Arctic Imperative: Thomas Mack, President – Aleut Corporation
The Aleut people have been stewards of this land and the vast surrounding waters for over 10,000 years, during which time we adjusted to a multitude of environmental, climate and human factors.
Now we are witnessing the opening of the Northwest Passage shipping lanes which will bring even more changes.
Read the full remarks. Alaska News Nightly: September 8, 2011
Obama’s Job Speech Receives Mixed Reviews, SBA Encourages Small Businesses to Export Goods, Services, Cost to Build Donlin Mine Increases, Residents Urge Postal Service to Spare Douglas Post Office, Tannery Means Business, Culture for Sitka Tribe, NPS Ups Denali, Foraker Climbing Fees, Southeast Cruise Line Plans 2012 Expansion
Abdication of Education: How can we Re-engage Parents?
It isn't a decision that any of us made consciously or willingly, it's more the result of circumstances, but as a society we have abdicated the education of our children to a specialized segment of society. That segment has taken the responsibility we've given it and created an intricately structured system of learning as well as a system of administration of that learning.
So now, here we are, dissatisfied with the cost and effectiveness of those systems and wondering what we can do about it.
Read more.
Parent Involvement Counts – In More Ways than One
When students are younger, they love seeing their parents in the schools. Even if there are no words spoken, children know that when parents come to school, whether to help in their classroom or work in the library or help with an event, that their parents consider school important enough to donate their time. And when parents think school is important, children also will think it is important.
I encourage each and every parent to get involved in your child’s school, whether public or private, in ways that are appropriate and useful to your school.
Read more.
Alaska News Nightly: September 7, 2011
Congress Reconvenes After Five-Week Recess, Highways, Bridges and Ferries Top STIP Priority List, Arctic Ocean Sea Ice Withdrawing at Record Pace, Miner Dies in Kensington Gold Mine Accident, Home Owners Voice Concerns Over Usibelli Mining Project, Numbers Promising for Proposed Livengood Gold Mine, NOAA Releases 2010 Seafood Landing Port Rankings, Coast Guard Shows Off New Station Juneau Response Boat, Petersburg Landslide Repaired
Reading Matters: How Books Can Change Your Life
Whether it's the story itself, the environment in which we read or the simple touch and presence of books in our home, books impact our lives from a very young age. This week on Addressing Alaskans, listen to "Reading Matters: How Books Can Change Your Life" a talk given by book critic and author, Michael Dirda at the Loussac Library 25th anniversary celebration.
KSKA: Thursday 9/8 at 2:00 pm and 7:00 pm
Alaska News Nightly: September 6, 2011
Legislators Investigate North Slope Employment Report Discrepancy, Bokan Part 1: UCore Eyes Mine on Prince of Wales, Postal Service Might Lose $10 Billion This Fiscal Year, New Autism School Slated to Open Next Year, Fort Wainwright Soldier Dies in IED Attack, Military Revises Training Airspace Proposals, OCS Says No Plan to Cut Petersburg Social Worker
Lone Wolf Goes the Distance
Somewhere in the rolling tundra east of Deadhorse, a lone wolf hunts. The 100-pound male will take anything it can catch, or find — a ptarmigan, a darting tundra rodent, a fish, the scraps of a carcass, or, if lucky, a moose calf or caribou. Hunger is a common companion, but the wolf somehow survived when his mate probably died of it last winter.
Read more. 
Senator Ted and Mee Author Barb Mee at UAA Book Store
Barb Mee, long time Alaska staffer for Senator Ted Stevens, will discuss her recent book "Senator Ted and Mee" on Monday, September 12 at 12:30 pm at the UAA Campus Book Store.
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Alaska News Nightly: September 5, 2011
Man in Jail After Biting Airplane Crew Member, One Pilot Dies in Midair Crash Near Nightmute, State Looks to Expand Information Gathering on Firearm Injuries, Lawmakers Hear About Halibut Allocation, Revered Alaska Artist Passes Away at 91, Judge Gives Prosecution Time to Make Decision on Key Figure in Corruption Case, Early Numbers Indicate Slight Rise in UAF Enrollment, Juneau Nonprofit Aims to Help Sitka Startups, Fairbanks Girl Treated for Gunshot Sound, Blessing Ceremony Held for Totem Poles on Chief Shakes Island, Art Exhibit Showcases Indigenous Experiences with Climate Change
Traveling Music: September 4, 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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Night Music: September 3, 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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Alaska News Nightly: September 2, 2011
Earthquake Causes Tsumani Scare. Tanana Chiefs Conference Receives Suicide Grant. Sutton Coal Permit Up For Renewal. Gay and Lesbian Community Seeks Legal Protections. National Search Launched for ASD Superintendent. Potato Blight Surfaces in Palmer, Delta. Ferry Returns to Service. Sculptors Turn Stone Into Tradition
A Community Conversation on September 11
For the 10th anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks, Hometown, Alaska hosts a community discussion about what these terrible events meant for us personally and as a society. Where were you on September 11, 2001? And how has life changed because of that day?
KSKA: Wednesday 9/7 at 2:00 pm and 7:00 pm
The Adolescent Boy
Boys will be boys - but why exactly? We ask what makes adolescent boys 11-14 unique and what changes are their bodies - and their minds - going through at this developmental stage? Do boys and girls really learn differently? And what is necessary to help a boy become a good man? Michael Gurian author of "The Minds of Boys" is our guest.
KSKA: Tuesday 9/6 at 2:00 pm and 7:00 pm
Ten Years After 9/11
The warning went out within days of the terrorist attacks of 9/11. “If we live in fear the terrorists will have won.” How do we balance a legitimate concern for security with the cost of fear? Ten years later, Alaskans will be looking back at the events and developments since 9/11, on the next Talk of Alaska.
KSKA & APRN: Tuesday, 9/6 at 10:00 am
Superintendent Comeau Addresses Chamber and Fields Questions
On this edition of A Closer Look KSKA presents a profile of the Anchorage School District as presented by its superintendent, Carol Comeau. The Anchorage Chamber of Commerce had invited Superintendent Comeau to describe the district's overall status and what influences were likely to impact the 2011-2012 school term.
KSKA: Monday 9/5 at 1:00 pm and Saturday 9/10 at 5:30 pm
Arctic Imperative: Scott Minerd, CEO – Guggenheim Partners Asset Management
In the 17th and 18th centuries there was an economic model that became very popular called mercantilism. Under mercantilism, the nations of Europe expanded their territories into new regions and used those regions as an opportunity to extract resources and bring wealth back to their homes.
While mercantilism is generally thought to have benefited the European nations at the expense of their trading partners, there were certain benefits that accrued to the partner regions under the mercantilist system.
Read the complete remarks.
Sculptors Turn Stone Into Tradition
Today on AK: Art. Imagine chipping away at a rock to create a shape that communicates concepts such as spiritual transformation.
Utlity Strike Averted, Bill Allen Serving Out Sentence
Alaska Edition host Michael Carey and guests discuss the implications of a potential strike by utility workers in Anchorage and also these headlines of Alaska's top news stories for the week of August 28:
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KSKA: Friday 9/2 at 2:00 pm and Sat. 9/3 at 6:00 pm
KAKM: Friday 9/2 at 7:30 pm and Sat. 9/3 at 5:00 pm