KAKM Public Television » Anchorage Edition http://kakm.org Channel 7 - Anchorage, Alaska Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:17:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 2006-2007 webmaster@kakm.org (KAKM Public Television) webmaster@kakm.org (KAKM Public Television) posts 1440 Channel 7 - Anchorage, Alaska KAKM Public Television KAKM Public Television webmaster@kakm.org No no http://kakm.org/images/kakm-podbadge-144.jpg KAKM Public Television http://kakm.org 144 144 Anchorage Edition: August 27, 2010 http://kakm.org/2010/08/27/anchorage-edition-august-27-2010/ http://kakm.org/2010/08/27/anchorage-edition-august-27-2010/#comments Fri, 27 Aug 2010 22:00:58 +0000 Josh Edge http://kakm.org/?p=5120 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:

  • Miller v. Murkowski primary results so far
  • Gubernatorial primary
  • Mead Treadwell clobbers Jay Ramras
  • Alaska’s legislative races
  • Palin factor?

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HOST: Michael Carey, Freelance editorial writer, Anchorage Daily News

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]]> http://kakm.org/2010/08/27/anchorage-edition-august-27-2010/feed/ 0 Anchorage Edition: August 20, 2010 http://kakm.org/2010/08/20/anchorage-edition-august-20-2010/ http://kakm.org/2010/08/20/anchorage-edition-august-20-2010/#comments Fri, 20 Aug 2010 20:44:05 +0000 Josh Edge http://kakm.org/?p=5103 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:

  • Ted Stevens’ memorial service
  • The legacy of “Uncle Ted”
  • Primary elections coming up on Tuesday
  • Tea Party polls, Miller lagging 10 points behind Murkowski
  • “Independent Audit Faults Begich, Assembly”
  • Perspective on emotional interview with GCI’s Ron Duncan

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HOST: Michael Carey, Freelance editorial writer, Anchorage Daily News

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  • Ted Stevens dies in plane crash
  • Stevens’ early career
  • Rescue on Knik Glacier
  • Primary approaching quickly
  • Government conduct in Vic Kohring corruption trial
  • Candidates endorsed by Palin

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HOST: Michael Carey, Freelance editorial writer, Anchorage Daily News

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  • Justice Department drops investigation of Rep. Don Young
  • Potential effects of an arctic oil spill
  • Outlook on the primary election
  • Modernizing and updating Alaska’s map
  • Dust control in villages
  • ACLU lawsuit on municipal property tax exemption
  • Is the “Fill the Boot” battle over?
  • Economic development in rural Alaska

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HOST: Michael Carey, Freelance editorial writer, Anchorage Daily News

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  • Assembly overturns “Fill-the-Boot” veto
  • Gene Therriault resigns
  • Arctic Citizens Advisory Council
  • “Race to the Top” education program
  • C-17 crashes at Elmendorf
  • Former Legislator Bruce Weyhrauch
  • Ninth Circuit cases heard this week
  • EPA Administrator is in Alaska
  • Home stretch of the primary elections
  • Senator Begich and the energy bill

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HOST: Michael Carey, Freelance editorial writer, Anchorage Daily News

GUESTS:

  • Matt Felling, KTVA Channel 11 News
  • Steve MacDonald, KTUU Channel 2 News
  • Libby Casey, APRN

KSKA (FM 91.1) BROADCAST: Friday, July 30 at 2:30 p.m. and Saturday, July 31 at 6:00 p.m.

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  • Jihad in Alaska
  • Palin and Mayor Bloomberg’s Twitter scuffle
  • BP and Apache Corporation’s sales deal
  • Federal Court blocks Chukchi Sea Leases
  • Murkowski v. Miller heats up
  • Unemployment extension vote
  • Upcoming Kagan vote
  • Tribal Law & Order Bill

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HOST: Jill Burke, Alaska Dispatch

GUESTS:

  • Lori Townsend, APRN
  • Steve MacDonald, KTUU Channel 2 News
  • Libby Casey, APRN

KSKA (FM 91.1) BROADCAST: Friday, July 23 at 2:30 p.m. and Saturday, July 24 at 6:00 p.m.

