Cleaning Up Rural Alaska – The Marshall Cleanup
Community cleanups are nothing new to Marshall, Alaska. For years, the environmental department of the Marshall Tribal Council has hosted drives to collect cans, cardboard, scrap lumber and whatever else local residents have been willing to part with in efforts to make the Yukon River community of around 400 a cleaner and safer community in which to live.
But this year was different.
Read more. Alaska News Nightly: October 31, 2011
Dion Sentenced to 124 Years in Craig Case, Court Rules in Favor of Tribes in Child Support Case, Parnell Administration Explains Jump in Real Estate Licensing Fees, Judge to Decide on Fairbanks Redistricting Petition, Dance Diva’s Legacy Lives On, Pilot Dies in Helicopter Crash Near Lake Illiamna, Three Dead in Separate Anchorage Homicides, Palmer Votes to End Water Fluoridation, Fairbanks Ghost Hunters Tracking the Paranormal
Self-Publish or Self-Perish
Most Saturdays, husband Dave and I push a cart around Costco, sampling the latest tooth-picked sausage dipped in some sugary goop. Across from the massive freezers, we observe self-published authors sitting at card tables behind piles of books. These artists are eagerly trying to catch passing shoppers. The lucky ones sign copies or hand out promotional brochures.
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Praire Home Companion Legend Tom Keith Dies at 64
Photo courtesy of A Prairie Home Companion.
Alaskan audiences swarmed the State Fairgrounds last summer for A Prairie Home Companion live at the Alaska State Fair. Today, Minnesota Public Radio reports APHC sound effects master Tom Keith suddenly passed at this home last night. Tom will missed by public radio fans in Alaska and around the country.
Documenting Alaska’s Immigrant Experience
"Portraits: The Illustrated Stories of Alaskans and their Immigration to the Great Land" is a project aimed at honoring Alaska's rich diversity.
Through art and narrative, this project documents the lives of Alaska's Immigrant population, their contributions, and the impact that the fear of deportation and separation has on the children of our community.
Read more. Traveling Music: October 30, 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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The...
Night Music: October 29, 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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Sacred Machines
Glenn...
Soul to Soul: October 29, 2011
Here’s the music playlist from the October 29, 2011 edition of Soul to Soul with Marvel and Sherry Johnson. All tracks...
AK: Palmer Reindeer Farm’s Spooky Surprise
And when you think of locations for Halloween fun, reindeer farms are probably pretty low on the list. But if you were to travel out to Palmer’s Reindeer farm this weekend, you’d find yourself in for a spooky surprise.
Alaska News Nightly: October 28, 2011
States Files Suit OverPebble Mine Initiative, Alaska Touts Lowest Neonatal Mortality Rate In Nation, State Dismisses Militia Charges, Federal Charges Remain, Energy Authority Files Preliminary Permit Application for Hydro Project, Bering Sea Polluck B Season Limping to Close, Brain Injury Network Attempts to Curb High Injury Rates, Sawmill Cove Board Looks to Dock, Marine Services, Murkowski Suggests Gas Line to Fairbanks, AK: Palmer Reindeer Farm's Spooky Surprise, 300 Villages: Naknek and Ruby
Predator Control on the Kenai
Aerial Predator Control is always controversial. And now its being proposed for the Kenai Peninsula for the first time. Advocates say its necessary to boost moose hunting opportunities for Alaska residents. But conservation groups say predators aren't causing the problem.
KSKA: Tuesday 11/1 at 10:00 am
Soul to Soul: October 22, 2011
Here’s the music playlist from the October 22, 2011 edition of Soul to Soul with Marvel and Sherry Johnson. All tracks played...
Something Different: October 23, 2011
Here’s the Sunday, October 23, 2011 edition of Something Different with Betsy. All tracks played are listed below in the ...
Brushing Up Your Shakespeare
This month on Alaska Radio Reader Rambler, an interview with UAA professor Dr. Rob Crosman, Shakespeare buff and ultra-expert on everything Shakespeare. Learn little-known factoids about Shakespeare, his work, and his still-powerful impact on us today.
KSKA: Monday 10/31 at 1:00 pm
Alaska Commission on Aging
The Alaska Commission on Aging (ACoA) advocates for state policy, public and private partnerships, state/federal projects and citizen involvement that assists each of us to age successfully in our homes, in our communities or as near as possible to our communities and families.
Aging in Alaska host Lisa Wawrzonek spoke with representatives from the ACoA to find out more.
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Anchorage Port Project; and Chuitna Coal Controversy
The topics up for discussion this week are: the Anchorage Port project; Parnell won’t ask for revival of the coastal management program; Chuitna Coal; Pebble Mine update; gas line project “high centered;” and the battle over reapportionment.
KSKA: Friday, 10/28 @ 2:00pm and Saturday, 10/29 @ 6:00pm
KAKM: Friday, 10/28 @ 7:30pm and Saturday, 10/29 @ 5:00pm
Alaska News Nightly: October 27, 2011
Parnell Proposes New Way Forward With Gas Line, State Seeks Comments on Updated Suicide Prevention Plan, “Occupy Wallstreet” Movement Draws Alaskan to New York Park, Salmon Virus Fears Voiced, Caution Advised, Whale Washes Ashore Near Homer, Yuraq Diva Maryann Sundown Dies, Barrow Writer Receives Accolades for ‘My Name is Not Easy’
Alaska News Nightly: October 26, 2011
Experts Puzzling Over Mysterious Seal, Walrus Disease, Veterans Speak of VA Struggles, Journal of Commerce Investigates Executive Pay, Alaska Ranks First in Per Capita Gun Deaths, New News Blog Emerges in Unalaska, CDC Weighs in on Particulate Pollution Health Effects, ‘Occupy Fairbanks’ Protestors Unable to Camp in Veteran’s Memorial Park
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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Youth Work to Protect Local Resources
This school year Alaska youth are on a mission: to defend wild Alaskan salmon and promote Real Food in their communities.
National Wildlife Federation’s Alaska Youth for Environmental Action program held a Youth Project Planning Summit this fall to bring teens together and help them learn about issues affecting salmon and food in Alaska.
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