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Anchorage Chamber: The Dollars and Sense of Sportfishing in Alaska

Alaska is one of the great meccas of the world for sportfishing. Over the years, Alaska's diverse sportfishing opportunities have largely contributed  to Alaska's growing economy and tourism industry. To discuss the economic impacts...

Mat Su Roads are suffering traffic glut

Automobile traffic in the Matanuska Susitna Borough has gone far beyond the ability of local roads to handle it. This week at a transportation forum in Wasilla, state and Borough officials heard public...

City and energy utilities make crisis plans

As summer draws to an end, Anchorage Mayor Dan Sullivan has ordered his top staff to work with local energy utilities to devise ways to handle a possible winter energy crisis. Len Anderson, KSKA -...

Community Forum: the ARC of Anchorage

The ARC of Anchorage has been helping the developmentally disabled, the deaf and others with physical challenges for more than fifty years. Find out how this organization has grown from its start with a...

Assembly backs Hall as fire chief

By a six to four vote, last night the Anchorage Assembly waived the municipal nepotism law to appoint Mark Hall the city's new fire chief. Len Anderson, KSKA - Anchorage Download Audio (MP3)

Alaska Radio Reader Rambler: The Big One

Twenty years after the nation’s worst oil spill, there’s a play about it. Alaskan playwright, Dick Reichman joins host Steve Heimel to discuss the The Big One: A Chronicle of the Exxon Valdez Oil...

District prepares for H1N1 cases

As the school year gets underway, the foremost health lesson for the Anchorage School District is how to restrict H1N1 influenza among its faculty, staff and more than 48 thousand students. At...

Line One: Trauma Care in Alaska

Trauma director at the Alaska Native Medical Center, Dr. Frank Sacco and Dr. Reginald Burton from the American College of Surgeons join host Dr. Woodard to discuss Alaska's trauma care system.  How good is...

Algo Nuevo: August 23, 2009

Here’s the music playlist from the Sunday August 23, 2009 edition of Algo Nuevo con Dave Luera — Something New with Dave Luera. If you have questions, comments or music requests for host Dave Luera, send e-mail...

Traveling Music: August 23, 2009

Here’s the music playlist from the August 23, 2009 edition of Traveling Music with Shonti Elder. All tracks played are listed below in the following format: Song Title Artist Name Album Title CD Label Links Alma Andina Taita Inti www.almaandina.com Let the Bird Go...

Algo Nuevo Hour: August 21, 2009

Here’s the music playlist from the Friday August 21, 2009 edition of Algo Nuevo Hour. If you have questions, comments or music requests for host Dave Luera, send e-mail to algonuevo kska org or post your...

Native school mixes traditional teachings with modern academics

As the Alaska Native Cultural Charter school in Anchorage begins its second year, its teachers and staff are preparing even more ways to mix traditional knowledge with western academics. KSKA's Len Anderson continues...

Stage Talk: Anchorage Opera 2009-2010

This week on Stage Talk, associate artistic director of the Anchorage Opera, Andrew Sweeney talks about the opera's upcoming season. Download Audio (MP3) HOSTS: Mark Muro, theater critic Jean Paal, theater critic GUESTS: Dick Reichman, director, Anchorage theater Schatzie Schaeffers,...

Anchorage's Native school proves popular

A year ago the Alaska Native Cultural Charter School was desperately recruiting students as staff prepared temporary classrooms in an Anchorage church. This year finds the school in permanent quarters and showing a...

Anchorage Chamber: Real Estate Outlook

In the past year, Anchorage’s housing market has fluctuated with its uncertain economy. With Anchorage’s ever changing real estate market, potential land shortage and fluctuating real estate costs, what should home buyers and sellers...

Settlement restores bridge status

A settlement reached yesterday has put the Knik Arm Bridge project back on the short-range list of the Anchorage transportation plan. Len Anderson, KSKA - Anchorage Download Audio (MP3)

Community Forum: Anchorage's Community Councils

Anchorage's community councils are gearing up for fall meetings, after taking a summer break. Find out more about the role of these grass roots citizens panels, why they get the attention of the...

Mayor strikes down anti-discrimination ordinance

Yesterday afternoon Mayor Dan Sullivan issued a written statement that he has vetoed the anti-discrimination ordinance passed last week by Anchorage Assembly. Statement from Mayor Dan Sullivan: Veto Message (PDF) Some Anchorage businesses already have sexual...

Line One: Prostate Cancer

Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men. This week on Line One, Anchorage urologist, Dr. Robert Allen joins Dr. Woodard to talk about preventing, diagnosing, treating and the symptoms of prostate cancer. CDC:...

Video posting leads to arrests in an downtown Anchorage beating

The Anchorage Police arrested two suspects last week who apparently assaulted a man for no reason other than he was an Alaska Native. The investigation began when police received a tip that a video...