KTVA The Voice of Alaska: APD searching for persons of interest in assault investigation; Partnership sought to manage North Terminal at Anchorage airport; Alaska city to vote on first state tax on soda, sweet drinks and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTUU: Why Alaska’s 2018 Teacher of the Year says there’s no incentive to stay; More than 70 racers revved up for the 2nd annual Alyeska Motor Rally; North/South runway expected to open Monday at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTOO Public Media: Gardentalk – How do you plant 10,000 garlic? More ->
 
 
 
 
KYUK Public Media for Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta: Running Water Is Coming To All Of Lower Kalskag and more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: Fairbanks Man Fatally Stabbed in Eagle on Saturday; Fairbanks Juvenile Arrested on Terroristic Threatening Charges Sunday; Fairbanks Teen Plucked from River after Jumping from Chena River Bridge and more ->
 
 
 
 
The Arctic Sounder: ICC outlines plan for 2018 Utqiagvik Declaration; Short-tailed shearwaters die by the thousands in Alaska; Federal fisheries managers will meet in Homer and more ->
 
 
 
 
Suzanne Downing Must Read Alaska: Best states for teachers? The list might surprise you; Alaska Life Hack: Nov. 30 aftershocks occur daily and more ->
 
 
 
 
Cheryl Upshaw, Alaska News Miner: Chainsaws 101: Alaska women learn a practical skill

KTUU: Public use vs. Private property: Testing the waters of Anchorage’s Campbell Lake; Asphalt tanker overturned in Girdwood; Alaska State Fair reports “another successful year,” with growth in concert sales and attendance and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTOO Public Media: 8 key takeaways for Alaska in a major new United Nations report on climate change and more->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: Coast Guard Demobilizes Forward Operating Location in Kotzebue, Moves to Utqiagvik; Raccoons, Wild Pigs and Other Bad Ideas and more ->

KTVA The Voice of Alaska: Marijuana banking bill passes U.S. House; Donation expected to save lives of those with Alzheimer’s, autism, dementia and brain injuries; Transitions Coffee Shop serves up smiles and opportunities; One year after fire, Mountain View Elementary School celebrates new playground and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTUU: Former trooper dies after traffic collision in Wasilla; Concerns UA has failed to meet critical accreditation standards, emergency board meeting planned; Rural firefighters get new uniforms to tie them to their communities and professions; Alaska residents to see increased jellyfish sightings and more ->
 
 
 
 
Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: Two cars burn at Airport Road Fred Meyer; Volunteers wanted for weekend event to protect Moose Creek Dam and more ->
 
 
 
 
Karl Widerquist: Free version of the book, “Alaska’s Permanent Fund Dividend: Examining its Suitability as a Model” available for the first time
An early version of a book, Alaska’s Permanent Fund Dividend: Examining its Suitability as a Model, is now available for free download on my personal website. A summary, from the first chapter of the book (2012), is reprinted below. If you want to cite or quote it, please see the published version:

Alaska’s Permanent Fund Dividend: Examining its Suitability as a Model, edited by Karl Widerquist and Michael W. Howard. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2012

KTVA The Voice of Alaska: News DOC reverses instruction to probation, parole officers to ignore new crimes; How to save time when applying for your Real ID; Three Alaska schools receive National Blue Ribbon Schools award; First Presbyterian Church raises new energy-efficient steeple; Assisted living forum offers support, promotes wellness and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTUU: Wasilla man indicted on 10 counts of alleged possession of child porn is on the run; Boy with special needs is back in the saddle after stolen bike is returned; Ostrander to run in World Championships Friday; Corporation works with military on possible Alaska return; Alaska’s minimum wage will increase to more than $10 an hour come January and more ->
 
 
 
 
KYUK Public Media for Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta: Bethel City Council May Prohibit Recently Approved Marijuana Stores From Opening; City Awards Over $30,000 In Community Action Grants and more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: Alaska Air National Guard Chopper Rescues Injured Pilot and Passenger from Cook Inlet’s West Side; Troopers Investigate Student Making Terroristic Threat at Wasilla Middle School and more ->
 
 
 
 
Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: Community honors last wave of soldiers leaving for Iraq deployment; Scientists commence journey to study Arctic warming and more->
 
