Patrick Yack, Alaska Public Media
Board of Education Wants Accountability
The State Board of Education is holding poorly-performing schools even more accountable to Alaska's parents.
Rebecca Sheir, KTOO - Juneau
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Coast Guard Orders Temp Relief of Cutter Officer
Alaska's Coast Guard commander has ordered a temporary relief of command for the officer in charge of the cutter Elderberry.
The Associated Press and Alex Hotz, KFSK - Petersburg
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Group Wants to Restore Sitka Cathedral Bells
The bells of the Cathedral of Saint Michael the Archangel could ring again after more than 40 years of silence if the Sitka Historical Society can pull off a cleaning and restoration project...
Alaska News Nightly: June 19, 2009
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Former Lieutenant Governor Boucher Dies
The Associated Press
Alaska's first elected lieutenant...
Sullivan Could Decide Sexual Orientation Ordinance
If the sexual orientation ordinance passes, it will fall to future Mayor Dan Sullivan to decide whether or not to veto it. Anchorage Assembly Chair Debbie Ossiander has decided to re-open the public hearing...
Supreme Court Denies Claim to DNA Testing
The Supreme Court has rejected the argument of an Alaskan convicted of a brutal crime that he has a constitutional right to DNA testing. The court split, 5 to 4, that a convicted criminal...
Legislature Has Response to Supreme Court DNA Decision
The Alaska Legislature already has a bill addressing the Supreme Court's decision ready for next year's session. The measure introduced in March by Anchorage Republican Bob Lynn would set up a system giving the...
Murkowski Meets with Supreme Court Nominee
Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) met with Supreme Court Justice Nominee Judge Sotomayor on Thursday.
Libby Casey, APRN - Washington DC
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Filmmaker Ken Burns Lauds National Park Service
Documentary filmmaker Ken Burns has turned his attention to a subject that hits close to home for many Alaskans: The National Parks. Alaska holds two-thirds of the total acreage of the entire US National...
Sitka Serves as Backdrop for New Disney Film
The new Disney movie "The Proposal" opens in theaters nationwide this weekend. The film stars Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds and is set in Sitka. While the production company traveled briefly to Alaska last...
Alaska Should Consider Producing North Slope Propane
The state is looking to the private sector to produce propane from North Slope gas. The Alaska Natural Gas Development Authority pitched the idea as a business opportunity and fuel alternative, at a conference...
Alaska Pacific University Hosting Bible Institute
As the debate about Anchorage's anti-discrimination law goes on, there have been repeated references to the Bible and what it says about homosexuality. It just so happens that there's an expert on that very...
Alaska News Nightly: June 18
Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor match braces during a meeting on Thursday.
Photo by Libby Casey, APRN - Washington DC
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Confrontations Reduced Outside Assembly Hearing
Last night's second public hearing at the Anchorage Assembly on a charter amendment banning discrimination based on sexual orientation was remarkably like the one held a week ago. The arguments were...
Freed Legislators Face Sentencing Judge
Former state lawmakers Pete Kott and Vic Kohring are free to travel without asking for permission from a judge. The two were released from federal prison earlier because the Justice Department says their trials...
New Report Out on Global Warming
A new report from the federal government takes a stark look at the current impacts of global warming in the United States. Violent storms, drought and flooding are just a few climate change affects...
Biologists Return to Rat Island to Find Dead Gulls and Eagles
Rat Island, in the Aluetians, may almost be considered rat-free, but spreading poison there might have had unintended consequences. When biologists returned to the area this summer they didn't find any live rats, but...
Begich Protesting Cuts to Missile Defense Program
Senator Mark Begich (D) is continuing to press his case for blocking cuts to the missile defense program at Fort Greely in Delta Junction. He questioned top defense officials on Tuesday, including the head...
Elders Press for Help with Bethel Senior Center
Elders in Bethel arrived in force to the city council's last meeting to ask the community for help funding the Bethel Senior Center. Bethel's Native Tribe says high energy costs are eroding services to the...
Anchorage’s Sexual Orientation Proposal Draws Spirited Debate
The proposed ban on discrimination based on sexual orientation once again drew hundreds to the Anchorage Assembly and a second night of public testimony.
Len Anderson, KSKA - Anchorage
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