Podcast appearances and mentions of sullivan arena

In this episode of The Must Read Alaska Show, host John Quick sits down with Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson to discuss the city's economic development, the challenges and successes of snow removal, and the exciting reopening of Sullivan Arena for concerts and events.   After years serving as a homeless shelter, Mayor Bronson shares how he fulfilled the community's wish to reclaim this iconic venue for public enjoyment. Tune in for an insightful conversation on Anchorage's journey towards revitalization and the bright future ahead.

HOUR 1Race continues for successfully landing on the Moon's South Pole / (MB) https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/stories/2023/08/20/countries-aim-to-land-on-the-lunar-south-pole?Five indications President Biden won't actually run for re-election / (FOX News) https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/5-indications-joe-biden-not-run-2024Former President Donald Trump's campaign criticized Trump's 2024 Republican opponent Gov. Ron DeSantis for calling Trump-supporting members of Congress "listless vessels. / (CNN) https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2023/08/20/listless-vessels-ron-desantis-comment-trump-sot-cnntmw-vpx.cnnFormer President Donald Trump said on social media Sunday he will not participate in debates / (CBS News)  https://www.cbsnews.com/video/trump-says-he-wont-participate-in-debates-cbs-news-poll-shows-his-lead-growing/NH State Representative Fred Doucette, Chair of the NH Vivek Ramaswamy for President campaign on Trump not debating and on the Maui fire (Fred is a retired fireman)HOUR 2Alaska State Fair is on! https://www.alaskastatefair.org/site/Woodcarver Mike in Mat-Su on the problems in New HampshireMayor Dave Bronson on why the Anchorage School District's superintendent banned Dr. Ben Carson from speaking at Mt. View Elementary School "Mental health toll in Maui grows / (NPR) https://www.npr.org/2023/08/21/1194823959/maui-wildfires-mental-health-toll"Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson's administration and the Anchorage Assembly are still debating the feasibility of constructing and operating a mass homeless shelter in the city." /(ANS) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2023/08/19/mayor-assembly-still-odds-over-navigation-center-project/Tom & Tom discuss the Sullivan Arena and their hope it becomes a powerful venue again

HOUR 1"A rising star in American cycling, 17-year-old Magnus White, has died after a driver hit him while he was cycling on the shoulder of a highway in his hometown of Boulder, Colo." Fox News contributor Miranda Devine joins 'America's Newsroom' to discuss Devon Archer's relationship with the Biden family as he is set to speak with House investigators. (FOX News) https://www.foxnews.com/politics/hunter-biden-told-archer-chinese-chairman-loved-him-his-last-name-posse-godlike-aryan-menFox News contributor Karl Rove tells ‘The Story' that the ‘corrupt' Ukrainian company Burisma likely only hired Hunter Biden because he was the son of the then-sitting U.S. vice president. / (FOX News) https://www.foxnews.com/politics/5-key-takeaways-explosive-witness-account-hunter-bidens-foreign-business-dealings-joes-roleBiden and Trump neck-in-neck in recent polling ./ (NYT) https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/01/us/politics/biden-trump-poll.html?U.S. Command to stay in Colorado / (CPR) https://www.cpr.org/2023/07/31/space-command-biden-trump-air-force-alabama-colorado-springs/State Representative Kevin McCabe with an update Wasilla Mayor Glenda Ledford with an update HOUR 2State Representative Kevin McCabe continues with an update Gas prices around the globe are expected to increase steadily over the remainder of the summer, but won't return rates in Alaska to previous highs / (ANS) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2023/08/01/alaska-gas-prices-among-highest-nation-according-aaa/"Mayor Dave Bronson's administration announced on Monday that the Sullivan Arena will officially reopen as an entertainment venue, shutting down any suspicion that the facility will be used again as a mass homeless shelter." / (ANS) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2023/07/31/mayor-dave-bronson-announces-sullivan-arena-will-be-returned-an-entertainment-venue/Pee-wee's creator, Paul Reubens, died Sunday of cancer. / (NPR) https://www.npr.org/2023/07/31/1191104833/pee-wee-herman-dead-paul-reubensMayor Dave Bronson on Anchorage's Sullivan Arena transitioning back to a recreation venue

Jeff was joined by Rob Cupples, owner of Cupples Cottages in Downtown Anchorage. They discuss the homelessness problem on 3rd Avenue, how it has negatively impacted his family business, how the problem improved with Covid and the opening of the Sullivan Arena as a mass shelter, how it worsened this year after the Sullivan Arena kicked out the majority of people staying there, the sheer number of tents and people that are now staying on 3rd Avenue, and the problems that businesses in the area are dealing with. 

