Night Music: February 23, 2013
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Night Music: February 16, 2013
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Alaska News Nightly: June 11, 2013
Senate Begins Immigration Debate, Alaska’s Senators In The Middle; APD Bans Officers From Shooting At Moving Vehicles, Most Of The Time; Fisheries Regulators Take Steps Toward Conservation Of Bering Sea Canyons; Gyre Project To Study Marine Debris Through Science And Art; UAF Professors Collaborate To Develop Engineering School In Mongolia; Sitka Barge Line Plans Southeast Expansion; Brown Bear Cub Found Near Platinum; Sitka-Area Landslide May Have Helped Sockeye Populations
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Anchorage teens find more than just a summer job on public lands
When Alex Zimmerman was young, she loved the outdoors and told people she wanted to be a “bug scientist” when she grew up.
But her career plans really began to take shape last year when she was accepted into Youth Employment in Parks.
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I am a Paramotorist
Chris Reynolds has spent most of his life chasing the ever elusive "hang time," sports like snowboarding provide. Recently, Reynolds has found a new love and a new adrenaline high: Paramotoring.
Alaska News Nightly: June 10, 2013
Air Force Allowing Another Month Of Public Comment On Draft EIS; Scientists Seek More Protection For Tongass National Forest’s Streams; Sealaska Land Bill Scheduled For Congressional Markup; FEMA Assesses Galena Damages; State Reports Progress In Galena Cleanup; Interior-Based Militia Unit Regroups, Invites Others To Training Rendezvous; Moose Shot In Denali National Park; Unangan Elder Mary Nicolai Bourdukofsky Passes Away; Alaska’s Cultural Connections: Plant Medicine
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A “Big Day” Birding in Seward
It’s 5:40am, on Saturday. Way early than I usually wake up. I’m going to try and slip out of here without waking the wife and the dog. Let’s go do some birding.
Our guide today is Zac Clark. He’s doing what birders call a “Big Day.”
Read more. Alaska News Nightly: June 7, 2013
Man Fatally Mauled By Bear; Redistricting Board Begins Redrawing Boundaries; AVCP Looks To Leverage Izembek Road; APICDA Takes Stance On Izembek Road; Surge Of Water Pushing Down Yukon River; Rotten Food Poses Problem For Galena Residents; Group Commemorating 100 Year Anniversary Of First Denali Summit; Special Olympics Alaska Breaks Ground On New Expansion; Ground Breaks For Port MacKenzie Rail Extension; AK: The Big Day; 300 Villages: Hyder
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Weekend Pilots
Imagine getting up on Saturday morning, hopping in your plane, and going anywhere in Alaska. It’s the ultimate way of getting outdoors in a huge wilderness with unlimited opportunities. We’ll be talking with weekend pilots about their expensive and challenging hobby, and what makes it worthwhile. What would you like to know about learning to fly, or even owning your own plane? Where would you go if the sky was the limit?
KSKA: Thursday, 6/13, at 2:00 pm and 7:00 pm
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The Betrayal of American Prosperity
This week on Addressing Alaskans, hear from Clyde Prestowitz, President of the Economic Strategy Institute. Hosted by the Alaska World Affairs Council, his talk entitled "The Betrayal of American Prosperity: Free Market Delusions, America's Decline, and How We Must Compete in the Post-Dollar Era" was recorded in Anchorage on May 3.
KSKA: Tuesday 6/11 at 2:00 pm and 7:00 pm
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More About the Governor’s Solution
What if polluters had to pay, and the money went to you? Peter Barnes, author of the influential book “Who Owns the Sky,” has a new idea for selling the commons and paying dividends. It’s an idea with strong roots in Alaska, and this investment strategy will be the topic of the next Talk of Alaska.
KSKA: Tuesday, 6/11 at 10:00am
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Alaska Cultural Connections: Historical Trauma
Many rural Alaskan communities are trying to revive their cultures and languages. But some mental health experts say that in order to revitalize their communities and their families, they first have to acknowledge and heal from the pains of the past. APRN’s Anne Hillman learned about historical trauma as part of an on-going series looking at Culture in Alaska.
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Lesil McGuire Announces Lt. Governor Run; And BP Announces $1 Billion Expansion Plan
Lesil McGuire announces her candidacy for lieutenant governor. Group hopes to recall Lindsey Holmes. The Air Force makes its case to move Eielson’s F-16s to Anchorage. Review board adds billions of dollars to the estimated value of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline.
KSKA: Friday, 6/7 at 2:00pm
TV: Friday, 6/7 at 7:30pm & Saturday, 6/8 at 5:00pm
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Homemade Caribou Summer Sausage
My brother and I had a terrific hunt last fall where we were both lucky enough to harvest a caribou.
Because we harvested big bulls, and it was after the rut, we decided to make most of the meat into sausage.
See the recipes. Alaska News Nightly: June 6, 2013
Holder: Appeal Expected On Attorney Discipline; Jewell Opposes ANWR Drilling; Oil Leasing Official Hearing Input on Arctic Exploration; Oil Leasing Official Hearing Input on Arctic Exploration; An Anchorage Women Steps Up To Help Seng Family; Coalition Forms In Support Of Immigration Reform; NYT Puzzle Master Will Shortz Adds Alaska To His Table Tennis Quest; 'In Pursuit of Alaska' Highlights State’s Earliest Visitors
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Memories of Making Cranberry Hooch
In 1968, my handsome, newbie husband Dick spotted an article in the Anchorage Daily News that told how to make different things out of high bush cranberries: jelly, juice, ketchup and hooch.
We decided to try and make some.
Read more. Alaska News Nightly: June 5, 2013
Galena Residents Begin To Rebuild; New Mexico Man Killed In Petersburg-Area Plane Crash; Many Gather To Remember Katie John; New Oil Spill Technology A ‘Game Changer,’ Says CIRCAC; Lawsuit Filed To Block Bridge To Alaska Reserve; Lesil McGuire Announces Candidacy For Lieutenant Governor; New Honorary Consul An Opportunity For Alaska
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Take Action for Early Learning
Too many children in the United States arrive at the kindergarten door already behind their peers. But where do we start if we are to make sure our children are ready for school?
Earlier than you think! From the moment of birth, babies start on a path of learning and discovery that determines how confidently they step over the kindergarten threshold and beyond.
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Carrying a Piano Up Chilkoot Pass
In February, 1898 Mike Mahoney aka “Klondike Mike” made a deal with Hal Henry. He would escort the Sunny Samson Sister Sextette and their luggage over the Chilkoot Pass and down to Dawson city.
There was just one problem – the sisters insisted on bringing their accompaniment piano.
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Alaska News Nightly: June 4, 2013
Group Attempting To Recall Rep. Lindsey Holmes; Student Loan Rate Hike Pending, Congress Bickers Over Politics; Judge Scolds Redistricting Board; Pavlof Eruption Picks Up Again; Growing Seal Lion Population Presents Problem In Petersburg; NPS Finalizes Land Acquisition Plan For Lake Clark National Park; Rofkar: ‘So Many More Discoveries’ To Make
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