Alaska News Nightly: April 19, 2013
Begich’s Gun Law Vote Draws Group’s Criticism; Joe Miller May Pursue Senate Seat In 2014; Bethel Farm Grows Crops Despite Cold; Silver Bay Seafoods To Enter Bristol Bay In 2014; King Salmon Fishing Restricted On Many Cook Inlet-Area Rivers; Draft Southeast Sea Otter Population Assessment Out; NOVA Producer Brings ‘Art of Science Television to Fairbanks; AK: Talent Scouting; 300 Villages: Diomede
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Denali Climbing Season Begins
Still Points North
Writing well is not an easy task and writing about painful family breakups is even harder. On the next Hometown Alaska, Lori Townsend hosts guest Leigh Newman, author of the new book Still Points North: One Alaskan Childhood, One Grown up World and one long journey home. Leigh's riveting story tells of her struggles growing up between two homes; her father's in Anchorage and her mother's in Baltimore.
KSKA: Wednesday 4/24 at 2:00 pm and 7:00 pm
Teens These Days: A Look Inside Anchorage High Schools
Cell phone use, bullying, school violence, and substance abuse are all areas of concern for parents these days. How significant are these problems in our Anchorage area high schools? On the next Line One: Your Health Connection host Prentiss Pemberton and his guests will discuss these topics and explore how prevalent they are in the Anchorage area. They will also address what parents can do to support their children and what we can as a community can do to assist the Anchorage School District in dealing with these threats to our children’s health and well being.
KSKA: Monday 4/22 at 2:00 pm and 7:00 pm
Alaska News Nightly: April 18, 2013
Vaccinations To Stifle Rise In Whooping Cough; Bethel Court Hears Closing Arguments Of Subsistence Fishermen; Not All Legislators Agree On Session Length; Researcher Looks At Climate Change Effects On Alaska’s Snow Regime; Sitka Man Gives Medal To Fellow Boston Marathoner; ‘Beyond the Bear’ Recounts Horrific Mauling
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Anchorage Community Theatre presents Nunsense
There's a crisis at the convent and Mother Superior Sister Mary Regina and Sister Mary Hubert from the Little Sisters of Hoboken come to Stage Talk to ask for help. Join actors Jane Baird and Paige Langit from Anchorage Community Theatre's production of Dan Goggin's hilarious musical Nunsense this week as they plead their case.
KSKA: Friday 4/19 at 2:45 pm
Alaska News Nightly: April 17, 2013
U.S. Senate Votes Down New Gun Control Regulations; Treadwell Uneasy On Arctic-Wide Oil Policy; Oxycodone Pills Seized at Anchorage Airport; Hilcorp, Aurora Outline Cook Inlet Drilling Plans; Seward, CDQ Working On Plan For New Harbor; OB Services Reborn At Sitka Hospital; Tlingit-Haida Central Council Holding 78th Annual Tribal Assembly; Metlakatla Woman Gears Up For Miss Indian World Competition; Antique Ski Donated To Fairbanks North Star Borough
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Alaska News Nightly: April 16, 2013
Review Clears 2 APD Officers In Fatal Shooting; Hall Wins West Anchorage District By 500 Votes, Labor Referendum Denied; Politicians Split On How To Judge New Oil Tax System; Legislature Adjourns Before Acting On Voter ID Bill; JBER Soldier Sentenced To 16 Years In Prison For Espionage; Former Juneau Mayor Remembered For Work In Capital Move Fight; Author Stabenow Plans To Build Writers’ Retreat; Eclectic Groups Take Stage At Alaska Folk Festival
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Maintaining the Highest Standards in Philanthropy
The Alaska Community Foundation is proud to announce that we have been re-certified as an organization meeting the nation’s highest philanthropic standards for operational quality, integrity and accountability.
The program is designed to provide quality assurance to donors, as well as to their legal and financial advisors, who entrust charitable assets to the organization.
