Talk of Alaska: Firecracker Boys
Tue, October 30, 2007
After being out of print for years, Dan O’Neill’s ‘The Firecracker Boys” is being re-published, with revisions and extra material. The book documents the outrageous scheme cold war technocrats cooked up to demonstrate the peaceful use of nuclear weapons in Alaska . The Natives were not consulted, and the result, among other things, was the creation of the AFN. Also the willful attempt by a University of Alaska bureaucrat to destroy the reputations of two faculty scientists who dared to speak out against the project. The legacy of this technocratic impulse remains in tangible form - the Missile Defense at Fort Greely and Kodiak. READ MORE →
Supreme Court takes up Exxon Valdez reopener
Mon, October 29, 2007
It wasn’t what they had hoped to hear, but this morning, Exxon Valdez oil spill plaintiffs found out they have more rounds to go in the fight with ExxonMobil over punitive damages.
Joel Southern, APRN - Washington, DC
Governor and Legislators react to decision on Exxon Valdez
Mon, October 29, 2007
Governor Palin says the Supreme Court’s acceptance of the appeal was a “kick in Alaskans’ collective gut.” She says the litigation is now becoming an example of Justice Delayed is Justice Denied. She says it’s gone on too long.
Dave Donaldson, APRN - Juneau
Ted Stevens name raised in Kohring corruption trial
Mon, October 29, 2007
New details have emerged in the federal investigation of Senator Ted Stevens, and the renovation of his Girdwood home. The information comes from testimony heard this morning in the trial of former state legislator Vic Kohring.
David Shurtleff, APRN - Anchorage
Prosecution winds up its case against Kohring
Mon, October 29, 2007
We should know soon whether former state legislator Vic Kohring will testify in his own defense. Federal prosecutors were wrapping up their corruption case against him today.
Steve Heimel, APRN - Anchorage
House and Senate diverge on oil and gas tax
Mon, October 29, 2007
The House and Senate are taking separate paths to a re-written oil and gas tax. In separate committee substitute bills released over the weekend, neither of them addresses changes the governor wanted when she called the special session.
Dave Donaldson, APRN - Juneau
AFN wraps up in Fairbanks
Mon, October 29, 2007
The Alskaka Federation of Natives 2007 Convention drew to a close on Saturday tying off loose ends before adjourning.
Lori Townsend/Nellie Moore, APRN - Anchorage
Peter Jacob named Elder of the Year
Mon, October 29, 2007
Also at AFN over the weekend, Peter Jacob of Bethel was named as the AFN Elder of the Year for his lifetime of achievements.
Angela Denning-Barnes, KYUK - Bethel
Anchorage safety center dedicated
Mon, October 29, 2007
Today several agencies gathered to dedicate a new multi-agency facility in Anchorage to better serve victims of sexual assault and child abuse.
Len Anderson, KSKA - Anchorage
Clean Elections Initiative making its way around the state
Mon, October 29, 2007
Clean Elections initiative petitions will soon hit the streets in Sitka. Organizers say they’ve collected about a third of the signatures they need statewide to put the measure on next year’s ballot.
Ed Schoenfeld, CoastAlaska - Sitka
NOAA lobbied to move ships north to Alaska
Mon, October 29, 2007
Juneau officials have started trying to recruit the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to move its Seattle-based research vessels to Juneau. But NOAA officials in Seattle say Juneau has missed the boat — by a few weeks.
John Ryan, KTOO - Juneau
Alaska News Nightly: October 29, 2007
Mon, October 29, 2007
The Supreme Court takes up the issue of the Exxon Valdez reopener. Ted Stevens name surfaces in the federal corruption trial of Vic Kohring and the Alaska Federation of Natives votes to support the Pebble Mine project. Those stories and more on tonight’s Alaska News Nightly, broadcast statewide on APRN stations.
Individual news stories are posted in the Alaska News category and you can subscribe to APRN’s news feeds via e-mail, podcast and RSS.
AK: Coming Together
Sat, October 27, 2007
This week on AK, we come together at the Alaska Federation of Natives (AFN) convention in Fairbanks and all around the state. Balloon animals, horses, rappers, playwrights, Alaska Natives, environmentalists — and a ghost — all hang out with us on the Last Frontier.
All that and more on AK, from APRN stations statewide, starting today.
Kohring trial ends first week with VECO’s Bill Allen on the stand
Fri, October 26, 2007
Week one of the corruption trial of former legislator Vic Kohring has come to an end. Today concluded with VECO’s former chairman Bill Allen on the stand being cross-examined by the defense.
David Shurtleff, APRN - Anchorage
Proposed Galena nuclear design goes before the NRC
Fri, October 26, 2007
The nuclear reactor that could one day power Galena was in the spotlight this week at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission near Washington, DC. Toshiba and its American subsidiary Westinghouse met with nuclear regulators to summarize the work they have done so far on their innovative “4-S” nuclear reactor design, and to announce plans to turn in a formal license application in about a year.
Tim Bodony, KIYU - Galena
U.S. Coast Guard making initial moves into Arctic waters
Fri, October 26, 2007
A Coast Guard C-130 left Air Station Kodiak earlier this week for a flight to the North Pole. After collecting Coast Guard dignitaries and network news people, the plane stopped overnight in Barrow before flying the 1,200 miles to the North Pole. The United States, like Canada and Russia, is increasing its presence in the high arctic as receding ice opens up possibilities for shipping, fishing and oil and gas exploration. Rear Admiral Arthur Brooks, the commander of the 17th Coast Guard District in Alaska, said as soon as he took over a year and a half ago, he realized he would have to develop a plan for a Coast Guard presence in the Arctic Ocean, given the increase in ship traffic.
Jay Barrett, KMXT - Kodiak
AFN 2007 - Day Two
Fri, October 26, 2007
APRN’s Lori Townsend checks in from Fairbanks with independent journalist Nellie Moore, covering the days events at the Alaska Federation of Natives (AFN) convention in Fairbanks. AFN visitors included U.S. Senator Ted Stevens and congressman Don Young and topics included rural economic development.
Lori Townsend, APRN - Fairbanks
Anchorage School Board protests statewide reading course for teachers
Fri, October 26, 2007
The Alaska Department of Education and Early Development wants all public school teachers to take a mandatory reading course. This week the Anchorage School Board joined the Anchorage Education Association in opposing the requirement.
- Read the Anchorage School Board’s memo to the state (PDF)
- Read the original proposal materials at the Department of Education and Early Development web site
Len Anderson, KSKA - Anchorage
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