Pribilof Islands Middle Schoolers Make a Documentary about Seabirds
A group of St. Paul Island 6th and 7th grade students have been studying the seabirds native to their island. For their final project for the Seabird Youth Network, the young students teamed up with Alaska Teen Media Institute to make a video documentary.
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Alaska News Nightly: June 25, 2013
Supreme Court Strikes Down Portion Of Voting Rights Act; Alaska Likely To Experience Effects Of Voting Rights Act Changes Immediately; Court Issues Decision On Indian Child Welfare Act; Former Bethel Foster Parent, Daycare Provider Arrested On Sex Abuse Charges; Third Fatal APD Shooting This Year; Pavlof Eruption Picks Up Again; President Declares Disaster For Spring Flooding; More Hot Weather, Thunderstorms Expected To Spark More Wildfire Activity; Search Continues For Man Who Allegedly Fired On Troopers Near Big Lake; Access Alaska Gets New Accessible Building
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Perfect Skillet Chicken
There is something in your kitchen that you've been neglecting. Perhaps you received it as a wedding present. Or its been passed down to you from your grandmother's grandmother's grandmother. Or maybe you've been living without one all this time.
The cast iron skillet.
See the recipe. Alaska News Nightly: June 24, 2013
Immigration Amendment Would Send Billions To Boost US, Mexico Border Security; Minimum Wage Initiative One Step Closer To Ballot; Fire Danger Remains High Across State; Anchorage Homeowners Prepare For Wildfires; Galena Businesses, Schools Evaluate Losses; Some Residents Fighting AHFC’s Decision To Go Smoke Free; New Bike Share Program Comes To Fairbanks; ANSEP Program Garners Awards, Recognition; On 70th Anniversary Of Battle, Memorial Planed On Attu
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Traveling Music: June 23, 2013
Traveling Music
6-23-13
Kluonie Frey host
Format:
Song Title
Artist / Composer
CD Title
Label
Duration
The Village Green Preservation Society
Kate Rusby / Kate Rusby
Awkward Annie
Pure
3:21
Little Sadie
Crooked Still / Traditional
Crooked Still Live
Independent...
Traveling Music: May 12, 2013
Traveling Music
5-12-13
Shonti Elder
Rough and Rocky
Cathie Ryan
The Farthest Wave
Shanachie 78062
Waiting on the Evening Rise
Ben Demerath
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Rain Night
Cindy Kallet
Dreaming Down A Quiet Line
STM-1
Fishin’ in the...
“Traveling Music: June 30, 2013”
Traveling Music
6-30-13
Host: Shonti Elder
Format:
Song Title
Artist / Composer
CD Title
Label
Duration
Dark Hollow
Kathy Kallick Band / Bill Browning
Time
Live Oak Records
2:57
The Sun Jumped Up
Tim O’Brien / Woody Guthrie,...
I Am A High School Indie Rock Star
On the night of their farewell show, Gerygone & Twig members reflect on their band's impact on a small Alaskan town, and what it means to grow up differently from most other high school kids.
AK: Paddles
Remember the Tlingit paddlers who lost their canoes on a recent journey through Southeast? High winds and rough seas capsized the watercraft, dumping hand-carved, red cedar paddles into the ocean.
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Paid Protesters Attempt To Convince Alaskans To Not Sign Oil Tax Cut Repeal; Redistricting Board To Begin Reviewing District Lines; Senate Work On Immigration ‘Dead On Arrival’ In House; Lightning Strikes Ignite More Wildfires; Tularemia Cases Reported In Delta Junction; Where Are Anchorage’s Homeless Coming From?; AK: Canoe Paddles; 300 Villages: Napakiak
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Mount Marathon
During the 2012 Mount Marathon race, two runners were terribly injured and one disappeared, never to be found. Organizers hope this year’s race is safer, without losing its adventurous edge. On the next Outdoor Explorer, we’ll talk about the new rules, and about the joy of mountain running and competition with two of the best in Alaska, plus a race organizer. Also new for this week's show, host Charles Wohlforth is in Homer, at KBBI.
