Adelyn Baxter, KTOO - Juneau
LISTEN: What can history tell us about which Alaskans face the greatest barriers to employment?
Nationally, Black and Asian Americans are facing a much greater increase in the unemployment rate, compared to white Americans.
As the school year begins, Alaska school administrators worry low enrollment could impact state funding
Financially, there is a lot at stake. State funding of public schools is tied directly to enrollment.
Retiring at 70, this MD helped lung patients, climbed Denali, ran the Iditarod and saved lives along the trail. Hear her stories.
Beth Baker came to Alaska at age 32, joining an Anchorage medical group as a pulmonary physician in 1982, staying with them for 36 years, through 2018.
As she wrote in a letter to...
New book: How Alaska’s pipeline shaped America’s Religious Right
KL Marshall, originally from Texas but currently living in Alaska (thanks to COVID-19 shuttering her graduate school), is an academic writing her doctoral thesis at the University of Edinburgh School of Divinity.
Her topic...
The summer that wasn’t; Skagway businesses struggle to survive a season of no tourism
https://youtu.be/_CdxwPKmFy4
In Southeast Alaska, tourism drives the summer economy. In Skagway, it’s critical. But this year, COVID-19 means tourists are mostly non-existent in the town of around 1,000 people.
While the virus has not directly...
Juneau adds restrictions on bars and restaurants as cases rise
The city hopes to avoid the outright closures of bars and restaurants that occurred in Anchorage.
Need: Mentors for youth aging out of the state foster care safety net
Alaska has approximately 3,000 youth in foster care, and many of these young people have stepped forward to ask for a mentor. Their wish is for the steadying guidance of an adult as they...
Lyrics and riffs with Portugal. The Man’s Eric Howk
Their Grammy-winning "Feel It Still" is kinetic, playful but also provoking. How did it happen and what's next? We listen to tunes and get an update from band member Eric Howk.
Thanks for listening!
As gyms adapt to operate during a pandemic, some are struggling to get users back inside
Gyms are adapting, but some still face financial strain as Alaskans opt out of indoor exercise.
ASD school superintendent answers questions about back-to-school
Superintendent Dr. Deena Bishop was a guest on Hometown Alaska this week. We plan to discussed the COVID-19 community risk assessment and how ASD plans to respond depending on low or high risk, as...
Alaska had just emerged from recession when the pandemic hit. When will the state’s economy be back to pre-COVID levels?
“This is going to be a slow grind to get back to pre-pandemic levels."
Juneau processor sanitized, screened, quarantined but COVID-19 still got in
Health officials who investigated the case say it resulted from community spread — not from inside the plant.
Another 21 employees at Juneau seafood processor test positive for COVID-19
That brings the total number of employees who have tested positive for COVID-19 at the plant to 61.
Teens use storytelling to work out personal challenges, find meaning
UPDATE August 3, 2020. The podcasts we sampled for this show are now published in full and available to the public. Find them here.
According to Story Works Alaska's own website, its mission is "to...
Juneau Assembly passes emergency mask mandate
The move follows an COVID-19 outbreak at a Juneau seafood plant that infected dozens.
Listeners question Anchorage police. Take a listen.
On June 15—in light of the killing of George Floyd beneath the knee of a Minneapolis police officer on May 25, plus intense local, national and global reactions to the event—Hometown Alaska invited a...
COVID-19 infects 9 workers at Juneau seafood processor
The cases are associated with Alaska Glacier Seafoods
Fred Meyer, CVS, Target join list of retailers requiring face masks
A number of major retailers with locations in Alaska will soon require customers to wear face coverings in stores.
LISTEN: There are billions of dollars at stake in the 2020 Census, but Alaska response rates are low
The census is about understanding the country’s population, but it’s also about money. There are billions of federal dollars at stake. Yet, less than half of Alaskans have responded so far, with the lowest self-response rate of any other state in the country.
Attention Walmart shoppers: Face coverings will soon be required in all stores
The requirement goes into effect on Monday, July 20.