Alaska News Nightly: May 29, 2012
Effort To Stop Oil Futures Trading Lack Bi-Partisan Support; Smithsonian Returning Excavated Shishmaref Human Remains; Moose Attacks Prompt Caution Warnings From Wildlife Authorities; Officials Anticipate Similar Kenai Salmon Numbers To 2011; PenAir Bid For Adak Air Service Rejected; Sitka Residents Testing New Bear-Resistant Trash Cans; ‘Boots, Bikes and Bombers’ Recounts Life of Ginny Wood
“Summer of Heroes” Scholarship Program to Honor Local Youth
Calling all heroes! Nominations are now open for Alaska Communications’ second annual “Summer of Heroes” partnership program with Boys & Girls Clubs – Alaska.
In recognition of local youth who make a difference in Alaska communities, the company will select and award five young Alaskan heroes with $1,500 scholarships and a trip to the Alaska State Fair.
Learn more. Civilization: The West and the Rest with Niall Ferguson – Part 2
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Examine the rise of the West’s economic ascendancy based on Niall Ferguson’s six principles of prosperity: competition, science, modern medicine, democracy, consumerism and work ethic. The programs are adapted from Ferguson’s book, Civilization: The West and the Rest. KAKM: Tuesday, 5/29 at 7:00pmAlaska News Nightly: May 28, 2012
Fairbanks Rains Bring River Advisories, Congress Faces Busy Schedule After Holiday, APU Students Studying Eklutna Glacier, UAF Student Hopes to Make Olympics Team, Retired Anchorage Cop Fights Child Predators, Two Science "Geeks" Try to Make the Subject More Captivating, Commentary: Leaving for Afghanistan
Independent Lens: Hell and Back Again
What does it mean to lead men in war? What does it mean to come home — injured physically and psychologically — and build a life anew? In “Hell and Back Again,” two overlapping narratives are intercut — the life of a Marine at war on the front and the life of the same Marine in recovery at home — creating both a dreamlike quality and a strikingly realistic depiction of how Marines experience this war.
KAKM: Monday, 5/28 at 9:00opm
National Memorial Day Concert 2012
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Join co-hosts Gary Sinise ("CSI: New York") and Joe Mantegna (“Criminal Minds”) in a night of remembrance featuring an all-star line-up of dignitaries, actors and musical artists in performance with the National Symphony Orchestra. KAKM: Sunday, 5/27 at 7:00pmGreat Performance at the Met: Rodelinda
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Handel’s opera Rodelinda stars soprano Renee Fleming in the title role, with German countertenor Andreas Scholl as Bertarido and mezzo-soprano Stephanie Blythe as his sister, Eduige. Harry Bicket conducts. KAKM: Saturday, 5/26 at 7:00pm
Sheila Wyne
She had nothing but a backpack and a one-way ticket to Alaska when she left home. When she got to Alaska, Sheila had no idea what she wanted to do with her life, but after discovering her passion for art while working in the ceramics lab at UAA she can’t imagine ever doing anything else.
KAKM: Sunday, 5/27 at 6:30pm and Wednesday, 5/30 at 10:00pm
KSKA: Thursday, May 31 at 1:00pm
Alaska News Nightly: May 25, 2012
Murkowski Not Satisfied With Response On Allen; Biologists Trying New Ways To Eliminate Southcentral Pike; PFD To Invest In Rentals; NPR Foreign Correspondent Comes Back To Alaska Roots; Seattle Company Recycling Hundreds Of Junk Cars Near Haines; Seattle Company Recycling Hundreds Of Junk Cars Near Haines; AK: Anchorage DJ Teaches Mountain View Kids to Spin; 300 Villages: Tatitlek
AK: Anchorage DJ Teaches Mountain View Kids to Spin
The Mountain View Boys & Girls Club is packed with kids after school. One reason they show up is the music. There's a room filled with instruments and a digital production studio. Now an Anchorage DJ who grew up in the neighborhood is adding to the mix by sharing his craft.
