Katie B. hosted Buddy Tabor in the KRNN studio on 12/16/11 for some conversation, music and reflections on his most recent trip to play for prisoners at Folsom Prison. Buddy shared poetry by the Mad Monk of Folsom, Martin Williams, plus music inspiring him lately by blues artist Ryan McNallly of Whitehorse and the Goodbye Babylon gospel re-issue collection.
Recent headlines
Do you care if your fish dinner was raised humanely? Animal advocates say you should
Concerns over animal welfare have led to changes in recent years in how livestock are raised. But seafood has been missing from the conversation. One group aims to change that.
State attorney general says all 229 Alaska tribes are sovereign
“I don’t know if the gravity really is hitting everybody, but we’ve been arguing for recognition since statehood, and under this administration the attorney general has provided an opinion that, yes, tribes do exist, that we have inherent sovereignty,” said Richard Peterson, president of the Central Council of Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska.
For third time in 2 years, state officials cite Skagway Assemblyman for financial disclosure violations
Henry’s checkered candidate disclosure record was discovered when he pleaded guilty to federal tax crimes in early 2016. Henry hadn’t paid income tax for a number of years.
Fairbanks mayor says Eielson’s F-35s will save the borough’s economic bacon
Studies suggest most of the people coming to the area with the warplanes will likely offset a decrease in the Fairbanks-area population from cuts in funding for state agencies and the University of Alaska Fairbanks.
