Archives for August 2012

The largest health care fraud settlement in U.S. history means more than $1.4 million for Alaska.

Alaska is known for pioneering, self-reliant residents who are accustomed to remote locations and harsh weather. Despite that, Gov. Sean Parnell worries a major earthquake or volcanic eruption could leave the state’s 720,000 residents stranded and cut off from food and supply lines.

Alaska voters have voted against a proposal to re-establish coastal management program.

The state of Alaska is working with the US Army Corps of Engineers to locate a site for a deep water port.

Wrangell Representative Peggy Wilson knocked out two Ketchikan opponents to win the Republican nomination for the new House District 33.

Statoil is inching closer to exploratory drilling in Alaska’s Chukchi Sea. The only question is: When?

Today at 3 on KTOO-FM, Jeff Brown hosts. We’ll find out about Saturday’s Fourth & Gold Spectacular; Lance Twitchell will be here to highlight the Alaska Native Language program at UAS; And Cole & Phil Paramore will be here with info about Thursday’s free drum clinic at the UAS Rec Center.

Tuesday’s story is: “Mrs. Spring Fragrance” by Edith Maude Eaton Mrs. Spring Fra¬grance, the 1912 story collection from which the title story is included here, offers more than mere chinoiserie: her questions about love, tradi¬tion, and the meaning of “assimilation” in a new nation are still resonant almost a century later.