House District 6: Feige – Duhamel
A newcomer to the Matanuska Valley political scene is challenging House District 6 incumbent Republican Eric Feige for his seat in the legislature. Feige, a professional airplane pilot with one House term under his belt, is a self-styled "conservative voice" for the district. His Democratic opponent, Jamey Duhamel, has spent the last year working for an anti-coal citizens' group. But both candidates agree: energy is the big issue. KSKA's Ellen Lockyer reports
Video: Bush Pilot Bear Viewing
Italian filmaker and bush pilot Massimo Uberti visited Alaska in August, 2012. Uberti documented his trips to both Homer and Talkeetna, creating new additions to his collection of short documentaries.
This video features a bear viewing trip out of Homer to Katmai National Park.
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U.S. Energy and Tax Policies: Implications for Alaska’s Economy
Senior VP & Chief Economist for the American Council for Capital Formation, Margo Thorning was recorded speaking on "U.S. Energy and Tax Policies: Implications for Alaska’s Economy" at the Alaska World Affairs Council on October 26, 2012 as part of the Northrim Oil & Gas Series.
Alaska News Nightly: October 30, 2012
First 3 Subsistence Fishermen Found Guilty. Ancient Marine Reptiles are Topic of Recent Norwegian Journal and Fairbanks Scientist’s Research. Task Force to Gather Testimony on Sex Trafficking in Alaska. Homer Residents Express Growing Frustration with Endeavor Oil Rig. Fairclough Challenging Davis in Redrawn District. Senate E Challenge.
Photojournalist Ruth Gruber Retrospective Opens
“Ruth Gruber, Photojournalist,” on view Nov. 2 through Jan. 6, 2013 at the Anchorage Museum, celebrates the 101-year-old’s remarkable life and heroic tenacity through her photographs, filmed interviews and mementos. Images include some of the earliest color photographs of the Last Frontier.
Learn more. Alaska News Nightly: October 29, 2012
Municipality Has Port Study, Holding Until After Bond Vote; Drug, Alcohol Abuse Costs Alaska’s Economy $1.2 Billion; Oil Taxes Key Issue In Fairbanks-Area Elections; Whales & World Problems – Combining Culture & Academics; Interview: New Book Highlights Life Of Statesman Vic Fischer
Homemade Bird Suet Cakes
The cold and frost came upon us hard and fast this year. I felt lucky that the clouds lifted for long enough to get the fall yard chores wrapped up before it hit.
This time of year, I am careful to keep my bird identification book handy, because sometimes an unusual bird will make a stop at the feeder while passing through, even if it doesn't live nearby.
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Skwentna Coal Project Subject of Public Hearing
Skwentna residents asked to weigh in on coal exploration.
Point Thomson Project Gets The Green Light
The Point Thompson project moved a step forward today, when the US Army Corps of Engineers issued Exxon Mobil Corporation and PTE Pipeline LLC a wetlands permit allowing construction of three drill pads in the Arctic Coastal Plain off the Beaufort Sea. The move could spell good news for the state's long-awaited gasline plan. KSKA's Ellen Lockyer has more. [:20]
AK: Ghosts
Haunted buildings and ghost stories are popular around Halloween, but a newer tradition that combines the two has made its way to Anchorage. For the past two years one man has undertaken the chilly task of leading ghost tours of Anchorage.
Alaska News Nightly: October 26, 2012
Army Corps of Engineers Issues Wetlands Permit For Point Thomson; Proposal Would Require Legislative Mine Approval; Congress Waving Wind Energy Tax Credit Goodbye?; Testimony Continues In Hoonah Murder Trial; Wrangell Borough Settles With Selle-Rea And Former Board Members; AK: Ghosts; 300 Villages: Alakanuk
AFN Concludes; and Voters to Decide on $50 Million in Bonds for Port of Anchorage
The Alaska Federation of Natives conference concludes in Anchorage. What is happening with the APOC hearing on a complaint against Bob Bell? There are $50 million in bonds for the Port of Anchorage on the November ballot. "Protesters say No to Outside money in politics." Murder suspect Israel Keyes home is searched by police again. New Cook Inlet analysis raises LNG gas concerns.
KSKA: Friday, 10/26 at 2:00pm & Saturday, 10/27 at 6:00pm
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Alaska News Nightly: October 25, 2012
Opening Arguments Begin In Hoonah Murder Trial; Fairbanks Area Air Quality Degrades Due To Winter Weather; Pet Rat Aboard Deadliest Catch Boat Draws State Scrutiny; District 6 Candidates Battle For Mat-Su Valley Seat; Alaskans To Decide On Constitutional Convention; Bartlett Hospital Board Votes To Terminate Consulting Contract; Division of Forestry Group Handling Proposals For Wood Heat, Power Generation; Local Eats For A High School In Sitka
Halloween is Primetime for Moose
Every Halloween, moose in inhabited areas - like JBER's housing - detect a scent in the air alerting them to the opportunity to add a little color to their diet - pumpkins and jack-o-lanterns.
All families who celebrate Halloween with pumpkin and jack-o-lantern displays should be aware of this potentially dangerous situation.
Read more. Alaska News Nightly: October 24, 2012
Pirate Fishing Impacting Alaska King Crab Industry; Gov. Parnell Says Trucking Gas To Fairbanks Is Step In Right Direction; APOC Fines Bob Bell $390; Stedman Fund-Raising Twice Kookesh Total; Childhood Trauma Subject Of Anchorage Conference; NPS, Hoonah Indian Association Planning New Tribal House; Arctic Sculpture Exhibit Comes To Smithsonian Museum; Commentary: Dealing With Small Town Controversy
October Rains
When I hear the October rains thrumming on the roof, I think about Girdwood, the little ski resort town where I lived many years ago.
I lived there at a time in my life when I thought it utterly cool to have no telephone, no radio or television, no running water, no plumbing, and a little Quaker pot-burner oil stove for heat.
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Alaska News Nightly: October 23, 2012
FBI, APD Search Keyes’ Residence Again; Email Absentee Voting Begins In Alaska; Group Protests National Super PAC; Crews Search For Fisherman Missing Near Skagway; Search Suspended For Palmer Pilot; Scientists Focusing On King Salmon Activity In The Ocean; Natives Lobby Obama Administration On Subsistence Rights; Young, Cissna Participate In Fairbanks Forum; Sealaska Testing Wood-Powered Generators
An Explosive Situation in the Dead of Winter
The call came in to the Anchorage Field Office early on a Sunday morning in January 2010. An explosion had taken place at a Fairbanks residence, and a 21-year-old man had been seriously injured.
Team members at the Anchorage office gathered their equipment and prepared to drive to Fairbanks—365 miles to the north—in the middle of a violent winter storm.
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Alaska News Nightly: October 22, 2012
Scientists Investigate Poor King Salmon Returns; Trade Group Launches LNG Export Campaign; Group Asks That Attorney Suspensions Be Reversed; APOC Staff Recommend Waiving Fine Against Bell, Decision Expected Tuesday; Voters To Decide On Transportation Bond Proposition; Making Education Relevant in Saint Mary's, Alaska; From Barrow To The Big Cities: The Story Behind Two Orphan Walruses
New Pamyua Music Video Released
Bubble Gum is from Pamyua's album SideA/SideB. This drumsong commemorates a student in Ossie's dance class chewing gum when he wasn't supposed to.
This music video was shot in Unalakleet, Alaska during the filming of the Discovery Channels show Flying Wild Alaska season three by Anchorage-based film collective Electric Igloo Creative.
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