Josh Edge, Alaska Public Media

Oil Companies Buy Two Leases Near NPR-A, Questions Remain About North Slope Run-Off Election, Study Predicts Energy Savings If In-State Gas Line Built, Report Says Sea Otters Hitting Dive Fisheries Hard, Alaska’s Flue Vaccination Rate Among Lowest in Country, Treadwell Certifies Coastal Management Reinstatement Initiative Measure, ‘Tis The Season

Bag of PCB-Contaminated Soil Falls Into Nushagak Bay, Chickaloon Tribe Sends $500,000 Tax Bill to CIRI, Court Hears Arguments On Contested Chitina Dipnet Fishery, Gov. Declares State Disaster Status From November Storm, Biomass Plant Almost Ready To Go Online in North Pole, ESL Classes Expanding Dramatically in Anchorage, Juneau Artist Releases Book of Sarah Palin Political Cartoons

Agreement Moves NPRA Opening Process Another Step Forward, Russian Icebreaker To Make History In Alaska, Cantwell Gas Station Explosion Injures Five, Storms Knock Out Power For 38 Northern Alaska Homes, Hearing Set For Coast Guard Helo Crash Survivor, Mat-Su Gravel Mining Concerns Get Fresh Look From Borough, Warm Weather Heightens Avalanche Danger in Southcentral, Randall Wins Two Gold Medals In Weekend Sprint Events, Newtok Prepares to Move Residents to New Site,

Today, we’re visiting Kay Thomas in Cooper Landing, a tiny hamlet on the Sterling Highway famous for Kenai River fishing and raft trips.

Oil Tax Survey Results Inconclusive, Native Health Corporations Eye Cuts, Trial Leaders Meet at White House Summit, Ketchikan Man Faces APOC Campaign Fine, Memorial Honor Four Fallen Ft. Wainwright Soldiers, Councilman Menard May Face Recall, 65 Mushers Complete Iditarod Entries So Far, AK: A New Generation of Fishermen, 300 Villages: Cooper Landing

The stories up for discussion this week are: Alaska’s wacky weather as of late; utilities in rural Alaska; investigation of former VECO head Bill Allen; Don Young under investigation by the ethics committee; Don Young viral video. KSKA: Friday, 12/2 @ 2:00pm & Saturday, 12/3 @ 6:00pm KAKM: Friday, 12/2 @ 7:30pm & Saturday, 12/3 @ 5:00pm

Fuel Shipment May Be Able Get To Nome, Treadwell Pushes For New Icebreakers, Experts Predict More Greenhouse Gas From Thawing Permafrost, Mike Hawker Cancer In ‘Complete Remission’, State’s Immigrant Population Lower Than National Average, Scientists Unveil Draft Halibut Limits for 2012, Bachelor Auction and Ball Coming to Talkeetna, Film Highlights Bristol Bay Native Culture

Alaska Natives Voice Concern Over National Tribal Consultation Policy, Push Beginning For State To Help Pay The Cost Of Student Meals, Feds Continue With Legal Actions Against BP, Salmon Eating Sled Dogs Show Higher Levels Of Mercury, Mt. Edgecumbe Student Recognized for Work to Reduce Young Alaskan Suicide Rate, Rare Bird Sighted in Seward, Aniak Pilot Died in Crash Tuesday Night, Glenallen Couple Gets Prison Time for Buying, Selling Illegal Animal Parts, Guns, Controversi, al Totem Pole Returns to Sitka Square

Postal Service Calls for Bypass Mail Changes, Season’s Last Fuel Delivery Unable to Make it to Nome, Alaska Native, Conservation Groups Challenge Shell Air Permit, Chinook Conditions Expected Through Weekend, AHF Awarded Grant to Expand Educator Cross-Cultural Immersion Program, FCC Launching Program Expanding Rural Broadband Access, Groups Suing State For Failure to Approve Water Rights Application, All New Alaska Outlaw Playing Cards Released,

House Ethics Committee Extends Probe of Rep. Young, Murkowski Calls For Investigation Into Why Justice Department Not Investigating Allen, Militia Leader Pleads Not Guilty to Federal Weapons Charges, New Buoy Network Could Help Determine Long-Term Impacts of Ocean Acidification, Study Looks Into Health Effects of Climate Change in Alaska, State Reexamines Alaska Class Ferry Cost, UA Launches ‘Stay on Track’ Initiative, Black Friday Kicks Off Holiday Shopping in Wrangell

This week on Line One: Your Health Connection, we will look at the epidemiology of HIV/AIDS in Alaska, new information on the origins of HIV 1&2, treatment advances, and misconceptions. KSKA: Monday, 11/28 @ 2:00 & 7:00pm

In northeast China, just 87 miles from the North Korean border lies the city of Benxi. The region’s steep slopes and narrow valleys channel 33-inches of annual rainfall into a reservoir that holds China’s first salmon farm.

Katzke has beaten the odds to be a successful filmmaker in Alaska--long before the Alaskan film industry started to boom. She is most famous for her documentaries. Mary is currently producing "A Day in Bristol Bay", where cameras and mentorship are being given to community members to give authentic insight into what life is like for the people of Bristol Bay.

In the long dark nights of December, the movie screens of Anchorage light up for a film festival that every year transports movie-goers to exotic places all over the world and in the country of the imagination. We’ll have a preview of the 11th Annual Anchorage International Film Festival on the next Talk of Alaska. KSKA: Tuesday, 11/29 @ 10:00am

Today we’re on the hunt for more good food in Talkeetna. The historic town not far off the Parks Highway attracts mountaineers, fishermen and folks just looking for a great meal. Trishia Costello owns and operates the Talkeetna Roadhouse.

Alaska’s Attorney General Resigning, State Lawmaker’s Son Found After White-Knuckled Search, China Stars Country’s First Salmon Farm, Ferry System May Make Horse Travel Easier, Group Releases Report on Dangerous, Potentially Dangerous Toys, Kids Learn the Lost Art of Tinkering, AK: ‘Host a Coastie’ an Unalaska Hit, 300 Villages: Talkeetna

Hear all about It's A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play, the beloved American holiday classic comes to life as a live 1940’s radio broadcast, and Pinkalicious, The Musical, based on the famous children’s book about desire, dessert, and discipline, and a little girl who loves the color pink.

Senators Prepare for More Budget Battles, Survey Shows Increase in Bristol Bay Shareholder Opposition to Pebble Mine, High Tech Survey Shows More Gold Deposits Near Old Gold Rush Sites, Governor’s Advisory Group Opposes Sealaska Bills, Kookesh Challenging Stedman for State Senate Seat, Former Galena Air Force Base Cleanup Ahead of Schedule, Fairbanks Non-Profits Team Up to Start Homeless Youth Shelter, Thanksgiving Blessing Project Enters Eighth Year

Here’s the music playlist from the November 20, 2011 edition of Soul to Soul with Marvel and Sherry Johnson. All tracks played are listed below in the following format:

Bill Allen Not Facing Child Sexual Abuse Charges, Alaska Journalists Publish ‘Crude Awakening’, Fairbanks Hesitant to Take Strong Line Against ‘Occupy’ Protestors, Foreign Worker Program Frozen Due to Alleged Abuse, Kodiak Sees Decline in Bears Killed in Defense of Life, Property, Preparation and Caution Key to Holiday Shopping, Army Spouses Reality Show Coming to Alaska