Meet Atheneum Independent School
Atheneum School’s mission is to provide young people with the opportunity and means to initiate and develop their own education.
Every course of study challenges the students and faculty to consider the principles of their learning and the relevance of these principles to their lives.
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Alaska News Nightly: July 19, 2012
Prosecutors Announce 77 Indictments In Tax Fraud Case; Fire Island Getting Ready To Power Up; Native Leaders Urge Lawmakers To Pass Climate Change Legislation; Navy Launches Search For Unexploded Ordinance; Kenai King Fishing Shuts Down; Resolution May Be In Sight For Pen Air, Sand Point Feud; WEIO Kicks Off In Fairbanks This Weekend
Alaska News Nightly: July 18, 2012
Gov. Parnell Letting Federal Government Run Health Insurance Exchange; Native Leaders Seek Federal Help In Dealing With Climate Change; Blessing Ceremony Held For Gastineau Remains; Search For Tsunami Debris Moves North; Anchorage Shootings Topic of Town Hall Meeting; Famous Carver Amos Wallace’s Documents Headed For Public Archive; ASPCA Looking For New Location; Sitka Camp Delivers Science To Young Learners
Moose Flies a High-Summer Alaska Pest
These creatures are stout enough to absorb the smack of a palm and then fly away.
With evolved stealth, they feather-land on hairless skin. Soon after, the victim feels the pierce of a needle many times worse than a mosquito bite.
Read more. Alaska News Nightly: July 17, 2012
‘Law of the Sea’ Opponents May Have Enough Votes To Block Ratification; Senators Say More Money Needs To Be Allocated For Debris Cleanup; Backbone Comes Back Together To Support Bi-Partisan Majority; Divers Determine Noble Discoverer Did Not Ground; Alaska-Based Soldier Killed In Afghanistan; State Seeking Federal Disaster Declaration For Chinook Salmon Fisheries; DEC Considers Changing Pesticide Regulations; Officials Propose Change To Medicaid-Funded Abortion Regulations; Many Rural Villages Getting Broadband Access; Study Aims To Determine Feasibility Of Tanana Road To Fairbanks; Wrangell Suing Former Hospital CEO; Pitbull’s Kodiak Appearance Likely Before End Of Month
Alaska News Nightly: July 16, 2012
USCG Opening Temporary Base In Barrow; Coast Guard, Shell Inspect Rig For Signs Of Grounding; 141 More Ballots Found In Closet At Anchorage City Hall; Bering, Chukchi Sea Subsistence Polar Bear Hunters To Follow Quota; Kuskokwim Subsistence Fishermen Going To Trial For Fishing With Illegal Gear; Felt Soled Waders: A Slippery Slope Toward Contamination; Family Calls Off Search For Missing Mount Marathon Runner; Woman Wounded After Shootout With Wildlife Trooper; Community Makes Effort To Memorialize Southeast Fisherman; Late-Senator Ted Stevens Inducted Into US Olympic Hall Of Fame
Photo Gallery: APU Summer Photo Contest
There's no summer like an Alaskan summer or Alaskans in summer. Alaska Pacific University's Summer Photo Contest is about highlighting the community.
APU knows they have a very active community and we want others to know it too!
Click for photo gallery. 
Alaskan Men!
I’ve now lived on three continents and traveled in over four dozen countries, so I feel well qualified to pronounce Alaskan men as some of the most unique specimens of humanity in the world.
First and closest to my heart was Donald David Daniel “Dinky” Dunne, my Dad.
Read more. Something Different: July 15, 2012
Here’s the Sunday, July 15, 2012 edition of Something Different with Betsy. All tracks played are listed below in the following format:
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Algo Nuevo: July 15, 2012
Here’s the Sunday, July 15, 2012 edition of Algo Nuevo con Dave Luera — Something New with Dave Luera. If you have questions, comments or...
Night Music: July 14, 2012
Here’s the music playlist for Night Music with Connie G. All tracks played are listed below in the following format:
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Soul to Soul: July 14, 2012
Here’s the music playlist from the July 14, 2012 edition of Soul to Soul with Marvel and Sherry Johnson. All tracks played are listed...
AK: Independence
The Fourth of July in Alaska is all barbecues, parades, and – depending on how south you are — fireworks. But for one man in Unalaska, Independence Day came a week later. Koang Deng, a South Sudanese refugee, observed the first anniversary of his homeland’s independence by celebrating vicariously through relatives half a world away.
Alaska News Nightly: July 13, 2012
2-1-1 Snapshot Highlights Need for Affordable Housing; Goose Creek Prison Prepares For 30 New Inmates; Congress Reignites Tax Debate; Delegation Seeks Federal Disaster Declaration To Address Subsistence Needs; Low Counts May Keep Yukon Fish Wheels Out Of The Water; Budget Move Sends Less Money To The Federal Government; AK: Independence; 300 Villages: Akhiok
1on1: Rabah Chettfour
Meet the heart and soul of today’s Alaska. They are colorful. They are adventuresome. They are inspiring. Find out why they came here and why they stayed. Their answers might surprise you. Every week on 1on1.
TV: Sunday, 7/5 6:30pm & Wednesday, 7/18 at 11:00pm
KSKA: Thursday, 7/19 at 1:00pm
Senators Hold Hearings On High Gas Prices
Senators hold hearings across Alaska on gas prices. Conflict created by the proposed expansion of the Ted Stevens International Airport. Questions linger about the Mount Marathon Race. Shell moves ahead with Arctic development plans. The Alaska Dome is seeking tax relief. Some Senate Republicans are campaigning against the Senate coalition. Schaeffer Cox fires attorney Nelson Traverson.
KSKA: Friday, 7/13 at 2:00pm & Saturday, 7/14 at 6:00pm
KAKM: Friday, 7/13 at 7:30pm & Saturday, 7/14 at 5:00pm p.m.
Alaska News Nightly: July 12, 2012
Officials Seek Help Remediating NPR-A Wells; Shell Asks EPA For Air Permit Revision; Redistricting Challenges Remain In Play; Crews Respond To Teller Fire; Report Blames Current, Maneuvering Error For Ferry Crash; Pilot Spots 5-Mile Land Slide In Glacier Bay National Park; Troopers Call Off Search For Missing Delta Junction Man; Students Show Less-Risky Behavior Than In Years Past; Ravens Damaging Southeast Golf Courses
Berlin, Paris and London-Part One of Three
To a baby boomer like me who grew up in the fifties learning how to crawl under a desk in case of nuclear attacks or being told to watch out for Communists lurking under everyone’s bed, the idea of vacationing in Berlin this past June seemed daunting.
Husband Dave and I landed at Tegel Airport, then taxied to a Best Western located in the Mitte section of formerly East Berlin.
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Rhubarb Crunch
When I was growing up, my Mom often made us Rhubarb Crunch and served it up with a scoop of vanilla ice cream- a delicious dessert we enjoyed during the hot Fairbanks summers.
And, here in the Last Frontier, it's the season of rhubarb.
See the recipe.