 
 
 
The Homer Tribune: Nurse retires after 35 years at South Peninsula Hospital; Homer’s first EV station is now open and more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska News from APRN: Dunleavy administration announces amount of Alaska’s 2019 PFD checks; TUNE IN: These investigative reporters charted the history of abusive priests in Alaska and more ->
 
 
 
 
Rasmuson Foundation: FAQs on investing in solutions for homelessness
 
 
 
 
Craig Medred: Gone dark
 
 
 
 
Suzanne Downing Must Read Alaska: State will enforce Janus decision: Employees will opt in, not just opt out and more ->

KTVA The Voice of Alaska: At annual meeting, parole board addresses victim participation, lack of addiction treatment; Roundtables discuss sexual harassment and racial discrimination in housing and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTUU: Road over the Hatcher Pass summit is closed for the season; FBI encourages safety precautions for kids’ social media use; Village council association withdraws Alaska mine support; Community rallies around child with mobility issues after bike is stolen; Vietnam vet logs 100,000 mile to cheers of his admirers and more ->
 
 
 
 
KYUK Public Media for Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta: AVCP Set To Meet Important Financial Deadline and more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: Congressman Don Young’s Legislation to Provide Stable Native Health Care Approved by Committee; Troopers Investigate Student Making Terroristic Threat at Wasilla Middle School and more ->
 
 
 
 
Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: Troubling new report suggests water contamination widespread in Alaska; Free parenting class offered at Fairbanks hospital; Fairbanks Rescue Mission CEO to leave position; Models from Fairbanks Resource Agency rock the runway and more ->
 
 
 
 
Rasmuson Foundatation: Four Alaska partners announce $40 million investment in solutions for homelessness
 
 
 
 
Craig Medred: Real world

KTVA The Voice of Alaska: Old Mountain View apartment complex is transformed; New clinic serving post 9/11 veterans opening in Anchorage next year; Alaska still wealthiest state in nation, new report suggests; Travel Tuesday: Fashion show features Alaskan designers and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTUU: Snowman seen at Emmonak airport! Alaska Russian Old Believers schools cancel sports programs; Some Anchorage residents voice concern over proposed Stormwater Utility; From July to November: Anchorage nursery grows their Christmas poinsettias and more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: Citizen Groups and Alaska Community Action on Toxics Hold Press Conference to Release New Investigative Report on Drinking Water Contamination in Alaska; Second Phase of Epigenetics Study to Commence in Hoonah and more ->
 
 
 
 
Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: ACLU: Alaska police agency failed to protect Native women; Reducing screen time for kids’ health; Costly guitars bound for Hong Kong land at Alaska schools; Virtual Bird Festival brings remote nature online and more ->
 
 
 
 
Suzanne Downing Must Read Alaska: Alaska Life Hack: Mental Health Trust Land Auction ends Nov. 12; Homer High School allows student to use school intercom to call climate strike and more ->
 
 
 
 
Craig Medred: Safer streets
 
 
 
 
Barbara Brown Our Third Thirds: The Other Inhabitants of Bear Land

KTVA The Voice of Alaska: Inside the Gates: Alaska hosts nearly 3,000 troops for US Marines and Navy exercise; Anchorage Assemblyman: Changes coming to new plastic bag ban; UAA moving bookstore, making more room for student services; Photo series sparks conversation on human connection in the digital age and more->
 
 
 
 
KTUU: Man identified in deadly crash that happened over the weekend; Bicyclist who died in East Anchorage collision was a high schooler; Troopers seek information on overdue Anchorage sheep hunters; Spruce beetle outbreak increases in some areas, drops on others; Will new e-bike regulations change Denali?; Alaska girl makes good, Jasmine Alleva stars in NFL commercial and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTOO Public Media: Construction worker injured after SUV plows through parking garage wall; Daylight saving movement gets another nudge, this time from Canada and more ->
 
 
 
 
KYUK Public Media for Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta: AVCP Prepares For 2019 Convention and more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: Court Rules to Halt Large Timber Sale in the Tongass; Two Arrested at 5th Avenue Mall Using Stolen Credit Cards and more ->
 
 
 
