China in Transition: Opportunities in the Next Ten Years
Founder and Managing Partner, JFP Holdings Ltd., Jack Perkowski was recorded speaking on "China in Transition: Opportunities in the Next Ten Years" at the Alaska World Affairs Council on December 14, 2012.
Alaska News Nightly: January 21, 2013
Alaskans Attend Presidential Inauguration; Top-Level Army Leader: Alaska’s Strategic Importance Will Limit Military Budget Cuts; State To Auction Off Creamer Assets; State Proposes New Language For Logging Practices; NOAA Says ‘No Way’ To Electronic Monitoring For Two Years; Jeff King Wins Kuskokwim 300; Mushers Drop Off Food In Preparation For Yukon Quest
The Birds And The Bees
Like most young women growing up in the 40’s and 50’s in Anchorage, I was completely unprepared for adulthood. That milestone arrived on my doorstep far too suddenly.
It felt like I was launched from a catapult and flung toward maturity at mach speed.
Read more. AK: Growing
Alaska’s summer months may be limited, but the growing season has no bounds. That is, as long as you grow indoors. AK’s Anne Hillman found out that indoor gardens in Anchorage are blossoming even in unexpected spaces.
Alaska News Nightly: January 18, 2013
ASD Superintendent Proposes Cutting 217 Positions; Gov. Parnell Rolls Out New Oil Tax Proposal; Alaska Unemployment Rate Drops To 6.6 Percent; Hazy Forecast For Alaska’s Economy; Formal Groundbreaking For SLAM Project; AK: Growing; 300 Villages: Tuntuntuliak
Gov. Parnell Delivers State Of The State Address; Anchorage Assembly Continues Struggles With Title 21
Sean Parnell delivers the governor's annual State of the State address. The Anchorage Assembly continues its struggles with Title 21. Did Alaska get anything out of the Sandy bill? Cheryl Frasca is the new west Anchorage assembly member, replacing Harriet Drummond who is now in the Legislature. Senator Mark Begich gets new committee assignments. House Speaker Chenault has a bill that would take defiance of President Obama's gun laws to the limit. Rep. Lindsey Holmes switches parties. The Anchorage School District is once again expecting layoffs. Rep. Bob Lynn has a bill that would arm school staff.
KSKA: Friday, 1/18 at 2:00pm & Saturday, 1/19 at 6:00pm
TV: Friday, 1/18 at 7:30pm & Saturday, 1/19 at 5:00pm
Alaska News Nightly: January 17, 2013
Alaska Delegation Responds To President’s Gun Law Directives; Gov. Parnell Outlines Priorities In State Of The State Address; In-State Gas Line Plan Tweaked; Agreement Could Mean Reintroduction Of Wood Bison To Alaska; Investigators Struggle To Connect The Dots In Keyes Killing Spree; Fast-Ferry Case Headed To Trial In April; Alaska Brewing Company Recycles Grain To Make ‘Green’ Beer
Rondy Queen and Princesses Named
This week a crowd gathered at the Fur Rondy Shop on the corner of the historic 4th Ave. and D St. in Anchorage to witness the announcement of the 2013 Fur Rondy Queen and Princesses, and the King and Queen Regents.
Those chosen as Fur Rondy Royalty serve as goodwill ambassadors for the 10-day festival.
Learn more. Alaska News Nightly: January 16, 2013
State Legislators Introduce ‘Alaska Firearms Freedom Act’; Health Care Opportunity In Alaska Erased In Fiscal Cliff Deal; American Gas Association Predicts Moderate Increase In Natural Gas Price; State Reviews Plans To Bring North Slope LNG To Fairbanks; Board To Consider 70 Arctic Yukon-Kuskokwim Fisheries Proposals; Ferry System Gets New Boss, Management Structure; Yakutat Dog Survives Fall, 24 Hours In Well; Two Donations Total $600K For Sitka Building Improvements
Governor Parnell: State of the State
Alaska Governor Sean Parnell will deliver his annual State of the State address Wednesday night from Juneau. Rosemarie Alexander, KTOO News Director, and Alexandra Gutierrez, State Capital Correspondent will Alaska Public Radio Network will anchor live coverage beginning at 7:00 pm.
Listen on KSKA, APRN member stations or watch on Alaska Public Television.
Bingo! Eating Spicy Food for Points
D-43, C-12, Eat lunch at a food truck. Playing "Bingo" has never been this fun.
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Anchorage Assembly Hears Title 21 Testimony, Nobody Likes Rewrite Much
The Anchorage Assembly heard public testimony on the long-anticipated rewrite of Anchorage land-use law, Title 21, at their meeting Tuesday night. More than 40 people testified. KSKA's Daysha Eaton was there and has the highlights.
Frasca Appointed to Drummond’s Seat on Anchorage Assembly
The Anchorage Assembly appointed and a new member Tuesday. KSKA's Daysha Eaton has the story.
In Alaska, Giving Wild Salmon Is Tradition
On a September morning, a coastal lagoon in Alaska glistens like smooth glass. The Tlingit village on the shore is still quiet.
But a delectable aroma in the air reveals something at work: salmon were hung in the smokehouse with care.
Read more. Alaska News Nightly: January 15, 2013
28th Alaska State Legislature Commences; Parnell Discusses Priorities For Session; Freshman Legislators Get Situated In Juneau; Democrats Poised To Fight Governor’s Oil Tax Reform Proposal; Alaska Fisheries Disaster Money Stripped From Relief Bill; The Document That Will Determine How Anchorage Grows: Title 21 Finally Before Assembly; Retired USCGC Storis Added To National Register Of Historic Places
The Document That Will Determine How Anchorage Grows: Title 21 Finally Before the Assembly
A long-anticipated rewrite of Anchorage land use law, also known as 'Title 21', is set to come before the Anchorage Assembly tomorrow (1/15, Tues). The revision has been in the works for nearly 10 years. Public hearings are expected to be lively. KSKA's Daysha Eaton has the story.
Alaska News Nightly: January 14, 2013
28th Alaska Legislature Convenes Tuesday; Lawmakers Make Final Preparations For Session; ANC’s Holmes Surprises Democrats, Switches to GOP; Integrity Of Preserved Evidence Questioned In 30-Year-Old Double Homicide Case; Anchorage Police Investigate Double Homicide; Allen Moore Wins Copper Basin 300; Government Peak Trails Attract Nordic Skiers
Video Glimpes: Luis Gonzalez Palma Never Took a Picture Here
Last month, Rasmuson Foundation launched a new series of videos that add to the web-based collection of stories we call “Glimpses of Who We Are.”
In this edition, filmmaker Andrew Okpeaha MacLean features Cathy Tagnak Rexford's poem, "Luis Gonzalez Palma never took a picture here" through footage and imagery of the North and its people.
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Traveling Music: January 12, 2013
Here’s the music playlist from Traveling Music with Shonti Elder. All tracks played are listed below in the following format:
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District Braces for $14 Million in Cuts
The Anchorage School District is about ready to roll out its final phase of budget cuts. Administrators need to cut $14 million more to reach the $25 million in cuts needed to balance the budget. Early rounds of cuts eliminated unfilled positions, but the new superintendent says the next phase will involve layoffs.