Algo Nuevo December 11, 2016
Here’s the Sunday, December 11th, 2016 edition of Algo Nuevo con Dave Luera — Something New with Dave Luera. If you have questions, comments or music requests for host Dave, send email to algonuevo@alaskapublic.org or post your comment at the bottom of this post.
Alaska News Nightly: Friday, April 20, 2018
Israel pulls warplanes from Red Flag training exercises due to rising regional tensions; Cleanup continues for fuel spills in Savoonga and Nome; Mat-Su Borough Assembly approves Chijuk Creek timber contract; State renews Pebble land use permit; Fairbanks students need parents' permission to participate in walkout, district says; Washington State ferries to look harder at diesel to electric conversion; Alaska ferry officials consider fuel alternatives; AK: What’s the deal with Juneau’s barefoot guy?; 49 Voices: Victoria Petersen of Anchorage Listen now
Alaska News Nightly: Wednesday, March 13, 2024
Rural Alaska schools are grappling the consequences of budget constraints. Plus, the state considers how to spend federal fisheries disaster money.
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Algo Nuevo: April 15, 2012
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LISTEN: Kids and COVID-19 — what do parents need to know?
Students are back in school amid rising COVID-19 cases and community divisions over how to keep them safe.
AK: Mayuri dancers bring Bollywood to Anchorage
Where ya gonna go when looking for a professional dance group to demonstrate the intricacies of traditional Indian dance? Russia, of course. Or that's what the Asian Alaskan Cultural Center did to bring Mayuri, a group of twenty or so young dancers, to Anchorage. The the troupe performed for high schools this week and for the public Friday evening at the Alaska Performing Arts Center.
Alaska News Nightly: Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2019
Gov. Mike Dunleavy has released a proposed budget that spends savings to pay large PFDs. Plus: A U.S. Senate bill could provide new guidance for ship travel in the Arctic. And, a fully electric seaplane made its first flight over the Fraser River near Vancouver.
Doing right by kids: How to pay for quality early childhood education at a scale we need?
Today's question came from a listener, a father who has weathered and completed his own family's journey through expensive childcare, for which he's grateful....
75th Anniversary of Aleut Evacuation
75 years ago the Unangan people were evacuated from villages in the Aleutian and Pribilof Islands because of World War II. They were sent to internment camps in southeast Alaska. Others were taken prisoner and sent to Japan. Once the war was over, many were never allowed to return to their homes. Join us for Talk of Alaska as we commemorate the anniversary of these events, and discuss the history and the impacts of the evacuation.
Alaska News Nightly: April 13, 2015
Alaska Film Tax Credit Draws Spirited Debate As Lawmakers Tackle Subsidies; Lawmaker Sends Questionable Email On Medicaid Expansion; Dalton Highway Reopens After Flooding Closure; Greenpeace Activists Banned from Arctic Rigs; NPFMC Tightens Limits on Chinook Bycatch; Former Female Inmates Find Support And A Home In Juneau’s Haven House; Tax-Related Identity Theft Increasing; How Russian Easter Bread Became An Alaska Native Tradition
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H.O.P.E. for the Future: Helping Our People Engage to Protect Our Youth
Research has shown that colonization is one of the single largest factors driving the abnormally high suicide rates within an Indigenous population. Therefore, in order to fully engage in the battle against suicide in Alaska Native communities it is crucial to ask a couple questions: Just what is colonization? And how has the colonization of Alaska impacted Alaska Native populations historically and in the current time? I will attempt to answer parts of these questions through sharing with you part of my story, how I am here before you today.
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Talk of Alaska: Ray Mala, Inupiaq Movie Star
In 1921 a boy from Candle, Alaska took a job in Hollywood. His name was Ray Wise, but as Ray Mala he became a...
RUNNING: State Senate, Wasilla
Charlie Huggins (R) is running unopposed for State Senate in district H in the primary election on August 24, 2010. Here is the...
Alaska News Nightly: November 12, 2008
As absentee, questioned and early ballots are counted, Begich inches ahead of Stevens in US Senate race. Also, Bill Weimer is sentenced to 6...
Algo Nuevo November 20, 2016
Here’s the Sunday, November 20th, 2016 edition of Algo Nuevo con Dave Luera — Something New with Dave Luera. If you have questions, comments or music requests for host Dave, send email to algonuevo@alaskapublic.org or post your comment at the bottom of this post.
Corridors Past and Future
The Iditarod Trail began as a mail route and became a protected corridor and recreational resource. Even if climate change puts an end to its use by dog mushers, the evolution of the Iditarod Trail will continue. In their own way, our corridors tell the story of Alaska, and we’ll be exploring a few of those pathways on the next Talk of Alaska.
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AWAC Presents: Gary Boubel, BP Exploration Alaska
For the past 28 years, Gary Boubel has led major pipeline projects all over the world, including the Gulf of Mexico, offshore China, Indonesia,...
Line One: Mental health resources in rural Alaska
Mental health challenges are on the rise for many Alaskans, and resources in rural Alaska remain difficult to access.
Addressing Alaskans: What's In Our Fish?
This week on Addressing Alaskans, Todd O'Hara from UAF's Institute of Arctic Biology presents an Alaska perspective on the fish we eat. The federal...