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. 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.
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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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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.
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President Obama’s Jobs Speech; and the 10th Anniversary of Sept. 11
Some of the topics up for discussion this week include: response to President Obama’s jobs speech; taxi drivers; Mayor Dan Sullivan versus the unions; the US Postal Service; school vandalism; employment on the North Slope; vehicle emissions program; the 10th anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks.
“Extreme” Aurora Predicted Tonight
Get out your camera out and fill your thermos with hot chocolate, because tonight might be THE night to see the Aurora.
AK: Despite Recent Troubles, Daycare Remains Strong
It can be hard to find child care in small town Alaska. The Petersburg Children’s Center is a lifeline for working families in the small southeast town. But the nonprofit facility has struggled financially recently after a former executive director stole thousands of dollars.
Townsquare49.org at Cafe Del Mundo: Tell us your Story
Be heard! Get your Alaskan story on-air, online, and into our community.
Join us Thursday, September 15 from 2 - 5 PM at Cafe Del Mundo in Anchorage to record a story for potential use on KAKM, KSKA and townsquare49.org. And, you'll learn more about the project from folks from the Alaska Community Foundation.
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Cabbage Conundrum: What Do You Do with a 125 lb Cabbage?
What to do with a giant cabbage? Eat it? Show it? How about feed it to an 800 lb grizzly bear?
Every year, visitors from around Alaska come to the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center to see our executive director, Mike Miller, feed our three adult brown bears some ”leftovers” from the State fair.
Read the full story. A Real Dialogue about Racial Equity in Alaska
A few weeks ago, I was waiting in my car for my sister to come out of a grocery store, window down, and two young men, both white, were having a loud discussion about race. I tried (not very hard) to not listen, but as I was in the middle of the unnerving project I’ll describe in a bit, bad manners took over.
They discussed different racial problems, whether minorities should be “blaming” everything on race, whether affirmative action was right, and one was vehement that the “Native Pride” hats were racist in nature. What struck me was – they probably would be talking a bit differently if I was part of the discussion.
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Something Different: September 11, 2011
Here’s the Sunday, September 11, 2011 edition of Something Different with Betsy. All tracks played are listed below in the following format:
Song Title
Artist...
Algo Nuevo: September 11, 2011
Here’s the Sunday, September 11, 2011 edition of Algo Nuevo con Dave Luera — Something New with Dave Luera. If you have questions,...
Algo Nuevo: September 4, 2011
Here’s the Sunday, September 4, 2011 edition of Algo Nuevo con Dave Luera — Something New with Dave Luera. If you have questions,...
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.
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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: