Borough Group Seeks Valley Sexual Assault Response Program
Matanuska Susitna Borough residents turned out at Tuesday night's Borough Assembly special meeting to speak up about what they want included in this year's budget. And one line item that many Valley health care and law enforcement professionals are backing is funding for a Sexual Assault Response Team.
Alaska News Nightly: May 1, 2013
Keyes Investigation Highlights Lack Of National Missing Persons Database. Group Seeks Funding For Mat Su Borough Sexual Assault Response Team. Kenai Man Describes Bear Attack. Subsistence Fishermen On Kuskokwim Should Get More Kings This Summer. Boy Accidentally Shoots Sister in Mountain Village. Fish Processor Ships Live Crab Out Of Dutch Harbor. Haines Breaks Ground On Veterans Home.
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Rural Energy Conference Aims To Cut Bush Power Costs
Rural Alaska power costs are skyrocketing.. that fact is not in dispute This week, energy providers are gathering in Anchorage to find ways to help bring down costs (while investigating new projects that could work in the state.) The goal of the Alaska Rural Energy Conference is to create a forum to share ideas aimed at finding solutions for energy - challenged Alaskans.
New 90% by 2020 Education Action Report Reveals Progress
Data reveals progress is being made toward the community’s goal of a 90% graduation rate by the year 2020. Beginning in 2006 the Anchorage graduation rate was just 59%.
Today it’s grown to almost 73%. But additional attention and effort is still needed.
Read more Alaska News Nightly: April 30, 2013
Eagle Residents Prepare As Breakup Draws Near; Energy Providers Gather To Discuss Costs; Saudi Arabia’s Oil Minister Welcomes U.S. Energy Bounty; Anchorage Denies AO37 Referendum, Next Stop, Court; New Film Covers Former Governor Wally Hickel; Fairbanks Utility Applies To State For Service Area; Alaska Cultural Connections: Whaling
Making of a Refuge: Jute Bay to Amber Bay
After passage of the Alaska Lands Act in 1980, biologist Edgar Bailey and volunteer Nina Faust surveyed a 200-mile section of the Alaska Peninsula coast from Jute Bay to Amber Bay, checking almost all the bays and nearly all of the islands along the way.
Today, USFWS does not let personnel do surveys in this fashion as it is considered too dangerous.
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Alaska News Nightly: April 29, 2013
Signature Collection Starts For Oil Tax Referendum; Court Clarifies Order To Redistricting Board; Weak Chinook Returns Expected For Yukon River; Crowley, UIC Form Joint Venture In Arctic; Canister Containing Toxic Compound Washes Ashore Near Kodiak; Delta-Area Farmer Determined To Rebuild After Fire Wipes Out Poultry Barn; Sealaska Canoe Lost En Route To Wrangell; Southeast Inter-Island Ferry Authority To Run Short On Cash; Alaska Cultural Connections: Los Anchorage
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Backyard Chicken Blogging
Today we’re talking chickens. Mara Bacsujlaky is a bit of a chicken expert. In addition to raising her own chickens, she hosts workshops, handles them for her job at the University of Alaska Fairbanks.
And, she writes a blog dedicated to them. She is a fan.
In My Family: “It’s Okay”
This week on “In My Family,” Khan teaches teaches Raven how to say “It's Okay,” in Gwich'in.
The Klondike Letters Project: Sourdough Zombies
Back in 1898, thousands of men and women arrived in Skagway with gold fever. They were headed for the Klondike goldfields over the Chilkoot Pass.
Around their necks, they carried packets of fermented dough to make bread on their long, cold journey.
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AK: Getting Started
A group of teenagers from the valley just released their very first CD. Gerygone & Twig used Kickstarter to raise money to produce the album called, “The Slee-py.” The Wasilla based indie-folk band already has a small group of devoted fans. Now, with the new CD they are reaching more listeners in zip-codes across the nation.
