Community Forum: Lt. Nancy Reeder, APD

Wed, Oct 31, 2007

Nellie Moore hosts a discussion on “spooky driving.” Today’s guest, Lieutenant Nancy Reeder, Traffic Unit Commander for the Anchorage Police Department talks about safe driving on this Halloween night and addresses questions and comments concerning traffic in Anchorage.

APD: Traffic Safety

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Valley groups organize to protect wild salmon

Wed, Oct 31, 2007

2 year old Robert Morgan studies a northern pike, a voracious predator in Alaska, threatening various fish populations. Photo by Patty Sullivan/MSB

Science shows wild salmon can not maintain their numbers if their habitat is not protected. That’s why in the state’s most rapidly developing area, some Mat-Su Valley groups have formed a salmon conservation partnership that has already received national recognition.

Ellen Lockyer, APRN – Matanuska-Susitna Borough

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Line One: Brain Concussion

Mon, Oct 29, 2007

This week on Line One: Your Health Connection, neuropsychologists Dr. Russell Cherry and Dr. Heather Gray join Dr. Woodard for a discussion on brain concussion. Members of Providence Hospital’s new Concussion Management Program, Cherry and Gray shed light on neuropsychological testing and specifically ImPACT testing as an approach to concussion management.

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Anchorage Edition: October 26, 2007

Fri, Oct 26, 2007

Host Michael Carey gathers journalists and commentators for a review of the week’s news, politics and public affairs in Anchorage and Alaska.

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Anchorage School Board protests statewide reading course for teachers

Fri, Oct 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 officially opposed the proposed requirement.

Len Anderson, KSKA – Anchorage

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Stage Talk: Sherlock Holmes and Spontaneous Combustion

Fri, Oct 26, 2007

Host Mark Muro chats with Garry Forester from Sherlock Holmes and the Hound of the Baskervilles and conductor of the Anchorage Symphony Orchestra, Randy Fleischer who returned to KSKA with Chris Brubeck to discuss Spontaneous Combustion, a new violin concerto to be premiered by the ASO at Synergy: Jazz Meets Classical.

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Assembly bumps I/M tests and dog ordinance for budget hearing

Wed, Oct 24, 2007

“Many words, little action” summarizes last night’s Anchorage Assembly session. The two major items drawing people to the meeting went undiscussed as the first public hearing on next year’s municipal budget dominated the final two hours of the session.

Len Anderson, KSKA – Anchorage

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Alaska Radio Reader Rambler: Native Heritage Month

Wed, Oct 24, 2007

Hosts Sandy Harper and Dick Reichman chat with Michael Fredricks about Native Heritage Month in Alaska. A dream catcher workshop, fry bread Mondays, and a double feature at the Beartooth Theatre are just a few of the many coming attractions throughout the month of November. Native Heritage Month kicks off on Thursday, November 1 at the Anchorage Museum with award-winning music by Medicine Dream, Mayor Mark Begich, and host of KSKA’s Community Forum, Nellie Moore.

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Next year will see even fewer Anchorage students

Tue, Oct 23, 2007

The Anchorage School Board heard Monday night that the downward trend of student numbers is almost certain to continue into the 2007-2008 school term. This prediction comes after a sizable drop in students this year.

ASD: Student Membership Projections for September 30, 2008 (PDF)

Len Anderson, KSKA – Anchorage

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School Board receives a hefty report card on district performance

Tue, Oct 23, 2007

Last night the Anchorage School Board learned how the district was performing, not according to federal or state benchmarks, but their own. The results were mixed and the data nearly overwhelming.