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.
Arsenic and Old Lace at ACT
When ACT presented this play in 1959, horror film-actor Boris Karloff starred as Johnathan, a fool hardy murderer working with his two elderly aunts Abby and Martha. Local actress, Linda Benson who plays aunt 'Martha' and director, Kevin Bennett join hosts Mark and Jean on Stage Talk to talk about ACT's latest production on Arsenic and Old Ace, opening Friday, Sept. 30.
KSKA: Friday 9/23 at 2:45 pm
AK: Prince William Sound Museum – A Hidden Gem
Secluded Whittier, on the Western shore of Prince William Sound, is best know as a recreational center. Its crowded small boat harbor is the starting point for fishing and kayaking adventures, and some visitors get their first glimpse of Alaska cruising through glacier – laced fjords to Whittier’s docks.
Photographing the Aurora: A Quick Guide
With every spike in solar activity, flares are sent off from the sun and come cascading over the magnetosphere, where the energy is released in various shades of undulating greens, blues and reds we call the Aurora.
It’s always a challenge to capture these silky forms, but a few preparatory measures can ensure you get the best possible image to wow your friends and family.
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Riding Alaska’s Bore Tide
Summer may be officially over, but that doesn't mean we can't enjoy the memories. Local filmmaker Adam Holzer sent us this great video of a truly Alaskan surfing expedition. Adam says:
"My friend Kyle Eckstrom from Hawaii was in town for a wedding and during a discussion over coffee, I jokingly asked him if he wanted to surf the bore tide that day (he is a very experienced surfer). Kyle had no clue what it was and I had never done it, but he seemed enthralled with the idea, so we ran with it."
Watch the video.
Share Our Strength Founder to Speak in Anchorage
More than 17 million kids in America are at risk of hunger. That’s nearly 1 in 4. What is being done to combat this epidemic that continues to plague the nation?
On Friday, October 7th, Share Our Strength founder and executive director Billy Shore will be in Anchorage addressing the Alaska World Affairs Council about this very topic.
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