Alaska News Nightly: October 25, 2011
Fairbanks Seeks to Dismiss Redistricting Lawsuit, State Denies Petition to Make Coal Mining in Chuitna River Watershed Off Limits, NTSB Concludes Investigation of F/V Katmai Sinking, Officials Push for Higher Penalties for Mislabeling Fish, Japan Airlines Increasing Alaska Flights, Federal Cuts Threaten Ferry Repairs, Postcard: Discovering Music Through Sacred Harp, Registe Wins Bronze at Pan-Am Games
The Arab Spring: Geography, History and Religion Shape a Vital Region
Ambassador Edward Peck atop the Hilton Anchorage for the Alaska World Affairs Council luncheon on Oct. 21. Photo and audio recording by Will Theurer, Alaska World Affairs Council.
"Perception is everything," according to Edward Peck, former U.S. diplomat in Iraq, Tunisia, Morocco and Egypt . "In our country people are unable to understand the importance of trying to get a grasp on the perceptions of those people over there," said Peck at the Alaska World Affairs Council on October 21. Listen to his talk entitled, "The Arab Spring: Geography, History and Religion Shape a Vital Region" this week on Addressing Alaskans.
KSKA: Thursday 10/27 at 2:00 pm and 7:00 pm Alaska News Nightly: October 24, 2011
High Tech Maps Help Assess Potential LNG Pipeline Routes, Alaska Native, Environmental Groups Challenging Shell Air Permits, Omnibus Lands Bill Could Include Sealaska Measure, Alaska Survival Files Suit Over Susitna-Matanuska Area Plan, Murkowski Holds Suicide Prevention Hearing, The Last Yellow Flag, Richardson Roadhouse Quietly Disappears, Coast Guard Reality Show to Debut November 9
Algo Nuevo: October 23, 2011
Here’s the music playlist from the Sunday October 23, 2010 edition of Algo Nuevo con Dave Luera — Something New with Dave Luera. If you...
Truancy in Alaska Schools
Two parents in Alaska are going to jail because their kids didn't go to school. Truancy is a big problem for educators in the state. But should parents of chronically absent kids serve time? And what are schools in rural and urban Alaska doing stay relevant and keep kids engaged?
KSKA: Tuesday, 10/25 @ 10:00 am
AK: Newest Marian Call Album Funded by Fans
Anchorage Singer-Songwriter Marian Call doesn’t have any trouble writing material. She says the ideas spill out of her and shape into songs quickly. That’s fortunate, since Call has a hectic schedule working to make it as a musician far from the mainstream recording hotspots in the Lower 48.
Alaska News Nightly: October 21, 2011
Judge Sentences Kott, Kohring, Shell Secures Another Air Permit for Arctic Exploration, Murkowski, Begich Pushing Against Genetically Engineered Salmon, AFN Panel Discusses Relationship With State Government, Alaska National Guardsman Accused of Embezzlement, Lt. General Atkins Prepares to Hand Off Command, Survey Shows High Rates of Violence Against Women in Juneau, AK: Newest Marian Call Album Funded by Fans, 300 Villages: Cordova
Food Day and Fair Trade Month
October 24th is National Food Day and October is Fair Trade Month!
Food Day seeks to bring together Americans from all walks of life-parents, teachers, and students; health professionals, community organizers, and local officials; chefs, school lunch providers, and eaters of all stripes-to push for healthy, affordable food produced in a sustainable, humane way.
Click for more, and a fair trade recipe. AFN 2011 Alaska Native Language Reports
Our good friends at local public radio station KNBA 90.3 FM have provided a series of reports from the 2011 Alaska Federation of Natives convention in four Alaska Native languages. Townsquare49.org has made those available for download here.
‘Save Our Salmon’ Initiative; and Don Young’s AFN Proclamation
The stories up for discussion this week are: the “Save Our Salmon” initiative; Kott and Kohring change their pleas; AFN convention being held in Anchorage; Don Young’s AFN proclamation; medical homes in Alaska.
KSKA: Friday, 10/21 @ 2:00pm & Saturday, 10/22 @ 6:00pm
KAKM: Friday, 10/21 @ 7:30pm & Saturday, 10/22 @ 5:00pm
TBA Theater Presents Dracula and Frankiestein, Jr.
