Web Extra: Anchorage is Our Home (video preview)
Fri, July 6, 2007
Above is a 5-minute preview of the 26-minute video “Anchorage is Our Home,” the new video from Healing Racism in Anchorage. We’re providing it here as a courtesy to APRN web visitors.
MORE INFO: Healing Racism in Anchorage
If you would like a DVD copy of “Anchorage Is Our Home” plus a conversation guide for group discussion after viewing, contact Patricia Partnow at ppartnow [at] alaska [dot] com
Jury handed Tom Anderson corruption case for deliberations
Fri, July 6, 2007
The jury is now deliberating in the corruption case of former lawmaker Tom Anderson. Attorneys delivered closing arguments this morning. The jury started work at noon, worked through the afternoon and will restart their work on Monday.
Steve Heimel, APRN - Anchorage
Tier Two subsistence harvest regulations upheld by Supreme Court
Fri, July 6, 2007
The Alaska Supreme Court today upheld the 2003 changes to the state’s Tier Two subsistence harvest regulations. Tier Two restrictions go into effect when biologists determine there is less than enough game in a particular area for all subsistence users. Girdwood resident Kenneth Manning originally filed suit to overturn the law on state constitutional grounds after being denied a caribou hunting permit in 2000.
Dave Donaldson, APRN - Juneau
Alaska Outdoor Council hopes for prioritization of true subsistence in Alaskan law
Fri, July 6, 2007
The Alaska Outdoor Council (AOC) filed an amicus brief in the Manning subsistence case. Rod Arno, Executive Director of the AOC, offered his thoughts on the decision.
Lori Townsend, APRN - Anchorage
Russian volcano calming down after massive eruption
Fri, July 6, 2007
The eruption of mount Kluychevskoy on Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula a week ago created a plume of ash stretching as far as the eastern end of the Aleutian chain, diverting air traffic over the North Pacific. In recent days the volcano has calmed down, but volcanologists in Alaska are still keeping an eye on it.
Charles Homans, KIAL - Unalaska
- Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO)
- KVERT Information Releases (Russian site; English page)
- Klyuchevskoy images at AVO
- View Kluchevskoy on Google Maps (satellite view)
Ketchikan asked to find a cheaper bridge to Gravina Island
Fri, July 6, 2007
If Ketchikan wants a bridge, it will need to support a less costly option than is currently proposed. That was the message from Department of Transportation southeast region director Malcolm Menzies, who met with the Ketchikan Gateway Borough assembly this past Monday night.
Deanna Garrison, KRBD - Ketchikan
Alutiiq Museum receives $56,000 to bring artifacts and remains back to Kodiak
Fri, July 6, 2007
The Alutiiq Museum has received funding to help bring artifacts and human remains back to Kodiak from far-reaching points around the world. The National Park Service (NPS) provided the funding.
Casey Kelly, KMXT - Kodiak
New video hopes to heal racism divisions
Fri, July 6, 2007
Perhaps its especially fitting that shortly before we celebrated our independence as a country, a group called Healing Racism in Anchorage premiered a new video about the need to respect our interdependence.
Len Anderson, KSKA - Anchorage
Veterans’ cemetery opens with Saturday dedication in Bethel
Fri, July 6, 2007
A dedication ceremony for a unique Veteran’s Memorial Cemetery will be held in Bethel tomorrow. All branches of the military will be eligible for burial, including the National Guard and Territorial Guard members — an unusual degree of openness for military cemeteries.
Kenny Steele, KYUK - Bethel
Alaska News Nightly: July 6, 2007
Fri, July 6, 2007
Below is the complete story list and audio from today’s Alaska News Nightly, as broadcast on APRN stations statewide. Individual stories are available in the Alaska News category and you can subscribe to our news feeds via e-mail, podcast and RSS anytime.
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