Free Music From Your Library
Music for free! For all of our cardholders who like to listen to music, your library is offering you a drama-free method of getting the music you want, three songs at a time.
Gone are concerns of copyright infringements. Absent are the per-song costs associated with downloading.
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Welcome Kobuk the Harbor Seal
The Alaska SeaLife Center is pleased to announce the birth of a male harbor seal pup on June 27.
The pup was born to two of the Center’s harbor seals, Atuun and Snapper.
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Carl Kasell Does Magic Tricks
Carl Kasell, announcer for the NPR show "Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me", visited Anchorage earlier this week. Those who came to see him talk at the Wendy Williamson auditorium on the UAA campus were treated with a quick magic show by Kasell.
Oil Prices Subside; and Joe Miller Becomes A Publisher
As the election campaign heats up, we have seen a reincarnation of the group Backbone, which has interjected itself not only in the oil-tax debate but the elections. Oil prices have subsided - and this has serious implications for the state, especially the state budget. The Alcohol Beverage Control Board has switched locations. Formerly under law enforcement, it is now under commerce. Former Republican Senate nominee Joe Miller has become an on-line publisher. A study shows Fairbanks is paying double the national average for its utility bills. There's a salmon shortage in the Bush, especially on the major rivers. Do we know why?
KSKA: Friday, 7/27 at 2:00pm & Saturday, 7/28 at 6:00pm
KAKM: Friday, 7/27 at 7:30pm & Saturday, 7/28 at 5:00pm
AK: Libraries
A library is more than a collection of books. In a small town like Sutton in the Matanuska Valley, the library serves many functions. It’s a meeting place for people of all ages, a storehouse of information, and a door allowing a peek into the community’s past. Sutton residents have worked for years to raise funds for a new library, and last month, that dream became reality.
Video: Kenai South Beach Dipnetting From the Air
The 2012 dip net season was fast and furious this year on the Kenai.
After a quick morning filling the coolers we stopped mid-way back on the beach access to do a little filming... with my RC airplane.
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1on1: Jeanne Devon
The founder of The Mudflats blog, Jeanne Devon, was used to seeing a couple hundred people visit her site each day, and was a little surprised that she had a viewership that big. Then Sarah Palin was selected as the GOP Vice Presendential nominee, and Devon's political blog's viewership soared to thousands of hits a day from people wanting to know more about the person who had a chance to be the second most powerful person in America.
TV: Sunday, 7/22 6:30pm & Wednesday, 7/25 at 11:00pm
KSKA: Thursday, 7/26 at 1:00pm
Video: A Tribute to Mary Louise Rasmuson
Mary Louise Milligan Rasmuson, social catalyst and one of Alaska’s most endeared philanthropists, died on July 30, 2012, at her home in Anchorage, Alaska.
Mrs. Rasmuson spent her life breaking barriers, challenging conventions, and seeking to improve opportunities for those around her.
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1on1: Ben Woodland
This foreign language extraordinaire and 49th state fellow has a knack for learning languages, and has some lofty goals for his future. But, for now, Ben Woodland is traveling the world and learning what he can.
TV: Sunday, 7/29 6:30pm & Wednesday, 8/1 at 11:00pm
KSKA: Thursday, 8/2 at 1:00pm
All About My Compost Pile
It is officially that time of year again, when I start a new compost pile and start preparing the old one to be spread on the raised garden beds.
This summer has been considerably colder and wetter than most, and my compost is not as far along as it normally is.
Learn more. Mat-Su Ferry Saga Continues; and Coastal Zone Management Debates Heat Up
BP has very poor quarterly report. The ongoing saga of the Mat-Su ferry continues. Debates over the coastal zone management initiative heat up. Alaska Native suicide rates remain high. A Valdez couple admits to failing to pay $190,000 in income taxes and penalties. Around 4,000 summer fisheries workers in a government-sponsored program won’t be returning next year. The Fisheries Board throws a lifeline to set netters. The state of Alaska puts out new regulations dealing with one aspect of abortion.
KSKA: Friday, 8/3 at 2:00pm & Saturday, 8/4 at 6:00pm
KAKM: Friday, 8/3 at 7:30pm & Saturday, 8/4 at 5:00pm
Photos: July at the Alaska Zoo
Meet one of the newest resident at the Alaska Zoo... a Great Grey owl, received from the Wild Bird Rescue in Houston, Alaska. It had been hit by car.
Stay tuned for more information about when it will go on public display.
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AK: Beer
It’s no secret that Alaskans love their beer, and in Anchorage it’s showing now more than ever. Established local breweries are constantly expanding and new smaller operations are always popping up. David Waldron recently tracked the adventure of one such brewery.
My First Kenai Dipnetting Experience
Catching salmon on the Kenai River is a bloody, slimy art. You have to be resistant to cold, rain, sand, fish entrails, and huge crowds.
As an East Coaster new to “the Last Frontier,” I was completely unprepared for my first dipnetting experience.
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Video: Juneau Governor’s Family Picnic
Governor Sean Parnell and First Lady Sandy Parnell served grilled salmon and hot dogs while greeting constituents at the Governor's Family Picnic at Sandy Beach in the Capital City.
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Steve Johnson
UAA's debate team ranks second in the U.S. behind Yale and is among the best in the world. Coach Steve Johnson talks about what makes him so passionate about teaching the art of debate to students and what it takes to claim a place among the world's elite debate teams.
TV: Sunday, 8/5 6:30pm & Wednesday, 8/8 at 11:00pm
KSKA: Thursday, 8/9 at 1:00pm
Barley “Risotto” with Pesto and Summer Squash
I had a barley risotto at one of my favorite restaurants not too long ago and I've been itching to try my hand at it ever since.
My friend Marika told me about this delicious pesto risotto she found on her favorite vegan food blog, and I decided to adapt it using barley instead.
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Tuskegee Airman donates Congressional Gold Medal to Alaska Reserve unit
Tuskegee Airman Col. (Ret.) Charles McGee recently presented his personal medal to Col. Bryan Radliff, 477th FG commander from Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson.
During World War II McGee was a member of the 302nd Fighter Squadron.
Learn more. Soul to Soul: July 14, 2012
Here’s the music playlist from the July 14, 2012 edition of Soul to Soul with Marvel and Sherry Johnson. All tracks played are listed...
Soul to Soul: July 28, 2012
Here’s the music playlist from the July 28, 2012 edition of Soul to Soul with Marvel and Sherry Johnson. All tracks played are listed...