Kenai Peninsula Group Seeks To Increase Voter Turnout With New Ordinance
A group of citizens on the Kenai Peninsula is trying to change the way voters cast their ballot in Borough elections.
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Kenai Peninsula Group Seeks To Increase Voter Turnout With New Ordinance
A group of citizens on the Kenai Peninsula is trying to change the way voters cast their ballot in Borough elections.
Oil And Gas Group Sues Over Bearded Seal Listing
The Alaska Oil and Gas Association is suing over a federal decision to list certain populations of Arctic bearded seals as threatened.
Ostebo Explains New Arctic Strategy
Coast Guard Rear Admiral Thomas Ostebo is traveling to major coastal communities in Alaska this week – Kotzebue, Barrow and Dutch Harbor. Today he was in Nome explaining how the Coast Guard will implement the United States Coast Guard Arctic Strategy that was just released this month.
Pritzker Avoids Controversy at Nomination Hearing
President Barack Obama’s nominee to lead the Commerce Department, businesswoman Penny Pritzker, answered far-ranging questions today.




On the next Outdoor Explorer we’re talking about sea kayaking in Prince William Sound. It’s a short drive from Anchorage, and it’s one of the most famous places to paddle on Earth. Many of us have great memories of paddling trips in the Sound. Others would probably like to try it but aren’t sure how to go about it, to be safe, and to break away on your own. Join us to share the feeling of silence in a quiet cove in the sound, and the practicalities of how to get there.
KSKA: Thursday, 5/30, 2pm and 7pm
Understanding Alaska’s Gas Line Options
Sometimes the news you hear and read gets so complicated and insider you want to tune out, but when it comes to the Alaska gasline, that would mean ignoring one of the most important issues that could determine the state’s future for generations. On the next Hometown Alaska, we hold a clarifying discussion about gasline options and issues, a gasline 101 to get up to speed and form our own opinions.
KSKA: Wednesday, 5/29, at 2 pm and 7 pm
“What is it about Alaska’s bush pilots?” asked Katie Ringsmuth Historian with National Park Service in Anchorage. This week on Addressing Alaskans listen to her talk on “Wrangell Mountain Skyboys: How Buffalo Bill, Buck Taylor and Bob Reeve Created Alaska’s Skyboy Narrative.” As part of The Centennial Flight of Alaska lecture series hosted by the Cook Inlet Historical Society, Ringsmuth was recorded speaking at the Anchorage Museum on April 18.
KSKA: Tueasday 5/28 at 2:00 pm and 7:00 pm
Oil Tax Revision Signed Into Law; And APU Announces Dramatic Tuition Cut
Governor Sean Parnell signs the oil tax revision into law. Anchorage’s public testimony ordinance gets shelved. Former Republican Senate candidate Joe Miller is ordered to pay $85,000 to the Alaska Dispatch for legal fees. Alaska Pacific University announces a dramatic cut in tuition.
KSKA: Friday, 5/24 at 2:00pm & Saturday, 5/25 at 6:00pm
TV: Friday, 5/24 at 7:30pm & Saturday, 5/25 at 5:00pm
The Last Frontier Theatre Conference
Stage Talk takes a trip to Valdez and reports back on the goings on at this year’s Last Frontier Theatre Conference. Award winning screenwriter and playwright Arthur M. Jolly (The Gulag Mouse, A Very Modern Marriage) is their special guest and talks about his experiences, his plays and the value of the conference to all playwrights.
KSKA: Friday 5/24 at 2:45pm
While most creative talents leave Alaska for the chance of more exposure in big cities, Emma Hill is not only making a living as a musician in her home state, she’s thriving.
Hill grew up in the small Alaskan village of Sleetmute.
Today we take a look inside Teen Underground, a place for teenagers meet at the Loussac library to work on creative projects.
The first kids I meet are Alexis and Patricia. They’re best friends, and they inform me that when they first came to Teen Underground they just knew they were going to hate it.
What’s growing in your garden?
No, that’s not meant as a cruel joke. Spring has been cool and summer warmth is slow to arrive. Still, our long days will make for good growing – soon. And if you’re behind, you have time to catch up. This week on Hometown Alaska, we’ve invited garden experts to the studio mic to tell us what’s new in garden plants, culture and attitudes. Bring your questions.
KSKA: Wednesday 5/22 at 2:00 pm and 7 pm
Alaska News Nightly: May 23, 2013
Oil And Gas Group Sues Over Bearded Seal Listing; Pritzker Avoids Controversy At Nomination Hearing; Ostebo Explains New Arctic Strategy; Aiviq Engineer Suspects Contaminated Fuel Contributed To Engine Failure; Former Judge Facing Trial For Stealing Cocaine; Fort Yukon Flooding Danger Mostly Over; More Bacterial Infections Associated With Raw Milk Consumption; Homer Officials Discuss Potential Move For Pier One Theatre; Marine Debris Awareness Gets Second Symbol

May 21-29
