Valley voters to choose Lyda Green’s successor

Fri, Oct 31, 2008

When state Senator Lyda Green announced she would not run for another term, Republican challenger Linda Menard won the Republican candidacy for Senate District G by default. Now the outcome of the race for District G is a toss-up.

Menard declined to be interviewed for this report, but newcomer Democrat Eric Cordero is challenging the former Matanuska Susitna Borough school board member for the seat. Both candidates say they want to bring fresh ideas to Juneau.

Ellen Lockyer, KSKA – Matanuska-Susitna Borough

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Anchorage Edition: October 31, 2008

Fri, Oct 31, 2008

Each week, host Michael Carey gathers journalists and commentators for a review of the week’s news, politics and public affairs in Anchorage and Alaska. Topics this week include:

Ted Stevens: Guilty
Sarah Palin and John McCain call for Ted Stevens to resign in the wake of the conviction (among other national Republicans)
Stevens is appealing to voters, asking for their vote on Tuesday, saying he can be effective in the Senate — but will his message turn into voter action, and can he really be effective in the Senate while under such a substantial legal cloud?
How will bush Alaska vote, with respect to Stevens?
Stevens returns to Alaska to a throng of supporters at his eponymous airport
Stevens was surprised that Bill Allen was dishonest?
Debate for the State: How did Ted Stevens do?
Debate for the State: How did Don Young and Ethan Berkowitz do?
Don Young is being nice, and isn’t being overconfident in this campaign
How has Mark Begich handled the Ted Stevens trial and conviction?
What is Begich’s plan for the remainder of his campaign?
For Senator Stevens, what is his potential “road to victory?”
With so much early and absentee voting combined with normal voting, how can we figure out the results?
The national presidential race will likely be decided early toward the east coast — will that depress west coast voting?

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Debate for the State: U.S. Senate Candidates

Fri, Oct 31, 2008

Alaska’s public television stations — KAKM, KTOO, KUAC, KYUK — produced the following debate between the leading (polling more than 5%) candidates for Alaska’s U.S. Senate seat:

incumbent Republican Ted Stevens
challenger Democrat Mark Begich

The program was recorded before a live studio audience and broadcast to live statewide TV and radio audiences from the studios of KAKM Public Television in Anchorage, Alaska on October 30, 2008.

You can watch the video here, play the audio here or download the audio for later. (The video can also be embedded on your own web site, if you like.)

You can see and hear more from Alaska’s U.S. Senate candidates from their appearance on KAKM’s RUNNING program earlier in October.

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Debate for the State: U.S. House Candidates

Fri, Oct 31, 2008

Alaska’s public television stations — KAKM, KTOO, KUAC, KYUK — produced the following debate between the leading (polling more than 5%) candidates for Alaska’s U.S. House seat:

incumbent Republican Don Young
challenger Democrat Ethan Berkowitz

The program was recorded before a live studio audience and broadcast to live statewide TV and radio audiences from the studios of KAKM Public Television in Anchorage, Alaska on October 30, 2008.

You can watch the video here, play the audio here or download the audio for later. (The video can also be embedded on your own web site, if you like.)

You can see and hear more from Alaska’s U.S. House candidates from their appearance on KAKM’s RUNNING program earlier in October.

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Stage Talk: The Imaginary Invalid

Fri, Oct 31, 2008

Moliere’s The Imaginary Invalid opens this weekend at Cyrano’s. The director, Elizabeth Ware along the leading actor, Mark Robokoff stop by to talk about the show on KSKA’s Stage Talk.

ADN: Quacks and patients deliver laughter

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Political opposites face off in east side senate race

Fri, Oct 31, 2008

In Anchorage’s Senate District K, the Democrat incumbent, Bettye Davis, finds herself fending off a determined campaign by Republican Dave Harbour.

Len Anderson, KSKA – Anchorage

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AWAC Presents: David Rubenstein, The Carlyle Group

Thu, Oct 30, 2008

Before co-founding The Carlyle Group, one of the world’s largest private equity firms, David Rubenstein served in the White House during the Carter Administration as the Deputy Assistant to the President on Domestic Policy. He arrived in Anchorage last week with his wife (owner of Alaska House art gallery in NYC) and stopped by the Hotel Captain Cook to talk about the “Engines of a Global Economy and an Outlook of the Financial Markets.”

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District 29 vacancy draws two hopefuls

Thu, Oct 30, 2008

When Republican Ralph Samuels decided not to seek re-election after three terms, Democrats hoped the lack of an incumbent would let them gain the House District 29 Seat. KSKA’s Len Anderson reports on this southside Anchorage race.

Len Anderson, KSKA – Anchorage

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Community Forum: Campaign for the arts

Wed, Oct 29, 2008

The Anchorage Cultural Council will hold a rally Wednesday to kick off their campaign to increase public spending for the arts. Their goal this year is to increase funding by $100,000. Join Community Forum as host Nellie Moore and her guests discuss the pros and cons of public arts funding and its significance to Anchorage.

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District 16 rivals want to guide valley’s transformation

Wed, Oct 29, 2008

Agriculture is the issue in the Matanuska Valley’s House District 16, where cow pastures intersect with suburban housing developments. Democrat Beverly Serrano is challenging three term Republican incumbent Bill Stoltze for the legislative seat.

Ellen Lockyer, APRN – Matanuska Susitna Borough

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