Anchorage volunteer lobbyist fights for public education
The word 'lobbyist' is often paired with 'fat-cat'. But here in Alaska, it's not just the paid lobbyists who...
Alaska lobbyists explain how their work shapes laws and policies | Alaska Insight
Lobbyists are viewed as representatives of special interest groups that want to drive policy change that favors big business. But many who lobby the local, state and federal government are citizens who seek better healthcare and improved schools.
AFN Convention: “Alaska is not a broke state” and protesters have a place
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PODCAST HIGHLIGHTS:
At 12:30 in the podcast, AFN leaders assert that "Alaska is not a broke state."
At 18:30, AFN leaders respond to a singing...
State of Art: November 1, 2019
This week on State of Art we're hearing from playwright and screenwriter Vera Starbard. Her Perseverance Theater produced play "Devilfish" is finishing its Anchorage run on November 3. She talks about keeping things authentic while weaving together Tlingit legend and history.
Alaska News Nightly: Thursday, Oct. 31, 2019
Don Young talks about why he voted no today on the impeachment inquiry into President Trump. Also: A grassroots youth movement in Anchorage led by two local men aims to create safe spaces for kids to express themselves and plug into peer support.
LISTEN: 32 rural Alaska communities still lack running water. Infrastructure builders are trying to change that.
For most Americans, in home running water and flushing toilets are considered basic utilities, but across rural Alaska more than 30 villages are still living without piped systems. What are the challenges of providing water infrastructure to these communities?
LISTEN: Life for disabled Alaskans 30 years after passing the Americans with Disabilities Act
Next year marks the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, or ADA. The different provisions in the Act affect all of us everyday. This week on Line One we discuss living and working with disability in Alaska.
Alaska News Nightly: Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2019
Unalaska may declare a state of emergency in the wake of this month's fatal plane crash on the island. Also: Alaska's top environmental regulator responds to a call for action on climate change by the state's leading Native group.
Traveling Music 11-3-19
Traveling
Music
Date: 11-3-19
Shonti
Elder
Format: Tune
Title
Performer / Composer
Album Title
Recording Company
Length
Hard
Love
Bob Franke / Bob Franke
The Heart of the Flower
Daring Records
4:43
Estrella
Goodbye
Birds...
WILL THIS BE CHINA’S CENTURY? | DR. MEL GURTOV
Dr. Mel Gurtov takes issue with the widespread view that China is on the way to rivalling, or even displacing, the US as the dominant world power.
Alaska News Nightly: Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2019
Unalaska may declare a state of emergency in the wake of this month's fatal plane crash on the island. Also: Alaska's top environmental regulator responds to a call for action on climate change by the state's leading Native group.
BUILDING PEACE IN A CHANGING STRATEGIC LANDSCAPE | NANCY LINDBORG
Join Alaska World Affairs Council and Nancy Lindborg, President/CEO of the United States Institute of Peace, to discuss the global challenge of fragility and conflict, including a vision of the way forward.
THE SECRET LIFE OF AN AMERICAN DIPLOMAT: FACING A FIRING SQUAD IN AFRICA, LIVING IN COMMUNIST ROMANIA, LEADING THE US PEACE CORPS, FIGHTING FIRES, MORE
The Secret Life of an American Diplomat: Facing a Firing Squad in Africa, Living in Communist Romania, Leading the US Peace Corps, Fighting Fires, & More
Algo Nuevo October 27th, 2019
Here’s the Sunday, October 27th, 2019 edition of Algo Nuevo con Dave Luera —Something New with Dave Luera.
Alaska News Nightly: Monday, Oct. 28, 2019
Judge rules that a ballot measure that would change how Alaskans choose state elected officials can move forward. Also: Still no sign of a missing Homer woman who vanished Oct. 17.
Alaska News Nightly: Friday, Oct. 25, 2019
Fire-fighting foam containing PFAS works well for putting out burning airplanes, but is worth the risk of contaminating drinking water? Also: Raising the next generation of Lingít speakers in a language immersion program for kids.
LISTEN: Imagine hiking all the tallest summits of the Chugach Front Range in one trip. These people did it this year.
The Chugach Front Linkup is the connection of the 12 summits over 5000 feet in the Chugach Front Range in a single
outing. This past summer saw an unprecedented known number of people who have successfully linked the peaks;
between them they produced 6 new records.
How immigration transformed the 49th state
Over the course of little more than a century, Alaska communities transformed from primarily Indigenous to some of the...
How did Alaska become a destination for immigrants? | Alaska Insight
Immigration is a political hot button issue in the nation, with advocates calling for better pathways for citizenship and opponents demanding fewer entrants and higher border walls. But Alaska has been a state of rich diversity since before statehood.
UAA, UAF, UAS faculty discuss university accreditation
What does university accreditation mean? Why does each of the state's three universities have its own accreditation? If UA moved to a single accreditation,...