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  • Andree McLeod files more ethics complaints against Palin
  • Apache interested in some BP holdings in Alaska
  • “Fill the Boot” charity campaign
  • Nancy Dahlstrom
  • FBI whistle blower Chad Joy has left the agency
  • How is the cruise ship industry in Alaska doing?
  • Designation of critical polar bear habitat
  • What is Sarah Palin doing with fundraiser money?
  • Berkowitz and French battle over oil taxes

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HOST: Michael Carey, Freelance editorial writer, Anchorage Daily News

GUESTS:

  • Paul Jenkins, Anchorage Daily Planet
  • Steve MacDonald, KTUU Channel 2 News
  • Gregg Erickson, Alaska Budget Report

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  • Appeal to offshore drilling ban
  • Open season for the gas line
  • Gov. Parnell’s visit to “Focus on the Family”
  • Sen. Murkowski backs away from vote favoring first bailout bill sponsored by President Bush
  • Joe Miller v. Lisa Murkowski Senate race
  • 8(a) contracting
  • Alyeska CEO Kevin Hostler retiring
  • Congressman Don Young’s reelection bid

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HOST: Michael Carey, Freelance editorial writer, Anchorage Daily News

GUESTS:

  • Paul Jenkins, Anchorage Daily Planet
  • Jill Burke, Alaska Dispatch

KSKA (FM 91.1) BROADCAST: Friday, July 9 at 2:30 p.m. and Saturday, July 10 at 6:00 p.m.

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  • Officers allege racism at the police department
  • Making bail
  • Housing for the homeless
  • Campaign season
  • Sarah Palin
  • Mandatory ID checks at liquor stores. Does it work?
  • BP safety lapses
  • Bruce Weyhrauch

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HOST: Michael Carey, Freelance editorial writer, Anchorage Daily News

GUESTS:

  • Steve MacDonald, KTUU Channel 2
  • Paul Jenkins, Anchorage Daily Planet

KSKA (FM 91.1) BROADCAST: Friday, July 2 at 2:30 p.m. and Saturday, July 3 at 6:00 p.m.

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  • Supreme Court ruling on Bruce Weyhrauch’s appeal of his corruption indictment
  • Homelessness in Anchorage
  • Joe Miller v. Senator Lisa Murkowski
  • 8A contracting conference
  • Removal of Gen. Stanley McChrystal
  • Alaskans going to the Gulf of Mexico
  • Relationship between the state of Alaska and BP
  • Don Young and the “aginer.”
  • The Tea Party and Joe Miller
  • The legacy of the Ted Stevens corruption trial

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HOST: Michael Carey, Freelance editorial writer, Anchorage Daily News

GUESTS:

  • Steve MacDonald, KTUU Channel 2
  • Jill Burke, Alaska Dispatch
  • Libby Casey, APRN

KSKA (FM 91.1) BROADCAST: Friday, June 25 at 2:30 p.m. and Saturday, June 26  at 6:00 p.m.

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  • Tea Party endorses Joe Miller
  • Bob Poe drops out of gubernatorial race
  • Gubernatorial debates
  • Clean Team Alaska
  • Keen Smith and juvenile justice
  • Bears and bicyclists
  • Labor turmoil at the Sheraton Hotel
  • BP suspends dividends
  • Oil-spill commission

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HOST: Michael Carey, Freelance editorial writer, Anchorage Daily News

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KSKA (FM 91.1) BROADCAST: Friday, June 18 at 2:30 p.m. and Saturday, June 19  at 6:00 p.m.

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  • A second Anchorage police officer is shot
  • Senator Lisa Murkowski’s disapproval resolution
  • What do Sarah Palin’s endorsements mean?
  • Sarah Palin is saying President Obama should call her for help with the BP oil spill
  • Are Alaska legislators ready to take on Governor Parnell’s Denali KidCare veto?
  • Senators Murkowski and Begich and their BP oil-spill bills
  • BP’s spill response plan

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HOST: Michael Carey, Freelance editorial writer, Anchorage Daily News

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KSKA (FM 91.1) BROADCAST: Friday, June 11 at 2:30 p.m. and Saturday, June 12  at 6:00 p.m.

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  • Governor Sean Parnell announces vetoes.
  • Supporters of the parental notification initiative win in the state supreme court.
  • Title VII Indian Education bolsters summer school presentations.
  • Filing deadline for legislative and statewide offices passes.
  • Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
  • Writer Joe McGinniss moves in next to Sarah Palin.