Tonight we take a look at the impact the Sullivan Arena closing as a shelter last has had on Alaskan businesses. Plus a chance to empower women, one elbow strike at a time. And one man is dead after drowning. Meanwhile, another man is recuperating after a bear attack. All these stories and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Sullivan Arena closes to all clients, temporary camp sites are being discussed, and a top aide for the governor has resigned following new revelations.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

HOUR 1New Surgeon General Advisory re kids and social media (bullying and addiction) / (MB) https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/stories/2023/05/23/new-advisory-warns-of-social-media-risks?The debt ceiling debate is a big deal and matters / (NPR) https://www.npr.org/2023/05/24/1177668000/default-debt-ceiling-limit-negotiations-recession-global-financial-crisisDeSantis and Scott enter the presidential mix / (FOX News) https://www.foxnews.com/media/karl-rove-predicts-polls-tighten-trump-desantis-florida-governor-enters-frontrunners-fadeState Representative Kevin McCabe with a legislative update (7:30 AM to 8 AM) HOUR 2Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson with a municipal update on homeless camps, the Sullivan Arena, and fixing potholes  (8 AM to 8:15 AM) Monday, a resolution was presented to the Anchorage Assembly by the Sanctioned Camps Community Task Force that would establish five homeless camps with amenities. Tuesday, the Assembly voted not to add the plan to their regular agenda with members saying they needed more time before making a decision / (ANS) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2023/05/24/anchorage-assembly-pushes-off-decision-sanctioned-homeless-camps/Anchorage School District has changes in store for next year / (ANS) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2023/05/23/anchorage-school-district-ends-school-year-with-eye-changes-next-fall/Target is removing certain items from its stores and making other changes to its LGBTQ+ merchandise nationwide ahead of Pride Month, after an intense backlash from some customers including violent confrontations with its workers / (ADN) https://www.adn.com/nation-world/2023/05/24/target-pulls-some-lgbtq-merchandise-from-stores-ahead-of-pride-month-after-threats-to-workers/Gary from East Anchorage

Anchorage's Sullivan Arena is entering its final days as a mass homeless shelter. This week, many of the people staying there were forced to leave. And for many of them, there isn't anywhere to go. ADN reporters and photographers were on the ground talking to people as they made their way out of the Sullivan.Host Elizabeth Harball speaks with ADN reporters Michelle Theriault Boots and Emily Goodykoontz to explain why this is happening and what it means for Anchorage in the months ahead.For more local and state news, subscribe to the Anchorage Daily News today.This episode of ADN Politics is sponsored by SteamDot Coffee.

In this newscast: The Greens Creek silver mine on Admiralty Island is looking to expand; The Sullivan Arena in Anchorage is no longer Alaska's biggest homeless shelter, after capacity was slashed Monday; The Alaska Supreme Court confirmed that the Division of Elections made the right call to not replace Al Gross in the election to replace the late Representative Don Young

The Sullivan Arena homeless shelter closed to most residents on May 1. In the week preceding, people who had been living there began leaving the facility, in preparation for its closing.  People without an idea of where they would sleep, stay safe, cook or have access to bathroom facilities or running water, were made to leave the Sullivan Arena. Many of them will have no choice but to camp in area parks in the city. Why did the Sullivan close and what is the plan to address the needs of those who are without housing before next winter? We'll talk with city leaders to find out on this Talk of Alaska.

