Alaska News Nightly: November 14, 2012
Coast Guard Rescues 5 From Tug, Pollution Now A Concern; Thick Billed Murre Recovering After St. Lawrence Oil Incident; UAF Faces NCAA Fines; Akutan Builds Harbor First, Access Later; New Calista Board Makes Changes At First Meeting; Anchorage Assembly Approves $475 Million Budget; Glass Recycling Returns To Anchorage; Food Bank Director Reflects On Time In Anchorage
Celebrating Diversity with a Holiday Feast
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Alaska News Nightly: November 13, 2012
Two Votes Separate House District 34 Race; Election Workers Scan Absentee, Questioned Ballots; Senate May Waive Duck Stamp For Subsistence Hunters; Subsistence Fishermen Trials Get Pushed Back; Another Soldier Convicted In Stryker Brigade Member Death; ‘Almost Home’ Profiles Homeless Young People; Nushagak King Salmon Run Appears Healthy; New Street, Bridge Open In Fairbanks; Housing Shortage For Chief Shakes Rededication
Symposium Addresses Poor Salmon Returns
Poor salmon returns in the Matanuska Susitna Borough have cost recreational and sports fishing interests in the Borough millions of dollars over the past four years. The Mat Su Salmon Science and Conservation Symposium, a stakeholders group working to protect salmon habitat, met November 7 and 8 to share the most recent information on what is affecting local salmon runs, and to update a plan aimed at improving the health of the fish stocks.
Why I Love Talkeetna, Alaska
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Recognizing the Impact of Community Foundations
During the week of November 12, 2012, The Alaska Community Foundation will join more than 700 community foundations across the U.S. for National Community Foundation Week to tell the stories of lives changed, jobs created, and communities transformed through philanthropy’s partnership with private and public community leaders and organizations.
In celebration, throughout the week, ACF will be using social media to share stories from donors, grants, staff and Board members.
Read more.
Alaska News Nightly: November 12, 2012
GCI Buys 3 Alaska Television Stations; Commission Says Alaskans Would Benefit From More Cooperation Between States, Tribes; Print Shops: The Unsung Victors Of Alaska’s Elections; Symposium Addresses Poor Salmon Returns; Alaska Innovates First Program To Subsidize Housing For Victims Of Violence; Hybrid High Schools Help Kids Imagine Their Futures
Traveling Music: November 11, 2012
Concerts Mentioned:
Ellis Paul, tonight (11/11) 6 PM, Vagabond Blues, Palmer
Joy Kills Sorrow 11/17, 7:30 PAC, 11/18, 6 PM Vagabond Blues, Palmer
Here’s the music playlist...
Soul to Soul: November 3, 2012
Here’s the music playlist from the November 3, 2012 edition of Soul to Soul with Marvel and Sherry Johnson. All tracks played are listed...
Soul to Soul: October 27, 2012
Here’s the music playlist from the October 27, 2012 edition of Soul to Soul with Marvel and Sherry Johnson. All tracks played are listed...
AK: Bees
Surviving winter in Alaska is not easy for us humans, and for honeybees, it’s even harder. Honeybees don’t naturally exist in North America. And in northern climates the flowering season is too short and the winter is too long. But a few dedicated beekeepers in the state are working on ways to keep their hives alive, despite the obstacles.
Alaska News Nightly: November 9, 2012
Port Study Shows Design, Construction Flaws; Rare Human Remains May Hold Secret To Alaska’s Ancient Past; Responders Investigate Oiled Wildlife Reports On St. Lawrence Island; Sergeant Found Guilty On 1 Count In Soldier Death; Chenault To Return As Alaska House Speaker; Report Peer Reviews EPA’s Bristol Bay Watershed Assessment; FTC Investigation Into Hilcorp, Marathon Deal Closed; AK: Bees; 300 Villages: Savoonga
Mudrooms on KSKA
Inspired by Arctic Entries in Anchorage, Juneau began its own live storytelling event called Mudrooms last November. Each Mudrooms event features seven-minute personal stories from seven people on a monthly theme. From crass to delicate, told by wallflowers or clowns, these live stories are mesmerizing and raw. This is not a theatrical performance, but real life stories told by fellow Alaskans in Juneau. Listen to four edited hour-long episodes of Mudrooms Tuesdays at 2:00 pm and 7:00 pm beginning November 13 on KSKA FM 91.1.
Themes: Outdated (11/13) For the Love of It (11/20) Transitions (11/27) Secrets (12/4)
Election Prompts Big Changes In The Alaska Legislature
Democrats lose seats in the Alaska legislature. What’s likely to happen in the unfinished race between Hollis French and Bob Bell? Republicans Click Bishop, Pete Kelly and John Coghill win key Interior Alaska Senate seats. Don Young handily wins reelection. All Southcentral Alaska judges are retained. What happened with the Constitutional Convention ballot question?
KSKA: Friday, 11/9 at 2:00pm & Saturday, 11/10 at 6:00pm
TV: Friday, 11/9 at 7:30pm & Saturday, 11/10 at 5:00pm
Chili-Spiced Roasted Acorn Squash
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Alaska News Nightly: November 8, 2012
Freezing Rain, Snow Quell Dillinham-Area Blaze; Former Whaling Commission Director Sentencing Continues; Acoustic Sensors Give Scientists A New Perspective In The Arctic; Stevens Joins New Senate Majority; Republican Majority Ousts Stedman From Leadership; Democratic Groups Urge Congress To Protect Entitlement Programs; Scientists Study Earthquake Intricacies; Copper Basin Is On After Organizers Overturn Cancellation; US Mint To Unveil Quarter Honoring Denali Park
Moose Research Targets Calf Survival
Moose calf mortality is a big concern among state wildlife managers. AK Fish and Game has data indicating that 83 percent of collared moose calves died in one Kenai game unit alone. But moose researcher Vic Van Ballenberghe, who has spent more than three decades studying moose in the Denali Park area, has his theory of how a strong calf can be the result of choices a cow moose makes long before that calf is conceived. KSKA's Ellen Lockyer has more.
Alaska Ski Swap Gears Up for Winter with Some Improvements
The Alyeska Ski Club and the University of Alaska Anchorage Ski Team present the annual Alaska Ski Swap Nov. 10 at the West Anchorage High School gymnasium.
The swap generates over $100,000 per year, with 70 percent of each sale retained by sellers and 30 percent donated to support youth skiing in Southcentral Alaska.
New this year, the ski swap expands to cover all outdoor winter recreation gear and adds an online registration component for gear that saves sellers money.
Read more.
Alaska News Nightly: November 7, 2012
State Senate Announces New Organization; Bell, French Race Remains Close, Awaits Absentee Ballots; House District 34 Race Too Close To Call; Bond Proposition Passes, Constitutional Convention Fails; Interior Senate Democrats Fall In General Election; Republicans Win Four Interior House Races; State Announces Winners In Oil, Gas Rights Lease Sales; 14 Bids Accepted In NPR-A Lease Sale; Hilcorp Gets Consent Decree From State To Buy Marathon Assets; New Player May Enter Field For North Slope LNG; Juneau Assembly Praises City’s Emergency Responders; The Scam ‘Toner Phoners’ Reach The Y-K Delta
Student Teacher Relationships Matter Most
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