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Some runs were outstanding, some were terrible. On the next Talk of Alaska, we're discussing the state's iconic species-- salmon. Whether you fish for sport, subsistence or make your living as a commercial fisherman or woman, the summer season is wrapping up. Listen Here

Alaskans volunteer to help victims of flooding in Texas; Soldotna retailer sentenced for illegal sales of synthetic marijuana; Marijuana tax revenue trended higher in July; New plan for air quality in Fairbanks gets EPA approval; Wind farm owner takes utility to court over purchase refusal; Alaska student tests show dismal results; Legislation signed into law aims to boost vocational opportunities; Local officials worry about rockslide potential near busy Skagway port; Self taught 18 year old student fluent in multiple languages; Return of Chilkat robe celebrated by southeast tribes

Here’s the Sunday, September 3rd, 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.

State rejects Exxon's plan for Point Thomson; Governor Walker bullish on gasline but lawmakers have doubts; Anchorage syringe exchange program overwhelmed by demand; Anchorage leaders see uptick in new businesses; Hunting guides charged for illegal hunts; Golden Valley Electric Association approves funding for Healy 2; Battling opioid addiction in Alaska's fishing community; AK-This week: Family Cabin

KSKA: Thursday, Sept. 07, at 2:00 p.m. The time of the year is coming when that strange and wonderful sound arrives of geese forming up in great "V" formations and heading south from Alaska. Their migration, and that of other waterfowl, is one of the most impressive movements of life across the wilderness, something amazing and even moving to behold. On the next show, we’ll be learning about those ducks, geese and swans that nest here in Alaska in the summer, how they live, what they eat, their habitat and breeding, and about the incredible journeys they make each year. LISTEN HERE

Find out how the LEO Network gathers data on the changing environment from on-the-ground observers all over Alaska. Is there a role for you? LISTEN HERE

"New Arrivals" is Alaska Public Media's profiles of people who recently moved to Anchorage. Every Tuesday, we meet a New Arrival from another country, another state, or another part of Alaska. This week we meet Jen Stansel, from Arizona. LISTEN HERE

Walker calls for a fourth special session; Walker lends support to Trump in lawsuit over arctic drilling; Tillerson proposes scrapping arctic and climate envoys; Anchorage Mayor Ethan Berkowitz files for re-election; Details of kidnapped Anchorage man's beating emerge as suspects still sought; State budget cuts cause uncertainty for court system positions; State ferry Taku bid process extended; After nearly two decades Bristol Bay Native Corporation reopens quarry;

90 privately-owned cabins were grandfathered into the Tongass National Forest in Southeast Alaska when areas of it were designated as wilderness. But once the cabins are passed down one generation, they are slated to be removed or destroyed. Listen now

This week we're hearing from Demry Mebane in Anchorage. Mebane moved up here four years ago from Texas and just started his last year at UAA, after which he plans on attending law school. Listen now

Federal Appeals court throws out one convictions of former Fairbanks militia leader Schaeffer Cox; Health Care Authority could save state government millions of dollars; Alaska Soldiers to deploy to Afghanistan; Investigators drop inquiry dropped in Zinke calls to Alaska Senators; Sitka Coast Guard members deploy to Texas; St Paul ramps up reindeer program to improve food security; Mat Su fish meeting causes tension for Cook Inlet commercial and sport fishing; The second lives of eagles;

Appeals Court: FCC right in denying Dish-Doyon bidding discounts; Alaska Democrats seek chance for independents to run in party primaries; In Aniak, community works to recover after shooting spree; Judge rejects Sarah Palin lawsuit against The New York Times; Summit emphasizes how people in recovery are fighting Alaska's opioid epidemic; Building burns north of Grayling, investigation underway; Alaska National Guard members helping with Harvey rescues; Ask a Climatologist: The mind boggling rain of tropical storm Harvey; Goliath of gourds: 1,231-pound pumpkin breaks records at Alaska State Fair; Bristol Bay wrapping up unexpectedly good fall silver fishery Listen now

Violent crime spree leaves one dead, another wounded; two inmates that escaped Bethel's jail have been recaptured; The state of Alaska is considering whether it should sue the manufacturers of powerful painkillers; Hurricane, now tropical storm Harvey won't affect Alaska oil prices; One in seven Alaskans are food insecure, the SNAP program helps them; traveling to Sleetmute where two women run a fishwheel; Climate change is affecting Kodiak bears relationship with an important food source, berries; "Lineage: Tlingit Art Across Generations" premieres tomorrow night (Tuesday 8/29) on 360 North.

Fake news. Lame stream media. Journalism these days is getting a really bad rap. In an era when you can find a constant stream of information on the internet 24 hours a day, how important are news organizations? Listen Here

Here’s the Sunday, August 27th, 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.

Alaska Supreme Court upholds PFD cuts; State to replace Accu-Vote machines; Secretary Chao announces infrastructure changes for Alaska; Alaska authorities identify pilot in plane deadly crash; Assembly approves expansion to Sitka Hospital’s clinic; Fish contamination levels in Columbia River's Hanford reach prompts advisory; Fleet consolidation and loss of fishing jobs a hot topic at MSA hearing; AK: Gold claims expand as Herbert Glacier retreats; 49 Voices: Brittney Anderson of McGrath Listen now

This week we're hearing from Brittney Anderson in McGrath. Anderson moved to McGrath in January of 2016. Listen now

A retreating glacier is exposing virgin territory about 20 miles north of Juneau. Mining claims around the Herbert Glacier has a Canadian prospecting company excited and environmentalists concerned. Listen now