Alaska News Nightly: Monday, Nov. 20, 2017
Legislative council to consider sexual harassment working group; With both cheers and tears, Alaskans react to big energy policy changes under Trump; State, delegation push feds on transboundary mining; Tribal Governance Symposium kicks off this week at UAF; Talking Trash: Follow the garbage Southeast ships south; New developments are in the works for Juneau’s downtown waterfront; Alaska game board votes touch a menagerie of management issues; Where the Road Ends: A motorcycle expedition from Alaska to Argentina; 2018 World Ice Art Championships canceled Listen now
Alaskan Entrepreneurs & the Global Market
This event brought together a number of Alaskan entrepreneurs to share ideas and their enthusiasm for trying new things. Each of the panelists for this panel discussion has tried their hand at a number of different projects and has great advice and insight for us all.
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Algo Nuevo November 19, 2017
Here’s the Sunday, November 19th, 2017 edition of Algo Nuevo con Dave Luera — Something New with Dave Luera. If you have questions, comments or music requests for host Dave, send email to algonuevo@alaskapublic.org or post your comment at the bottom of this post.
Night Music: November 18, 2017
Here is the Night Music Playlist with Kirk Waldhaus. All tracks played are listed below in the following format:
Title
Artist / Composer (if known...
Alaska News Nightly: Friday, Nov. 17, 2017
New pipeline partnership with China still a mystery; First in decades, Anchorage mumps outbreak triples in size; Alaskan powerlifter Natalie Hanson breaks world record, squatting 3.2 times her body weight; Elephant trophies? Young says yes; Forty Mile caribou hunt to open early; ADN will once again mean Anchorage Daily News; AK: "Kicking the sky with your feet," four teams compete in Bethel's NYO Invitational; 49 Voices: John Active of Bethel Listen now
What’s it like to be bullied – and how do we stop it
Bullying is prevalent in Alaska -- about a quarter of teens say they've experienced it at school. Others have been bullied online. But why should we be concerned? How does bullying affect young people? Listen Here
49 Voices: John Active of Bethel
This week we're hearing from John Active in Bethel. Active translates world news for Yup'ik listeners at KYUK, and loves telling stories he learned from his grandmother. Listen now
AK: “Kicking the sky with your feet,” four teams compete in Bethel’s NYO Invitational
Bethel’s Native Youth Olympic Invitational went on as scheduled. Teams arrived by boat and small planes through thick fog to compete in the traditional games of strength and endurance at Bethel’s Gladys Jung Elementary School. Listen now
U.S. National Security Unfiltered
KSKA: Tuesday, November, 21 2017, at 2:00 p.m. During this show we’ll be hearing an unfiltered conversation about at U.S. national security with former Ambassador John Negroponte and General Joseph Ralston. Ambassador Negroponte served as Deputy Secretary of State and the first Director of National Intelligence under President George W. Bush.
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Child and Adolescent Therapy- What you need to know
Monday, November 20, 2017, at 2:00 p.m. & 8:00 p.m. The decision to take your child to counseling is a difficult one and just getting a teen to go to the first appointment can be a daunting task. How do you find a good therapist? What questions should you ask? How can you tell if it’s working or if you are just wasting time and money? These and many other questions are common for parents who are often desperate to find some answers to why their child might be struggling. On the next program co-host Prentiss Pemberton welcomes clinical therapists Maureen Young and Krista Pemberton, for an informative conversation about child and adolescent therapy.
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Behind the scenes with ACT’s new staff members
KSKA: Friday, November 17 at 2:45pm Anchorage Community Theatre recently had a change in its staff with Matt Fernandez taking over the reigns of Executive Director, leaving his previous post as Community Outreach Director, which subsequently was filled by Colby Bleicher. Both Matt and Colby drop by Stage Talk today to discuss their plans for the future of the company as they work to fulfill its mission of bringing the arts to the community of Anchorage.
