Patrick Yack, Alaska Public Media
Alaska News Nightly: August 21, 2009
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Senate Leader to Join Parnell Administration
Dave Donaldson, APRN – Juneau
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State Issues Preventive Steps To Fight Off Swine Flu
As the school year begins, the state is asking parents and teachers to take steps to guard against the spread of the H1N1 flu virus. The Department of Health has issued six recommendations to...
Suit Filed to Prompt New Support for Seniors
Four people who believe they could qualify for state assistance under the state’s Seniors and Disabilities Services have filed what they hope will become a class action lawsuit to force the program...
Energy Department Awards New Funds for Prince of Wales
The US Department of Energy recently announced the award of a $1.1 million grant for a small hydroelectric project on Prince of Wales island.
Deanna Garrison, KRBD – Ketchikan
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Clearcut in Sitka Undergoing Extensive Thinning
A forty-year old clearcut along the Sitka road system is undergoing extensive thinning this summer. The effort in the Starrigavan Valley is being funded in part by a consortium of conservation groups.
Robert Woolsey,...
Pacific Salmon Beating Odds On Snake River
The most endangered run of Pacific salmon is beating the odds this summer. You can’t get any closer to extinction than Snake River sockeye salmon did last decade. This is the Pacific Northwest...
Legislators Gathering Ideas on Energy Needs
Legislators are heading back out across the state to listen to the public’s ideas about satisfying local energy needs.
Dave Donaldson, APRN – Juneau
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Sign of Fall: Sandhill Cranes Arriving
A sure sign of Fall, Sandhill Cranes are stopping in Fairbanks on their migration south. The birds are congregating at the Creamers Field Migratory Waterfowl Refuge. One state scientist says they seem to...
Couple Tracks Cranes Migrating to Kachemak Bay
For the past decade one Homer couple has been dedicated to tracking the habits and movements of Sandhill Cranes that migrate to the Kachemak Bay area in the spring and summer.
Marcia Lynn,...
Alaska News Nightly: August 20, 2009
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State Issues Preventive Steps Against Swine Flu
Lori Townsend, APRN –...
Talk of Alaska: Ramadan and Alaska
Few of the world’s religions connect spirituality and morality more closely than Judaism, Christianity and Islam.
Whether it’s Lent, Yom Kippur, or Ramadan, each of these religions have a time of year devoted...
Report Cites Potential Damage to Chuitna River
New reports just released indicate that Western Cook Inlet’s Chuitna River drainage salmon streams will be ruined if a proposed coal mining project is approved. Delaware - based Pac Rim is moving forward on the...
Juneau to Begin Testing Prep Players for Drugs
High school athletes in Juneau will be subjected to random drug tests beginning this fall. The plan mandates drug testing of athletes at Juneau-Douglas and Thunder Mountain high schools. It also sets up...
Military Wants to Move Newtok
The United States military is boosting efforts to relocate the village of Newtok. Erosion is eating away at the Bering Sea village, and local leaders have been working for years with state and...
Knik Arm Bridge Back on Transportation Plan
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
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Fairbanks to Consider Sales Tax
Fairbanks city voters will consider a sales tax this fall. The city clerk’s office certified petitions sponsored by the Fairbanks Fair Tax Association last week. If approved, the petitions would implement a three...
Anchorage Beer Drinkers in a Quandary
Environmentally conscious beer drinkers in Anchorage have faced a conundrum this year. The city stopped recycling glass in January forcing tons of beer bottle waste into the regional landfill instead. In response, many...
Flower Parade Highlights Unalaska’s Santacruzan Festival
The Filipino Santacruzan Festival was held for the first time ever in Unalaska over the weekend. Families from around the community gathered to participate in the flower parade.
Anne Hillman, KUCB – Unalaska
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Alaska News Nightly: August 19, 2009
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Report Cites Potential Damage to Chuitna River
Ellen Lockyer, APRN –...
Coast Guard Out in Force This Month
The U.S. Coast Guard has been out in force around Western Alaska this month, to assess both is capabilities and limitations amid warming Arctic waters.
Paul Korchin, KNOM – Nome
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