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Here’s the Sunday, October 23, 2011 edition of Something Different with Betsy.  All tracks played are listed below in the ...

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

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. Click for more information.

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

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’

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

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. Read more.

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

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

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...

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

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.

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

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.

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