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Algo Nuevo: April 10, 2011

Here’s the music playlist from the Sunday April 10, 2011 edition of Algo Nuevo con Dave Luera — Something New with Dave ...

Spring Membership Drive 2011: What Your Pledge Pays For

Any chance you were listening to coverage of the Haiti earthquake on KSKA? Or Japan? Take a peek inside the NPR News supply closet and see what it takes to send a team of...

Addressing Alaskans: How To Strengthen Alaska's Local Food Systems

Alaskans spend over $200 billion dollar per year on food, but less than 5 percent of the food we eat is produced in Alaska. If we build a stronger food system, we improve the...

Continued Low Turnout Produces Challenge

Tuesday's results may have contained some surprises, but one aspect of Anchorage's April municipal election was all too familiar--namely the low turnout. In his election night interviews, KSKA's Len Anderson noted official concern over...

Houston Gains Rail Link To Borough Port

The release of a final environmental impact statement at the end of March gave the nod to a rail spur linking the Matanuska Susitna Borough's Port MacKenzie to the main Alaska Railroad line near...

AWAC Presents: Victor D. Comras

SPEAKER: Victor D. Comras, leading expert on international sanctions and the global effort to combat terrorism TOPIC: "Flawed Diplomacy: The United Nations & the War on Terrorism" RECORDED: Friday April 1, 2011 ABOUT: Alaska World ...

Voters Shift Assembly A Little To the Right

The Anchorage Assembly will likely become a bit more conservative when yesterday’s municipal election results are certified and its apparent newest member takes office. KSKA’s Len Anderson reports on yesterday’s election...

Voters Reject Three Bond Packages, Approve Five

In addition to the six assembly and two school board races in yesterday’s Anchorage Municipal Election, voters decided the fate of 11 ballot propositions. KSKA’s Len Anderson has the results. On...

Challengers Have Hard Time in Assembly Races

Yesterday’s Anchorage Municipal Election featured six assembly races, two school board contests and 11 propositions. Here’s KSKA’s Len Anderson with the assembly and school board results. Patrick Flynn won 69 percent of...

Voters Shift Assembly A Little To the Right

The Anchorage Assembly will likely become a bit more conservative when yesterday's municipal election results are certified and its apparent newest member takes office. KSKA's Len Anderson reports on yesterday's election races. All in all,...

Voters Reject Three Bond Packages, Approve Five

In addition to the six assembly and two school board races in yesterday's Anchorage Municipal Election, voters decided the fate of 11 ballot propositions. KSKA's Len Anderson has the results. On Tuesday, voters approved...

Challengers Have Hard Time in Assembly Races

Yesterday's Anchorage Municipal Election featured six assembly races, two school board contests and 11 propositions. Here's KSKA's Len Anderson with the assembly and school board results. Patrick Flynn won 69 percent of the Seat...

Hometown, Alaska: Planning Summer Adventures

It’s never too early to dream about summer adventures in Alaska. In fact, April is prime time to get out your maps and patch up your equipment. This week on Hometown, Alaska host Charles...
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Muni Election Results on KSKA

Polls are open until 8:00 pm in the Municipality of Anchorage. KSKA's Connine Huff will be on-air tonight from 9:00 - 11:00 pm providing election results during World Cafe. Wednesday morning listen for election results during...

State Senate Nixes Prison Funds

Now that the Senate has denied initial operating funds for the Goose Creek prison in the Matanuska Susitna Borough, the fate of the 240 million dollar facility is questionable. As KSKA's Ellen Lockyer reports,...

School District Has Three Bond Packages On Tomorrow's Ballot

Tomorrow Anchorage voters will decide six assembly, two school board contests and the fate of 11 municipal-wide ballot propositions. Sometimes the proposition can become a bit confusing in the voting booth, so KSKA...

KSKA's Ballot Propositions, Part 2

KSKA continues its pre-election day summary of the Anchorage ballot propositions with municipal bond packages in props four through seven. Len Anderson, KSKA - Anchorage Download Audio (MP3)

KSKA's Ballot Proposition Summaries: Part 3

KSKA's concludes its summary of the municipality-wide propositions on tomorrow's Anchorage ballot with props eight through 11. Len Anderson, KSKA - Anchorage Download Audio (MP3)

Alaska Quake Spawns Mystery Tsunami

One of the biggest tsunamis of the twentieth century was generated by an earthquake off the coast of the Aleutian Islands on April 1, 1946. While a series of waves hit Hawaii, then California...

Line One: The Invisible Gorilla

Co-authors of The Invisible Gorilla, Dr. Daniel Simons and Dr. Christopher Chabris join host Dr. Thad Woodard this week on Line One. They will be discussing cognitive science,...