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Monday, July 24, 2017, at 2:00 p.m. & 8:00 p.m. Do you have questions about parenting, depression, anxiety, trauma, teens and electronics, divorce, or another mental health topic? Do you have a story about how mental health, addiction, or trauma has impacted you or someone you care about? On the next Line One, co-host Prentiss Pemberton devotes the hour to answering listener questions, and hearing listener stories, about any topic pertaining to mental health and emotional wellness.LISTEN HERE

Trump picks Alaskan for Interior Department post

Alaskan Joe Balash has been selected to be the assistant secretary for lands and mineral management. Listen now

Oprah Winfrey disembarked the Eurodam in Sitka today, flying out on her private jet shortly after. Also aboard the 7-day Holland America Cruise is longtime friend and television personality Gayle King and singer India.Arie. (KCAW file photo)

Oprah’s short visit to Sitka and lasting impact on fans

Media mogul Oprah Winfrey set foot in Sitka today. She was ferried here on a Holland America cruise ship, with additional stops in Juneau and Ketchikan. On board were hundreds of loyal fans seeking adventure, inspiration and if they were lucky – a chance to chat with the queen of daytime television. Listen now

Standard & Poor’s lowered Alaska’s credit rating this week. (Creative Commons photo by eflon)

State, municipalities face higher borrowing costs from falling credit ratings

Alaska’s credit was downgraded by two rating agencies in the past week. The state had the highest possible rating at the beginning of last year. But the Legislature failed to pass a plan to balance future state budgets for two straight years, which has contributed to the downgrades. Listen now

Video: Eyes on the pipeline

Adam Owen is responsible for 100 miles of the largest piece of infrastructure in Alaska.

In order to survive, Sitka Community Hospital needs to overhaul how it does business. That was the message of an outside consultant to the Sitka Assembly Thursday night (7-13-17). (Emily Kwong/KCAW )

Despite uncertainty, Sitka Hospital maps out a future

Sitka Community Hospital is in the early stages of a make-over. Building upon the recommendations of an outside consultant, Stroudwater Associates, hospital leadership is directing changes to make Sitka Community a standalone operation. Listen now

Two rocketry academy students chase down their rocket as it descends. (Henry Leasia / Alaska Public)

Middle school students prepare for lift off at UAA's Summer Rocketry Academy

Fourth of July celebrations may be over, but that doesn't mean people have stopped firing rockets. Last week middle school students from across Alaska learned how to design and launch their own rockets at one of the University of Alaska Anchorage's Summer Engineering Academies. Listen now

Harvey Nick, 19, and Cuk-Ayak Olick, 20, two Bristol Bay set-netters from Kwethluk, were enjoying another big harvest day near Dillingham late last week. (Photo courtesy of Mike Davis)

Big harvest and a buck a pound, Bristol Bay's 2017 should be huge

The Bristol Bay run is not over yet, with word Monday that the Kvichak River seemed to finally “pop”, but this year’s fishery is shaping up to be one of the largest ever and certainly one of the most valuable in a long time. Listen now

Image taken on April 18, 2017, showing the area of light crude spray near BP’s well. (Photo by Jade Gamble, Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation)

BP leak investigation led to shutdown of 5 more wells

BP was forced to plug five at-risk wells on the North Slope after investigating an oil leak that happened this April. Listen now

Ecosystem study unlocks the mystery of black cod survival

Although stocks are strong, biologists don’t fully grasp black cod population ecology. A research partnership in Sitka hopes to change that. Listen now

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