A Closer Look: Ballot Measure 2
Tue, Aug 17, 2010
On August 24th, Alaska voters will decide the fate of Ballot Measure Two, which requires parental or guardian notification or a special court waiving before a minor receives an abortion. On A Closer Look, KSKA’s Len Anderson presents both sides of the Measure Two issue.
- Alaskans for Parental Rights
- Alaskans Against Government Mandates
- State of AK Division of Elections: 2010 Ballot Measures Pamphlet – Primary Election
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A Closer Look: Ballot Measure #1
Mon, Aug 2, 2010
On this week’s A Closer Look, KSKA focused on Ballot Measure One which will appear on the August 24th state primary ballot. KSKA’s Len Anderson hosted the program.
- Clean Team Alaska
- Stop the Gag Law
- Addressing Alaskans: Both Sides of Ballot Measure 1 (13 May 2010)
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A Closer Look: Smithsonian Arctic Studies Center at the Anchorage Museum
Tue, Jul 13, 2010
This afternoon on A Closer Look, we’ll take an audio tour of the Anchorage Museum’s new Smithsonian Arctic Studies Center that opened in May. Center Director Aron Crowell will guide us through some of the exhibits as well as explain how they came to Anchorage from the Smithsonian’s Museum of the American Indian in Washington D.C.
Len Anderson, KSKA – Anchorage
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A Closer Look: Dr. Ted Mala
Tue, Jul 6, 2010
Tuesday afternoon on KSKA, A Closer Look features an Alaska Native physician who specializes in bridge building. First Dr. Ted Mala surmounted national borders with an organization devoted to studies in circumpolar health. Now, as a director of South Central Foundation, he’s bridging the western medicine with traditional Native healing. You can hear more about the remarkable career of Dr. Ted Mala, on A Closer Look Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 p.m. on KSKA.
- Original news story: Ted Mala Helped Change the Face of Medicine in Alaska (17 June 2010)
- Traditional Alaska Native healers receive international award (24 Sept 2007)
Len Anderson, KSKA – Anchorage
Photo courtesy of Kristin Helvey, Director, Public Relations for the Southcentral Foundation
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A Closer Look: Alaskan Authors
Wed, Jun 16, 2010
Alaskan writers have been busy this year and two local favorites have new books out. On Tuesday, June 15’s A Closer Look, Haines Author Heather Lende writes about her horrific bike accident and long recovery in, “Take Good Care of the Garden and the Dogs.” And Anchorage writer Craig Medred examines the heartbreak that comes with scratching from the Iditarod in “Graveyard of Dreams.”
Lori Townsend and Annie Feidt, APRN – Anchorage
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A Closer Look: Anchorage Spring Ballot Propositions
Tue, Mar 23, 2010
On this edition of KSKA’s A Closer Look, we examine the major propositions on the April 6th, Anchorage municipal ballot. Four involve capital projects and purchases totaling around 40 million dollars, plus operation and maintenance costs. The fifth proposes a west Anchorage land exchange.
Len Anderson, KSKA – Anchorage
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A Closer Look: Rod Perry
Tue, Mar 16, 2010
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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A Closer Look: Social Security Commissioner, Michael Astrue
Tue, Mar 2, 2010
The Social Security administrative appeals process represents one of the largest judicial systems in the world. Most of the millions of disability benefits claims filed annually are decided at the state level, but about three quarters of a million claims are heard by an administrative law judge. That process has dragged for Alaskans who had filed appeals, because cases had to wait until Seattle – based judges could travel to our state.
But on February 19, all that changed, when Social Security Commissioner Michael Astrue (pictured right) visited Anchorage to open up Alaska’s first Disability Hearing office. Commissioner Astrue also visited our studios to talk about changes in the social security program aimed at keeping it in step with our country’s changing demographics.
Ellen Lockyer, KSKA – Anchorage
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A Closer Look: Anchorage Economic Forecast for 2010
Tue, Jan 12, 2010
A Closer Look is a half hour program on KSKA that gives us the opportunity to explore beyond our news stories and offer you additional insights into the events and people helping shape our community. This week’s A Closer Look focuses on Anchorage’s economic forecast.
Will the full force of the national recession finally hit the region? Or will Anchorage and much of Alaska continue to dodge the worst aspects?
KSKA’s Len Anderson talks with Anchorage Ecomomic Development Corporation President and CEO Bill Popp and takes A Closer Look at the year ahead.
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A Closer Look: Hanukkah celebration
Tue, Dec 15, 2009
A Closer Look is a half hour program on KSKA that gives us the opportunity to explore beyond our news stories and offer you additional insights into the events and people helping shape our community. This week’s A Closer Look focuses on the first ever Hanukkah celebration at Providence Alaska Medical Center, an extended version of this morning’s Metro News story, “Providence Medical Center to host Hanukkah celebration.”
The Hanukkah Celebration at Providence takes place at the first floor chapel on Wednesday (Dec. 16), the fifth night of Hanukkah. The one hour observance begins at 4:30 p.m and includes, Menorah lighting and blessing by Rabbi Michael Oblath, Temple Beth Shalom Choir, readings for Hanukkah and Dreidles for the children. Everyone is welcome.
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