Learn more. Alaska News Nightly: April 15, 2013
Several Alaskans Describe Scene At Boston Marathon Finish; No Special Session For Legislature; Opponents Of New Oil Taxes Likely To Petition To Reverse Bill; Joe Miller Eyes Begich’s Senate Seat; Hall Takes Lead Over Write-In In West Anchorage Assembly Race; Bethel Kids Qualify For National Archers In School Program; Alaska Cultural Connections: Urban Elders
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DIY Naan Bread
My quest for some at-home Naan bread on a snowy day was motivated by a recent trip to Bombay Deluxe.
That, and the terrible driving conditions preventing me from getting into town during Anchorage’s spring snow offload.
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In My Family: "Hurry"
This week on “In My Family,” Annette teaches teaches Raven how to say “hurry,” in Yup'ik.
AK: Raising Funds
It’s not easy to get people to fork over hard-earned cash. Even for a good cause. But over the last decade Juneau resident Marc Wheeler has perfected the art of fundraising for the annual Big Brothers Big Sisters’ Bowl for Kids’ Sake. Wheeler has a secret weapon that involves throwing in some extra fat.
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Alaska News Nightly: April 12, 2013
Legislators Enter Final Stretch Of Session; Alleged Bootlegger Banned From Akiak; JBER Soldier To Be Sentenced Monday On Espionage Charges; Petersburg Seafood Company Makes Big Move; Alice Rogoff Pushes For Changes In Arctic; AK: Raising Funds; 300 Villages: Platinum
Spring Bird Festivals
It’s a sure sign of spring in coastal Alaska, the arrival of migrating shorebirds that flock so thickly they sometimes look like clouds. Several communities welcome the birds and visitors who want to see them and learn about them, and its a great chance to get out on the water early in the season and forget winter. On the next Outdoor Explorer, we’ll be talking about the spring migrations and the shorebird festivals coming up in the next week weeks.
KSKA: Thursday 4/18 2:00 pm and 7:00 pm The Business of Clean Energy
It’s time to find out what’s new in renewable Energy in Alaska. From wind farms to DC power-lines, from giant dams to mass produced solar cells, from tidal turbines to super-insulated homes, it comes up at the annual “Business of Clean Energy” conference, and we’ll get a preview on the next Talk of Alaska.
KSKA: Tuesday, 4/16 at 10:00am
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Autism: A Global Story
Listen to a special edition of Line One: Your Health Connection when host Dr. Woodard interviews ABC News' John Donovan about his forthcoming book on autism. Hosted by the Alaska World Affairs Council this interview was recorded in front of a live audience at the Hilton Anchorage on Friday April 12 and can be heard Monday on KSKA's Line One.
KSKA: Monday 4/15 at 2:00 pm and 7:00 pm
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Sequester Impacts; And The Latest From The Alaska Legislature
This week on Alaska Edition we discuss the rippling economic effect of federal sequestration cuts and the impact to IHS funding for tribal health facilities across the state. We also run through the legislature's actions last night on the gas plan for trucking to Fairbanks, the latest on the oil tax overhaul and KABATA getting folded into the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation by the House. The Senate still has to vote on it. We also discussed the Mat-Su budget and the proposal for a CDQ harbor in Seward.
KSKA: Friday, 4/12 at 2:00pm & Saturday, 4/13 at 6:00pm
TV: Friday, 4/12 at 7:30pm & Saturday, 4/13 at 5:00pm
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Taking Steps Toward Financial Wellness
April is National Financial Literacy Month, and it couldn’t have come at a better time.
Consumers are feeling squeezed each week with rapidly increasing gas and food prices and sluggish economic growth, with many living in a down economy for the first time.
Learn more. Alaska News Nightly: April 11, 2013
Scientists Study Peculiar Arctic Sea Ice Cracking Pattern; Measure Changing School District Health Plans Speeding Through Legislature; Alaska’s Senators Fail To Block Gun Debate; Finance Committee Releases Version Of Oil Tax Overhaul; Kobuk 440 Kicks Off In Kotzebue; State, Feds Continue Sparring Over Wildlife Policies; Yukon-Charley Wolf Population Drops By 50 Percent Since Last Fall; Palmer Farmhouse Added To National Register Of Historic Places; Particulate Pollution Plan Will Likely Include Burn Bans; Senate Approves Creation Of A ‘Silver Alert’ System; Galena Lays Groundwork For Biomass Project
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