The Coast Guard has a major presence on the island with over 500 enlisted personnel, and that doesn’t even include their families. Coast Guard members can transfer pretty much any time of year, but the biggest shifts in personnel happen between May and August.
Midday Report
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On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: A cyclist from Homer came out on top at the U.S Professional Road Race Championship last Sunday. Suzanne LaFrance has declared victory in Anchorage’s mayoral race. And Finance Co-Chair Senator Bert Stedman talks about the state operating budget.
Talk of the Rock
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On this week's Talk of the Rock, host Jared Griffin speaks with Mary Forbes, president of the Kodiak Public Broadcasting Corporation's Board of Directors, and Patricia Ossowski, chair of the Community Advisory Board, about what it's like to serve on a nonprofit board.
Alaska Fisheries Report
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This week on the Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: KMXT's Davis Hovey reports on a bill that would eliminate double vessel registration for fishermen, Alaska Public Media's Liz Ruskin reports on new bycatch bills from Rep. Mary Peltola, Copper River salmon season has started, according to KUAC's Dan Bross, and it is drill conductor training season for the Alaska Marine Safety Education Association.
Alaska News
- Honoring the lost and hiking Gold Star Peak | Outdoor Explorer
- Bronson concedes Anchorage mayoral race to LaFrance
- Anchorage 3rd grader wins statewide Doodle for Google art competition
- 8 young Alaskans sue to block proposed trans-Alaska natural gas pipeline
- Your skin is the window to your body’s health | Line One
- Family says Homer photographer killed in moose attack knew the risks, died doing what he loved
- Shell abandons North Slope oil leases, raising questions about the industry’s future in Alaska
- Alaska News Nightly: Wednesday, May 22, 2024
- Peltola sponsors a bill to limit salmon bycatch. The pollock industry calls it ‘unworkable.’
- With a Railbelt natural gas crunch looming, the legislative session had a special focus on energy bills
NPR National News
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- A Michigan farmworker is diagnosed with bird flu in 2nd U.S. case tied to dairy cows
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- Mangroves protect communities from storms. Half are at risk of collapse, report finds
- The MacArthur Foundation wants bold solutions to big problems — the prize is $100M
- Maggie Rogers takes a nostalgic Southwest road trip with 'Don't Forget Me'
- Billions from Russia's frozen assets will go to help Ukraine's military, the EU says
- COMIC: How to have a healthy relationship with guilt
- Plastic junk? Researchers find tiny particles in men's testicles
- Buy-now, pay-later returns and disputes are about to get federal oversight