Fourth Avenue, Natives and B Girls
In the early fifties, Alaska Natives made up less than a third of Anchorage’s population.
In the forties, a court order had officially put a dent in racial segregation, making it illegal for businesses to post signs forbidding entrance to Natives, but it was another ten or fifteen years before the shock to the white population wore off and proprietors greeted my Athabascan relatives with a smile.
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Anchorage Municipal Clerk Resigns; and Ron Paul Supporters Take Over GOP
The stories up for discussion this week are: Municipal Clerk Barbara Gruenstein resigns; Resource Development Luncheon turns into anti-EPA rally; Ron Paul supporters take over the GOP; DNR cancels Alaska Crude oil lease; Fairbanks militia trial update; federal spending in Alaska levels off; and the oil tax debate.
KSKA: Friday, 5/25 at 2:00pm & Saturday, 5/26 at 6:00pm
KAKM: Friday, 5/25 at 7:30pm & Saturday, 5/26 at 5:00pm
Goat Rodeo Live: Yo-Yo Ma
Marvel at the artistry of four string virtuosos: renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma, bluegrass fiddler Stuart Duncan, bassist Edgar Meyer and mandolin wizard Chris Thile.
KAKM: Friday, 5/25 at 9:30pm
Alaska News Nightly: May 24, 2012
Stevens Prosecutors Suspended Without Pay; Amendment Halts Proposed Eielson F-16 Move; Murkowski’s ‘Frankenfish’ Amendment Fails; Mountaineer Dies After 2,000 Foot Fall Down Denali; Young: Transparency Makes Good Government ‘Impossible’; Governor Signs Bill Giving Easier Access To Juvenile Criminal Records; Petersburg To Ask For Reconsideration Of Redistricting Decision; AuruMar Beginning Gold Mining Feasibility Study For Nome-Area Leases; ‘The Green Machine’ Could Help Lower Rural Energy Costs; Composting Key to Clean Water
Kimchi and Me, A Love Story
Korean food, and Kimchi, is one of the world’s best-kept secrets.
Alaska doesn’t really have a a thriving Korean food scene yet, but it’s my hope that one day soon it will be a common option when going out for dinner, as well as cooking at home.
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American Road To Victory: Americans on Hell’s Highway
For the first time ever, we have an in depth explanation of how all American objectives in this campaign were achieved, even though the operation in it's entirety failed, and the British 1st Airborne at Arnhem were cut to shreds.
KAKM: Thursday, 5/24 at 8:00pm
Alaska News Nightly: May 23, 2012
Israel Keyes Attempts To Flee Courtroom; Lawyers Wrap Up Examination Of FBI Informant In Militia Trial; Anchorage Clerk Resigns As Investigation Mounts; Brown Bear Killed By Fish And Game; Committee To Address Law of the Sea Treaty This Year; Preliminary Gas Line Work To Continue This Summer; Documentary Series Combats Obesity Problem; Galena Students Taking Part In Potato, Carrot Production Project
Enduring Burning: Alaska Walks for Life
Tele Aadsen recounts the recent Walk for Life in Sitka, an effort to bring awareness to the high rates of suicides in urban areas and Arctic villages. Read more.
Anchorage Assembly Certifies Election Recount, Denies Public Testimony
The Anchorage Assembly certified the recount of the April 3rd Municipal Election Tuesday evening. Several Assembly members pushed for public comment on the certification, but the chair denied it.
Alaska News Nightly: May 22, 2012
Air Force To Release Report On Eielson F-16 Move; Court Approves Redistricting Plan For 2012 Elections; New District Pits Southeast Incumbents Against Each Other; Airline Planning Direct Flights Between Russia, Anchorage; Climate Warming Causing Unexpected Release Of Methane; Winter Rough On St. Paul Reindeer Herd; Scientists Still Searching For Cause Of ‘Unusual Mortality Event’; Buffer Zone Established For Nome-Area Mining Permits; Sitka Fine Arts Camp Welcomes Adult Session