HOUR 1Joe Biden announces his bid for re-election for President and with Kamala Harris as VP / (FOXNews) https://www.foxnews.com/politics/president-biden-2024-campaign-low-support-partyVivek Ramaswamy: Is it a myth Biden is running for re-election / (FOXNews) https://www.foxnews.com/politics/president-biden-2024-campaign-low-support-partySinger, actor and human rights activist Harry Belafonte died Tuesday at age 96 of congestive heart failure / (NPR) https://www.npr.org/2023/04/25/516446742/harry-belafonte-deadThe World Health Organization (WHO) representative in Sudan reportedly warned Tuesday of a "high risk of biological hazard" after one of the sides fighting in the conflict seized a central public laboratory with samples of measles and polio / (CBS News) https://www.cbsnews.com/news/sudan-virus-risk-world-health-organization-says-lab-occupied-disease-samples/Algorithm discrimination in Uber and Lyft / (NPR) https://www.npr.org/2023/04/25/1171800324/rideshare-drivers-raise-questions-about-how-algorithms-set-drivers-pay-ratesA UFO investigator is speaking out about strange things happening in Texas after several cattle were found dead with their tongues removed in three separate counties / (FOXNews) https://www.foxnews.com/media/mysterious-deaths-six-cattle-texas-sparks-ufo-fears-something-strange-happening HOUR 2Three members of the Anchorage Assembly are spearheading an effort to keep the shelter at the Sullivan Arena open beyond the scheduled closure date of April 30, and are requesting $326,000 to provide care for those who will stay /  (ANS) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2023/04/25/revised-plan-keep-sullivan-open-90-people-would-cost-326k/Mark in East Anchorage on the homeless policyAnchorage's final round of unofficial municipal election results shows about a 28% voter turnout — the lowest voter turnout in a citywide election since the switch to vote-by-mail, but still higher than city elections for Assembly members before the change / (ADN) https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/anchorage/2023/04/24/anchorage-voter-turnout-was-lower-this-city-election-but-still-above-what-it-was-before-vote-by-mail/Professor Ed Timmons, Fellow with the Archbridge Institute overviewing his 2023 State Occupational Licensing Index report 

In today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: A Superior Court judge in Bethel has dismissed a lawsuit accusing state officials of mismanaging Yukon River and Kuskokwim River salmon fisheries. Anchorage's homelessness experts expect the number of people sleeping outdoors to swell from about 300 now to as many as 800 as the city's three winter shelters close. And the Anchorage Assembly will maintain its progressive supermajority. Photo: he Sullivan Arena, Anchorage's low-barrier emergency winter shelter, can sleep up to 200 people. (Elyssa Loughlin/Alaska Public Media)

HOUR 1Pharma industry bigwigs are not fans of a Texas federal judge's ruling last week invalidating the FDA's decades-old approval of the abortion medication mifepristone / (MB) https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/stories/2023/04/10/pharma-execs-want-overturning-of-fda-s-abortion-pill-approval-overturned?Local newsrooms haven't survived the cuts in the modern shift to digital media. Now, the country's largest newspaper company is feeling the squeeze again / (NPR)  https://www.npr.org/2023/04/10/1169014791/news-us-newspaper-latest-gannet-mediaPresident Biden on Monday signed a Republican-authored bill terminating the national emergency over the COVID-19 pandemic / (CBS) https://www.cbsnews.com/news/biden-signs-bill-ending-covid-19-national-emergency/? A Louisville bank employee armed with a rifle opened fire at his workplace Monday morning, killing five people /  (AP) https://apnews.com/article/downtown-louisville-shooting-dc7b45a9c5d2b384a16d653864f8b735?Residents living near Portland's Willamette River have witnessed a series of homeless cabins and structures being built on prime river real estate with "million-dollar" city views but have so far been unable to get anyone to do anything about it / (FOXNews) https://www.foxnews.com/us/portland-perplexed-homeless-cabins-built-along-prime-riverside-real-estateHOUR 2Anchorage Assembly members are getting set to vote on a resolution on Tuesday evening that would close the Sullivan Arena as a homeless shelter on April 30 / (ANS) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2023/04/11/anchorage-assembly-vote-resolution-close-shelter-sullivan-arena/Mike Robbins from the Anchorage Community Development Authority with an ACDA update / (ANS) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2023/04/11/anchorage-assembly-vote-resolution-close-shelter-sullivan-arena/Mark in East Anchorage on the homeless problem in SeattleTom & Tom talk about homelessness Mayor Dave Bronson on the homelessness issue Anchorage municipal officials say at least 16 roofs have buckled in the city this winter under heavy snow and ice, and they're wary of additional collapses after another storm dropped more snow this weekend / (ADN) https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/anchorage/2023/04/10/anchorages-reported-roof-failures-rise-to-at-least-16-and-the-winter-isnt-over-yet/Tom & Tom talk about snow

