Daily Archives: January 25, 2011
Bipartisan Seating Kicks Off Year With Positive Symbolism
Photo and Story by Libby Casey, APRN – Washington DC
Tonight’s State of the Union Address has members of Congress reaching across the aisle...
Changing Oil Tax Top Priority of Legislative Session
Dave Donaldson, APRN – Juneau
The governor and many legislators this year have set changing the state’s tax on oil as the top goal...
State Employee Charged with Accepting Unlawful Gratuity
Alexandra Gutierrez, KUCB – Unalaska
A state employee for the Alaska Department of Fish and Game has been charged with the receipt of an...
Witnesses Describe Waterman’s Behavior during Trial
Ellen Lockyer, KSKA – Anchorage
Attorneys for both sides questioned witnesses all morning in the state’s trial against Rachelle Waterman. Waterman, accused of conspiracy...
Hoonah Bands with Alaska Communities to Heal After Tragic Shooting
Casey Kelly, KTOO – Juneau
Nearly five months since a tragic shooting took the lives of Hoonah police officers Tony Wallace and Matt Tokuoka,...
Storm Kills Two Travelers
Angela Denning-Barnes, KYUK – Bethal
A harsh North Storm that hit the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta last weekend killed two travelers. Others lost the trail and...
Rural Alaska School Districts to Receive Hundreds of Thousands of Federal Dollars
Libby Casey, APRN – Washington DC and Joaqlin Estus, KNBA- Anchorage
A few rural Alaska school districts and the Norton Sound Health Corporation are...
Dupre Continues to Solo Climb Denali
Dan Bross, KUAC – Fairbanks
Lonnie Dupre is up against the weather and the clock as he tries to become the first person to...
Kids These Days – Jan 25
Tuesday, January 25 at 2pm and 7pm
THE VALUE OF MUSIC
Music is good for the brain and it's good for the soul, that's why this...
Tuesday at 5 PM: President Obama’s State of the Union Address
NPR News will present extensive coverage of the President's State of the Union speech, Tuesday, January 25, at 5:00 pm Alaska time.
The coverage will...
Talk of Alaska: Environmental Writing
Nature has always been dramatic in Alaska, but now those dramatic changes are coming faster. Alaska’s nature writers see this as a...