Talk of the Rock

On today’s edition of Talk of the Rock, we’ll hear from the borough’s Community Development Department Director, Bob Pederson, about code updates and changes. The borough recently wrapped up a multi-year process of reviewing its codes and regulations, and now its asking for the public’s input on the matter. Learn more about what changes are proposed and how you can …

Today on KMXT’s Talk of the Rock, host Jay Barrett speaks with Kodiak Island Borough Manager Bud Cassidy and Borough Finance Director Karl Short about the $10-million bond that will be on the October 7th municipal ballot. If passed, it will fund what are described as vital repairs to schools across the borough, and be reimbursed at a rate up …

On today’s edition of Talk of the Rock we’ll hear an interview with Kodiak City Manager Aimee Kniaziowski, Public Works Director Mark Kozak and City Engineer Glenn Melvin about the proposed composting facility at the landfill. The class A composting facility is 95 percent designed and city staff are seeking public input before they submit the plans to the Alaska …

On today’s edition of Talk of the Rock, we’ll hear from members of the Youth Conservation Corps — a group of local teens that spent the summer working for the Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge.

On today’s edition of Talk of the Rock we’ll hear a conversation with film director and producer Karen Weinberg. She recently just wrapped up filming for a documentary that highlights Alutiiq language revitalization efforts here in Kodiak.

On today’s edition of Talk of the Rock, we’ll hear from local lawyers Josh Fitzgerald and Liz Flemming about some legal misconceptions and rights that citizens might not know they have.

Last week KMXT told you about California-based writer, explorer and Wilderness Systems sponsored kayaker Daniel Fox, who spent six weeks kayaking around the Kodiak Archipelago. Today on Talk of the Rock, we’ll hear the full conversation with Fox, including a discussion about his website, the Wild Image Project and his Minute of Nature video series. Fox’s work focuses on inspiring …

Today on Talk of the Rock, we’ll hear from members of the handbell group, Isle Bells. Two ringers, Artistic Director Ella Saltonstall and Treasurer Theresa Miller, recently returned from Oregon where they performed in a regional all start choir.

On this week’s Talk of the Rock, host Jay Barrett chats with BJ Johnson of American Pest, about the growing scourge of bed bugs in Kodiak, and what can be done to prevent or cure an infestation.

Today on Talk of the Rock, we’ll talk with a former Kodiak doctor who recently dabbled in the art of book writing while documenting his own family history in Alaska. Dr. Bob Johnson’s new book, “Alaska Frontier Surgeon,” captures the life story of his father, the late Dr. Arthur Holmes Johnson, who was the first physician to call Kodiak home. …