Alaska News Nightly: December 13, 2011
Bethel Judge Again Under Fire For Questionable Behavior, Court Upholds Alaska Tribal Government Sovereignty, APD Investigating Shooting Of Toddler, Ft. Wainwright Aviation Unit Returns to Fairbanks, USPS Delays Post Office Closures, UAF Union Organizing Hits Stumbling Block, Estimated $24 Million Needed To Repair Nome-Council Highway, Outside Forces Present Challenges For Alaska Economy, Ship’s Return Pushes Million-Passenger Mark, BBNA Set to Plan Regional Transit
Alaska News Nightly: December 12, 2011
Congress Works To Keep Government Funded As Latest Continuing Resolution Ends, Occupiers Make Statement at Port of Anchorage, Judge Harpoons Petersburg’s Redistricting Challenge, Randall Ranks First Among World Cup Sprinters, Government Seeks Delay on Seal Status Decision, Nome Hopes to Tap into Nearby Natural Gas, APOC Investigating RGB Bush Planes, After Long Debate, Polluck Quota Lowered Slightly, Karluk Manor Proving Popular
What’s Your Story?
The Alaska Teen Media Institute put together this video for townsquare49.org featuring video of Alaskans telling their stories all over the place.
Check it out. You might see yourself, or someone you know. After all, it is Alaska... you never know who you'll run into.
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50 Years of Opera in the Circumpolar North
Anchorage Opera was one of the first major performing arts institutions established by Americans in the Circumpolar North. The current Golden Anniversary season is celebrating 50 years of designing, manufacturing, and producing grand entertainment in Alaska.
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Photo Gallery: A Prize Pipeline Pig
Alyeska Pipeline Service Company donated a pig to the UA Museum of the North's ethnology and history collection. It will be displayed at the west end of the building grounds.
Click for more photos. Traveling Music: December 11, 2011
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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Christmas...
Night Music: December 10, 2011
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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Artist Name
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“Homecoming” Jingle...
Alaska News Nightly: December 9, 2011
Parnell Proposes $4.9 Million For Emergency Food Caches, Legislators Study ‘Rebalancing’ Taxes, Not Cutting Them, Fineberg Says Conservation Key To Reducing Foreign Oil Dependence, Court Upholds Contempt Of Court Citation In Stevens Case, Helo Pilot, CG Command Await Report On Crash Charges, Houston Man Arrested For Threatening State Trooper, Fairbanks Residents Weigh In On Long-Term UAF Plan, Rudder Repaired, Vessel Headed For Unalaska, AK: The Most Famous Auction In Alaska, 300 Villages: Adak
AK: The Most Famous Auction In Alaska
The 31st annual Talkeetna Bachelor’s Auction had another full house when more than 240 ladies packed in to the Sheldon Arts hangar last weekend.
Contemporary Christmas at VPA and TBA Theater
Join Stage Talk hosts Mark and Jean as they chat with Shane Mitchell and John Fremin about two contemporary adaptations of Christmas plays running in Anchorage and Wasilla this holiday season.
KSKA: Friday 12/9 2:45 pm Karluk Manor is Proving Popular with Street People
Last week residents begin checking into Karluk Manor, the newly converted motel that is now a housing complex for chronic alcohol abusers, in particular those living on the streets, temporary shelters or illegal campsites. For the residents, the facility represents warmth, safety, a new chance and some rules.
BP Oil Spill Case; and Petroleum Lease Sales
The stories up for discussion this week are: the BP oil spill case; petroleum lease sales bring in $21 million; film industry incentive program; potential road extension to Nome; fatal hit-and-run suspect arrested; Coastal Zone Management; Clearwire wireless leaving Alaska; Anchorage Assembly asking for $59 million in school bonds on next ballot.
KSKA: Friday, 12/9 @ 2:00pm & Saturday, 12/10 @ 6:00pm
KAKM: Friday, 12/9 @ 7:30pm & Saturday, 12/10 @ 5:00pm
Alaska News Nightly: December 8, 2011
Former Garden Ornament Offers Insight Into Unangan Culture, North Slope Borough Responds To Run-Off Election Investigation, Woman Arrested, Charged In Fatal Hit-And-Run, ‘One Anchorage’ Works To Put Equal Rights Initiative On Ballot, Article 32 Hearing Continues On Chopper Crash, Officials Holding Public Hearings On OCS Leasing Schedule, State Joins Lawsuit Challenging NPS Navigable Waters Authority, Alaska Allowing Use Of DocBookMD Application, Children’s Christmas Program Fills Homer Theatre
Ambassador Henry MacDonald
Suriname Ambassador to the U.N., Henry MacDonald's talk on "Climate Change: Forest Conservation in the Republic of Suriname and the Way Forward" was recorded at the Alaska World Affairs Council on December 2, 2011.
Finding hope in Bethel, Alaska
When you think of a town that is safe for LGBTQ people to live and raise families, you might not think about a place like Bethel, Alaska. Nearly 400 miles west of Anchorage and accessible only by air, snow machine, boat, or dog sled, it is the very definition of remote.
Why is Pride Foundation interested in Bethel?
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The “Occupy” Movement: What is it?
Let's Talk Anchorage is pleased to offer its first community dialogue: The Occupy Movement: What is it?.
The dialogue will take place at the Mt. View Community Library on Saturday, December 17 from 1 - 4 PM. If you are concerned, curious, or committed, this is your opportunity to engage in respectful, facilitated conversations with fellow citizens.
More details. Alaska News Nightly: December 7, 2011
Oil Companies Buy Two Leases Near NPR-A, Questions Remain About North Slope Run-Off Election, Study Predicts Energy Savings If In-State Gas Line Built, Report Says Sea Otters Hitting Dive Fisheries Hard, Alaska’s Flue Vaccination Rate Among Lowest in Country, Treadwell Certifies Coastal Management Reinstatement Initiative Measure, ‘Tis The Season
A Young Alaskan’s Yearning for Independence Satisfied
September 7 was a red letter day for Mark Falsey. That was the day he got to show off the bedroom in the house he would soon be moving into. Mark was giving personal tours as part of the ribbon cutting ceremony for Elmore House, the third in The Arc of Anchorage’s “Five Homes in Five Years” building campaign.
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Oil and Gas Speakers Series Continues
The Alaska World Affairs Council is proud to present the second of our Northrim Bank Oil and Gas Series. These events throughout the 2011-2012 season are designed to keep Alaskans abreast of what is going on in the global oil and gas industry and community. This program will feature Marta Jara, President and Director General for the Shell companies in Mexico.
The program, entitled, Global LNG - A Shell View, begins at noon at the Hilton Hotel on Friday, December 9.
Find out more.
Alaska News Nightly: December 6, 2011
Bag of PCB-Contaminated Soil Falls Into Nushagak Bay, Chickaloon Tribe Sends $500,000 Tax Bill to CIRI, Court Hears Arguments On Contested Chitina Dipnet Fishery, Gov. Declares State Disaster Status From November Storm, Biomass Plant Almost Ready To Go Online in North Pole, ESL Classes Expanding Dramatically in Anchorage, Juneau Artist Releases Book of Sarah Palin Political Cartoons