AK: Robotics
This month, five rural Alaska schools squared off in a virtual engineering competition run by Lego and GCI. It was a big learning experience for everyone – but especially, for the squad from Unalaska. They were competing for the first time, and they brought some unique strengths to the table.
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Traveling Music 7-12-15
Traveling Music
Shonti Elder
7-12-15
Format:
Song Title
Artist / Composer
CD Title
Label
Duration
Song for Ireland
Mary Black / Phil Colclough
Women of the World Celtic
Putumayo
4:55
The Parish of Dunkeld / The Curlew
Andy...
The Tour of Anchorage ski event
KSKA: Thursday, Feb. 16, at 2:00 p.m. One of the biggest and best events of the Anchorage winter is a ski race that crosses the whole city, held the same weekend as the Iditarod start. It’s the Tour of Anchorage, and it’s coming up soon, with some of the nation’s best skiers and plenty of regular folks who just want to go the distance.
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Alaska News Nightly: April 20, 2015
The Blind Spot: Spaces Between Statistics; Lawmakers Still Searching For Budgetary Consensus; Bill Establishing Marijuana Control Board Poised To Become Law; Federal Government Proposes Taking Humpback Whales Off Endangered Species List; Migrating Birds May Carry Viral Baggage; Long-Term Weather Models Point Toward A Warm Summer; Homer Road Sloughs After Rain; Erin's Law Stuck In Senate Education Committee; Cama-i Celebrates Tradition For All Generations
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Mudrooms: Cabin Fever
Mudrooms is a community-powered monthly event in Juneau, where real people tell real stories, live. At the fourth Mudrooms event, seven Juneauites told stories on the appropriately break-up season theme of "Cabin Fever" at McPhetre's Hall.
Here's a sample story about a lesson learned while rebuilding a rotten cabin in Hope, Alaska as told by Eric Boraas.
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State of Art: Alaska Playlist Project makes it easier to find homegrown musicians
This week on State of Art we're hearing from Juneau-based singer-songwriter Marian Call. As part of the Alaska Independent Musician Initiative and a new endeavor called MusicAlaska, Call tells us about the work being done to compile playlists of Alaska musicians to help paint a more complete picture of the state's music scene. We hear about the working musician's grind, the benefits of these playlists and plans use them.
Malala: A Portrait of Courage
I know the brave Malala, the defiant Malala Yousafzai who first stood up to Taliban when they ran rampant in Pakistan’s Swat valley, in spring 2009 when they tried to shut down her father’s school with violence and threats.
Moved by the story, I resolved to write about those little girls who longed for an education but couldn’t obtain it. I contacted journalists in Pakistan and found a phone number for Yousafzai. I phoned and spoke to the father and the daughter.
I asked if there was anything I could do to help them. Malala’s response: Tell people about us.
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Alaska News Nightly: March 20, 2014
Lessons From The Exxon Valdez; Judge Nixes ‘Save Our Salmon’ Initiative; ADF&G Opens Herring Fishing In Starrigavan, Katlian Bays; Alaska House Passes Izembek Road Resolution; UA President Opposed To Bill Allowing Concealed Handguns On Campus; Manokotak Honors Fallen VPSO; Nome To Make Decision On Geothermal Energy; Why Mental Illness Is The ‘No-Casserole’ Illness; Paddle Making Workshop Illuminates State’s High Suicide Rate
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Alaska News Nightly: Wednesday, August 12, 2020
Governor Mike Dunleavy talks about the state's fight against COVID-19. And, how can Anchorage teachers make sure more students show up to online classes this fall? Plus, churches in Anchorage openly defy the city’s order limiting indoor crowds.
Dr. Ronald Tammen on “Will China Rule the World?”
Ron Tammen is a scholar and professor at the Mark O. Hatfield School of Government. Dr. Tammen specializes in world politics, with particular reference to power relationships among the great powers, present and future. His research currently centers on the emergence of China and then India as potentially dominant nations and the challenge this presents to U.S. foreign and national security policy.
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Fighting COVID-19 at home and in Alaska’s largest hospital | Alaska Insight
The number of coronavirus infections in Alaska is growing. And as the disease continues its spread across the state, it’s impacting more and more Alaskans.
Hometown Alaska: Sake Week
This week on Hometown Alaska we'll learn how to drink, pair, and even cook with sake as part of sake week: a six day event taking place in Anchorage and Girdwood.
LISTEN: A psychologist joins us to discuss the keys to healthy aging
Can an old dog learn new tricks? In his book, "Our Wisdom Years," psychologist Dr. Garfield makes the case that as we enter our 60s, 70s and 80s, we are actually entering into a “developmental stage.”
Night Music: September 24, 2011
Here’s the music playlist for Night Music with Connie G. All tracks played are listed below in the following format:
Song Title
Artist Name
Album Title
Label
Duration
Rhythm-a-ning
Thelonious Monk...
The Future of sled dog racing | Alaska Insight
On this Alaska Insight, host Lori Townsend and her guests discuss the future of the sport of sled dog racing.
Night Music: January 11th, 2020
Here is the Night Music Playlist for January, 11th 2020 with Kirk Waldhaus.
LISTEN: How is the pandemic changing what, how, and where Alaskans eat?
More people are cooking at home, restaurants have closed, and there have been shortages of everything from yeast to canning jars. Alaskans have had a unique and self-reliant food culture for generations. We’ll discuss how the coronavirus is affecting it
Season’s greetings
It's that time of year again - the days will soon be getting longer, holiday celebrations to bring in another year are beginning, and on Tuesday a great big radio greeting card goes out across the entire vast expanse of Alaska. It's the annual two-hour holiday greetings edition of Talk of Alaska. Listen Now
A New Capacity Building Grant Program for Alaska Nonprofits
The Alaska Community Foundation is now accepting applications for the Capacity Building for Charitable Organizations (CBCO) grant program.
The program offers a unique opportunity for eligible nonprofit organizations to apply for grants to build capacity in the areas of leadership development, organizational development, program development, collaboration and community engagement, and effectiveness evaluation.
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Responding to accelerating life systems on Planet Earth
Most people agree that we need to aim for more resilient infrastructure and communities to effectively respond to climate change. But what are the first steps toward getting there? Your chance to talk it over with two expert panelists is coming up on the next "Talk of Alaska:" an ecologist who has documented what is actually happening with endangered species, and an experimenter who locked himself in a closed environment for two years. LISTEN HERE