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Here’s the Saturday December 8th, 2018 edition of Midnight Sun Jazz, with host Ed Ulman.

The recently released National Climate Assessment is the fourth federal report examining the rate of change and the forecast for the future. Alaska has it’s own chapter in the massive document. The state is warming faster than any other. So what’s next? Working to understand the cultural, economic and health expense of mitigation and adaptation.

Aftershocks from the massive earthquake that struck Anchorage and Southcentral Alaska on Friday morning continued over the weekend, adding stress to the assessment and recovery effort now underway. A lot of that damage was to major transportation corridors.

A week after the Anchorage earthquake, city continues to find damaged homes; Chugiak High prepares to receive 600 new Gruening middle schoolers; Military officials unveil damage from powerful quake; Hilcorp: Worker 'fatally injured' on North Slope; Dunleavy quietly rolls out Office of Management and Budget appointments; Central Gulf of Alaska halibut charters may face more closures; Hydro One’s Avista merger unraveling over Ontario’s political meddling; AK: Fundraising and promoting Two-Spirit inclusivity with Indigenous drag show; 49 Voices: Paul Brown III of Noorvik

This week we're hearing from Paul Brown III in Noorvik. Brown is the Village Police Officer for the community.

Organized by Juneau Chilkat weaver and drag queen Ricky Tagan, the event helped promote inclusivity and acceptance of Two-Spirit community and may be the first of its kind. 

Big aftershocks from Alaska earthquake continue; Gruening Middle School teachers pack up their classrooms for quake-induced move to Chugiak High; Reactions from Utqiaġvik on a whaling quota rule change: 'We don’t have to beg anymore'; Several Native organization want Dunleavy to dedicate funds to helping prosecute crimes against Native women; After misdiagnosis and amputation, Anchorage woman wins $21M; Former hockey coach sentenced for abusing children; Ruling limits how Juneau can spend cruise passenger fees; Human rights complaint filed over transboundary mining in British Columbia; Anchorage museum archives earthquake with viral memes, Twitter poetry; Workshop in Anchorage seeks to empower Alaska musicians

Kathryn Dodge files appeal after falling behind in HD1 race by one vote; Dunleavy names new AG, corrections and public safety commissioners; Ben Stevens, former Alaska senator investigated by FBI, lands job with Dunleavy administration; Got quake damage? Officials outline next steps for claims; Disaster aid for Alaska to be linked to relief for Calif. wildfires; Gruening Middle School closed for the rest of the school year due to earthquake damage; After Friday's quake, UAA classes resume in under a week; Two Anchorage Assembly members are resigning -- for two different reasons; Anchorage Assembly approves $1B sale of ML&P to Chugach Electric; Wasilla holds celebration for newly-minted Governor Dunleavy; Two teams of Lower 48 geologists are coming to Anchorage to study quake

Linda Schandelmeier and her two siblings grew up on an Anchorage homestead. She reads poems from a new book, "Coming out of Nowhere," and tells stories about a place that morphed in a generation. Thanks for listening!

Why is Medicaid important to the health our community? What is the real cost to Alaskans of funding these programs? And, what are the long term savings associated with a healthier population?

Eagle River Elementary, damaged by quake, will remain closed through school year; Mat-Su residents pick up the pieces after Friday's quake; How changing oil prices are affecting the state's expected revenue; Enstar still evaluating gas lines following earthquake; Alaska DOT is in crisis response mode — and it just got a new boss; Don 'Moose' Young says farewell to Bush; Iditarod clears Dallas Seavey in 2017 doping controversy; State begins process of giving land back to Gulkana; Consumer confidence is positive in Alaska this year; Y-K Delta boarding school discovers cheating on math program

Traveling Music Date: 12-16-18 Kluonie Frey – host, Shonti Elder - engineer   Format:  Tune Title Performer / Composer Album Title Recording Company Length   Hamildolph Eclipse 6 / parody of Linn Manuel Miranda’s Hamilton Hamildolph...

Traveling Music Date: 12-9-18 Kluonie Frey (Shonti Elder – engineer)   Format:  Tune Title Performer / Composer Album Title Recording Company Length   Santa Never Brings Me A Banjo Kate Rusby / Kate Rusby Angels and...

Dunleavy sworn in as governor in Kotzebue; PFD promise key to Dunleavy’s win in Hoonah; Dunleavy names new Alaska Fish and Game chief; No earthquake policy? Your loss may still be insured; Houston Middle School likely closed for remainder of school year following quake; Anchorage classes cancelled through the week as clean-up continues; Focus shifts to childcare needs in wake of earthquake; Karluk Manor evacuated, turns to church for shelter; Bettye Davis, trailblazing lawmaker and education activist, passes at the age of 80; Alaska railroad on the way to recovery following severe earthquake damage; After the earthquake, Anchorage air traffic control briefly relocated to a pickup truck

The United States and China are major trade partners, but current economic tensions between the two countries could have far-reaching affects. Erin Ennis, Senior Vice President of the US-China Business Council spoke at the Alaska World Affairs Council about what these trade issues might mean for Alaska.  Thanks for listening!

Here’s the Sunday, December 2nd, 2018 edition of Algo Nuevo con Dave Luera —Something New with Dave Luera.

Aftershocks from the massive earthquake that struck Anchorage and Southcentral Alaska on Friday morning continued over the weekend, adding stress to the assessment and recovery effort now underway. A lot of that damage was to major transportation corridors. How long will recovery take, especially in winter conditions?

Here is the Night Music Playlist with Kirk Waldhaus. All tracks played are listed below in the following format: Title Artist / Composer (if known or...

Gov. Walker addresses Anchorage quake; Quake causes power outages for thousands of Alaskans; All but one Anchorage Fred Meyer open for those needing post-quake supplies; Emergency rooms open, non-critical appointments canceled at Anchorage area hospitals; No fatalities reported in magnitude 7.0 Anchorage earthquake; Anchorage quake was closer in proximity to city than most; Anchorage driver survives on 'little island of asphalt' as exit ramp sloughs away; Many across Anchorage affected by mid-morning quake; Middle school student describes terrifying quake; Anchorage quake wrecks roads throughout municipality; Pivotal House race recount now favors LeBon by 1 vote

Dunleavy retains Michael Johnson as education commissioner; Appeals court rules on decade-old challenge of four Tongass timber sales; Alaska credit union to serve marijuana businesses; New trial date set for man convicted in Coast Guard killings; National report says Alaska Natives, rural Alaskans bear the brunt of climate change; No piped sewer and water for Bethel's Avenues neighborhood; Eielson AFB commander says F-35's will usher new era of combat power; Wrangell removes prayer from public meetings… sort of; Alaska musher banned from Iditarod sled race next year; In Golovin, search continues for missing elder; Pacific High carving class brings serenity to students