocean Acidification, Scientists Still Trying To Figure Out What Is Ailing Seals, NPS May Allow Limited Harvest Of Certain Items In Parks, Ft. Greely Officials Study Barley-Powered Electricity Proposal, Conway Seavey Wins Junior Iditarod, Competitors Run, Ski And Bike Their Way To McGrath, Nome,

Last week’s announcement that the Senate Resources committee is taking more time than expected in writing a new oil tax structure has led the Senate Finance Committee to lag on budget action.

The Senate today began hearings on improvements and expansion of the ports and harbors around the state.

A Ft. Wainwright based soldier will face court martial in the death of a fellow Stryker Brigade member in Afghanistan. Charges against Sergeant Travis Carden, including maltreatment, assault and reckless endangerment, have been referred to court martial in connection with the death of Private Danny Chen last year.

Community leaders have begun compiling data they say will prove the Air Force won’t save money by moving an F-16 fighter squadron, and up to 1,500 military and civilian workers, from Eielson to Anchorage, but base employees are still worried.

The Senate Education Committee is ready to pass a bill expanding the number of Pre-Kindergarten programs in local schools across the state.

The state has a chance to protect anglers’ access to fishing streams under a bill that unanimously passed the Senate today. The bill by Anchorage Democrat Les Gara passed the House last year with no opposition.

Three Seattle fishermen were rescued last night after their vessel went aground on Umnak Island. The crew of the Neptune 1 called the Coast Guard at 11:21 pm, alerting them that their boat had lost propulsion and gone adrift in rough weather. Twenty-five minutes later, the Neptune 1 was on the rocks, and the crew had to swim to shore in their survival suits.

While Republicans squabble about their choice for a presidential candidate to go head to head against Democrat Barack Obama, a third party process has quietly gained ground through the internet.

Backers of biomass energy pitched wood-pellet heat as a money-saver during a legislative hearing last week.

Recent data from the U.S. Census shows that over 9-percent of Alaskans live below the poverty line.

As long as snows are deep and nights are dark, moose mingling in roadways is a fact of life everywhere in Alaska. With a higher -than-average number of moose killed in collisions with vehicles this winter, the roadkill salvage program in the Mat Su Borough is rotating through the list frequently. One name on the list is the Su Valley High School Moose Club.

High winds in Southeast this winter are wreaking havoc on land and at sea. The state ferry Kennicott postponed a scheduled cross-gulf voyage earlier in February due to heavy weather. The Kennicott is rated for open-ocean travel.

Former Alaskan Ben Grossmann is an Oscar winner. He won an award for groundbreaking work in visual effects in the Martin Scorsese-directed film “Hugo.”

Ft. Wainwright Soldier Facing Court Martial, Community Leaders Gather Data On Potential Eielson F-16 Move, Education Committee To Pass Pre-Kindergarten Expansion Bill, Bill Protects Anglers’ Access to Fishing Streams, Coast Guard Rescues Three Fishermen From Umnak Island, ‘Americans Elect’ Offers Alternative To Standard Primary Process, Wood-Pellet Heat Pitched As Money-Saver, 9 Percent Of Alaskans Living Below Poverty Line, Road Kill Salvage Program Experiencing Heavy Workload, High Winds, Big Waves Wreaking Havoc On Sea Travel, Alaskan Wins Oscar For Work On ‘Hugo’

Here’s the Sunday, February 26, 2012 edition of Algo Nuevo con Dave Luera — Something New...