Who is Hungry in Alaska
September is Hunger Action Month when we shine a light on the thousands of people who are working to reduce hunger in the United States. Closer to home, there are 90,000 Alaskans who are food insecure, meaning they don’t know where their next meal is coming from. If this was a disease, we would call it an epidemic.
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Great Talkeetna Book Festival: Celebrating Banned Books
Book lovers of all ages are invited to attend the first annual Great Talkeetna Festival of Books. The festival will be held at various locations throughout downtown Talkeetna on the 8th of October and this year’s theme is Banned Books, though all books will be celebrated!
We'll kick our festival off on October 7th with Peggy Shumaker, Alaska Writer's Laureate, who will host a workshop with the Talkeetna Elementary 3rd to 6th grade students.
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The Can: How Food Travels Alaska to those in Need
This short video chronicles the journey of a soup can -- from a grocery store, to Food Bank of Alaska (FBA), to one of our partner agencies and finally to a hungry family in Alaska. We believe this video tells FBA's story in a way that is as moving as it is educational. We hope you enjoy it!
Christopher Paul De Cure, Australian Consul General
Christopher Paul De Cure, Australian Consul-General of Los Angeles was recorded at the Alaska World Affairs Council on September 9, speaking on "Australia and Alaska: Is China’s demand for resources shifting the balance of power in the Asia-Pacific region?"”
Competing Visions for Palestine
Hussein Ibish, Senior Research Fellow at the American Task Force on Palestine was recorded at the Alaska World Affairs Council on August 26, speaking on "Competing Visions for Palestine."
Federal, State and City Agencies in a Unique School-Business Partnership
For the past two years, Mears students have been able to actively contribute to the community thanks to its partnerships with Alaska Geographic and various public land agencies. Alaska Geographic has coordinated and funded extensive service learning opportunities between Mears students and public land agencies including Chugach National Forest, Chugach State Park, and the MOA Department of Parks and Recreation.
Find out more, and watch a video.
townsquare49.org on Hometown, Alaska
On Wednesday, September 14, townsquare49.org was the featured topic on KSKA's community focused call-in program Hometown, Alaska.
Host Kathleen McCoy spoke to Travis Gilmour, TS49 Project Manager and Candace Winkler, CEO of the Alaska Community Foundation. It was a lot of fun, and we think the show turned out great.
Here's the complete audio:
Knik Arm Bridge Lawsuit Put on Hold; and the Talkeetna Bluegrass Festival Comes to an End
The stories up for discussion this week are: the lawsuit against the Knik Arm bridge on hold; a big Pebble Mine story in the Press; civil suit against Anthony Rollins; the road to Juneau; Mayor Dan Sullivan; Homer News sued for libel; Schaeffer Cox; food stamps; Talkeetna Bluegrass Festival; and Senator Bert Stedman.
AK: Cordova Fungus Festival
The Mushrooms we love to eat are usually found in the produce section of the grocery store. But that approach is too easy for a group of mushroom lovers who gathered in Cordova earlier this month.
List Released of 2012 Pick. Click. Give. Organizations
Alaskans can search for their favorite causes beginning today.
The Department of Revenue has released the list of Alaska organizations that will participate in the 2012 Pick. Click. Give. charitable contributions program. Beginning today, donors can plan for the organizations or causes they want to support during next year’s permanent fund dividend cycle by going to www.PickClickGive.org and clicking on Search 2012 Organizations.
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High Oil Prices Give Alaskans a Second Chance: How Will We Use This Opportunity?
Since 2005, Alaska’s state government has collected as much in oil revenues as it did during the huge oil-revenue boom of the early 1980s: a combination of high oil prices and changes in the way the state calculates production taxes has created a second huge oil-revenue boom.
But the oil creating this wealth is dwindling. That oil is from huge, low-cost oil fields on state-owned land, including the Prudhoe Bay field, and it has supported much of the economy and paid for most state government operations for decades.
Check out the full report.
Ambassador Charles Snyder
Former Ambassador to the Republic of Ghana, Charles Snyder's talk on “Drugs and Thugs: State Department's role in Battling Narcotics and Crime" was recorded at the Alaska World Affairs Council on September 16, 2011.
The Anchorage Parks App is Here!
Have a voice in improving your neighborhood parks...using your smart phone!
The Anchorage Park Foundation and the Anchorage Parks and Rec. Department are looking for to get input on parks using the Park Report Card feature on their new Anchorage Parks Mobile App.
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UAA 2011 Alumni of Distinction to be Honored
The UAA Alumni Association will honor alums Eric Wohlforth, Joan Fisher and Dan Bigley at its upcoming Green and Gold Gala in Anchorage on Saturday, Oct. 1, 2011, at the Hotel Captain Cook.
The Green and Gold Gala will bring together alumni, friends and the community in support of UAA. The elegant ‘black tie' event will help kick off Homecoming Week at UAA and will celebrate achievements of alumni, showcase University success and raise important UAA scholarship support.
More on the honorees.
The SpokenCoast: Kotzebue and Point Hope
Blogger Marissa Krupa, creator of The SpokenCoast project, has travelled to Alaska as part of her tour documenting the stories of people in communities along the Pacific Coast - from Chile to Alaska. She recently submitted the following videos, shot in Kotzebue and Point Hope. Take a look...
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PFD Amount Announced; and the North Slope Borough Selecting a New Mayor
The top stories of the week are: the announcement of the PFD; the North Slope Borough is selecting a new mayor; towing and impounding in Anchorage; wilderness designation within ANWR; “Rogue;” Pebble opposition finds religion; Anchorage’s homeless survey; Kohring and Kott retrials.
Beary Interesting Science
Who said you can't do bear research while in high school?
Through a new continuing education program hosted by the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center, high school science and math teachers will be offered graduate school credit to teach bear science this Fall.
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New Mobile App Highlights Rural Alaska
The Rural Alaska Community Action Program, Inc. (RurAL CAP) announces the release of a free mobile application (also known as app) for use on the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch.
The RurAL CAP app provides a self-directed tour through Alaska’s unique character, communities, natural resources, people and cultures. Users will see how much a half-gallon of milk costs from Ketchikan to Anaktuvuk Pass to Hooper Bay, and compares prices from other U.S. cities.
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Pasternak Solo Exhibition at the Anchorage Museum
Igor Pasternak wields a paintbrush like it’s a scalpel, cutting through the skin of the art world to reveal its beating heart.
In his first solo exhibition, “Means Over Ends,” Pasternak exuberantly emphasizes the creative process. With every installation, sculpture and film, he asks the viewer: Is the whole truly greater than the sum of its parts? Or more specifically, is the act of making art more meaningful than the result?
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Photo Gallery: Fall Potato Harvest
There is some serious potato pickin' happening in the Matsu. Check out the photos.