State Democrats ruffled by dirty web tricks
Mon, April 28, 2008
A series of fake websites intended to sabotage Congressional candidate Ethan Berkowitz are creating quite a stir within the state Democratic Party. Without pointing fingers, the Party today released a statement condemning what they call “dishonest campaigning.”
David Shurtleff, APRN - Anchorage
Kodiak buys lift for large boat maintenance
Mon, April 28, 2008
The City of Kodiak has purchased a $6 million large vessel travel lift. The lift is welcome news to many large boat owners, who’ve been hit hard by high fuel prices recently. It means that soon they won’t have to travel long distances to have work done on their boats.
Casey Kelly, KMXT - Kodiak
UAF names new chancellor
Mon, April 28, 2008
The University of Alaska has named a new chancellor for the Fairbanks campus. Brian Rogers will take the two-year interim position. Rogers was one of two finalists for the job. He attended UAF as an undergraduate and has been involved in the University since, serving as a regent and a vice president. He also served in the state legislature for four years.
Libby Casey, KUAC - Fairbanks
Juneau plans to educate residents through electricity crisis
Mon, April 28, 2008
City, state and federal officials have been discussing how to help Juneau weather its short-term crisis of very expensive electricity. Some members of Juneau’s sustainability commission wonder whether the rapid response is missing the big picture.
John Ryan, KTOO - Juneau
Sitka takes recycling to a new level
Mon, April 28, 2008
Sitka’s recycling program logged another milestone this month. Just a couple weeks before Earth Day the city test-ran new equipment that will allow Sitkans to recycle more plastics than ever before.
Melissa Marconi-Wentzel, KCAW - Sitka
Spring snows delay studded tire deadline
Mon, April 28, 2008
Most Alaskans can keep their studded tires on for a while longer. The Department of Public Safety issued an emergency order in response to recent spring snowfalls, extending the winter-tire change out deadline by 2 weeks. Drivers in most of the state — including Fairbanks, Anchorage, and Valdez — can keep their studs on until May 15. Drivers in areas south of 60 degrees, like Homer, Kodiak and Juneau, have to remove them by tomorrow (April 29). The Department of Public Safety says slick road conditions made the roll-back necessary.
Libby Casey, KUAC - Fairbanks
Cruise ship tourist numbers expected to be flat this year
Mon, April 28, 2008
The first cruise-ship tourists of the year are on their way to Alaska. About 1 million are expected before the season ends. The numbers are about the same as last year, which is unusual for an industry built on growth.
Ed Schoenfeld, CoastAlaska - Juneau
DEC sends strong message to cruise ship industry
Mon, April 28, 2008
As the tourist season gets underway, The Alaska Cruise Association has been handed a strong message that the state Department of Environmental Conservation is not giving way on its new general wastewater discharge permit regulations.
John Hunt, KHNS - Haines
500-year-old body validates Native knowledge
Mon, April 28, 2008
A Yukon Chief says scientific studies on the body of a man who died on a glacier about 500 years ago are validating aboriginal people’s traditional knowledge. Dianne Strand told about 400 people at a scientific conference in Victoria, British Columbia that much of what has been learned about the “Long Ago Person Found” was already known by First Nation elders. She says this is making the case for science to pay attention to the knowledge held by those elders.
Brian Boyle, CBC - Whitehorse, YT
Alaska News Nightly: April 28, 2008
Mon, April 28, 2008
Democrats are asking questions about some dirty web tricks being played upon Ethan Berkowitz, who’s running for Alaska’s sole seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. Meanwhile, Juneau residents are looking for ways to save money in the midst of their power crisis and Kodiak boat owners are ready to save money on large vessel repair costs. Those stories and more on tonight’s Alaska News Nightly, broadcast statewide on APRN stations.
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