Patrick Yack, Alaska Public Media
Bethel Church Gets Yup’ik Bible
The Moravian Church in Bethel was the first church to translate the Bible into the Yup’ik language.
Alice Criswell, KYUK – Bethel
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Alaska News Nightly: September 23, 2009
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Senate Rejects Bush Plan for Offshore Drilling
Libby Casey, APRN –...
Railroad Lays Off 127 Workers
The Alaska Railroad has laid off 127 employees. Railroad President Pat Gamble says this does not, by itself, solve the railroad's financial problems. Officials had earlier estimated a 20 percent cut in its...
Bethel Doctor Wins MacArthur Fellowship
A Bethel doctor has received a MacArthur Fellowship 'Genius' award. The award was announced on Tuesday. The fellowship, worth $500,000, is going to Dr. Jill Seaman for her outstanding work as a doctor...
Alaska Chamber Kicks Off Annual Conference
The 50th annual Alaska State Chamber of Commerce Conference and Trade Show kicked off in Homer on Tuesday morning.
Casey Kelly, KBBI – Homer
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Anchorage Unions Say No to Reduced Hours
Members of the Anchorage city employees' union have rejected a proposal to have their work week shortened from 40 hours to 37.5 hours.
The Associated Press
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Fairbanks Gets Report on Pollution Challenges
There will be financial repercussions if Fairbanks delays dealing with its fine particulate pollution problem. That’s the finding of a report prepared by the North Star Borough’s Washington, D.C. legal counsel. Borough Mayor...
Debate Heats Up on Murkowski’s Move to Restrict EPA on Greenhouse Gases
Debate is heating up over an amendment Senator Murkowski (R-AK) is considering introducing this week on the Senate floor. It would prevent the Environmental Protection Agency from regulating some greenhouse gases. The amendment,...
Juneau Terminal Expansion Underway
A $20 million expansion and renovation of the Juneau International Airport terminal is underway. Another $40 million is being spent on the runway safety areas. The $20 million renovation includes a modern heating...
Alaska To Feel Fewer Lingering Impacts of Recession
Alaska will continue to feel fewer lingering impacts of the recession than much of the rest of the country. That’s the word from the state Department of Labor.
Ed Schoenfeld, CoastAlaska – Juneau
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Japanese Airlines Experiences Financial Trouble
The Japanese air carrier that’s helped raise Fairbanks winter tourism profile, is in financial trouble. Japan Airlines, or JAL, which flies thousands of tourists to Fairbanks to see the aurora, announced major job...
BP to Pay $1.7 Million for Oil Spill Containment Violations
State environmental officials say BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc. will pay more than $1.7 million for oil spill containment violations on Alaska's North Slope.
The Associated Press
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Alaska News Nightly: September 22, 2009
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Railroad Lays Off 127 Workers
The Associated Press
The Alaska Railroad has...
Computer Glitch Means $2 Million in Anchorage OT
An overlooked computer glitch in Anchorage is being blamed for about $2 million worth of overtime paid in error to city employees.
Ellen Lockyer, APRN – Anchorage
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Environmentalists Gather in DC to Protest Arctic Drilling
Environmentalists gathered today outside the Interior Department in Washington DC to deliver a message: don’t drill in the Arctic Ocean or Bristol Bay. The group of about two-dozen people symbolically turned over a...
Obama Sets up National Ocean Council
The Obama administration's Ocean Policy Task Force has just released its ocean management plan that among other things sets up a National Ocean Council.
Lori Townsend, APRN – Anchorage
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Health Care Dominates DC Activity
Health care legislation continues to dominate the work in Congress this week. On Tuesday, the Senate Finance Committee starts marking-up a bill proposed by Democratic Senator Max Baucus of Montana. So far it...
Health Care Premiums Increase in Alaska
Health care insurance premiums in Alaska have increased by more than 90-percent according to a ne w report from a national health care organization.
Mike Mason, KDLG – Dillingham
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Alaska AG Says State Has Right to Tax Cruise Ship Passengers
The state’s top lawyer says Alaska has every right to tax cruise ship passengers. The industry filed a lawsuit last week challenging $46 of the $50 head tax. Attorney General Dan Sullivan says...
Several Cruise Ship Companies Receive Below-Average Grades on Pollution Compliance
An environmental group and the state of Alaska would give several cruise ship companies below-average grades on pollution compliance. Friends of the Earth has released a cruise ship report card for companies operating...