The Alaska Court of Appeals is an intermediate court of appeals in the Alaska Court System, created in 1980 by the Alaska Legislature as an additional appellate court to lessen the burden on the Alaska Supreme Court. As part of Justice Alaska’s mission to help citizens better understand the role Alaska courts play, we’ll focus […]

Every since watching Shawn Lyons shuffle down my street on his way to a long, slow distance training run, I’ve been curious about him. He plays classical guitar in a local restaurant; he hikes miles and miles and has recorded his findings and references in his four walk-about guides, now entering their second printing. He […]

Back in September, I visited the UAA Engineering and Industry Building for an art reception. The College of Engineering hosted the event to welcome and introduce two artworks created by Alaska artist Sheila Wyne for its new academic building. One piece, Networks, graced the entrance to the building, and the other, Ingenerare, anchored the airy […]

With Thanksgiving just around the corner, I wanted to host a program that would guide us toward the right frame of mind. After all, it sometimes feels as if we’re struggling through endless difficulties. Bombarded by threats to a healthy planet; bedrock values that suddenly seem perched on quick sand; a pervasive nastiness toward anything […]

With Thanksgiving just around the corner, I wanted to host a program that would guide us toward the right frame of mind. After all, it sometimes feels as if we’re struggling through endless difficulties. Bombarded by threats to a healthy planet; bedrock values that suddenly seem perched on quick sand; a pervasive nastiness toward anything […] The post Gratitude: Is it an emotion? A virtue? A behavior? appeared first on Alaska Public Media.

An oyster farmer. A salt-from-the-sea company. An airport vending machine for all things baby. Custom-designed and Alaska-tested outdoor wear for women, manufactured right here in Anchorage. These are four Alaska Startups that we’ll explore on the next Hometown Alaska. We’re timing the show to Alaska Startup Week, Nov. 18-24, which followed Startup Weekend, Nov. 15-17. […]

How does he even get those amazing natural wildlife sounds, as if he were standing right next to that grunting grizzly bear! As the host of Encounters, Richard Nelson is our guide to the fascinating sights,sounds and behaviors of Alaska’s resilient animals. For an opportunity to talk with Alaska anthropologist and naturalist Richard Nelson, join host Kathleen McCoy on a special edition of Hometown, Alaska on Friday. KSKA: Friday 11/11 at 2:00 pm and 7:00 pm

——————————– PODCAST HIGHLIGHTS: At 12:30 in the podcast, AFN leaders assert that “Alaska is not a broke state.” At 18:30, AFN leaders respond to a singing and drumming protest to Governor Michael Dunleavy’s address. In a culture of respectful if difficult dialogue, where does protest fit in? At 33:30 in the podcast, hear discussion on […]

What does university accreditation mean? Why does each of the state’s three universities have its own accreditation? If UA moved to a single accreditation, what would that mean? Would it save money? Would it eliminate programs? How would it change the way each university relates to its community? These questions surround current discussions on all […]

Joel Bolger has served on the Alaska Supreme Court since 2013, and was selected by fellow judges to serve three years as its Chief Justice beginning in 2019. The Alaska Supreme Court hears appeals from lower state courts, meeting monthly in Anchorage and quarterly in Fairbanks and Juneau. The Supreme Court also administers the state’s […]