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HOST: Michael Carey, Freelance editorial writer, Anchorage Daily News

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  • Obama halts Arctic Ocean drilling.
  • Where does Obama’s decision leave Shell?
  • What has been the response of Alaska’s political leaders?
  • What about the small oil spill in Alaska?
  • How is the 2010 tourist season shaping up?
  • Is it unusual that Governor Parnell has missed this many gubernatorial debates?
  • BP says it will pay every legitimate claim generated by the Gulf spill.
  • What is the latest on the homeless-camp policy in Anchorage?

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HOST: Michael Carey, Freelance editorial writer, Anchorage Daily News

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  • Congress is upset by the Gulf oil spill. And Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar is upset by the relationship between the companies and federal regulators.
  • The Alaska delegation addressed the Anchorage Chamber of Commerce, talking mostly about the implications of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill for Alaska. Did they just tell the audience what they wanted to hear?
  • How will the recently-announced UPS layoff of over 250 pilots affect Anchorage? Will it hinder the larger Alaska economy?
  • Congressman Don Young squares off with Minority Leader John Boehner over earmarks.
  • The primary election returns in Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Arkansas and other states renewed focus on the riled up American voter. Are Alaska voters riled up as well?
  • Alaska Natives were in Washington to report on their visitor to the Gulf coast. What are they saying?
  • The financial reform bill has passed (or is about to pass). Do we know with any certainty what the implications are for Alaskans?

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HOST: Michael Carey, Freelance editorial writer, Anchorage Daily News

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KSKA (FM 91.1) BROADCAST: Friday, May 21 at 2:30 p.m. and Saturday, May 22  at 6:00 p.m.

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  • Death of a legend. Wally Hickel passes on at age 90.
  • The Gulf of Mexico oil blowout remains untamed. Does Alaska have any wisdom to offer those engaged in capping the well and the anxious people of the Gulf Coast? What does this mean for drilling in Alaska waters – and for the oil giant Shell?
  • Mead Treadwell says he is running for lieutenant governor on the Republican ticket.
  • Fairbanks report – What are the dominant local issues as spring morphs into summer?
  • Anchorage Assembly calls an end to emissions testing.
  • Port of Anchorage  is running years behind its expansion budget and millions of dollars over budget.
  • Polls continue to show Gov. Sean Parnell is popular with the electorate and the favorite to win the August primary.

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HOST: Michael Carey, Freelance editorial writer, Anchorage Daily News

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KSKA (FM 91.1) BROADCAST: Friday, May 14 at 2:30 p.m. and Saturday, May 15  at 6:00 p.m.

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  • Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill – the oil is still flowing and the pressure is mounting to squash any drilling hopes this summer in Alaska
  • Climate change has some communities in Alaska exploring new ways to deal with unwelcome city invaders – polar bears
  • Village of Bethel residents vote to keep liberal alcohol law
  • Alaskans, especially those is rural communities have joined in a class action lawsuit saying the U.S. Census is not quite what it seems. What are they unhappy about, and do the claims have merit?
  • Problematic side effects of keeping the wings of planes free from ice at the Anchorage International airport. Ice-free wings seem like a good thing. What’s the issue?
  • Troopers are working on a the mysterious death of woman, discovered when a dog came home with her skull.
  • New movie in production about 1988 great whale rescue near Barrow. Is this Alaska’s version of Moby Dick?

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HOST: Jill Burke, Reporter, Alaska Dispatch

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  • Gov. Sean Parnell (R) wants Alaska to fight national health care legislation.
  • ACLU files suit to protect Anchorage homeless camps from improper raids.
  • The US Senate begins debating financial reforms.
  • The oil spill threatening Gulf states’ coastlines.
  • The new labor agreement for Anchorage teachers.

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HOST: Michael Carey. Freelance editorial writer. Anchorage Daily News.

GUESTS:

  • Jill Burke. Reporter. Alaska Dispatch.
  • Libby Casey. Reporter. APRN. Washington DC.
  • Steve MacDonald. News Director. KTUU- TV.

KSKA (FM) BROADCAST: Friday, April 30 at 2:30 p.m. and Saturday, May 1  at 6:00 p.m.