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Exorbitant Privilege: The Decline of the Dollar and the Future of the International Monetary System
This week on Addressing Alaskans, Professor Barry Eichengreen reviews the past, present and future of the United States dollar contending the gradual decline of the dollar and rise of other currencies will ultimately strengthen the world economy. Recorded last week at the Alaska World Affairs Council listen to Eichengreen's talk based on his book Exorbitant Privilege: The Rise and Fall of the Dollar and the Future of the International Monetary System Tuesday on Addressing Alaskans.
KSKA: Tuesday 4/30 at 2:00 pm and 7:00 pm
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Public Debt for Public Good
First established to help Alaskans get mortgages, the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation now has responsibility for a natural gas pipeline, and it may soon be in charge of a bridge. The next Talk of Alaska is your chance to talk to the man the Legislature trusts to handle all this, Dan Fauske, the Executive Director of the AHFC.
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KSKA: Tuesday, 4/30 at 10:00am
Tracking Oil And Gas Legislation; And Sen. Begich’s Gun Control Votes
Tracking the oil tax reform, a gas line to Southcentral, and trucking gas to Fairbanks. Anchorage activists attempting to derail the tax plan. Labor leaders push to repeal Anchorage’s AO37. Senator Mark Begich votes against gun control proposals.
KSKA: Friday, 4/26 at 2:00pm & Saturday, 4/27 at 6:00pm
TV: Friday, 4/26 at 7:30pm & Saturday, 4/27 at 5:00pm
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2013 Alaska Mountain Wilderness Ski Classic
I joined Josh Mumm, Eben Sargent, and John Sykes for the ~170 mile route from McCarthy to Tok-Cutoff via President’s Chair. We slimmed our packs to 30 lbs each, which included minimal glacier gear.
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Alaska News Nightly: April 25, 2013
Congress Looking At Sealaska Lands Bill; Bill Walker To Run For Governor; Ruling Favors One Of ‘Fairbanks 4’; Students At Alaska Pacific University Research Big Fisheries Questions; Spring Whaling Begins In Arctic; Native Youth Olympics Kick Off In Anchorage; Juneau Reaches Out To Nearby Communities, Neighbor To Neighbor; Sitka Library Receives Heartfelt Donation
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Summer Camp Planning for Kids
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The fondest dream of many parents is for our children to love the outdoors as much as we do. Summer is the time for that to happen, but how do you get them off the couch and outside when you’re away at work? On this edition of Outdoor Explorer, the topic is outdoors summer camps. We’ll talk about camp options, and also how to make sure it’s a positive and inspiring experience, even for shy indoor kids.What do you look for in a camp for your kids?
KSKA: Thusday 5/2 at 2:00 pm and 7:00 pm Airstrip Plan Irks Chase Residents
Residents in the Chase area say plans to bulldoze a trail to enable heavy construction in relation to the Susitna - Watana dam needs a lot more scrutiny. A local lodge-owner wants to build an airstrip in a remote area to prepare for the arrival of the dam project's science and environmental crews --- but getting the big caterpillars into the site could be the first challenge.
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Last Week in My Yard
This time of year in Alaska is all about transitions. Transitioning from winter to spring, from white to green, from dark to light. The weather has warmed slightly, but the air still contains the hard smack of winter.
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Alaska News Nightly: April 24, 2013
Work To Move Forward On Susitna-Watana Dam; Anchorage School District Dissolving Girls Hockey Program; Senators Dine With President, Enjoy Alaska’s Finest; Greenpeace Searching For Arctic Whistleblowers; Alaska Villages Cope With Treated-Water Shortages; Coastal Caucus Gives Rural Senators More Clout; Autopsy Leaves Unanswered Questions In Fairbanks Man’s Death; Students ‘Resilient’ In The Fight Against Meth; First Cruisers Of Season Find Kodiak ‘Courteous’; Audio Postcard: Ninja Captures Mooing Rhinos
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