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Humor Mixes With Alaska History on Kenai Peninsula

Three comic actors from New York have been spending time on the Kenai Peninsula over the last few weeks. The improv group Sidecar is presenting a commissioned work “Eight Stars of Comedy Gold” about...

Alaska News Nightly: April 14, 2009

Individual news stories are posted in the Alaska News category and you can subscribe to APRN’s news feeds via e-mail, podcast and RSS. Download Audio (MP3) Salazar Hears Alaskans on Offshore Development Annie Feidt, APRN - Anchorage Interior...

Talk of Alaska: Regaining Our Civic Common Ground

Political divisions are growing deeper in this country and our state and nobody seems to know how to reach across the divide. As economic times worsen, can we find a way to pull together...

School board approves new approach to at-risk middle school students

Last night the Anchorage School Board revamped the district's Search program for at-risk middle school students. As KSKA's Len Anderson reports, the new approach is part of the school district's effort to...

Juneau Mayor Offers Compromise Senate Candidate

Juneau’s mayor today (Monday) said he’s actively getting involved in trying to find a state senator for the capital city. Bruce Botelho released a written statement saying that neither Governor Sarah Palin nor the...

Native Leaders Voice Concerns on Off Shore Drilling

Alaska Natives are uniting in asking Interior Secretary Ken Salazar to put a stop to oil and gas development off Alaska’s shores. A five year off shore drilling plan crafted during the Bush administration...

Scientists Prepare for Oil Spill in Arctic Waters

Regardless of what the Obama Administration decides about moving forward with lease sales, the Arctic is changing. Ice melt is inviting increasing activity, from cruise ships to tankers in search of shipping lanes. That’s...

Walrus Scat Provides Clues for Changing Arctic

Walrus scat may provide a key to understanding the changing Arctic ecosystem. It turns out fecal matter is more than just waste, it’s a wealth of information about a walrus’s diet, it’s sex, and...

Yummy or Not? Grading School Lunch

The Juneau School Board last week voted to continue contracting school food work to NANA Management Services for another year, at a cost to the district of 2 dollars and 92 cents per lunch....

Senate Approves Unemployment Insurance Change

The Senate today (Monday) approved changes to the state’s unemployment insurance rules, opening the way for receiving economic stimulus assistance, and protecting regular federal input into the program. Dave Donaldson, APRN - Juneau Download Audio...

Spending Plan Lean on Ferry Money

A new public-works spending plan includes funding for state ferry repairs. But there’s no money for new vessels, or to resurrect a canceled ferry route. The budget is tight this year, with limited local...

House Approves Federal Stimulus Funds

The House of Representatives late Friday unanimously rejected the governor’s stand against using all the federal economic stimulus money to which the state is entitled. On a forty to zero vote, they appropriated four...

Alaska News Nightly: April 13, 2009

Individual news stories are posted in the Alaska News category and you can subscribe to APRN’s news feeds via e-mail, podcast and RSS. Download Audio (MP3) Juneau Mayor Offers Compromise Senate Candidate Dave Donaldson, APRN - Juneau Juneau's...

Algo Nuevo: April 12, 2009

Here’s the music playlist from the Sunday April 12, 2009 edition of Algo Nuevo con Dave Luera — Something New with Dave Luera. If you have questions, comments or music requests for host Dave...

Something Different: April 12, 2009

Here’s the music playlist from the April 12, 2009 edition of Something Different with Betsy. All tracks played are listed below in the following format: Song Title Album Title Artist Name En Hout de Ces Montagnes Naturel Barachois Anybody's Heaven Horses Swimming Kris...

Soul to Soul: April 11, 2009

Here’s the music playlist from the April 11, 2009 edition of Soul to Soul with Marvel and Sherry Johnson. All tracks played are listed below in the following format: Artist Name Song Title Album Title MC Hammer Pray Earth Wind...

Night Music: April 11, 2009

Here’s the music playlist from the April 11, 2009 edition of Night Music with Connie G. All tracks played are listed below in the following format: Song Title Album Title Artist Name Label Here's To The People Here's To The...

Stage Talk: A Bad Year for Tomatoes / Time Immemorial

The KSKA studios are packed for this week's edition of Stage Talk with guests from A Bad Year for Tomatoes presented by Valley Performing Arts and Time Immemorial happening at Cyrano's in Anchorage.  Actors...

Democrats Reject 2nd Candidate for Senate Seat B

Senate Democrats today (Friday) said they have rejected Joe Nelson, Governor Palin’s second choice to replace Kim Elton, who left his Senate seat to work for the Obama administration. Dave Donaldson, APRN - Juneau Download Audio...

Party Officials Hope for Compromise on Seat B

An Alaska Native, 39-year-old Joe Nelson is admissions director at the University of Alaska Southeast and a member of the Sealaska Corporation Board of Directors. Rosemarie Alexander, KTOO - Juneau Download Audio (MP3)