KSKA: Thursday 6/27 2:00 pm and 7:00 pm
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Congressman Don Young
Congressman Don Young has been in Congress for more than 40 years. He’s the state’s sole Representative in the U.S. House. Hear Alaskans talking directly with Don Young on the next Talk of Alaska.
KSKA: Tuesday, 6/25 at 10:00am
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Treadwell Announces Candidacy For US Senate; And Murkowski Says She Now Backs Gay Marriage
Current Lieutenant Governor Mead Treadwell officially announces his run for the U.S. Senate in 2014. Anchorage Mayor Dan Sullivan announces his candidacy for Lieutenant Governor in the next election. Senator Lisa Murkowski says she now backs gay marriage. Proponents of a marijuana initiative have gathered enough signatures to get the issue on the 2014 ballot. In order to comply with the Clean Water Act, Anchorage Wastewater Utility may have to spend up to $800 million on equipment upgrades.
KSKA: Friday, 6/21 at 2:00pm & Saturday, 6/22 at 6:00pm
TV: Friday, 6/21 at 7:30pm & Saturday, 6/22 at 5:00pm
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Alaska News Nightly: June 20, 2013
Parnell Signs Bills, Resolutions Supporting Gun Rights; Anchorage Pediatricians Quietly Protest High Hospital Charge; Traditional Foods Program Hosts Gathering In Wrangell; Artist Making Masks Representing Top-10 Diseases In Alaska; Hilcorp Handed $115,000 Penalty; Electric Cars Slow To Catch On In Sitka; Alaskans Dealing With Apparently Large Mosquito Crop
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Alaska News Nightly: June 19, 2013
Murkowski Endorses Gay Marriage; Alaska Couples Await Supreme Court Decision On DOMA, Prop 8; Sullivan Says He Will Run For Lieutenant Governor; State To Receive Brief Relief From Heat Wave; Steller Sea Lion To Give Birth To New Pup; Glacier Bay Lodge May Shut Down; New Deal Proposed For Possible Chena Hot Springs Expansion
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The Power of Urban Gardens
The question was simple: why is gardening (in Alaska of all places!) important to you?
The responses were thoughtful, witty, and it quickly became clear to me that a garden represents something different to each person.
It is a small, yet powerful act of self-sufficiency, localism, and in some cases rebellion.
Read more. Alaska News Nightly: June 18, 2013
Treadwell To Run For Senate; Sealaska Lands Bill Passes Senate Committee; Legislation Would Keep Petition Signatures Off Public Record; Wildfire Near Chena Hot Springs Road Prompts Massive Response; Fairbanks Natural Gas Releases Trucking Project Details; Federal Regulators Crack Down On Fish Fraud; McKinley To Denali Name Change Legislation Passes Out Of Senate Committee; Chignik Lagoon Hopes To Break Ground On Hydro Project; Youth Camp Teaches Rural Teens Public Safety Skills
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Grilled Halibut with Puréed Olive and Garlic Filling
The opportunity to grill and serve a halibut in the whole doesn’t come along every day, particularly in waters where 50-pound fish are more commonly caught than five-pounders.
But, I could feel the characteristic thumping of a halibut 130 feet below, and I knew the metal jig I was fishing might have found just the fish we were looking for.
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Eating Well Aboard a Seward Sailboat
Today we’re eating well on the ocean. About three years ago Jack and Barbra Donachy decided to move to Alaska from California in pursuit of a subsistence lifestyle.
Today they are teachers in Point Hope, and spend their summers on a boat in Seward. They named it Bandon.
Alaska News Nightly: June 17, 2013
Reid Promises Senate Will Pass Background Check Bill; Historic Cutter Storis On The Auction Block; State Emergency Management Team To Leave Galena This Week; Heat Wave Sets Records Across State; Hot, Dry Weather Amping Up Wildfire Conditions; Adak Fish Processing Equipment Up For Auction; Arctic Officials Receive Comments On Policy From Alaskans; State, Federal Governments Investigate Deepwater Port Possibilities
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