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Peter Granitz, APRN - Washington DC

House Passes Bill Restricting Abortions

The United States House passed a restrictive abortion measure last night that has no chance in the Senate.

Ed Ronco, KCAW - Sitka

Crewman Missing From Vessel In Icy Strait

A crewman from the F/V Swift is missing in Icy Strait. Coast Guard helicopters and boats are searching.

The Coast Guard is searching the waters near Hoonah for a crewman who went overboard from the fishing vessel “Swift” late Monday night. The 34-foot boat is reportedly based in Juneau, but state records show it registered to a Sitka captain.

Peter Granitz, APRN - Washington DC

Treadwell to Run For Senate

Mead Treadwell.

Lieutenant Governor Mead Treadwell opted to run for Senate in 2014 instead of seeking reelection.

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Alexandra Gutierrez, APRN - Juneau

Proposal To Make Petition Signatures Confidential Raises Questions Over Privacy, Transparency

A state lawmaker is raising privacy concerns about signing petitions, but signature gatherers are calling it a scare tactic that could affect next year’s ballot.

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The Power of Urban Gardens

Anchorage Food Mosaic Word Map

The question was simple: why is gardening (in Alaska of all places!) important to you?

The responses were thoughtful, witty, and it quickly became clear to me that a garden represents something different to each person.

It is a small, yet powerful act of self-sufficiency, localism, and in some cases rebellion.

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Eating Well Aboard a Seward Sailboat

Jack and Barbra Donachy in their boat's kitchen.

Today we’re eating well on the ocean. About three years ago Jack and Barbra Donachy decided to move to Alaska from California in pursuit of a subsistence lifestyle.

Today they are teachers in Point Hope, and spend their summers on a boat in Seward. They named it Bandon.

I am a Musk Ox Farmer

Musk Ox Farm Director Mark Austin is responsible for the largest (and possibly only), modern domestication experiment. For a number of years, he has been raising musk ox in the Mat-Su Valley.

Glacier Trekking

Glacier Trekking

A huge proportion of Alaska is covered with ice. A lot more than has towns and cities or anything man made on it. That’s a lot of country to explore, and its truly beautiful, like another world. On the next Outdoor Explorer the topic is glacier travel. We’ll be talking with a guide who takes newbies on glacier treks, a photographer who specializes in glacier journeys, and a glaciologist who goes to work on glaciers, and knows how they’re made.

KSKA: Thursday 6/20 at 2:00 pm and 7:00 pm

What’s up with the weather?

November 12, 2012: a huge, powerful storm hits Alaska. Credit: NASA's Earth Observatory (Powerful Storm hits Alaska) [CC-BY-2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

Huge storms in the fall. A winter that was slow to start and then wouldn’t quit. A late, frigid spring that turned into a scorching June. On the next Hometown Alaska, we’ll talk about just how unusual the weather has been, and how that relates to climate–or doesn’t. Tune in with your questions for our weather and climate experts.
KSKA: Wednesday, 6/19, at 2 pm and 7 pm

Better Thinking About Thinking

Better Thinking About Thinking

“Knowledge is not a matter of getting reality right. But rather a matter of acquiring habits of action for coping with reality,”  says Michael Lissack, executive director of the Institute for the Study of Coherence and Emergence. This week on Addressing Alaskans listen to his talk on “Better Thinking About Thinking – Coherence, Complexity and Context” hosted by Alaska Pacific University.

KSKA: Tuesday 6/18 at 2:00 pm and 7:00 pm
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Co-Housing

Rendering of future Ravens’ Roost Cohousing neighborhood by  Kraus Fitch. http://www.abbottcoho.org/

A group of Anchorage residents is ready to build Alaska’s first co-housing project. A form of condominium, co-housing is not really accounted for in current zoning codes, but may be a housing option preferable to those who seek a sustainable future in an urban environment. It reduces costs and is without the privacy concerns that room-mate situations have. In order to do it, you have to put your money on the line.

KSKA: Tuesday 6/18 at 10:00 am

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Alaska’s Cultural Connections: Allison Warden

Alaska’s Cultural Connections: Allison Warden

Allison Warden is an Inupiaq performance artist and rapper, whose passion is helping young people explore their own culture… and find their voices and their place in the world. She doesn’t pretend to speak for all Inupiaq – she says they’re not all as weird as she is.

KSKA: Monday, 6/17 at 1:00 & 8:00pm

Meet TossPot Productions

Meet TossPot Productions

Founders/producers Jill Sowerwine and Arlitia Jones drop by Stage Talk to talk about TossPot Productions and what plans they have for presenting new, challenging and exciting works to Alaskan audiences.

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KSKA: Friday 6/14 at 2:45pm

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Alaska News Nightly: June 18, 2013

Treadwell To Run For Senate; Sealaska Lands Bill Passes Senate Committee; Legislation Would Keep Petition Signatures Off Public Record; Wildfire Near Chena Hot Springs Road Prompts Massive Response; Fairbanks Natural Gas Releases Trucking Project Details; Federal Regulators Crack Down On Fish Fraud; McKinley To Denali Name Change Legislation Passes Out Of Senate Committee; Chignik Lagoon Hopes To Break Ground On Hydro Project; Youth Camp Teaches Rural Teens Public Safety Skills

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