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
TV: Friday, 10/26 at 7:30pm & Saturday, 10/27 at 5:00pm
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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A Note From Girl Scouts of Alaska’s New CEO Sue Perles
This is my second week on the job as Girl Scouts of Alaska’s new Chief Executive Officer. Right now, I’m making arrangements to visit many of the communities Girl Scouts of Alaska serves.
In the meantime, I thought I’d share with you a little bit about myself and why I wanted to serve with Girl Scouts of Alaska.
Read more. Tribal School Could Lose Language Program
A tribal run K - 8th grade school near Palmer has made the study of Alaska Native language and culture it's cornerstone. But funding to continue the Ahtna language studies at Ya Ne Dah Ah school is drying up, and although the school has applied for Bureau of Indian Affairs assistance, it's been turned down because of an old state education policy. KSKA's Ellen Lockyer has more.
AK: Puppy Love
Dogs are an important part of life in Alaska. They are revered as great athletes and celebrated as trusty companions. And when Bethel reporter Mark Arehart moved to the state recently, he had no trouble jumping on the dog loving bandwagon. He eagerly anticipated owning his first dog, and a few months ago, he brought home an adorable sled dog puppy. We’ll let him take the story from there.
Alaska News Nightly: October 19, 2012
Boy Scouts Release ‘Perversion Files’; Report Compiles Spending Numbers On ‘Issue Ads’; AFN Continues In Anchorage; Arctic Winter Games Officials Considering Fairbanks As 2014 Venue; AK: Puppy Love; 300 Villages: Nome
The Alaska SeaLife Center Welcomes Stranded Sea Otter Pup to I.Sea.U
On Wednesday afternoon, multiple callers to the Alaska Sea Life Center Hotline reported a sea otter pup on the road near Mud Bay at the base of the Homer spit.
The otter was admitted to the I.Sea.U critical care unit this week.
Read more. Mayor Sullivan Releases Revised Budget Proposal; Heroin Use On The Rise
Anchorage Mayor Dan Sullivan releases revised proposal for municipal budget. Crime declines in Anchorage, except in rapes and robberies. Heroin use is growing and affecting more and more people. Cook Inlet Housing talks about a major revitalization of a portion of the Spenard area. The Alaska Supreme Court gives gadfly Andree McCleod a partial victory in her court case challenging former Gov. Sarah Palin's use of a private e-mail account to conduct state business. A Fairbanks woman was arrested for forging signatures on an initiative petition.
KSKA: Friday, 10/19 at 2:00pm & Saturday, 10/20 at 6:00pm
TV: Friday, 10/19 at 7:30pm & Saturday, 10/20 at 5:00pm
AFN Opens With Speeches, Subsistence Concerns
The Alaska Federation of Natives convention kicked off today [thursday] with speeches, fanfare and a bit of fireworks. The annual event, takes place at Anchorage's Denaina Center. This year's theme is "Success Beyond Barriers." Keynote Speaker Carol Wren, a young woman now working with the Cook Inlet Tribal Council spoke about how her life took her from a village background to a job helping other native people achieve success. She thanked those who mentored her along the wa
Alaska News Nightly: October 18, 2012
AFN Kicks Off In Anchorage; Subsistence Fishermen To Be Represented Pro Bono; DNR Preparing To Lease Land For Coal Exploration Near Skwentna; Fairbanks Left With Few Options To Reduce Air Pollution; ‘Wood Energy Fair’ Reintroducing Sitka Residents To Wood Heat; New Weather Station Installed Along Elliot Highway; Don Young Eyeing Record 21st Term; Community Art Project Captures Spirit of Native Gatherings
Harnessing Electrical Energy in the Potato Garden
During the last 35 years of living and planting potatoes on Dinglishna Hill, I have found two important sources of a well-controlled flow of electrical energy that power and govern the growth of my potatoes.
To obtain a good harvest of potatoes at the end of our short Alaskan growing season, it is very important to follow a well understood procedure with the seed potatoes, and how they are planted in the garden.
Learn more. Alaska News Nightly: October 17, 2012
Obama Raises More Alaska Money Than Romney; Report: State Should Take Over Tongass Timber Land; Troopers ID Pilot Killed Near Skwentna; Sanford Calls For Juneau To Lead In Southeast Alaska; USDA Grants For Water And Wastewater Projects In Rural Alaska; Funding For Tribal-Run School Running Out; Stedman, Kookesh Discuss Senate District Q Race; ‘Paris’ Exhibit Celebrates Sitka’s Past And Present
Algo Nuevo: October 7, 2012
Here’s the Sunday, October 7, 2012 edition of Algo Nuevo con Dave Luera — Something New with Dave Luera. If you have questions, comments...