Tune in for this special collection of local stories, recorded in 2009, as part of our participation in the national StoryCorps project, featuring Renee Guerin-Blood, Connie & Alan Munro, Kim & Peter Metcalf, Grace Elliott, and Jean Clayton. Thursday at 6 on KTOO-News, Juneau.
Archives for 2013
Juneau School District warns about uptick in cases of whooping cough
There have been two confirmed cases and three suspected cases of the disease at schools in the downtown area.
Senate Democrats Detonate ‘Nuclear Option’ To Curb Filibusters
There was high drama Thursday on the floor of the Senate as Democrats significantly changed the way business in the chamber is done.
Prepare For Cabin Noise: FCC May End Ban On Phones During Flights
The Federal Communications Commission is proposing a change to allow travelers to make phone calls as they fly on jetliners in the U.S. The agency’s new chairman, Tom Wheeler, calls the current ban on the use of cellphones during flights “outdated and restrictive.”
Why Did That Jet Land At The Wrong Airport? Well, It Happens
We’re circling around for another look at one of this week’s more talked-about stories: The Boeing 747 “Dreamlifter” cargo jet that touched down at a small municipal airport in Wichita, Kan., instead of its intended destination about 10 miles away, McConnell Air Force Base.
Remembering JFK By Rewatching His Inaugural Address
With all the remembrances of the in the news media this week, there’s no need for us to post yet another. Let’s go in a different direction.