This week on Stage Talk, host Jean Paal chats with Shane Mitchell and Billy Worthy about TBA's two upcoming Halloween productions. For the little ones, Frankie Stein Junior takes science fair projects to new heights. Dracula audiences on the other hand can expect a good scare with lots biting, blood and fangs. The original Dracula script was written by director, Shane Mitchell.
KSKA: Friday 10/21 at 2:00 pm and 7:00 pm
2011 Alaska Federation of Natives Convention
Listen to one-hour AFN Summaries "Alaska Native Voice" Thursday - Saturday at 8:00 pm on KSKA FM 91.1 | Find 5-minute translations of the newscast in Yup’ik, Inupiaq, Athabascan, and Tlingit on Townsquare49. | LIVE AFN coverage on KNBA 90.3 FM
Alaska News Nightly: October 20, 2011
AFN Convention Gets Underway in Anchorage, Coast Guard Charges Helo Crash Survivor in Crewmates’ Deaths, Many Turn Out for Hearing on Proposed ANWR Management Plan, Tanker Truck Rolls Over, Spills Fuel in Fairbanks, Pipeline Bowl Cultivates Football Rivalry, Carvers Using Traditional Tool in Chief Shakes Tribal House Renovation
The Freezing of Alaska
Beneath a sky of stars and hazy aurora, the heat of an October day shimmers upward. The next morning, leaves, moss and tundra plants are woven into a carpet of white frost; a skin of ice creeps over the surface of lakes. Alaska is freezing once again, responding to the planet’s nod away from the sun and signaling one of the biggest changes of the year.
Northern plants in these parts are standing at the ready, prepared for a long season of doing nothing.
Read more. Alaska News Nightly: October 19, 2011
Prosecutors Outline Kott, Kohring Plea Agreements, Aerial Predator Control Plan on Kenai Peninsula Under Consideration, VPSO Program Working to Fill 15 More Slots, Crooked Creek Flood Victims Grateful For New Homes, Bethel Residents Surprised By Brown Bear, Jurist Helped Shape Juneau; Defended Capital City, Alaskans’ Privacy Rights, Sitkans Celebrate With Alaska Day Parade, Corrections
Alaska News Nightly: October 18, 2011
Voters Pass ‘SOS’ Initiative, Fishermen, Politicians Fight Sea Lion Management Program, ‘Occupy Tundra’ Photo From Bethel Goes Viral, Suit Challenging Redistricting Plan Moves Forward, Alaska Railroad Selling Discount Firewood in Salcha, ‘Club 49’ Waives Some Bag Fees for Alaska Residents, New FEMA Flood Maps Cause Confusion in Juneau, Homer, Story of ‘The Bight Before Christmas’ Revealed, CORRECTION: Tobacco Company Headed to Western Alaska Court
I AM UAA: Bradford Jackson, Theatre
Bradford Jackson, 23, seems born to the stage.
For one thing, he’s deftly tuned to his acting passion. Like a sponge greedily soaking up water, or a wild animal listening keenly for the sounds of danger, Jackson’s antennae are constantly up, constantly extracting the essence of some detail he can apply toward shaping himself as an actor.
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Alaska News Nightly: October 17, 2011
Kohring to Change Plea on One Count of Indictment, Kookesh Pushes for Recognition of Alaska Native Corporation, Rock Creek Mine to Close, Section of Ruling Declaring Global Warming Threatening Polar Bear Habitat Thrown Out, Senators Seek Extension of Secure Rural Schools Program, Officials Wrapping Up ‘SOS’ Initiative Vote Count , District 1 Republicans Likely Dropping Recall Effort Against Johansen, Shishmaref Woman Gets Jail Time for Daughter’s Absence from School, Tobacco Company Headed to Western Alaska Court, Over 1,000 Attending Elders and Youth Conference
Video: Stories at the Cemetery – Micah Williams as Woodard Vining
On August 5, 2011 Stories at the Cemetery provided a self-guided walk through Anchorage Memorial Park Cemetery, featuring presentations by costumed actors at ten pre-selected grave sites.
Here's the fourth installment, featuring local actor Micah Williams as Woodard Vining - another man who is not in-fact buried in the cemetery (at least no ALL of him.)
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