Category: Addressing Alaskans
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
Extending the Season
Gardening season is upon us in Alaska and according to Eliot Coleman, owner of Four Season Farm in Maine, it doesn’t ever have to end. This week on Addressing Alaskans, Coleman shares vegetable and fruit-growing techniques to extend our season here in the far north. His talk entitled, “If We Can Do It In Maine, You Can Do It in Alaska,” was recorded at the Alaska Botanical Garden conference.
KSKA: Thursday 5/10 at 2:00 pm and 7:00 pm
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Knik Arm Bridge Update
The Knik Arm Bridge and Toll Authority “KABATA” project connecting Anchorage to the Mat-Su Borough was established in 2003. At an Anchorage Chamber of Commerce Make-it-Monday Forum last week, chair of the KABATA board of directors, Michael Foster said construction on the bridge is expected to finally begin in 2014. Built to accommodate “tomorrow’s traffic,” the bridge should be fully operational by 2017 or 2018. Listen to Foster’s complete update on the KABATA project on Addressing Alaskans.
KSKA: Thursday 5/3 at 2:00 pm and 7:00 pm
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Washington Update from Congressman Don Young
In his 20th term as Congressman to Alaska, Don Young returned home last week to update Alaskans on what’s happening in Washington D.C. At the Anchorage Chamber of Commerce ‘Make-It-Monday’ forum on April 9, Congressman Young discussed, military budget cuts, repealing the health bill, regulation impeding economic recovery and making Alaska the “power center” for America.
KSKA: Thursday 4/19 at 2:00 pm and 7:00 pm
Can America and The Muslim World Be Friends?
In his 2006 novel The Order of Light where young Muslims light themselves on fire to protest the authoritarian reality of the Middle East, author Haroon Mohgul says he predicted the Arab Spring. At the Alaska World Affairs Council on April 6, Mohgul discussed the the Muslim world’s relationship with the West over the years asking audiences to consider, “Can America and the Muslim World Be Friends?” Listen on Addressing Alaskans.
KSKA: Thursday 4/12 at 2:00 pm & 7:00 pm
Affordable Health Care Act in Plain English
Weeks before he presented oral arguments at the Supreme Court hearing on health care reform, author and filmmaker T.R. Reid visited to Alaska to help breakdown the 3000+ page Affordable Health Care Act. Reid explained the new rules for insurance providers, doctors and even fast food restaurants in his talk entitled “Affordable Health Care Act (Obama’s Health Reform) in Plain English” recorded at UAA on March 22.
KSKA: Thursday 4/4 at 2:00 pm and 7:00 pm
Anchorage School Board Candidate Debate
This week on Addressing Alaskans, listen to the Anchorage Chamber of Commerce debate with Anchorage School Board candidates, Kathleen Plunkett and David Nees (Seat E) , Tam Agosti-Gisler (Seat F), Natasha Von Imhof and Starr Marsett (Seat G). Candidates discussed early childhood education, school bond propositions, Everyday Math, budget cuts, skilled trade education and past experience in the Anchorage School District at the Dena’ina Center on March 19.
KSKA: Thursday 3/29 at 2:00 pm
Fantastic, Historic, Unconventional: Crossing Literary Fiction Boundaries
This week on Addressing Alaskans, listen an on-stage conversation with Alaskan writers, Eowyn Ivey (The Snow Child) and Andromeda Romano-Lax (The Detour, The Spanish Bow). The Snow Child is Ivey’s debut novel set on an Alaska homestead in the 1920′s. What led one author to set her fiction in Alaska and the other in historical Europe? “Fantastic, Historic, Unconventional” a Crosscurrents event hosted by the 49 Alaska Writing Center was recorded at the Anchorage Museum on Feb. 22.
KSKA: Thursday 3/22 at 2:00 pm and 7:00 pm
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Coal and Your Health
Alaska contains about half of the coal reserves in the United States and development proposals are increasing. No matter if you live nearby a mine or a train transporting coal simply travels through your town, pollutants are released throughout the mining process. Hosted by Alaska Community Action on Toxics, listen to neurologist Dr. Lockwood’s talk on “Coal and Your Health” this week on Addressing Alaskans.
KSKA: Thursday 3/15 at 2:00 pm and 7:00 pm
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UAA Debate: Corporate Personhood
Should the U.S. adopt a constitutional amendment banning corporate personhood? This week on Addressing Alaskans, listen to the award-winning UAA Seawolves Speech and Debate Team argue for and against corporate personhood. Recorded on on February 2nd, responses from UAA professors, Clayton Trotter, Jason Brandeis and Steve Haycox follow the student debate.