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Alaska News Nightly: Thursday, Nov. 16, 2017
House passes tax plan, the bill Young says will open ANWR; ACLU says judges would invalidate crime law provision, but prosecutors see a solution; East Anchorage officer-involved shooting leaves one dead; UAA goes solar, panel by panel; Tracing social unrest in ancient Egypt to a volcanic eruption in Alaska; Kodiak’s commercial kelp harvest begins inside a seaweed nursery; Bingo hall theft: Man in Halloween mask grabbed money and ran; Interior Gas Utility sets public meetings to explain proposed purchase of Pentex Assets Listen now
Alaska News Nightly: Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2017
Democrats fail to stop refuge drilling plan; Despite technical and economic hurdles, Conoco’s newest development starts producing oil; Senators heard about permanent fund problems before leaving; Bristol Bay Native Corp. against Stand for Salmon initiative; Haines residents, representatives push back on local government drone use; Police hope to launch drones over Anchorage — with limits; Two more acres of land protected at Potter Marsh wildlife refuge; Former state trooper dies in Alaska prison; Alaska Airlines to discontinue flights to Cuba; Kusko Liquor awarded Bethel liquor license Listen now
Alaska News Nightly: Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2017
Alaskan officials eager to open ANWR, even if promised more; Trump's pick for Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention deemed problematic by Anchorage nonprofit; Kodiak City Council raises sales tax cap by 300 percent; Victim of Delta Junction car accident identified; In Kongiganak, a groundbreaking microgrid cuts heating costs in half; Trump administration proposes $2.1 billion expansion of Fort Greely missile-defense base; Study: Erosion caused by spawning salmon could make mountains significantly shorter; State publishes new land use plan for proposed 855-acre timber sale near Haines Listen now
Alaska News Nightly: Monday, Nov. 13, 2017
Legislature’s chambers part ways as special session fizzles out; UA regents approve operating budget; One dead in fatal Delta Junction road incident; Power returns to Newtok after 3-day blackout; A potential neighbor to the Pebble Mine sees both sides; State challenges national forest roadless rule again; Kloosterboer fined $10,000 for late reporting of ammonia leak; Northwest has new regional HUD boss; Bureau of Land Management looks into environmental impact of Iditarod; Alaska game board to decide legality of hedgehog-like pet; UAF hold seminars on permafrost's effect on buildings Listen now
Algo Nuevo November 12, 2017
Here’s the Sunday, November 12th, 2017 edition of Algo Nuevo con Dave Luera — Something New with Dave Luera. If you have questions, comments or music requests for host Dave, send email to algonuevo@alaskapublic.org or post your comment at the bottom of this post.
Ending patterns of abuse
For too long Alaska has been near or at the top in the nation for violence against women and sexual assault. Recent harassment and rape allegations against powerful people in Hollywood and in media have elevated the problem. But will that attention help change behavior? Listen Here
Travling Music 11-19-17
Traveling Music
Shonti Elder
11-19-17
Format:
Song Title
Artist / Composer
CD Title
Label
Duration
Our Children
Sally Rogers and Howie Bursen / Sally Rogers
When Howie Met Sally
Flying Fish
2:55
Lay Down Your Weary Tune
Tim...
Alaska News Nightly: Friday, Nov. 10, 2017
Alaska Senate passes crime bill, adjourns from special session; First Lady Melania Trump makes her first visit to Alaska; Decades after Vietnam, what does the POW/MIA flag mean?; Dirty water at airport prompts testing of neighborhood wells; With musk oxen attacks seemingly on rise, one Nome pet owner calls for more action; AK: Practicing for a plane crash in Ketchikan; 49 Voices: Nile Morris of Anchorage Listen now
AK: Practicing for a plane crash in Ketchikan
Every three years, always on a rainy day it seems, Ketchikan practices for a plane crash. The drill involves pretty much every emergency response agency, and a whole lot of volunteers. Listen now