Alaska News Nightly: May 9, 2014
Tacoma Climber Dies On Denali; Joe Miller Speaks Out In Favor Of Libertarian Party; YKHC CEO Releases Layoff Details; Sand Point Sees Progress In War On Drugs; UAF Mining Extension Offering Basic Prospecting Class; AK: Plastics; 300 Villages: Pelican
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Cause-Driven Events
Athletic events in Alaska often have a purpose. The heart run, the ski for women. We look at cause-driven events, and why they’re important to the people involved and to the entire community. Host Charles Wohlforth is joined by a bicyclist who lives with diabetes and rides to help raise money to fight the disease, and a runner who got inspired by Leukemia survivors to help get others involved.
KSKA: Thursday, May 15, at 2:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m.
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AK: Plastics
Some say that after climate warming, plastic is the biggest environmental problem we face. And unlike climate warming, no one argues over who is responsible for the plastic in our oceans – we are. After researching and reporting on it, Johanna Eurich wanted to do her part to reduce plastic trash. The task is daunting. She started at home, in her tiny log cabin in Spenard.
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Makers in Anchorage
Makers say their passion goes beyond arduinos and raspberry pi's (credit card-sized computers). It includes gardening, sewing, knitting cooking. Isn't that all of us? Find out when Hometown Alaska hosts founders of the local maker movement.
KSKA: Wednesday, May 14, at 2:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m.
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A Forum with Alaska’s Candidates for Lieutenant Governor
This week on Addressing Alaskans, Alaska lieutenant gubernatorial candidates Hollis French, Lesil McGuire, Dan Sullivan, and Bob Williams field questions in a forum discussing each candidate's vision for the future of Alaska.
KSKA: Tuesday, May 13, at 2:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m.
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Wilderness in Alaska
Whether you call it locking up land or protecting it, wilderness designation raises some profound cultural, biological and management
questions. As it turns 50 years old, is the Wilderness Act showing signs of age? Or has it barely reached maturity? Nowhere in the country is there more wilderness than Alaska.
APRN: Tuesday, 5/13 at 10:00am
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Anchorage transportation plan to hold steady on money for bike routes
The city will not be increasing the $11.8 million they plan to use for non-motorized transport projects in the 2015 to 2018 Transportation Improvement Program. The Anchorage Metropolitan Area Transportation Solutions advisory committee took comments on the plan on Thursday. A dozen people spoke in favor of increasing the money used to mark bike lanes and improve the trail system.
Viral Hepatitis, Types A, B and C
Dr. Thad Woodard and guests will discus three common forms of infectious hepatitis, types A, B and C. They'll discuss transmission, risk factors, natural history and treatment options for these similar, but very different, illnesses.
KSKA: Monday, May 12, at 2:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m.
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Algo Nuevo: May 4, 2014
Here’s the Sunday, May 4, 2014 edition of Algo Nuevo con Dave Luera — Something New with Dave Luera. If you have questions, comments...
Alaska Edition May 9, 2014
Two state troopers killed in Tanana. The state Republican Party meets in Juneau. The Anchorage School District comes into extra money. Three motorcyclists killed on Glenn Highway. Anchorage water rates are perplexing - an explanation follows. Parnell cuts deal for pipeline taxes. Ammunition in short supply. Why? Sen. Fred Dyson has a bill that would remove from view court cases that do not lead to conviction. National Climate Assessment of climate change has warnings for Alaska.
KSKA: Friday, May 9 at 2:00 p.m. and Saturday, May 10 at 6:00 p.m.
KAKM: Friday, May 9 at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, May 10 at 4:30 p.m.
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Alaska News Nightly: May 8, 2014
Gov. Parnell Signs Gasline Legislation; Former-Gov. Palin Defends ACES; Memo Underscores Confession In Fairbanks 4 Case; UAA, Willamette University Partner To Offer New Law School Opportunity; Education Bill Boosts Juneau Community Charter School; Skagway Ferry Service Will Resume Sunday; National Weather Service Issues El Niño Watch; Unusual Quakes Send Seismologists Into Rapid Response; UAA Student Breaks Ground With Yup’ik Spell Checker
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Three blind…vicars? “See How They Run” is playing at VPA
Valley Performing Arts brings to the stage the classic English farce -- Phillip King's "See How They Run" (the title is taken from the nursery rhyme "Three Blind Mice"). Director Vanessa Warner and actor Todd Broste take a breather to come by Stage Talk this week. "See How They Run" opens May 9th and runs through the 25th in Wasilla.
KSKA: Friday, May 9, at 2:45 p.m.
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“Why the Arctic Matters” with Alice Rogoff
Alaska Dispatch publisher Alice Rogoff discusses why the Arctic matters at an Alaska World Affairs Council lecture recorded May 2, 2014.
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Alaska News Nightly: May 7, 2014
Arctic May Not Be That Busy, Report Says; Coast Guard Says Its Increased Arctic Presence Will Have ‘No Significant’ Environmental Impact; Emergency Personnel Battle Unalaska Warehouse Fire; Honor Flag Lands In Fairbanks; Troopers Maintaining Presence In Tanana; Agencies Emphasize Fire Prevention Awareness; NAACP Demands Apology Over Sullivan Comments; Borough School Honors Redington, Sr.; Minecraft In The Classroom: When Learning Looks Like Gaming; Anchorage Schools Celebrate Bike To School Day
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Kids learn something new during Bike to School Day
Students from Lake Otis Elementary spoke about their first experiences biking to school and the lessons they learned on the way.
I Am An Augmented Reality Creator
Nathan Shafer creates augmented reality - a digital overlay on the physical world.
His work is displayed worldwide and focuses on Alaskan subjects - from receding glaciers to Seward's Success, a futuristic domed city that was never built.
http://youtu.be/8Elu87SfL98
Alaska News Nightly: May 6, 2014
National Science Foundation To Deploy Seismic Sensors In Alaska; Alaska’s UAV Test Site Begins Operation; Mallott Leaving Sealaska To Focus On Campaign; Bethel City Council Confirms Code And Policy Violations; GCI Turns 3G On In Bethel, Faces Lawsuit; Juneau Woman Found Off Salmon Creek Trail Dies; Great Land Trust Planning To Buy Top Of Bodenburg Butte; Online Realtor Says Sitka Tops State In Livability
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Traveling Music 5-11-14
Traveling Music
Shonti Elder
5-11-14
Format:
Song Title
Artist / Composer
CD Title
Label
Duration
Angel of the North
Sally Barris / Sally Barris, Rebecca Folsum
Wilder Girl
www.sallybarris.com
3:59
I Dream of Spring
k.d. lang / k.d....
Alaska News Nightly: May 5, 2014
Oil Producers Get Break On Alaska Property Taxes; Alaska GOP Aims To Block Party Coups; Alaska Villages Find Success With Wind-Diesel Energy Combination; ‘Second Shake’ Rattles Noatak, Northwest Brooks Range; Warm, Dry Weather Prompts Southeast Alaska Fire Warning; Breakup Underway Along Yukon River; State Hurrying To Update Rural Infrastructure Before Federal Dollars Diminish; Burst Water Pipe Likely Cause For Skagway Ferry Dock Sinking; Alaska Airlines Center Adds New Dining Option; Juneau Considers Solutions To Housing Shortage
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