KSKA: Thursday 3/8 at 2:00 pm and 7:00 pm
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For the Love of Cities
We must love the cities we live in if we want them to truly thrive economically and socially, according to For the Love of Cities author Peter Kageyama. So what exactly makes a city lovable? Listen to Peter Kageyam on Addressing Alaskans and find out as he talks about the importance of creativity and culture.
KSKA: Thursday 3/1 2:00 pm and 7:00 pm
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The Great Migration
Former national correspondent and bureau chief at the New York Times, Isabel Wilkerson was the first African American woman to win a Pulitzer Prize for her reporting. She went on to publish a book chronicling the decades-long migration of 600 million black Americans in search of better lives in the North and West. Her book, The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America’s Migration was the subject of her talk at the University of Alaska Anchorage in January.
KSKA: Thursday 2/23 at 2:00 pm and 7:00 pm
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A Single Roll of the Dice: Obama’s Diplomacy with Iran
There have been more and more sanctions adopted on Iranians in the last few years. How are these sanctions affecting the Iranian economy and the United States diplomatic efforts with Iran? This week on Addressing Alaskans, hear from Dr. Trita Parsi, President of the National Iranian American Council and author of A Single Roll of the Dice – Obama’s Diplomacy with Iran.
KSKA: Thursday 2/16 at 2:00 pm and 7:00 pm
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Wires, Wireless & Wilderness – Alaska’s WAMCATS Communication System
Before WAMCATS, Alaskans depended primarily on mail delivered by dog sled in order to communicate with the outside world. Oftentimes, awaiting a reply from Washington D.C. could take up to one year. Finally in the early 1900′s, spurred by Klondike Gold Rush, Congress sent members of the U.S. Army to build the Washington Alaska Military Cable and Telegraph System or “WAMCATS,” which proved to be no easy feat.
Many WAMCATS sites still exist in Alaska today and historical archaeologist, Dr. Morgan Blanchard has uncovered their history. Listen to his talk “Wires, Wireless and Wildnerness” this week on Addressing Alaskans.
KSKA: Thursday 2/9 at 2:00 pm and 7:00 pm
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Steve Forbes’ Economic Forecast
A record 1500 Alaskans attended the Anchorage Economic Development Corporation‘s annual economic forecast luncheon this year with keynote speaker Steve Forbes. Best known as the man behind Forbes Magazine, his talk focused on global and national economies and the effects and opportunities they represent for Alaska in the coming year. Listen to Forbes this week on Addressing Alaskans.
KSKA: Thursday 2/2 at 2:00 pm and 7:00 pm
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The Endangered Belugas of Cook Inlet
Dr. Leslie Cornick from Alaska Pacific University studies beluga communication, diet, and travel patterns to report on the health of the Cook Inlet beluga population. She shared new information from recent studies at the Alaska Zoo’s Wildlife Wednesday lecture series on December 14.
KSKA: Thursday 1/26 at 2:00 pm and 7:00 pm
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Wind Power in Alaska
Wind is Alaska’s fast growing renewable energy resource. This week on Addressing Alaskans, Darron Scott of Kodiak Electic and Suzanne Gibson of CIRI provide an update on Kodiak and Fire Island wind farms. Then Rich Stromberg from Alaska Energy Authority reviews potential wind projects around the state.
KSKA: Thursday 1/19 at 2:00 pm and 7:00 pm
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Global LNG – A Shell View
A LNG pioneer, Shell will considerably increase production of Liquified Natural Gas in years to come. This week on Addressing Alaskans, Marta Jara from Shell Mexico discusses global markets for LNG, Shell’s big picture priorities and the construction of a massive liquefied natural gas project in Australia that entails building the world’s first floating LNG plant.
KSKA: Thursday 1/12 at 2:00 pm and 7:00 pm
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Denali in January: Preparing for the Solo Summit
Despite six frost bite fingers, -60 F windchill weather, and a little sleep deprivation, Lonnie Dupre continues to make his was toward the Denali summit. Monday January 2, marked day 12 of the trip. A few days before he departed for Denali base camp, Lonnie talked about preparing for the solo ascent of Denali in winter and his 25 year career as a polar explorer at REI in Anchorage.
KSKA: Thursday 1/4 at 2:00 pm and 7:00 pm
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Richard Nelson’s Alaskan Miracles
Cultural Anthropologist, Richard Nelson, records bird sounds near Westchester Lagoon, during a visit to Anchorage © 2011 Clark James Mishler
When Anchorage audiences gathered to hear Nelson speak at the Anchorage Museum for the APRN Speaker Series on November 2, “Encounter” radio host, Richard Nelson discussed what he considers to be three Alaskan miracles – salmon, grizzly bears and caribou.
KSKA: Thursday 12/15 at 2:00 pm and 7:00 pm
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