Rural Outreach from an Urban Youth Shelter
Recently, I had the fabulous opportunity to leave the road system for the first time, for a visit to Newhalen, AK on the shores of the Newhalen River and Lake Iliamna. I was representing Covenant House Alaska at the April 2012 Academic/Athletic Meet hosted by the Lake and Peninsula School District.
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Alaska News Nightly: Monday, June 13, 2016
VA relieves contractor of role in appointments; Permanent Fund bill faces test in House Finance Committee; new federal rule could prevent litigation over Native children in state custody; LGBTQ community grieves while celebrating Pride; Big Lake throws block party in remembrance of Miller's Reach fire; state and defense attorneys argue over Sockeye wildfire trial date; Juneau charges ahead with electric vehicles; youth tell US Attorney General: Alaska needs help Download Audio
Alaska News Nightly: Tuesday, March 24, 2020
Alaska lawmakers consider legislation to help workers sidelined by the coronavirus crisis. Plus: workers traveling from Outside begin to navigate new quarantine rules in the state. And, the University of Alaska system takes another step towards degree program cuts amidst a global crisis.
Prostate Disease
This week on Line One, Dr. William Clark from the Alaska Urological Institute joins host Dr. Thad to explore prostate diseases beyond prostate cancer. What is prostatitis? Prostate hypertrophy?
Monday 9/12 at 2:00 pm and 7:00 pm
Alaska News Nightly: November 17, 2011
UAF Professors Educates Senators About Carbon Dioxide Effects on Fish, Crab, Environments, Alaska Native Groups Challenge Salazar’s Chukchi Lease Sale Conclusion, 800 Still Without Power on Kenai Peninsula, Fairbanks Sets Another Daily Low Temperature Record, Ahmaogak Contesting North Slope Election Results, APOC Rejects Treadwell Settlement, BC Power Line Spurs Transboundary Development, Fairbanks Passes Resolution Encouraging Industrial Hemp Production, Bristol Bay Season Echoes Derby Days, Invasive Species Unleashed by Baronof Island Storm Damage
Traveling Music 9-1-19
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Algo Nuevo April 24, 2016
Here’s the Sunday, April 24th, 2016 edition of Algo Nuevo con Dave Luera — Something New with Dave Luera. If you have questions, comments or music requests for host Dave Luera, send email to algonuevo@alaskapublic.org or post your comment at the bottom of this post.
Lawmakers and the budget
The Dunleavy administration's budget plan has attracted a lot of attention and controversy. Now lawmakers are grappling with their role in addressing the flood of demands from their constituents while determining what state services are important and how it will all be paid for.
Alaska News Nightly: Thursday, June 29, 2023
Skyrocketing power bills have Aniak residents appealing to state regulators. Plus, health officials are worried that people reversing overdoses with Narcan and similar drugs aren't seeking medical attention.
Night Music: June 17, 2017
Here is the Night Music Playlist with Kirk Waldhaus. All tracks played are listed below in the following format:
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Alaska News Nightly: August 20, 2014
Begich Says 'Bring It On'; Oil Tax Referendum Opponents Declare Victory; Oil Vote Goes Down In State Record Books as the Most Expensive Issue Race; Report: Alaskans Aren't All That Healthy; A Susitna Valley Farm Sells Its Produce Close to Home; Yup'ik Voters Give Ballot Translation Mixed Reviews; Indian Village Totem Poles Come Down in Juneau; Peninsula Women Swim Across Kachemak Bay
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Talk of Alaska: The U.N Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People
Indigenous rights to self determination, land use and economic autonomy are contained in the U.N Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People. Now...
Alaska News Nightly: July 29, 2009
Individual news stories are posted in the Alaska News category and you can subscribe to APRN’s news feeds via email, podcast and RSS.
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Revisiting one of the year’s biggest stories
This summer Alaskans dealt with some of the most aggressive wildfires in the state's history--right under the 2004 fires. For the last Alaska Edition of 2015, Ellen Lockyer revisits this major news event to discuss key elements that added fuel to this fire and takes a look at the aftermath.
AK: Anchorage celebrates winter solstice with tour of trees
The event raises money for the local ski association and brings thousands of people together to tour the festive ski trails. Listen now
Shell shock: Traumatic brain injury in the military
Almost 400,000 active duty military personnel have been diagnosed with traumatic brain injury. Often hard to diagnose, due to being an “invisible injury,” veterans suffer longer term consequences from TBI like higher rates of Parkinson's disease and dementia.
Alaska News Nightly: May 13, 2008
Searching Attu Island for the remains of WWII Japanese soldiers. Plus,Ted Stevens takes on the TSA during a Senate hearing today, and Flint Hill...
Alaska News Nightly: Monday, Feb. 3, 2020
Sen. Murkowski says she'll vote against impeaching the president, but she doesn't excuse his actions. Plus: Wrangell residents have a message for the governor ahead of his town hall visit. And, a look at Sitka's first hybrid electric fishing boat.
AK: 100-year-old artifacts in building’s walls tell of early Norwegian settlers
Workers remodeling one of Petersburg’s oldest buildings have uncovered Norwegian artifacts dating back a century. The items are linked to some of the town’s earliest Norwegian settlers. And one woman in town is helping to make sure these treasures are preserved for future generations.
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49 Voices: Steve Henrikson of Juneau
This week we're hearing from Steve Henrikson in Juneau. Henrikson is originally from Washington state and has been the curator of collections for the Alaska State Museum since 1988. He will be part of the museum's Indigenous People's Day celebration on Monday. Listen now