Iditarod
It started modestly enough with Joe Redington and a few others wanting the old mail trail to the gold mines retraced. Now the whole world watches the Iditarod. It’s Iditarod time again on the next Talk of Alaska.
KSKA - Tuesday, 2/26 at 10:00am
VPA’s Clue: The Musical and The Sting visit Stage Talk
The audience tries to "figure it out" in both of Valley Performing Arts' upcoming productions of Clue: The Musical which opens February 22nd and runs through March 17th and The Sting which opens April 5th and runs through the 21st. Cast members from both shows join Jean and Steve to give hints about these exciting productions.
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KSKA: Friday 2/22 at 2:45pm
Cruise Ship Waste Bill Passes; And Legislature Looks To Ease Restrictions On PFD Eligibility
The Alaska State Senate passes the Parnell Administration's cruise ship bill over the protracted objections of the Democratic minority. Mayor Dan Sullivan effort to re-write the municipal labor law has the unions and their allies in a frenzy. The Senate is in an uproar over the proposed school-voucher amendment to the Constitution.
KSKA: Friday, 2/22 at 2:00pm & Saturday, 2/23 at 6:00pm
TV: Saturday, 2/23 at 5:00pm
Envision Anchorage 2012 Progress Report Released
Quality of life for Anchorage residents is great for some, not so good for others.
That insight comes from the latest United Way of Anchorage Envision Anchorage Community Assessment Project report, which in 2006 began compiling quality of life indicators for the community.
Learn more. 
Anchorage School Board Passes Budget, Restores Some Counselors
The Anchorage School Board passed their budget last night with one amendment restoring some counselors. The Board heard final public testimony then passed budget passed 6-1.
Alaska News Nightly: February 21, 2013
Coast Guard Clears Kulluk To Depart For Unalaska; Task Force Report Reveals Ways To Help Victims Of Sex Trafficking; Senator Murkowski Outlines Off Shore Revenue Sharing Plan; Lawmaker Pushes Photo ID For Voters; Labor Slams Ordinance At Work Session, Public Testimony Next; AVCP Wants Tribes To Be Able To Prosecute Non-Members; Alaska Permanent Fund Hits All-Time High; Power Back On In Tuluksak; Alaska House Passes Resolution Opposing Genetically Engineered Salmon; Legislation Proposed To Clean Up Derelict Vessels
Ikura: Curing Salmon Eggs
Like fire opals lit from within, freshly cured salmon eggs are ready to be served as ikura sushi, sprinkled on a bowl of rice (ikuradon), as a seafood garnish, with cream cheese and rice crackers, or simply gobbled by the spoonful!
Learn more. 
Labor Slams Ordinance at Work Session, Public Testimony Next
Attorneys representing labor unions made a presentation to members of the Anchorage Assembly at a work session at city hall Wednesday (3/20). They outlined their concerns about an ordinance to limit unions that was recently proposed by Mayor Dan Sullivan. The Mayor also launched a media campaign supporting his proposal. KSKA's Daysha Eaton has the story.
Alaska News Nightly: February 20, 2013
Power Out In Tuluksak; Bypass Mail Likely Target Of Postal Reform Bill; School Voucher Resolution Will Be Heard In Judiciary, Finance Committees; Fish & Wildlife To Survey WWII Debris, Contamination On Attu; Alaska Innovators Share Success Stories; Tanana Chiefs Conference Discusses Yukon Chinook Stocks; Domesticated Salmon Research Topic Of Discussion At Boston Meeting
Willie Goodwin, Kotzebue, Alaska
As part of the North of Sixty° project, two members of the Learning Technologies Media Lab at the University of Minnesota recently spent two weeks in Alaska visiting schools in both the Northwest Arctic Borough and on Kodiak Island.
While there, they met with teachers and students, as well as community members who could speak to the history and culture of the region.
Learn more.
Alaska News Nightly: February 19, 2013
APD Officers Shoot, Kill Suspect; Cruise Ship Waste Water Bill Goes To Gov. Parnell; Sitka Mayor: ‘Don’t Assume, Always Hope’ For Funding; Suspect In Shooting Deaths Pleads Not Guilty; New Sealaska Land Bills Introduced In Congress; Wrangell Café Combating Hunger; Volunteers Get Food Ready For Iditarod Checkpoints; Top Chef Expected To Lure ‘Foodies’ To Last Frontier, Try Alaska Seafood
Rondy: A Cabin-Fever-Reliever for Alaskans
It’s time to Rondy, Alaskans! Time to quit moping and get outside for some fun at the 78th annual Fur Rondy festival. Days are getting longer and spring is right around the corner. Well, sort of.
Fur Rondy starts Friday, Feb. 22 and runs through Sunday, Mar. 3.
Learn more.
Alaska News Nightly: February 18, 2013
Kookesh hospitalized after heart attack; physical evidence led to Kake suspect; Kodiak suspect to appear in court this week; board must redo maps; gas line update; Yukon Quest Red Lantern Award handed out; Feature: Ilisagvik College; Celebrating Peratrovich Day
The Flying School At Merrill Field
Our family moved from Long Beach, California to Anchorage in the fall of 1946.
Soon after arrival, they purchased the Larsen Alaskan Distributors flying school and local Piper Aircraft dealership, located at Merrill Field.
Read more. 
In My Family: Hello
This week on "In My Family," Natalia LaMont teaches Raven how to say the word "hello" in Yup'ik.
Traveling Music: February 17, 2013
Here’s the music playlist from Traveling Music with Shonti Elder. All tracks played are listed below in the following format:
Song Title
Artist / Composer
CD Title
Label
Duration
Our Lady...
Traveling Music: February 17, 2013
Here’s the music playlist from Traveling Music with Shonti Elder. All tracks played are listed below in the following format:
Song Title
Artist / Composer
CD Title
Label
Duration
Our Lady...
Sullivan Digs in to Battle with Unions, Assembly Questions Plan
Anchorage Assembly members met with Mayor Dan Sullivan and Municipal attorneys Friday (2/15) for a work session on the Mayor's proposal to limit unions. Ordinance number 37 is aimed at cutting costs and limiting the union power of municipal workers. It was introduced at the Anchorage Assembly last week, where and estimated more than 1-thousand people showed up to rally against it. KSKA's Daysha Eaton has the story.
AK: The Tiniest Catch
They are often overshadowed by the larger Bering Sea fleets, but Unalaska has a handful of small boat commercial fishermen who make their living in the waters around the Aleutian Islands. During the recent tanner crab fishery, KUCB’s Stephanie Joyce headed out to see what it’s like to be a small boat in big boat territory.
Alaska News Nightly: February 15, 2013
Some Legislators Attempting To Start School Voucher Program In Alaska; Micciche Says He Does Not Support Parnell Oil Tax Plan; Campylobacter Outbreak Linked to Raw Milk on the Kenai Peninsula; Agency Declines to Continue Research Investigation; State Sets Contamination Threshold For Sulfolane; NPS Considers Increasing Winter Vehicle Access Into Denali National Park; Rick Swenson Withdraws From Iditarod; AK: The Tiniest Catch; 300 Villages: St. Paul