Alaska News Nightly: December 15, 2014
Gov. Walker Submits Capital Budget; Sullivan Delighted with U.S. Senate Committee Assignments; Ballot Measure to Combat Corruption Has A Year To Gather 30,000 Signatures; UA President Announces Retirement Date; EPA To Use North Pole Air Data; Bethel Winter House Reopens with New Rules; Akeela House Celebrates 40 Years of Successful Sobriety Treatments; Friends, Family Mourn Avalanche Victim; Expert Advises Recovery Operation Delay; Climate Change And Alaska Natives: Health
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AK: Maps
If you want to find a rare book or unusual map in Juneau, there’s only one place to go - Dee Longenbaugh’s shop. Longenbaugh is the owner of The Observatory: a rare book shop, used bookstore, and treasure trove all in one. You can find everything from local cookbooks about how to prepare halibut to maps of the Great White North.
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Alaska News Nightly: December 12, 2014
U.S. Senate Considers $1.1 Trillion Spending Bill; Sealaska Lands Bill Passes Congress; SAGA to Cease AmeriCorps Program, Hopes Another Org Will Save It; University of Alaska Regents Approve Tobacco Ban; Butler to Return as Alaska's Top Doctor; Study: Climate Change Hurting Salmon Habitat; 10 Years On, Selendang Ayu Spill's Legacy Still Evolving; AK: Maps; 300 Villages: Kluti Kaah
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Stargazing
The night sky is infinitely interesting, and, like any experience in nature, knowledge only makes the experience deeper. On the next Outdoor Explorer, we’re going to learn about the stars and watching them as an outdoor Alaskan activity.
KSKA: Thursday, Dec. 18, at 2:00 and 9:00 p.m.
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Winter Solstice: ‘Follow the Light’ at Elderberry Park
Recipe: Take vintage municipal holiday street decorations. Save them in storage for years. When the right moment comes, strip, weld, attach LED lights, compose music. Install. Happy birthday, Anchorage, and here's to the next 100 years.
KSKA: Wednesday, Dec. 17 at 2 pm and 9 pm
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Governor Walker on the Future of Alaska
Newly elected Alaska governor Bill Walker addresses the Anchorage Chamber of Commerce with his vision for the state budget and the opportunities ahead for Alaska.
KSKA: Tuesday, Dec. 16, at 2:00 and 9:00 p.m.
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Invasive Species in a Human Modified World
These days agencies in charge of public lands and wildlife are trying to consider the whole eco-system in their management decisions, and how natural diversity can be harmed by invasive species. But it turns out that eco-systems sometimes have ideas of their own.
APRN: Tuesday, 12/16 at 10:00am
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Your Amazing Brain: ‘An Owners Guide for Maintenance and Performance’
Ever wonder how we know what we know, and if we really know it at all? What about the question of certainty and the significance of perception? How do fear and anxiety get stuck in our brains and how do we break free of them? Line One host Prentiss Pemberton and Anchorage neuropsychologist, Dr. Paul Craig, tackle these questions and more as they dive into a discussion about the amazing organs we call our brains.
KSKA: Monday, Dec. 15, at 2:00 and 9:00 p.m.
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Alaska News Nightly: December 11, 2014
With Lower Oil Prices, State Expecting Major Deficits; Port Funding Tops Anchorage Mayor's Budget Wish List; Outgoing Senator Mark Begich Bids Farewell On Senate Floor; Anchorage School Board Discusses Charter Schools’ Facility Issues; Senior Care Center Key to Development Plan; Arctic Expedition Uncovers Previously Undiscovered, Ancient Mollusk Specimens; Former NBA Coach Leads Haines Girls’ Basketball
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Alaska News Nightly: December 10, 2014
Police: Felon Killed Prosecutor in Jealous Rage; Senate Gives Fishermen 3-Year Reprieve from EPA Regs; New Report Questions Susitna-Watana Economics; AEA Responds; Walker To Begin Reviewing Candidates For National Guard Post; Medicaid Expansion, Child Welfare Top Priorities For New DHSS Commissioner; Avalanche Survivor Says He’s Shaken, Humbled After Ordeal Near Rainbow Ridge; Eek Fisherman Catches Silver Salmon in December; After Lobbying Effort, Haines Distillery Opens Newly Legal Tasting Room
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Alaska News Nightly: December 9, 2014
Assistant District Attorney Killed In Barrow; How Murkowski Played Dealmaker to Get Controversial Lands Package; Bill to Remove Alaska Exception to VAWA Passes in U.S. Senate; Sullivan Announces New Hires for DC Office; St. Vincent de Paul to Build 41 Affordable Housing Units for Seniors; New Hoonah Dock Could Boost Tourism Numbers; Climate Change and Alaska Natives: Food; 'Sandbar Mitchell' Restoration Takes New Approach
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Elementary students learn an Hour of Code
Susitna Elementary students joined over 52 million others around the world to learn about computer programming through the Hour of Code.
Alaska News Nightly: December 8, 2014
Noble Drilling Fined $12.2 Million For 2012 Incidents; Review Focuses On Socioeconomic Aspects Of Proposed Knik Arm Crossing; Alaskans March In Anchorage To Support Justice For All; Skier Dies In Alaska Range Avalanche; Fishermen Debate Merits of Possible Southeast Mine; Nine Months In, Orthodox Bishop Takes Stock; Operation Santa Claus Draws Attention To Rural Alaska’s Environmental Challenges
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Night Music: December 6, 2014
Here is the Night Music Playlist with Kirk Waldhaus. All tracks played are listed below in the following format:
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Iron Dog
HOST: Charles Wohlforth
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BROADCAST: Thursday, February 12, 2014, 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. AKDT
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Traveling Music 12-21-14
Traveling Music
Shonti Elder
Kluonie Frey (Shonti Elder's daughter) announcer
12-21-14
Format:
Song Title
Artist / Composer
CD Title
Label
Duration
The Heartache Can Wait
Brandi Carlile / Brandi Carlile
The Hotel Cafe Presents: Winter...
Traveling Music 12-14-14
Traveling Music
Shonti Elder
Kluonie Frey (Shonti Elder's daughter) announcer
12-14-14
Format:
Song Title
Artist / Composer
CD Title
Label
Duration
That's Christmas To Me
Pentatonix / Kristen Anderson-Lopez
That's Christmas To Me
RCA Records
3:03
Wassail Song
Laurie...
AK: Drumline
Imagine you're in middle school. You don't love math or history or any other subject. But there's this thing you look forward to everyday after school. It's called drumline. And a teacher at Clark Middle School thinks it can help kids learn about music and teach them some other skills too.
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Alaska News Nightly: December 5, 2014
Gov to Release Parnell Budget Without Endorsements; Walker Administration Preparing Energy Disaster Declaration; Anchorage DJ Arraigned On Child Porn Charges; Fire Destroys Kivalina's Only Store; Anchorage NAACP Hosting Peaceful Rally; Juneau Schools To Replace Controversial Texts With Local History; Land Conservation Project Preserves Over 1,000 Acres Of Eklutna Land; Santa Steers Blackhawk Sleigh to Newtok; AK: Drumline; 300 Villages: Noorvik
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Outdoor Filmmakers
If you really love what you do outdoors, its natural to want to document that with pictures or video. Outdoor filmmaking is exploding as young people deploy equipment that is much less expensive than it used to be. This week on Outdoor Explorer we talk to adventure filmmakers. It goes beyond strapping a GoPro to your helmet.
KSKA: Thursday, Dec. 11, at 2:00 and 9:00 p.m.
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