Assembly postpones Knik Arm Connection

Wed, March 17, 2010
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By a six-five split, Tuesday night the Anchorage Assembly voted again to delay the Knik Arm Bridge project until 2018. The vote was advisory only, but that didn’t reduce the fervor of the public hearing.

Hometown, Alaska: How to Create a Healthy Happy Home on Your Own

Tue, March 16, 2010
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Managing a career, maintaining a home, affording daycare and raising a happy child – These are all things single parents have to deal with every day. This week on Hometown, Alaska join host Teeka Ballas and her guests Karen Halpin from Alaska Parent Information and Resource Center and Anchorage social worker, Richard Steinzeig as they take your calls and discuss the issues single parents face and the solutions that are available.

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A Closer Look: Rod Perry

Tue, March 16, 2010
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As this year’s Iditarod draws to a close, top dog drivers are moving as fast as they can to Nome. But Rod Perry remembers the first Iditarod race in 1973. On A Closer Look, KSKA’s Ellen Lockyer talks with author and old time musher, Rod Perry about dogs, sleds and the changing race to Nome.

Iditarod Trailbreakers by Rod Perry
APRN: Mackey In and Out of Safety Racing with Lead (16 March 2010)
APRN: Iditarod 2010 coverage

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Community assessment report designed to create change

Tue, March 16, 2010
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Ninety-four percent of the city’s residents think Anchorage is a good place to live. At the same time, slightly over 30 percent of the population went without a basic need sometime during 2009. Those are just two results from a recently released, in-depth community profile.

United Way Anchorage: 2009 Community Assessment Project Report

Len Anderson, KSKA – Anchorage

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Line One: Anxiety Disorder

Mon, March 15, 2010
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Anxiety disorders range from feelings of uneasiness to disabling dread of everyday situations. To help us understand what triggers anxiety Dr. Daniela Schiller (pictured right) from the Center for Neural Science and Psychology at New York University joins host Dr. Thad Woodard to discuss her research into the neural mechanisms underlying emotional control and flexibility. Learn about the signs, symptoms, and types of anxiety attacks and disorders on Line One: Your Health Connection this afternoon at 2:00 pm.

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Mayor wants performance based municipal budget

Mon, March 15, 2010
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Anchorage Mayor Dan Sullivan wants to change the way the municipality shapes its annual budget. This/Last week the administration described the new approach it’s taking for next year’s budget.

Len Anderson, KSKA – Anchorage

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Algo Nuevo: March 14, 2010

Sun, March 14, 2010
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Here’s the music playlist from the Sunday March 14, 2010 edition of Algo Nuevo con Dave Luera — Something New with Dave Luera. If you have questions, comments or music requests for host Dave Luera, send e-mail to algonuevo [at] kska [dot] org or post your comment at the bottom of this post. All tracks played are listed below in the following format:

Song Title
Artist Name
Album Title

Europa
Latin Passion
Con Puro Corazon

Rajita De canela
Tobias Rene
Promo

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Something Different: March 14, 2010

Sun, March 14, 2010
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Here’s the music playlist from the March 14, 2010 edition of Something Different with Betsy. All tracks played are listed below in the following format:

Song Title
Album Title
Artist Name

I Don’t Wanna Waste Your Time
The Trumpet Child
Over the Rhine

Watch the Road
Ballads and Barsongs
Iain Campbell Smith

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Soul to Soul: March 13, 2010

Sat, March 13, 2010
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Here’s the music playlist from the March 13, 2010 edition of Soul to Soul with Marvel and Sherry Johnson. All tracks played are listed below in the following format: