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Ellen Lockyer, KSKA - Anchorage

Cook Inlet Oil, Gas Lease Sale Nets Over $6.8 Million

By Ellen Lockyer, KSKA - Anchorage

State officials say Wednesday’s Cook Inlet oil and gas lease sale netted more than $6.8 million. Preliminary results indicate the sale is the second largest in Cook Inlet in a dozen years. Bill Barron, state Department of Natural Resources oil, says an gas division director, says five groups bid on 44 tracts.

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Dave Bendinger, KDLG - Dillingham

Naknek Residents Take On Logistical Recycling Endeavor

By Dave Bendinger, KDLG - Dillingham

Recycling in rural Alaska can be an expensive logistical endeavor. And as recyclable material makes its way to local landfills, some electronics can threaten groundwater supplies. As part of our ongoing series on recycling across the state, KDLG’s Dave Bendinger looks at one Naknek resident’s effort to establish an economically viable means to recycle electronics in Bristol Bay.

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Lori Townsend, APRN - Anchorage

Shell Oil Hopes To Begin Exploratory Drilling This Summer

By Lori Townsend, APRN - Anchorage

Shell Oil officials are hoping to begin exploratory drilling in the Chukchi Sea this summer, searching for off shore oil and gas. Environmental organizations have filed suit throughout the permitting process, claiming not enough is known about the fragile arctic ecosystem. But Shell leaders say there is a substantial amount of science from numerous sources that has been compiled over at least four decades. Michael Macrander is the lead scientist for Shell Arctic research. Shell is using acoustic monitoring to better understand how whales respond to noise. This is a sample of the whale calls they’ve recorded.

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Jennifer Canfield, KMXT - Kodiak

FBI Looking For Gun Connected To ComSta Murders

By Jennifer Canfield, KMXT - Kodiak

The FBI is asking for help in locating the gun they believe was used to murder Petty Officer 1st Class James Hopkins and retired Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer Richard Belisle last month at the Coast Guard Communications Station.

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    American Road to Victory: Americans on D-Day

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    As host of the trilogy, von Seibold, a surprisingly agile and energetic 63 year old, gives viewers the full battlefield experience of three crucial points in World War II from the blood soaked beaches of D Day through Hell’s Highway in Holland and to the frozen Ardennes forests of the Battle of the Bulge. In this first episode, land in Sainte-Mère-Église with the 82nd Airborne, scale the cliffs at La Pointe du Hoc with the Rangers, wade through the surf on Omaha Beach with the Big Red One and the 29th Infantry Division, and take the guns at Brecourt Manor with Easy Company of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment. See the uniforms they wore, the weapons they fired and the equipment they carried.

    KAKM: Thursday, 5/17 at 8:00pm

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    History of Alaska Homesteading

    History of Alaska Homesteading

    2012 marks the 150th anniversary of the signing of the Homestead Act, one of the most influential pieces of legislation in development of the American west. This week on Addressing Alaskans, learn more about the history of homesteading in the United States, Alaska and Anchorage.

    KSKA: Thursday 5/17 at 2:00 pm and 7:00 pm

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    Dogs That Take Their Jobs Seriously

    By Shelly Wade

    Dogs That Take Their Jobs Seriously

    Service dogs make a difference in the lives of the disabled by providing companionship and assistance. They can play an important role as guide dogs for the blind, and there are many other types of dogs that medically assist their handlers with epilepsy, diabetes, autism, post-traumatic… Read More

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    Talk of AlaskaSteve Heimel, APRN - Anchorage

    Bike To Work Week

    By Steve Heimel, APRN - Anchorage

    Photo by Jim Paulin

    People-powered transportation gets more popular every year. As Alaska’s city dwellers take to two wheels for Bicycle to Work Week, Talk of Alaska will hear their progress reports. Right now, as federal fuel tax funds are shrinking because people are driving fewer miles, we’ll talk about how much of that money should be used for pedestrians and bicyclists, on the next Talk of Alaska.

    KSKA: Tuesday, 5/15 at 10:00am

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    Kids These DaysSarah Gonzales, Kids These Days

    Child Obesity

    By Sarah Gonzales

    Child Obesity

    Child obesity is a heavy problem in the country and our state is no different – 1 in 3 children in Alaska enter kindergarten overweight. Kids who are fat can have serious, even fatal, health conditions, they get picked on and they don’t feel good about themselves. Sick and teased with low self-esteem – that’s no way to be young! That’s why this time we’re talking about preventing childhood obesity and overweight in Alaska.

    KSKA: Tuesday, May 15 @ 2p & 7p

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    Line One: Your Health ConnectionDr. Thad Woodard

    Seasonal Allergies

    By Dr. Thad Woodard

    Seasonal Allergies

    It is that time of year where sneezing, itching, and wheezing are particularly prevalent. Monday on Line One, we’ll discuss the cause of spring allergies in the Anchorage area and the proven effective treatment option with Anchorage allergist Dr Jeff Demain from the Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Center of Alaska.

    KSKA: Monday 5/14 at 2:00 pm and 7:00 pm

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    Rev. Norm Elliott

    By Charles Wohlforth

    Some call him the “Wobbly Canary” because of his flying of a bright yellow plane, but most know him as Rev. Norm Elliott. He was flying around Interior Alaska holding church services, so long as the temperature was above -40 degrees. You could probably even argue that he is among the most experienced bush pilots in Alaska history, since flying himself around was just another part of the job.

    KAKM: Sun. 5/13 at 6:30 pm & Weds. 5/16 at 10:00 pm
    KSKA: Thurs. 5/17 at 1:00 pm

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    The Trip to Bountiful

    Carrie Watts (played by Bonnie Honkola) serves her son Lude Watts (played bye Ted Carney) breakfast in their two-bedroom flat. Photo by Joyce Martin

    This week on Stage Talk, director Elizabeth Hanson talks about Valley Performing Arts‘ production of The Trip to Bountiful. Written in 1953 by Horton Foote, who also wrote the play To Kill a Mockingbird, (based on the book written by Harper Lee), this play became an award-winning movie in 1985. The Trip to Bountiful opens tonight in Wasilla and runs through May 27.

    KSKA: Friday 5/11 at 2:45 pm

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    Alaska News Nightly: May 16, 2012

    Cook Inlet Oil, Gas Lease Sale Nets Over $6.8 Million; Naknek Residents Take On Logistical Recycling Endeavor; Work Between Native Hunters, Biologists Lays Groundwork For Future; Shell Oil Hopes To Begin Exploratory Drilling This Summer; Another Weak Yukon River Chinook Run In The Forecast; Bald Eagles Back On The Attack; Anchorage Residents React To Morning Quake

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