Kristin Spack
Anchorage Edition: December 17, 2010
Each week, KAKM gathers commentators for a review of the week’s news, politics and public affairs in Anchorage and Alaska. Topics for this week are expected...
Four Local Non-Profits Gleefully Divide Over $200,000
Four Anchorage non-profits received some hefty checks Wednesday from the results of the annual Mayor's Charity Ball. In fact, the total was the largest in the event's 17 year history.
The check presentations took...
Addressing Alaskans: Crow Pass and the Iditarod Trail
Recorded at a familiar spot where many Alaskans go to access the popular Crow Creek Pass trail, this week on Addressing Alaskans listen to a talk given by itinerant geographer, Dr. Thom...
Knik Arm Bridge Gets Federal Approval
Yesterday the Federal Highway Administration approved construction of a the Knik Arm bridge, an estimated 700-million dollar plus project linking Anchorage and Point MacKenzie. The federal okay is an important step, but...
Schoolgirl Abduction Attempt Resembles January Incidents
Anchorage police report that earlier this week a man unsuccessfully tried to abduct a student walking to Clark Middle School. Any such incident is disturbing, but this one is even more so. ...
Hometown, Alaska: Freedom of Speech – Then and Now
Freedom of speech. What does it mean? The founders of the United States had something in mind when they included this right in the first amendment. Today, the courts have decided that money equals...
School Board Proposed Bonds Total About $81 Million
Last night the Anchorage School Board approved three bond propositions for next April's municipal election. That was one bond more than originally proposed to the board, but with a reduced cost of...
District To Try High School Relationship / Sexuality Class
Next month East High will be offering a newly approved elective for Juniors and Seniors - Healthy Relationships, Sexual Education. The Anchorage School Board approved the course earlier this month.
Ariel Zlatkovski, an Eagle...
Line One: Pediatric Dentistry
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more than 40% of children have experienced tooth decay by the time they reach kindergarten and more than half of all children have tooth...
Algo Nuevo: December 12, 2010
Here’s the music playlist from the Sunday December 12, 2010 edition of Algo Nuevo con Dave Luera — Something New with Dave Luera. If...
Traveling Music: December 12, 2010
Here’s the music playlist from the December 12, 2010 edition of Traveling Music with Shonti Elder. All tracks played are listed below in the following format:
Song...
Soul to Soul: December 11, 2010
Here’s the music playlist from the December 11, 2010 edition of Soul to Soul with Marvel and Sherry Johnson. All tracks played are...
Night Music: December 11, 2010
Here’s the music playlist from the December 11, 2010 edition of Night Music. with Kirk Waldhaus. All tracks played are listed below in the following format:
Song Title
Artist Name
Album...
AWAC Presents: Solace International
SPEAKER: Nathanial York, Ayub Azizi, Stanfill Marcus Stanfill from Solace International
TOPIC: “"International Aid Efficiency: Making Dollars Count"”
ABOUT: Alaska World Affairs Council Presents is a public service partnership of...
Stage Talk: Wild Legacy
This week on Stage Talk, playwright, Gloria Baxter and Jerry McDonnell join hosts Mark and Jean to talk about Wild Legacy, a new play celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge....
Assembly Bans Spice and Approves Crackers
This week in two votes, the Anchorage Assembly banned a currently legal substance and turned an illegal activity into a hours-long lawful one.
On Tuesday, the Anchorage Assembly unanimously backed ban cannabinoids, a synthetic marajuana...
Addressing Alaskans: All Things Cold
From quinzhees, icicle frogs, permafrost tunnels, arctic divers and explorers Bill Streever discusses his New York Times best seller Cold on this week's Addressing Alaskans. A biologist who runs an applied research program on...
Quick Response Stops Suicide
The Anchorage Police have just released an account of how last week the combined efforts of an Anchorage teenager, high school personnel, police officers and troopers successfully prevented the suicide of interior Alaska youth...
Hometown, Alaska: Marian Call
Photo by Brian Adams.
She’s funny and spunky, clever and outgoing. But more than that, she’s talented and ambitious and she hails from Anchorage. She’s Marian Call. With three albums out, and back in town...
Anchorage Assembly Passes 2011 Budget
By a unanimous vote, last night the Anchorage Assembly approved a 435 million dollar municipal operating budget for 2011. That's around 14 million dollars more than last year, but with property taxes...