Supporting our Alaskan Olympic Athletes
The pursuit of Olympic dreams is often accompanied by a hefty price tag.
To support their efforts, the Alaska Winter Olympians Scholarship, a fund of The Alaska Community Foundation, recently awarded $10,000 to five current and aspiring Alaskan winter Olympians.
Read more. Alaska News Nightly: November 27, 2012
President Obama Issues Disaster Declaration For Parts Of Alaska; Health Care Providers Push Governor Parnell To Expand Medicaid; Parnell Proposes Chinook Salmon Research Initiative; Thomas Will Ask For Recount In Loss To Kreiss-Tomkins; Over Half Of Women In Y-K Delta Experience Partner, Sexual Violence; Report Warns Of Potential Thawing Permafrost Hazards; Students Dissect Octopus At Sitka’s WhaleFest; Journey To Attu
Arc of Anchorage Receives National Accreditation
Representatives from The Council on Quality and Leadership announced that The Arc of Anchorage has received their full accreditation.
This announcement makes The Arc of Anchorage the first human services organization serving Alaskans who experience disabilities to receive accreditation by CQL.
Read more. Alaska News Nightly: November 26, 2012
Researchers Describe "Jaw-Dropping" Whale Survey Near Point Hope; ‘Fairbanks Four’ Supporters Looking Beyond Recent Court Ruling; Man Arrested In Dillingham On Outstanding Warrant; Search For Man Missing In Brooks Range Called Off; Responders Remove Fuel From Grounded Tug; Quitting Tobacco For Good Health, Cleaner Communities; Unalaska Residents Find Good Black Friday Deals; Pamyua Double Album: A Soundscape Of Identity
Algo Nuevo: November 25, 2012
Here’s the Sunday, November 25, 2012 edition of Algo Nuevo con Dave Luera — Something New with Dave Luera. If you have questions, comments...
Snow, Sun, & Steel
The tail-end of Fall brings ice to the waters of the Mat-Su Valley. Like most Alaskan fishermen, we dread the dropping temperatures and shed a silent tear on that day when we have to put away our rods for the season.
Colton Conner and Jake Williams refused to accept that reality.
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AK: The Dark
In Barrow, the sun has set until January. In Fairbanks, residents have five hours and 22 minutes of sunlight right now. So in comparison, Anchorage's six and a half hours of sun each day sounds generous. Still, that leaves quite a bit of time for dark in the state's largest city.
Alaska News Nightly: November 23, 2012
Parnell Wants Student Performance to be Part of Teacher Evals; Polar Winds Slow Diesel Removal; Scientists Testing for Acidity; UAF Scientist Looking for Wood Alternatives; Hiland Mountain Orchestra Gets Ready for Annual Concert.
The History of the Governor’s Mansion
You may never have heard of Walter E. Clark, but he was the first occupant of the Alaska Governor’s Mansion, along with his wife. They began a tradition of annual holiday open houses that continues to the present day. The story of that big house in Juneau inter-weaves with the story of Alaska’s history, as we’ll hear on the next Talk of Alaska.
KSKA: Tuesday, 11/27 at 10:00am
Alaska Veteran Spotlight: Harold Bahr
Harold Bahr began serving in the Alaska Territorial Guard (ATG) in Nome, Alaska during World War II in 1942 when he was just eleven years old.
ATG members were often men and boys too old or young to be drafted, who volunteered to be the first line of defense for Alaska.
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Alaska News Nightly: November 21, 2012
Final HD 34 Ballots In: JKT 4,123; Thomas 4,091; French Keeps Senate Seat In Close Race; Oil Tax Reform May Play Big Role In National Debt Discussions; Company Pushes For Rail Link To Export Oil Sands; State Labor Department Official David Stone Dies Unexpectedly; Thanksgiving Wednesday Is Busiest At Fairbanks Foodbank; Leone Part 3: ‘Come Back Right Now’
Introducing Video Glimpses
Today we launch the next generation of our nonprofit sector Glimpses, this time working with media artists to tell stories in a digital domain.
The first, “Little Mikey” by Pat Race, kicks off the series. Other artists we will feature include Bob Curtis Johnson, Brian George Smith, Ellen Frankenstein and Andrew MacLean.
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U.S. Energy Tax Policy and the Alaskan Economy
In this special report, Lise Falskow, CEO of the the Alaska World Affairs Council discusses the Alaska economy with Dr. Margo Thorning.
Dr. Margo Thorning is senior vice president and chief economist with the American Council for Capital Formation and director of research for its public policy think tank.
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Alaska News Nightly: November 20, 2012
Groups Submit Reviews Of Susitna-Watana Dam Studies; Report Says Lower Kenai River Violates Water Standards; Alaska Officials Report Increase Of Flu, Pertussis; State Mulling Medicaid Expansion; Anchorage Assembly Faces Accusations Of Open Meeting Law Violations; Leone, Part Two: ‘A Rapid, Liquid Stop’
Night Music: November 17, 2012
Here’s the music playlist for Night Music with Connie G. All tracks played are listed below in the following format:
Song Title
Artist Name
Album Title
Label
Duration
Satin Doll
Stephane...
Night Music: November 10, 2012
Here’s the music playlist for Night Music with Kirk Waldhaus. All tracks played are listed below in the following format:
Song Title
Artist Name
Album Title
Label
Duration
Skaravan
Jazz Jamaica
Skaravan
HNCD...
Algo Nuevo: November 18, 2012
Here’s the Sunday, November 18, 2012 edition of Algo Nuevo con Dave Luera — Something New with Dave Luera. If you have questions, comments...
Algo Nuevo: November 11, 2012
Here’s the Sunday, November 11, 2012 edition of Algo Nuevo con Dave Luera — Something New with Dave Luera. If you have questions, comments...
Chuck Hughes in Anchorage, Alaska: Food from Fourth Avenue
On Tuesday, November 20, Anchorage’s Fourth Avenue stars in Chuck’s Eat the Street on The Cooking Channel.
Here’s a behind the scenes look at why the show came to Alaska and what Chuck Hughes, the show’s host, thinks about Anchorage.
Read more. Alaska News Nightly: November 19, 2012
BBNC Board Member Charged With Sexual Assault; Leone: CG 6017 ‘Hit Something We Never Saw’; Kreiss-Tomkins Has A 28-Vote Lead; Light Sheen Spotted Near Grounded Tug; Lend Lease Program Has Long-Lasting Impact; Anchorage Snow Totals Well Below Average; Solving The Childcare Crisis In Rural Alaska