Senators Hold Hearings On High Gas Prices
Senators hold hearings across Alaska on gas prices. Conflict created by the proposed expansion of the Ted Stevens International Airport. Questions linger about the Mount Marathon Race. Shell moves ahead with Arctic development plans. The Alaska Dome is seeking tax relief. Some Senate Republicans are campaigning against the Senate coalition. Schaeffer Cox fires attorney Nelson Traverson.
KSKA: Friday, 7/13 at 2:00pm & Saturday, 7/14 at 6:00pm
KAKM: Friday, 7/13 at 7:30pm & Saturday, 7/14 at 5:00pm p.m.
AK: Independence
The Fourth of July in Alaska is all barbecues, parades, and – depending on how south you are — fireworks. But for one man in Unalaska, Independence Day came a week later. Koang Deng, a South Sudanese refugee, observed the first anniversary of his homeland’s independence by celebrating vicariously through relatives half a world away.
Night Music: July 7, 2012
Here’s the music playlist for Night Music with Kirk Waldhaus. All tracks played are listed below in the following format:
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Don’t Scare...
Night Music: July 14, 2012
Here’s the music playlist for Night Music with Connie G. All tracks played are listed below in the following format:
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You &...
Night Music: July 21, 2012
Here’s the music playlist for Night Music with Kirk Waldhaus. All tracks played are listed below in the following format:
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Bouquet of...
Algo Nuevo: July 1, 2012
Here’s the Sunday, July 1, 2012 edition of Algo Nuevo con Dave Luera — Something New with Dave Luera. If you have questions, comments...
Algo Nuevo: July 8, 2012
Here’s the Sunday, July 8, 2012 edition of Algo Nuevo con Dave Luera — Something New with Dave Luera. If you have questions, comments or...
Algo Nuevo: July 15, 2012
Here’s the Sunday, July 15, 2012 edition of Algo Nuevo con Dave Luera — Something New with Dave Luera. If you have questions, comments or...
Traveling Music: July 8, 2012
Here’s the music playlist from Traveling Music with Shonti Elder. All tracks played are listed below in the following format:
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It...
Something Different: July 15, 2012
Here’s the Sunday, July 15, 2012 edition of Something Different with Betsy. All tracks played are listed below in the following format:
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Alaskan Men!
I’ve now lived on three continents and traveled in over four dozen countries, so I feel well qualified to pronounce Alaskan men as some of the most unique specimens of humanity in the world.
First and closest to my heart was Donald David Daniel “Dinky” Dunne, my Dad.
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Photo Gallery: APU Summer Photo Contest
There's no summer like an Alaskan summer or Alaskans in summer. Alaska Pacific University's Summer Photo Contest is about highlighting the community.
APU knows they have a very active community and we want others to know it too!
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Moose Flies a High-Summer Alaska Pest
These creatures are stout enough to absorb the smack of a palm and then fly away.
With evolved stealth, they feather-land on hairless skin. Soon after, the victim feels the pierce of a needle many times worse than a mosquito bite.
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Meet Atheneum Independent School
Atheneum School’s mission is to provide young people with the opportunity and means to initiate and develop their own education.
Every course of study challenges the students and faculty to consider the principles of their learning and the relevance of these principles to their lives.
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Oral Histories of the Homeless: Melody
At Bean's Café the project of creating 'oral histories' for our clients - the poorest people in our community - is important because it captures a story of an often forgotten group of people.
With better understanding we hope to gain insight that will help us establish programs and services that will ultimately put us out of business.
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11 Indicted In Tax Fraud Case; And A Woman Disappears Near Granite Creek Campground
Eleven people indicted in a $19 million tax fraud case. More than 100 uncounted ballots from the Muni election were found in a closet in Anchorage. The Federal Subsistence board grapples with low Kenai bull moose numbers. Governor says let the feds handle the state health insurance exchange. Valerie Sifsof disappears after walking away from the Granite Creek campground after a dispute with her boyfriend. Fire Island wind project moving forward. An interesting development involving low-power FM licenses and tribes.
KSKA: Friday, 7/20 at 2:00pm & Saturday, 7/21 at 6:00pm
KAKM: Friday, 7/20 at 7:30pm & Saturday, 7/21 at 5:00pmpm
AK: Home Schooling
In the tiny and remote communities of southern Baranof Island in southeast, there aren’t enough kids for a school. So parents have to home school. And both the parents and the kids try to strike a balance between a more traditional education of reading, writing, and arithmetic, with a more creative approach.
Alaska Mountain Wilderness Classic, 130 miles, 4 days
Josh Mumm and I were shocked to finish first at the Lakina Bridge. I had calculated that Tyler Johnson, Todd Kasteler, and Danny Powers, the guys on the Tebay route, would be a full 24 hours ahead of us.
And after not having seen Roman Dial since day one, I assumed he had found a cleaner route and would be waiting for us at the end.
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Berlin, Paris and London-Part Two
I’ve been in love with art history since 10th grade when I got to dump my Latin textbook for Janson’s “History of Art.”
Now that my last child is a senior at NYU, it seemed time I visited those French works in Janson. With that in mind, husband Dave and I left Berlin on an easyJet for Paris—warning, hungover passengers and no pre-assigned seats on budget european airlines.
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Berlin, Paris, and London-Part Three
It’s been forty-five years since I rode in a London taxi. Summer ’68 I worked in Hoxton, the East End, while boyfriend Dave counted checks for Barclays Bank.
London seemed more crowded than we remembered as we taxi’d to a Club Quarters Hotel near Trafalgar Square. With McDonald's and Starbucks everywhere, London felt more like another Manhattan borough.
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