Addressing Alaskans: Fiftieth Anniversary of Alaska’s Federal Court

Thu, March 4, 2010
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Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the United States District Court for the District of Alaska, the Cook Inlet Historical Society hosted a panel discussion including Chief Judge Ralph R. Beistline, District Judges H. Russel Holland, James K. Singleton and Magistrate Judge John D. Roberts Jr. at the Anchorage Museum on February 18th.

Moderated by Judge Beistline, Judge Holland recounts the history of the court system in Alaska from 1800 to statehood, followed by Judge Magistrate Roberts Jr. who discusses the role of the magistrate in Alaska. Judge Singleton concludes the presentation describing where the Alaska court system stands today.

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Assembly sets Housing First location guidelines

Wed, March 3, 2010
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After a divided and lengthy public hearing that occupied portions of two meetings, the Anchorage Assembly unanimously approved an ordinance that sets guidelines for housing designed for homeless, chronic alcoholics.

Len Anderson, KSKA – Anchorage

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A Closer Look: Social Security Commissioner, Michael Astrue

Tue, March 2, 2010
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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.

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APRN: Social Security Opens First Disability Office in Alaska (19 Feb 2010)

Ellen Lockyer, KSKA – Anchorage

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Line One: Dealing with Divorce

Mon, March 1, 2010
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According to the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, one out of every two marriages today ends in divorce and many divorcing families include children . To discuss the basic legal and psychological aspects of divorce on today’s Line One: Your Health Connection Dr. Woodard hosts Anchorage attorney, Julie Wrigley and pediatric psychologist, Cathy Von Hipple. The pair recently founded Riptide Divorce Education, a workshop in Anchorage to help parents travel towards a functional divorce. Learn more on Line One this afternoon at 2:00 pm.

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Algo Nuevo: February 28, 2010

Sun, February 28, 2010
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Here’s the music playlist from the Sunday February 28, 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

Feria De Las Flores
La Rabia
Si O No

Tragos Amargos
Matthew Martinez
El Destino

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Something Different: February 28, 2010

Sun, February 28, 2010
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Here’s the music playlist from the February 28, 2010 edition of Something Different with Betsy. All tracks played are listed below in the following format:

Song Title
Album Title
Artist Name

Move Up
Downtown Church
Patty Griffin

Wandering Spirit
Wandering Spirit
Mick Jagger
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Soul to Soul: February 27, 2010

Sat, February 27, 2010
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Here’s the music playlist from the February 27, 2010 edition of Soul to Soul with Marvel and Sherry Johnson. All tracks played are listed below in the following format:

Artist Name
Song Title
Album Title

S.O.S. Band
Just Be Good To Me
The Best Of The S.O.S. Band

The Human League
Human
The Very Best Of

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Alaska Monitoring Tsunami Situation

Sat, February 27, 2010
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The Associated Press – Anchorage

Officials at the Alaska emergency coordination center are monitoring the tsunami situation after the earthquake in Chile. Alaska Department of Military and Veterans Affairs deputy commissioner McHugh Pierre says they will begin to notify communities if the wave develops later Saturday.

Bill Knight is the tsunami warning and science officer at the West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center in Palmer. He says based on early morning models of the tsunami, he didn’t expect this to escalate beyond advisory level for Alaska. He says the state has seen far more damaging tsunamis than this one probably will be. Projections of wave measurements include 1.3 feet at Sitka and Seward and 2.3 feet at Kodiak.

West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center

KSKA also will continue monitoring the situation and updating reports for listeners.

Algo Nuevo Hour: February 26, 2010

Fri, February 26, 2010
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Here’s the music playlist from the Friday February 26, 2010 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

Samba Pa Ti
Santana
Greatest Hits

Ando Que Me Lleva
Fuego
Introducing Fuego
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Shishmaref and West students share schools and photography

Fri, February 26, 2010
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What’s it like to attend a high school that’s three times larger than your entire village? That’s what a group of Shishmaref students found out this week…while some West High students began to learn about the village they’ll visit in April.

Len Anderson, KSKA – Anchorage

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