Monthly Archives: December 2007
BP settles tax dispute with state
Oil giant BP agreed today to pay the State of Alaska $379 million in taxes that the two sides had been disputing for more...
Senator Cowdery asked to resign
Members of the State Senate Minority are asking Anchorage Senator John Cowdery to resign from office for his alleged involvement in the ongoing VECO...
Examining Mount Spurr as a source of energy
The state of Alaska has taken another step toward harnessing the untapped geothermal potential of Mount Spurr.
Mike Mason, KBBI - Homer
Capital funding for Marine Highway
Governor Sarah Palin's capital budget funds two new ferry terminals: one in southeast and one in southwest Alaska. But it includes no money for...
The Power of One: Anchorage doctor building hospital in Sudan
An Anchorage doctor is working to set up a new hospital in a remote and impoverished village in Southern Sudan. Dr. Jack Hickel recently...
Some rural Alaskans may have to wait for subsistence halibut eligibility
The North Pacific Fishery Management Council has been trying to address a regulatory glitch that excludes some clearly "rural" residents from qualifying for rural...
Making traditional parkas in Bethel
Plenty of people still wear traditional Yup'ik fur parkas in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta region, but the art of hand crafting the labor intensive garment...
Looking back at 2007
The coming New Year offers a chance to look back on all the biggest news stories of 2007. In Alaska, the year was especially...
Alaska News Nightly: December 31, 2007
Members of the Senate minority ask Senator Cowdery to resign. Plus, BP settles with the state on an old tax dispute, and a...
Algo Nuevo: December 30, 2007
Here's the music playlist from the Dec 30, 2007 edition of Algo Nuevo -- Something New.
If you have questions, comments or music requests for...
Traveling Music: December 30, 2007
Here's the music playlist from the Dec 30, 2007 edition of Traveling Music with Shonti Elder.
All tracks played are listed below in the...
The Twlight Show: December 29, 2007
Here's the music playlist from the Dec 29, 2007 edition of The Twilight Show with Todd Glazer.
All tracks played are listed below in the...
Fairbanks struggles to keep drunk drivers off the road
New Year’s means a lot of people out celebrating and driving after they drink and while many Alaska cities have made progress in reducing...
New crime lab may be up to voters
When voters go to the polls next November, they could decide the fate of a proposal to build a new crime lab in Alaska.
Mike...
Alaskan parathlete to compete in Beijing
A Juneau resident has been named to the 2008 U-S paralympic wheelchair rugby team. 24-year-old Seth McBride was selected earlier this month after...
Who done it? Anchorage crime watchers will know
One of the most popular sections of many small Alaska papers is the police blotter, an eye-catching account of the previous week's officer calls...
Palin Admininstration takes on Feds over foreign-flagged vessels
The Palin Administration has submitted comments to the federal government opposing a proposed rule change governing foreign flagged vessels operating in Alaskan waters.
Alec Dickinson,...
The Power of One: Anchorage resident makes a difference in Ethiopia
A quick stop in Ethiopia a few years ago was life changing for Anchorage resident Catherine Miller. She met a man there who was...
Alaska News Nightly: December 28, 2007
Fairbanks struggles with drunk drivers. Plus, voters may be asked to decide whether the state will have a new crime lab. Those...
New road produces new traffic jams
It's been two weeks since the new Elmore Road opened and offered southeast residents of the city an alternative route to midtown and northeast...