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  • Bills affecting oil and gas taxation.
  • The capital budget.
  • Anchorage’s cut of the capital budget.
  • Spending proposals.

The panelists also discuss:

  • the makeup of the new Anchorage Assembly.
  • Governor Parnell’s plan to challenge the Constitutionality of federal health care legislation.
  • the future of an in-state gas line.

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HOST: Michael Carey. Freelance editorial writer. Anchorage Daily News.

GUESTS:

Tim Bradner (Alaska Journal of Commerce) and Matthew Felling (KTVA Channel 11).

  • Gregg Erickson. Reporter. Alaska Budget Report.
  • Paul Jenkins. Editor. The Anchorage Daily Planet.
  • Steve MacDonald. News Director. KTUU-TV.

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  • The final days of the Legislature.
  • The Legislature’s attempts to rewrite cruise tax legislation.
  • The legality of an insurance policy sold for former Mayor George Sullivan.
  • The Legislature’s spending plans for the coming year.
  • The Lucky Times Lotto payout.

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HOST: Michael Carey. Freelance editorial writer. Anchorage Daily News.

GUESTS:

Tim Bradner (Alaska Journal of Commerce) and Matthew Felling (KTVA Channel 11).

  • Tim Bradner. Columnist. Alaska Journal of Commerce.
  • Matthew Felling. News Anchor. KTVA-TV.
  • Paul Jenkins. Editor. The Anchorage Daily Planet.

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  • The outcomes of the Anchorage Assembly and School Board races.
  • BP and ConocoPhillips’ plan for a gas pipe line.
  • The Legislature’s plans for a $1 billion capital budget.
  • The implications of Lt. Gov. Craig Campbell’s decision not to seek reelection.
  • A state judge’s demand the state do more to help rural schools.
  • The Legislature’s concerns about the cost of a new crime lab.
  • The Tanana Chiefs Conference comes out for a road to Nome.

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HOST: Michael Carey. Freelance editorial writer. Anchorage Daily News.

GUESTS:

  • Brendan Joel Kelley. Associate Editor. Anchorage Press.
  • Paul Jenkins. Editor. The Anchorage Daily Planet.
  • Dermot Cole. Columnist. The Faibanks Daily News-Miner.

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  • Gov. Sean Parnell attempts to roll back cruise tax.
  • The state of homelessness in Anchorage.
  • The Legislature attempts to separate oil and gas taxes.
  • Former Governor Sarah Palin’s upcoming TV show.
  • The Parnell plan to provide college scholarships for Alaskans.
  • The Legislature’s interest in expanding its membership.
  • The new capital budget.

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    HOST: Michael Carey. Freelance editorial writer. Anchorage Daily News.

    GUESTS:

    • Gregg Erickson. Editor-At-Large. Alaska Budget Report.
    • Paul Jenkins. Blogger. The Anchorage Daily Planet.
    • Steve MacDonald. News Director. KTUU- TV.

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    • Legislature moves to ban publication of 911 calls.
    • The ongoing story of a life insurance policy for former mayor George Sullivan.
    • A class action suit filed by fishermen.
    • A wrap up of the Iditarod sled dog race.
    • Gov. Sean Parnell (R) calls for reducing cruise ship head tax.
    • The economic picture in Alaska.

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    HOST: Michael Carey. Freelance editorial writer. Anchorage Daily News.

    GUESTS:

    • Jill Burke. Reporter. The Alaska Dispatch.
    • Paul Jenkins. Blogger. The Anchorage Daily Planet.
    • Steve MacDonald. News Director. KTUU- TV.

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    • Mayor Dan Sullivan and emissions testing.
    • Lance Mackey and his history-making Iditarod win.
    • Update on health care legislation winding its way to a vote in Congress.
    • Obama Administration’s initiative to address the No Child Left Behind Act.
    • Gov. Sean Parnell takes a swipe at the federal government regarding land management.
    • Don. Young (R-AK) continues to favor earmarks despite his party’s opposition.

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    HOST: Michael Carey. Freelance editorial writer. Anchorage Daily News.

    GUESTS:

    • Libby Casey. Reporter. APRN. Washington DC
    • Paul Jenkins. Blogger. The Anchorage Daily Planet.
    • Steve MacDonald. News Director. KTUU- TV.

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