Night Music: October 31, 2009

Sat, Oct 31, 2009

Here’s the music playlist from the October 31, 2009 edition of Night Music with Kirk Waldhaus. All tracks played are listed below in the following format:

Song Title
Album Title
Artist Name
Label

When Night’s Shadows Fall
Isotopia
Nuclear Whales
WM-104-CD

Where the Earth Embraces The Sky
Isotopia
Nuclear Whales
WM-104-CD
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Algo Nuevo Hour: October 30, 2009

Fri, Oct 30, 2009

Here’s the music playlist from the Friday October 30, 2009 edition of Algo Nuevo Hour. 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

Peanuts
Brazada
Fiesta

Un Rinconcito En El Cielo
Ramon Ayala
30 Joyas Musicales
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Municipality Introduces “Language Line” for Non-English Speaking Domestic Violence Victims

Fri, Oct 30, 2009

This week Anchorage launched a new multi-language approach to battle domestic violence and assist victims.

The five Language Line numbers are:

Spanish 343-7181
Samoan 343-7182
Hmong 343-7183
Tagalog 343-7184
Korean 343-7185

Helpful Link:

The Language Line

Len Anderson, KSKA – Anchorage

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Anchorage Edition: October 30, 2009

Fri, Oct 30, 2009

Each week, KAKM gathers commentators for a review of the week’s news, politics and public affairs in Anchorage and Alaska. Topics for this week are expected to include:

Veco executives sentenced to prison.
Upcoming caribou hunting trial in Point Hope.
Former Governor Sarah Palin (R) gets $1.2 million for book.
Palin’s national popularity among Republicans.
Mayor Dan Sullivan of Anchorage and the looming city budget talks.
SBA proposes changes to the 8A program.

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Stage Talk: The Rocky Horror Show

Fri, Oct 30, 2009

The Rocky Horror Show with an 80’s twist opens at Mad Myrna’s tonight and runs Fridays and Saturdays through November 21st. This week on Stage Talk, hear from the director, Jon Minton and Anthony Lounsbury who plays “Eddy” and “Dr. Scott.” This updated version of Rocky Horror incorporates rock, dance, fun eighties costumes, and audience participation.

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Lack of vaccine changes immunization campaigns

Thu, Oct 29, 2009

Last week the Municipality of Anchorage and the Anchorage School District announced their two H1N1 vaccine immunization schedules. That timetable has now changed.

Len Anderson, KSKA – Anchorage

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Addressing Alaskans: U.S. – Iranian Relations in the Age of Obama

Thu, Oct 29, 2009

Examining U.S. – Iranian relations from an anthropological perspective, Dr. William Beeman shares a point a view you might have not considered in the past. He contends there is no evidence that Iran is building a nuclear weapons and the United States needs to begin treating Iran with the respect they deserve. A country larger than the state of Alaska, Beeman describes Iran’s diverse cultural and geographical makeup and responds to questions from the audience on how to proceed with U.S. – Iranian relations in the future. The President of the Middle East Section of the American Anthropological Association, Dr. Beeman was recorded addressing the Alaska World Affairs Council on Friday, October 23.

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Public hearing shows wide response to proposed 2010 budget

Wed, Oct 28, 2009

The second half of last night’s Anchorage Assembly meeting was pretty much devoted to a series of public hearings on 2010 budget issues. The testimony was largely divided between angry property tax payers and those seeking to protect city services and grant support.

Len Anderson, KSKA – Anchorage

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Hometown, Alaska: Architecture of our new major buildings

Wed, Oct 28, 2009

Anchorage has recently added a museum expansion, a convention center, a University library, and a number of Midtown office buildings. Each new building helps define the urban landscape of our city. We’ll ask what you think of these new buildings, and talk about how they fit in with design and planning concepts for northern cities. Charles Wohlforth hosts, architect, Mike Mense and city planner Tom Davis this afternoon at 2:00 Hometown, Alaska.

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Assembly resolution could draw mayoral veto

Wed, Oct 28, 2009

Anchorage’s proposed 2010 municipal budget dominated last night’s assembly meeting. But before the public even got a chance to voice its response to the 420 million dollar plus budget, assembly members divided over two revenue issues.

Len Anderson, KSKA – Anchorage

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