 
Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: UPDATE: Name released of soldier found dead at Ft. Wainwright last week; Fairbanks Native Association joining campaign to help students reach reading benchmarks and more ->

KTVA The Voice of Alaska: 1 dead in fatal motorcycle crash in south Anchorage; Anchorage shoppers, retailers and restaurants sort out new plastic bag ban; Fall started 1 day earlier in Alaska than in the Lower 48 and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTUU: Respected Alaska Native community elder Howard Luke dies; $34.3 million in grants going to 26 Alaska airports; WATCH: Anchorage Cabarets present Women of Rock and more->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: Crooked Creek Death Deemed Homicide, One Arrest Made; APD Investigates Fatal SUV Versus Motorcycle Accident on Old Seward Highway; New Tsunami Map Tool Empowers Alaskans to Plan for the Worst and more ->
 
 
 
 
Suzanne Downing Must Read Alaska: ANCHORAGE PARADE OF WOMEN POLICE OFFICERS and more->
 
 
 
 
By Anita Parlow, special to AJOT: Tradeoffs in mining in Alaska?

KTVA The Voice of Alaska: Parents of Matthew Shepard push for stronger hate crime laws in Alaska; Halloween tradition gets ready to scare, provide thrills to visitors and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTUU: Fort Wainwright man charged with felony eluding after high-speed pursuit through Fairbanks; ConocoPhillips plans 7 wells in Alaska petroleum reserve; Local and federal players re-vamping ocean debris cleanup; Termination dust, chilly temps, but little rain and more->
 
 
 
 
KTOO Public Media: Gardentalk – Planting for a colorful fall and more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: Alaska Army Guard Medevacs Two Men from Haines for Emergency Medical Care and more ->
 
 
 
 
Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: Statewide exercise prepares volunteers to use ham radios encase of emergency; Car drives through Salvation Army Storefront; closed until further notice and more ->
 
 
 
 
By Wesley Early, KOTZ – Kotzebue, AK Public Media: Brother of trooper in charge of Northwest Arctic drug crimes banished from Kiana for alleged meth dealing
 
 
 
 
Marion Owen, Lagniappe: If attitude is everything, what’s yours — right now?

KTVA The Voice of Alaska: Unexploded aerial bomb detonated by Fort Wainwright soldiers; State: 16% of middle and high school students use e-cigarettes regularly and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTUU: Anchorage Assembly weighs public safety and on-site inhalation of marijuana; Alaska Mental Health Trust begins accepting land sale bids; ‘Something has to be done’: Mother calls for safer walking routes; Anchorage pays the price for fast food with new plastic bag ban in effect and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTOO Public Media: Hiker stranded overnight on Juneau’s Mount Roberts; Municipal Election Day in Juneau is Oct. 1; Even more cruise ships are coming to Alaska in 2020 and more ->
 
 
 
 
KYUK Public Media for Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta: State Marijuana Control Board Approves Two More Marijuana Stores With Conditions
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: Coast Guard Crews Provide Coverage for Navy, Marine Corps Arctic Exercise in Alaska; Coast Guard Aircrew Rescues Hunter after Vessel Sinks in Three Saints Bay and more->
 
 
 
 
Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: New Alaska Tsunami warning tool goes online this month; Rescue gives unwanted dogs a home here in Fairbanks and more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska News from APRN: DEA uncovers a flood of painkillers reaching rural Alaska by mail; Sealaska Heritage secures federal grant for downtown arts campus and more ->
 
 
 
 
Craig Medred: One easy fix
Call it exercise-plus. Not only would they get the health benefits of moving, they’d also get the psychological benefits of understanding what it means to sacrifice – no matter how small this sacrifice – for a good cause.

And they’d be better prepared for the school day. Here’s what neuroscientist and brain researcher Wendy Suzuki says about exercise:

“Better mood, better energy, better memory, better attention.”

In her TED talk, she calls, “exercise is the most transformative thing you can do for your brain today.”

Teachers ought to be all down with this idea. Why?

“…The most common finding in neuroscience studies looking at effects of long-term exercise,” Suzuki notes, “is improved attention function dependent on your prefrontal cortex.”
 
 
 
 
The Edmond Sun: Hannah, Morris, Sorrell signing books in Edmond