Kristin Spack
Smaller Alaska Nonprofits in Danger of Losing Status
Over a thousand non-profit organizations in Alaska are in danger of losing their tax exempt status thanks to some changes in federal regulations that took effect 3 years ago.
Mike Mason, KDLG – Dillingham
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Memorable Graduation for Bethel University Campus
Graduation was one to remember this year at Bethel’s Kuskokwim Campus, which is a branch of the University of Alaska Fairbanks. It was standing room only at the ceremony which took place Friday...
Military Wife from Alaska Wins National Award
A woman from Elmendorf Air Force Base has won a national magazine’s title of “military spouse of the year.” Lori Bell is married to an Air Force Lieutenant Colonel, and has lived with her...
Southeast Troll Fishery Misses Target
Despite a hot finish, the winter troll fishery closed on April 30th 3 to 4 thousand kings short of the 45 thousand fish target. The Department of Fish & Game will continue to analyze...
Grey Whale Makes Rare Appearance Outside the Pacific
Scientists are confirming the sighting of a grey whale in the Mediterranean Sea off Israel this weekend. The whale is said to be the first spotted outside the Pacific Ocean in three hundred years.
Ellen...
Alaska News Nightly: May 11, 2010
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Senators Grill Oil Company Executives
Associated Press
Congress called BP and its...
Anchorage Museum’s new Arctic Studies Center offers never before seen objects
The Anchorage Museum offered an advance peek at its new Smithsonian Arctic Studies Center due to open later this month. The new, permanent gallery features hundreds of Alaska Native artifacts from the...
AWAC Presents: William Bernstein
RECORDED: Friday April 30, 2010
SPEAKER: William Bernstein, Ph.D., M.D.; award-winning finance and nonfiction author; Co-Principal, Efficient Frontier Advisors
TOPIC: "Globalization: Is Today's 'Flat World' Really Anything New?"
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Talk of Alaska: The Spill in the Gulf of Mexico
Alaska is many miles from the Gulf of Mexico but many Alaskans can’t tear themselves away from coverage of the oil spill that’s happening there. Perhaps we feel connected because of our own...
Alaska Fisherman Sympathize with Gulf Shrimpers
The failure of BP’s plan to cap a gushing underground oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico has only exacerbated concerns about the eventual magnitude of the spill. Efforts to...
Former Governor Wally Hickel, Dead at 90
Former Governor Wally Hickel – elected twice to the state’s highest office – died Friday night, the result of a heart attack he had earlier last week. He was ninety...
Longtime Hickel Assistant Remembers Him as a Visionary
Malcolm Roberts began working for Interior Secretary Wally Hickel in 1970. He then followed Hickel to Alaska after both were fired by President Nixon. Roberts has worked as an assistant...
Hickel Worked to Establish His Legacy
As governor, Wally Hickel introduced a pragmatic approach to his vision for Alaska. His idea that big dreams lead to big results was frequently tempered at times by...
Unique Flood Problem in Red Devil
Low water may not seem like a flood danger, but that is exactly the problem for one village on the Kuskokwim River right now. The Village of Red Devil is...
Young Professionals Confront City Life with Bush Background
Andrea Gusty and Marta Muntean both left Rural Alaska for college knowing they were not likely to return. Now in Anchorage, they grapple with the fact that...
Play Looks at Experience of Homeless Teens in Fairbanks
A drama playing in Fairbanks explores the experience of homeless teens. The original work “Alice in the Underground” is a production of Fairbanks Counseling and Adoption Service’s Street Outreach and...
Alaska News Nightly: May 10, 2010
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Alaska Fisherman Sympathize with Gulf Shrimpers
Ellen Lockyer, KSKA -...
Line One: Chemical Exposure and Reproductive Health
Everyday we are exposed to harmful and untested chemicals in the products that we use. This week on Line One, Dr. Sarah Janssen from the Natural Resources Defense Council joins host Dr. Thad Woodard...
Algo Nuevo: May 9, 2010
Here’s the music playlist from the Sunday May 9, 2010 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...
Epicentro Politico says Goodbye
A Sunday evening staple on KSKA, Epicentro Politico has ceased production. The last episode aired on KSKA Sunday May 2 at 8:00 pm. To accommodate the loss of Epicentro, we're slightly adjusting the...