Alaska News Nightly: April 3, 2013
Oil Tax Overhaul May Cost As Much As $5 Billion Per Year; Gov. Parnell Not Concerned About Oil Company Testimony On Tax Changes; Begich Furloughs Staff, Will Return Fraction Of Pay; 4 Men Arrested In Connection With Sexual Assault Of Homeless Teen; Anchorage Election Results Shifts Assembly Makeup; Committee Gives Approval To Start KABATA Fund; Tribal Management Of Fish And Game Sought At Hearing; Chef Merges Native Traditions With Contemporary Cuisine
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Two Alaska Library Programs Benefit Entire State
Thanks to the Alaska State Library, libraries across the state have access to two excellent programs.
The FY2014 funding for both is going through the budget process right now and I’m crossing my fingers that they make it through unscathed.
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Alaska News Nightly: April 2, 2013
Court Says Feds Can Take Land Into Trust For Alaska Native Tribes; House Passes In-State Gasline Bill; Rep. Kawasaki Rebuked For Making Faces, Playing On Cell Phone During Speech; Bill Would Make Hazing Students A Misdemeanor; Mat-Su Schools Anticipating Staff Cuts; New Research Shows Changes In Alaska’s Labor Force; Cause Of FV Katmai Sinking Likely To Remain A Mystery; Michigan Mechanics Plan To Revive Crashed B-25 Bomber; Air Force To Save $3.5 Million By Cancelling Red Flag Exercise
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Recognizing National Mom and Pop Business Owners Day
You may not have heard of National Mom and Pop Business Owner’s Day. But, this observation day celebrates those individuals who spent hours cultivating services or products that Alaskan residents depend on.
Today, I celebrate by showcasing a local business, The Fafafel King.
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Victims Names Released in Helo 1 Crash
Alaska State Troopers have released the names of three men killed in a Trooper helicopter crash near Talkeetna over the weekend.
Alaska News Nightly: April 1, 2013
Troopers ID Victims In Weekend Helicopter Crash; EPA To Release Revised Pebble Mine Watershed Assessment; State Senate Passes Crime Bill; Federal Spending Cuts Curb Alaska Volcano Monitoring; Alaska Volcano Observatory Celebrates 25th Anniversary; Jack-Up Rig ‘Endeavor’ Departs Homer Harbor; Alaska Cultural Connections: Misconceptions
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Get Her to the Greek (Food)
What's a Melitzanosalata, and how do you make it? On this week's Town Square 49 Radio, we're talking to Laurie Constantino, chef, author, and teacher.
In My Family: ‘Moose’
This week on “In My Family,” host Dewey teaches teaches Raven how to say "moose," in his Alaska Native language.
Arctic Man City
For a week or two in mid-April, a remote mountainside in the Alaska Range becomes one of the biggest towns in Alaska. It’s Arctic Man, a kind of Burning Man for the snow machine set, with the craziest extreme skiing competition you’ve ever heard of. We’ll preview Arctic Man, the speed, the parties, the family fun, and the backcountry travel, with an organizer, a competitor, and a spectator.
KSKA: Thursday 4/4 at 2:00 pm and 7:00 pm
AK: Competitive Fishing
Each year, hundreds of fishermen brave the cold weather and sometimes choppy seas to compete in the Winter King Salmon Tournament in Homer. Pete Wedin has tried his hand at catching the heaviest fish for the last 16 years. And he was out on the water again last week in search of that sweet spot. KBBI’s Ariel Van Cleave hopped on the Early Dawn with Wedin and three other anglers and brought back this story.
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Alaska News Nightly: March 29, 2013
Congressman Don Young Apologizes For Slur; Alaska Senate Passes Operating Budget; Fairbanks Assembly Axes CHIPS Ordinance; European Company Bids On Mat-Su Ferry; Adak Builds Case For Ferry Service; McDonald’s Drops Fish McBites From Menu; State Legislators Make Stand Against Genetically Engineered Salmon; AK: Competitive Fishing; 300 Villages: Brevig Mission
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Natural Gas as the 21st Century Economic Game Changer
General Manager of New Business Development Americas at Shell, Daniel Carlson was recorded speaking on "Natural Gas as the 21st Century Economic Game Changer" at the Alaska World Affairs Council on Friday, March 22, 2013.
Postwar Japan is Over: So Why Isn’t it?
Professor of History at the University of Alaska Anchorage, Dr. Paul Dunscomb was recorded speaking on "Postwar Japan is Over: So Why Isn't it?" at the Alaska World Affairs Council on February 8, 2013.
Extinction
It’s not every scientist who decides to study a certain population of animals only to watch it go extinct. But for biologist and author Eval Saulitis, that’s what is apparently happening. A pod of Killer Whales in Prince William Sound it unlikely to be able to sustain itself after the Exxon Valdez oil spill of more than twenty years ago. She’ll tell her story next Tuesday, on Talk of Alaska.
KSKA: Tuesday, April 2 at 10:00am
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Oil Tax Bill Continues Getting Attention; And USCG Asks For Environmental Investigation Into Shell
The Anchorage Assembly passes AO37. The immediate consequences of the union battle will be felt in the municipal election. Assembly Chair Ernie Hall says he will clarify the standards for handling public testimony. The Parnell oil-tax bill - or versions of it - continue to get attention in the House after passing the Senate.
KSKA: Friday, 3/29 at 2:00pm & Saturday, 3/30 at 6:00pm
TV: Friday, 3/29 at 7:30pm & Saturday, 3/30 at 5:00pm
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Roasted Vegetable & Kale Salad With Honey Vinaigrette
Here's what I think. When you make something this healthy that tastes this good, it is your responsibility as a human being to share it with the world.
And by world, I really mean with all my girlfriends. Because who needs a tofu popscicle or dairy-free/wheat-free/vegan/bilingual/yoga-enthusiast green smoothie when you can eat something that tastes DELICIOUS and probably cures cancer at the same time?!
See the recipe. Anchorage Choose Respect Rally
Bagpipers led Choose Respect marchers in Anchorage today. The annual event is aimed at heightening awareness of Alaska's blight of sexual assault while gathering support for the state administration's campaign against domestic violence. KSKA's Ellen Lockyer followed the march and brings us this report.
Alaska News Nightly: March 28, 2013
Young Not Worried About Ethics Investigation; Panel Discusses Alaska Tribal Courts; Anti-Violence Rally Warms Up Campaign To End Assaults On Women, Children; Permafrost Tunnel Undergoing Expansion; Kuskpuk Friday In The Legislature; Gov. Parnell Declares March 29 Vietnam Veteran’s Day
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Guerilla Gardeners and Bragaw-Glenn Community Garden
In 2010, at the community’s request, the State of Alaska installed four large garden beds at the corner of Bragaw and the Glenn Highway.
But when management disagreements between the city and state halted the project, a few guerrilla gardeners took it upon themselves to make use of the fertile land.
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Crisis in the Chicken Coop?
My hens have been confined to a small space now for several months. I’d expect anyone, including birds, to be stir crazy by this point and certainly wouldn’t be surprised to see a temporary reduction in egg production.
But, this morning when I did my usual coop check, a furtive motion by one of my young barred rocks caught my eye.
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