Two Remote Volcano Sensors Resume Sending Seismic Data
Scientists are now able to monitor two remote volcanoes on the Alaska Peninsula after equipment came back to life this spring.
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AK: Girls On The Run
To a lot of us, running seems like work, or at least exercise. But for a group of girls in Sitka, running is actually pretty fun. They’re part of an after-school program that combines running with learning important life lessons. It’s encouraged one fifth-grader to dream about her future.
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300 Villages: Anchor Point
This week we're heading to Anchor Point, a small community 14 miles north of Homer on the Kenai Peninsula. Bobby Ness lives in Anchor Point:
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Sitka Father, Son Plan Lower 48 Run Against GMOs
A Sitka man and his 14-year-old son are hoping to convince you that genetically modified organisms are bad for your health, and for the environment.
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Singer-Songwriter Hears Call Of Alaska
Alaskan singer songwriter Marian Call has a new album out called “Marian Call Live In Europe.” The album grew out of an enormously successful Kickstarter campaign that raised more than $60,000 and sent her to Europe to perform and record a new album. Now she’s finishing up a statewide tour and about to set out to play music in the western Lower 48.
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Kenai Peninsula Group Seeks To Increase Voter Turnout With New Ordinance
A group of citizens on the Kenai Peninsula is trying to change the way voters cast their ballot in Borough elections.
Education
It is now up to Alaska again to leave no child behind. The federal government has turned education reform back to the state. We’ll learn more about what the state has promised in exchange for a waiver, on the next Talk of Alaska.
KSKA: Tuesday, 5/28 at 10:00am
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Think, Work & Play at Anchorage Community Works
Anchorage Community Works is a concert venue, art studio, shared classroom and collaborative workspace that is opening in Anchorage this summer.
With a mission to provide a community center for local creatives and small business owners, “The Works” will connect and collaborate with locals who care about art, music, culture, learning, politics, and health.
Learn more. Oil And Gas Group Sues Over Bearded Seal Listing
The Alaska Oil and Gas Association is suing over a federal decision to list certain populations of Arctic bearded seals as threatened.
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Ostebo Explains New Arctic Strategy
Coast Guard Rear Admiral Thomas Ostebo is traveling to major coastal communities in Alaska this week – Kotzebue, Barrow and Dutch Harbor. Today he was in Nome explaining how the Coast Guard will implement the United States Coast Guard Arctic Strategy that was just released this month.
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Pritzker Avoids Controversy at Nomination Hearing
President Barack Obama's nominee to lead the Commerce Department, businesswoman Penny Pritzker, answered far-ranging questions today.
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Fort Yukon Flooding Danger Mostly Over
The community of Fort Yukon is able to relax after days of worry as it appears the danger from flooding is mostly over.
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Kulluk Hearing Sheds Light on Fuel Problem
The US Coast Guard Thursday continued it's probe of what went wrong when a Shell drill rig beached near Kodiak Island last December. This morning, the chief engineer of the tug Aiviq which had been towing the drilling barge Kulluk before it broke away, told a story of failed fuel injectors, while raising unanswered questions about suspected fuel contamination.
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More Bacterial Infections Associated With Raw Milk Consumption
A new batch of bacterial infections has again been traced to a raw milk operation on the Kenai Peninsula.
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Anchorage Man Charged With Stealing Drugs While Serving As A Pennsylvania Judge
Last year, Paul Pozonsky resigned from his position as a hearings officer for the state Department of Labor following an inquiry his residency status. The situation was odd for a number of reasons. For one, there were questions about whether Pozonsky landed the job because of his family's political connections in Alaska. Then, there was the fact that he was being investigated by a grand jury in Pennsylvania for actions he took while he was a judge there. Now, that investigation is complete, and Pozonsky is facing trial for allegedly stealing cocaine that was being used as evidence in cases that the presided over.
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Homer Officials Discuss Potential Move For Pier One Theatre
Homer city officials are in the early stages of creating a land-use plan for the area where the Pier One Theatre sits. The building is currently located in an area zoned for marine commercial and industrial use.
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Marine Debris Awareness Gets Second Symbol
It’s been about a year since Ophelia, the marine debris octopus, was built by Kodiak High School art students. The sculpture, which now resides in the Alaska SeaLife Center in Seward, was constructed using items collected from Kodiak beaches. Ophelia has become a mascot for marine debris clean up, and a vivid example of how much trash is circulating in the world’s oceans. But she won’t be the only example for long.
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Time for a Big Picture Break
Alaska Public Library Director Mary Jo Torgenson just released the 2012 report for the library.
This document is a great reminder of the importance of stepping back and looking at the big picture. Though filled with numbers, the overall arc of the report emphasizes why the library does what it is doing.
Read more. Fish And Game Institutes New Razor Clam Harvesting Regulations
As the Memorial Day weekend approaches, Clam diggers on the Kenai Peninsula will have to keep in mind a new set of rules for harvesting razor clams. For the first time in a decade, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game is reducing the bag limit for razor clams from 60 per day all the way down to 25.
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Man In Charge Of Kulluk During Tow Testifies At Hearing
Wednesday, the man who was in charge of the Shell drilling rig Kulluk when it went aground New Year's Eve testified at a Coast Guard hearing that he had never done a winter tow in Alaska, but he thought they were prepared for the weather ahead when they left Dutch Harbor to cross the Gulf of Alaska.
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