Keeping Alaska Fit
Monday, August 29 at 2:00 pm and 7:00 pm
Ginny Grupp of AlaskaFit Boot Camps joins host Dr. Thad Woodard on Line One this week to her best selling book, 3 Steps To Your Best Body in Record Time. Does the darkness or cold of winter impact your ability to stay healthy? Get some tips from Ginny.
Celebrating the Loussac Library’s 25th Anniversary
Monday, August 29 at 1:00 pm
This month on Alaska Radio Reader Rambler, Toni McPherson and Shane Mitchell share inside historic library stories and what's happening at the library during the month long birthday party.
AK: Letters – The Old Fashioned Kind
It’s probably safe to say that most people, especially those under 50, rarely, if ever sit down, put pen to paper, lick envelope glue and put a letter in the mailbox. But an Anchorage club of self proclaimed letter nerds, all under 40, are doing exactly that.
UAA Dept. of Theater & Dance – Upcoming Season
With the university's semester starting up next week, they will talk about some of the great programs that the department has coming up this season.
Travel Expenses; Knik Arm Crossing; and the East Coast Earthquake
This week, some of the topics include: lawmakers’ travel expenses; legislative conference in Hawaii; Murkowski warns of reduction in federal spending; the Knik Arm crossing; Wasilla Councilman Steve Menard; Exxon’s dispute over Point Thompson; Anchorage cap driver arrested for rape; the East Coast Earthquake; and a possible Palin Presidential run.
Alaska News Nightly: August 25, 2011
Mora-Lopez Sentenced to Three Months in Prison, $10,000 Fine, Yukon Skipper Dies After Fish Tender Capsizes, Alaska Issues Under Scrutiny in Wake of Fuglvog Incident, Polar Bear Scientist Allowed Back to Work, Officials Address Yupiit School District Problems, Pilots Awarded for Saving Damaged Jet, Residents Respond to Healy Clean Coal Plan Plan
Farthest North Forget-me-nots in Alaska
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‘Polarbeargate’ Scientist To Head Back To Work
The polar bear scientist who has spent more than a month suspended from his government job has now been told that he should report back to work on Friday — although NPR has learned that his job is changing and he will no longer manage federal contracts.
Looking Back to Benefit the Future
Margaret Schaeffer wants to make sure her community is prepared to handle challenges of the future, so she founded an organization dedicated to teaching the traditions of the past.
Schaeffer is the founder of Ilinniagvik Attautchikun Corporation (IA), a nonprofit based in Kiana, a village of about 360 people located 520 miles northwest of Anchorage near Kotzebue.
Find out more.
Alaska News Nightly: August 24, 2011
Officials Look to Dirigibles as Possible Transportation Solution, Begich, NOAA Chief Take Questions On Halibut Plan, TAPS Offers Support to Wartime Widows, USDA Under Secretary Promotes Tribal Conservation Districts, Groundbreaking Celebrates New Home for Disabled Elderly, Small Cruise Lines Send More Ships to Alaska, Workers Clearing Slide Debris in Petersburg
Traveling Music: August 21, 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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Beeswing
Richard...
Alaska News Nightly: August 23, 2011
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Paddling the Big Yukon in a Little Boat
A little girl on the beach of Russian Mission was the first person to ask the question I'd been expecting for the past six months. The question was the most obvious of all: why? Why were we attempting to paddle the entirety of the Yukon River?
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Film’s Benefits to Alaska not all on the Bottom Line
Movies, books and plays often shine a light on unrecognized or unaddressed problems in our society. By giving a voice to victims and those who are vulnerable, these media can have a profound impact on our understanding of issues and awaken our resolve to effect meaningful change.
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The Arctic Council: Promoting Cooperation, Coordination & Interaction Among the Arctic States
Thursday, August 25 @ 2:00 pm and 7:00 pm
As trade and shipping routes open in the Arctic, oil exploration expands and questions of climate change arise, cooperation in the Arctic becomes increasingly more important. This week on Addressing Alaskans, learn more about the Arctic Council, the only intergovernmental forum devoted entirely to the Arctic.
Alaska News Nightly: August 22, 2011
Legislators Attend Council of State Governments – West Conference, Request Yields No Independent Audit Proposals for Goose Creek Correctional Center, Agriculture Official Visits Sitka, Southeast , Land Slides Into Petersburg’s Hammer Slough, Nome Police Department Investigating Shooting, Attempted Suicide , Bristol Bay Times, Arctic Sounder and Dutch Harbor Fisherman to Stop Publishing During Transition to New Owners, Money Sent to Help Rural Alaska Farmers, Life Sciences Building Transforms Look of UAF’s West Ridge, Little Fish Keeping Big Fish on Consumers’ Tables, Alaska Salmon May Be Added to Astronauts Menu
Algo Nuevo: August 21, 2011
Here’s the music playlist from the Sunday, August 21, 2011 edition of Algo Nuevo con Dave Luera — Something New with Dave Luera. If you...
Night Music: August 20, 2011
Here’s the music playlist for Night Music with Kirk Waldhaus. All tracks played are listed below in the following format:
Song Title
Artist Name
Album Title
CD Label
Duration
Planet...
Kaladi Brothers and Anchorage Schools: A Winning Partnership
A coffee/drink shop in a school? It is possible, and even a reality in four Anchorage schools thanks to the mentorship provided by Kaladi Brothers Coffee Company.
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Arctic Imperative: James Stotts, President – Inuit Circumpolar Council Alaska
Alaska needs to experience a paradigm shift, a collective paradigm shift. It won’t be easy.
But, if we can, then the Arctic imperative might become the Arctic reality.
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