Alaska News Nightly: June 2, 2014
Bergdahl Release Ignites Political Controversy; New EPA Carbon-Pollution Rules Will Spark Rate Hikes In Fairbanks; Crews Discover Years-Old Human Remains On Kenai Peninsula; Prescribed Interior Fire Extends To Over 6,000 Acres; New Alaska Chief Medical Examiner Named; Katie John Honored In 375-Mile Walk For Subsistence Rights; 12-Year, Human-Powered Expedition Summits Denali; Layoffs Begin At Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation; Bethel Native Reimagines Qaspeq
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Combating Rural Poverty Through ‘Last Mile’ Solutions
Alex Counts founded Grameen Foundation and became its President and CEO in 1997, after having worked in microfinance and poverty reduction for 10 years. A Cornell University graduate, Counts’ commitment to poverty eradication deepened as a Fulbright scholar in Bangladesh, where he witnessed innovative poverty solutions being developed by Grameen Bank. His talk, hosted by the Alaska World Affairs Council, was recorded May 16.
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Algo Nuevo: June 1, 2014
Here’s the Sunday, June 1, 2014 edition of Algo Nuevo con Dave Luera — Something New with Dave Luera. If you have questions, comments...
We Are Glacier People
Alaska has thousands of glaciers, but Matanuska Glacier is probably the most user-friendly.
At 27 miles long by 4 miles wide, it is the largest glacier accessible by car in the United States.
http://youtu.be/iT63L36SnyM
Alaska News Nightly: May 30, 2014
Drug Stockpile Recovered From Unalaska Home; Amid Green Peace Protests, ExxonMobil Readies for Summer Project in Russian Chukchi; Alaska Journalist Bob Tkacz Found Dead; Bethel Test Fishery Starts Early; Rain Gives Crews Leg Up On Funny River Fire; AK: A Musical Celebration; 300 Villages: Rampart
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AK: A Musical Celebration
Alaskans have had some big anniversaries this year: The ‘64 earthquake and the Exxon Valdez oil spill among them. Acoustic musicians celebrated their own anniversary last month in Juneau: the Alaska Folk Festival’s 40th. The week of concerts attracts hundreds of singers, pickers and strummers and thousands of fans from around the state.
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Orienteering and Wilderness Navigation
Navigating and avoiding getting lost is a bottom-line requirement for spending time in the wilderness. It’s also a sport and a source of competition. We’ll learn about orienteering, and along the way get tips about how to know where you are when you’re traveling in the backcountry. Navigation can be an interesting puzzle, and it can also save your life.
KSKA: Thursday, June 5, at 2:00 and 9:00 p.m.
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Managing Predators
Managing predators is not easy, but it’s harder to manage people. Predator populations are spreading in the Lower 48 states, and farmers are not happy. Meanwhile in Alaska the tourists are arriving, the bears are out and so are the moose calves.
APRN: Tuesday, 6/3 at 10:00am
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Alaska Edition Friday May 30, 2014
Sexual assault and the National Guard update. Update on Southcentral fires. The SARB board meets to evaluate the trans-Alaska pipeline. Jim Minnery, leading conservative activist, modifies his views on gays. Changes ahead for workers compensation law. Verizon enters the Alaska market. Six Native regional corporation join the vote no campaign against the oil-tax referendum. Anchorage Police Chief Mark Mew says his department is understaffed.
KSKA: Friday, May 30 at 2:00 p.m. and Saturday, May 31 at 6:00 p.m.
KAKM: Friday, May 30 at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, May 31 at 4:30 p.m.
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Alaska News Nightly: May 29, 2014
Committee Moves Bill Updating Magnuson-Stevens Act; Kuskokwim Inter-Tribal Fish Commission Comes Together In Bethel; Begich Speaks On VA Care In Alaska; Rain Helping Firefighters Maintain Containment Lines; Funny River Residents Meet After Evacuation Order Lifted; Alaska Zoo Caring For Orphaned Wolf Pups; 2-Year State Predator Control Program Claims 153 Interior Bears; Secretary of Defense Visits JBER
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Algo Nuevo: May 25, 2014
Here’s the Sunday, May 25, 2014 edition of Algo Nuevo con Dave Luera — Something New with Dave Luera. If you have questions, comments...
Algo Nuevo: May 18, 2014
Here’s the Sunday, May 18, 2014 edition of Algo Nuevo con Dave Luera — Something New with Dave Luera. If you have questions, comments...
Algo Nuevo: May 11, 2014
Here’s the Sunday, May 11, 2014 edition of Algo Nuevo con Dave Luera — Something New with Dave Luera. If you have questions, comments...
Alaska News Nightly: May 28, 2014
Rains Helping on Kenai; Firefighters Shifted to Funny River; Parnell Signs Budgets; Sealaska Names New CEO; Ferry Workers OK Strike Authorization; Search Continues for Missing Hiker
The Story of the Spenard Windmill
In the early 1980s, when money was no problem and anything was possible, I was made an offer I couldn’t refuse by none other than Mafia Mike, thus becoming the custodian of an important historical icon.
Had I known at the time what a maintenance nightmare it would become, I’m not sure I would have been willing to accept the responsibility, regardless of the possibilities—or consequences.
Read more. Alaska News Nightly: May 27, 2014
Rains Help Combat Kenai Fire; Evacuation Lifted; Begich, Admiral Visit Aleutian Islands; Acid Levels To Be Monitored; Utility Has Plans for Fairbanks Area; Golden Valley Loses Biggest Customer; Help Available to Alaska Farmers; Uncertainly Hangs Over Fishing Season
June Television Highlights
June kicks off with some of your favorite classic programs, including: Great Performances: Pete Seeger's 90th Birthday Celebration; Alaska, The World, and Wally Hickel; and Alaska Far Away: The New Deal of Pioneers of the Matanuska Valley. We also will be starting a new season of Master Piece Mystery - Endeavor and Last Tango in Halifax.
Quick Craft: Coffee Filter Flower
I stayed home sick today and I hate wasting my time in bed, so I decided to mildly craft out.
I really love tissue paper flowers but I don’t like spending a ton of time cutting out paper.
Read more. Alaska News Nightly: May 26, 2014
Crews Battle Funny Fire, Anchorage Air Affected by Fires, Tyonek Fire Almost Contained, China Lifts Ban on AK Shellfish, Feds Updating Chukchi Scenarios; New Fisheries Possible for Unalaska, StoryCorps: Paratrooper
I Am A Fly Fisher
After surving cancer, Pudge Kleinkauf decided to spend her life doing what she loves: fly fishing.
http://youtu.be/nMgGrwmXzUQ