Commonwealth North Announces New President
Michael Jungreis, Partner with the law firm Davis Wright Tremaine, LLP, has been elected as the President of the Commonwealth North Board of Directors for 2012.
Michael Jungreis has practiced law in Alaska since 1979. His practice is focused on natural resources, complex real property, commercial transactions, and commercial litigation.
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Alaska News Nightly: January 23, 2012
State Scholarship Bill Runs Into Opposition, Sulfolane Contamination Found In 285 North Pole Wells, Alaska Shows Greatest Potential For Ocean Energy Development, Name Change Proposed For Rat Island, Healy, Renda 115 Miles Away From Nome After Two Days, Rohn Buser Wins Kuskokwim 300, Yukon Quest Mushers Drop Off Food For The Trail, Frank Reed Passes Away At 99
Algo Nuevo: January 22, 2012
Here’s the Sunday, January 22, 2012 edition of Algo Nuevo con Dave Luera — Something New with Dave Luera. If...
What Makes a Good Teacher?
Since I have recently hired a mid-year replacement for a third grade teacher, I have been giving much thought to what makes a great teacher, particularly what makes a great elementary school teacher.
Despite all efforts to quantify a great teacher through mastery tests and hoops for certification, despite advanced degrees and lots of professional development, the core of a great teacher is what springs from within.
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Traveling Music: January 22, 2012
Here’s the music playlist from Traveling Music with Shonti Elder. All tracks played are listed below in the following format:
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The...
Night Music: January 21, 2012
Here’s the music playlist for Night Music with Kirk Waldhaus. All tracks played are listed below in the following format:
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Three Tons
Jay...
Soul to Soul: January 21, 2012
Here’s the music playlist from the January 21, 2012 edition of Soul to Soul with Marvel and...
AK: Finding Inspiration In Alaska
Singer, songwriter Jeff Kanzler first came to Alaska a decade ago to visit a lovely Alaskan girl. They didn’t end up together, but he still considers her to be something of his angel in life for introducing him to the Last Frontier.
Alaska News Nightly: January 20, 2012
Lynch Sentenced For Killing of Wife, Infant Daughter, Researcher Suspects Predators Killing More Sea Lions Than Expected, Sen. Murkowski Seeking Answers On Japan Tsunami Debris, Anchorage Protesters Hold ‘Move To Amend Rally’, Advisory Council Addresses Anterless Moose Hunts, Obama Appoints Alaskan to National Tourism Advisory Board, AK: Finding Inspiration In Alaska, 300 Villages: Tok
Larry Persily, Federal Coordinator for Alaska Natural Gas Transportation Projects
Larry Persily's talk entitled “Alaska’s Natural Gas: Does Any Country Need It?” was recorded at the Alaska World Affairs Council in Anchorage on January 20, 2012.
The Hatcher Pass Ski Resort That Never Was
Just before the new year, I was working with some additions to our collection of records from the Alaska Pacific Consolidated Mining Company, the company that ran Independence Mine at Hatcher Pass. Tucked into an oversize folder at the end of the collection, I found this gem.
This photo is a proposal for the development of “Hatcher Pass Ski Area,” an alpine ski resort that would have been built at Hatcher Pass just south of Independence Mine.
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Statewide LEGO Robotics Competitions Open to Spectators
For the past four months, over 1,000 students across Alaska have been building robots – LEGO robots. Fifty-three of those teams will convene at South High School on Saturday, January 21 for the Alaska Invitational Championship for the FIRST LEGO League. Spectators are encouraged to come and cheer on the teams and their robots.
More competitions will take place across the state in the coming months.
Learn more. State of the State; and the Internet Piracy Bill
The topics up for discussion this week are: the State of the State; new year begins in Congress; Knik Arm Bridge; Sen. Begich visits Afghanistan; Internet-piracy bill; Anchorage Baptist Temple tax exemptions; John Katz departs DC offices; and APRN reporter Libby Casey's last show.
KSKA: Friday, 1/20 at 2:00pm & Saturday, 1/21 at 6:00pm
KAKM: Friday, 1/20 at 7:30pm & Saturday, 1/21 at 5:00pm
Alaska News Nightly: January 19, 2012
Gov. Parnell Waiting For Answers From Oil CEOs, Parnell Defends Not Placing Wildlife Official On Leave, Susitna-Watana Dam Project Moving Forward, Renda, Healy Prepare to Leave Nome, Judge Upholds Fishing Restrictions In Western Aleutians , Angoon Petitions For Control Of Major Salmon Fishery, Afghan War Reunites Sitka Classmates , Alcan 200 Snowmachine Race Starts This Weekend,
Alaska Storytelling: Arctic Entries, Meet Mudrooms
In the category of Alaskan storytelling events, Anchorage has Arctic Entries.
In Juneau, they're just as sophisticated - just a little muddier. Mudrooms is a community-powered monthly event in Juneau, Alaska where real people tell real stories, live.
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Staged Reading: The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail
THE NIGHT THOREAU SPENT IN JAIL, a play about the most famous act of civil disobedience in American history, will receive a staged reading at Cyrano’s on January 25. The story follows the refusal by a 29-year-old Henry David Thoreau, the American philosopher, essayist, poet, mystic, and naturalist, to pay his taxes, because he opposed the American war against Mexico in the mid-1840s.
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Graphic Novels – More Than Heroes In Tights
Superman, Batman, X-Men, and other do-gooders in tights and capes are probably what you think of when you think about comic books. And as a point of confession, that is what I thought for years until a literature course required me to read Maus by Art Spiegelman and taught me the term Graphic Novel.
Learn more. Alaska News Nightly: January 18, 2012
Nome Remains Concerned About Fuel Oil Status, State Takes Wait And See Approach On Wilde’s Appeal, Kip Knudson Takes Over As Director Of Alaska’s DC Offices, Senate Opens Hearing On Governor’s Scholarship Program, Sea Party Spent At Least $100K On Petition Drive, Many Alaska Salmon Packers Pull Out of MSC Certification Program, Unusually Large Crack Develops In Haines Road, Mt. Edgecumbe Students Present Bowhead Whale Findings, Bear Collar Cameras Yield Interesting Findings
Anchorage Music Co-op to Launch Concert Series
Anchorage Music Co-op and Out North Contemporary Art House announce the much anticipated kick off of it's new Artist Showcase Series.
Beginning January 26th, on the fourth Thursday of each month, the Music Co-op will bring a featured artist or band to the stage, away from the bar chatter and without the hum of an espresso machine in the background.
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Norway Policy Tour Report
Last Friday over 100 Alaskans gathered in the Hilton’s Chart Room for a report on Institute of the North’s Norway Policy Tour.
In August 2011, 45 people, including 12 Alaskan legislators, traveled around the Scandinavian nation to speak with individuals involved on all levels of Norway’s oil and gas production.
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