HOUR 1Tom & Tom talk about national college basketball and Alaskan high school basketball results A majority of Americans say the multiple criminal investigations into former President Donald Trump's conduct are fair, despite Trump's continued efforts claiming they are conspiracies against him, the latest NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll finds / (NPR) https://www.npr.org/2023/03/27/1166173049/donald-trump-investigations-republican-voters-2024-presidential-electionRescuers raced Saturday to search for survivors and help hundreds of people left homeless after a powerful tornado cut a devastating path through Mississippi, killing at least 25 people, injuring dozens, and flattening entire blocks as it carved a path of destruction for more than an hour / (CNN) https://apnews.com/article/tornado-texas-severe-weather-mississippi-valley-65e553e6358b56b2630ff5c588850505?John Ratcliffe: China-Russia partnership should raise concerns for the US / (FOXNews) https://video.foxnews.com/v/6323398502112Hundreds of people are staying nightly at the Sullivan Arena, an emergency shelter for people experiencing homelessness. Where they will go when the shelter closes its doors on April 30 is still very much up in the air / (ANS) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2023/03/25/anchorage-assembly-debating-what-do-when-emergency-shelter-closes-end-april/Woodcarver Mike in Mat-Su on geo-political issues weighing down the U.S.Gary in East Anchorage agrees with Woodcarver Mike HOUR 2Mark Anthony Cox, candidate for Anchorage School Board Seat D / https://www.macforanc.com/Spencer Moore, candidate for Anchorage Assembly / https://mooreforanchorage.com/John in Anchorage supports Spencer 

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Brent Sass is on track to win the Yukon Quest Alaska 550 later today. Mary Peltola's announcement last week that she hired a Republican to be her state director has ruffled some feathers. And one Anchorage man inspires others to help the un-housed. Picture: Cassandra Segevan poses for a photo after getting juice and hot oatmeal from Duke Russell's unofficial meal service at the Sullivan Arena emergency shelter in Anchorage on Jan. 18, 2023. Segevan said she was really grateful for the food and services there. Also pictured: Volunteer Michelle Gonzalez. (Jeremy Hsieh/Alaska Public Media)

Travel troubles continue to plague Alaskans flying for the holidays as Southwest Airlines deal with dozens of cancelations. In Anchorage, city officials are dealing with the question of how to feed the influx of 160 additional homeless residents at the Sullivan Arena, and those without homes in the Mat-Su may be getting some relief soon.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The holiday weekend kicks off with windy weather as power outages were reported across the Mat-Su. Plus, families across Alaska are enduring significant delays in applying for public assistance and receiving state benefits, the Sullivan Arena is now open for 160 additional beds for homeless residents in Anchorage, and the family of a Fairbanks man is honoring their son five years after he was killed in an officer-involved shooting.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Details on Anchorage's departed city manager; A unanimous vote to raise capacity inside Sullivan Arena homeless shelter; Biden administration sued over next week's planned lease sale in Alaska's Cook Inlet

It's winter solstice and temperatures around the state are frigid. In Anchorage, the city Assembly voted to expand capacity at the Sullivan Arena for homeless residents to 360 spots, and an exclusive interview with Amy Demboski, the former municipal manager who abruptly departed this week.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Department of Justice investigation finds Alaska unnecessarily institutionalizes children, violating federal law; Anchorage's Sullivan Arena shelter is full. As temperatures plunge, homeless seek refuge in a crowded warming area; Costco pursues new Business Center store in Anchorage at former Sam's Club at Tikahtnu Commons

No action on Mayor Bronson's Sullivan Arena shelter plans; Snow across Anchorage; Veteran musher will not be running in the 2023 race

Safety issues around the Sullivan Arena shelter; Moose rescued from Soldotna basement; Senator Murkowski's thoughts on the midterms

A new nonprofit promises a fresh start for Anchorage's Sullivan Arena shelter; Peltola calls partisanship a national threat in debate; A new fentanyl prevention bill;

The Sullivan Arena will be expanded to add more beds for homeless residents following approval by the Anchorage Assembly, an expedited hearing has been set to listen to a complaint regarding possible finance violations by the Gov. Mike Dunleavy campaign, and more cases of avian flu have been detected in the Mat-Su.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The ongoing homelessness crisis in Alaska's biggest city has hit another turning point — or a U-turn. In a highly controversial move this summer, Anchorage's mayor shut down the sports arena the city had been using as a mass homeless shelter since the start of the pandemic, and bused people there to a campground with very limited services. But on Oct. 1, with temperatures dropping and winter approaching, city buses arrived at that same city campground to bring unhoused people who had been living there back to Anchorage's Sullivan Arena. What happened? In this episode, host Elizabeth Harball talks to ADN reporter Zachariah Hughes about why, as winter looms, city officials are still struggling to agree on a plan to shelter people who are homeless in Anchorage.For more local and state news, subscribe to the Anchorage Daily News today.This episode of ADN Politics is sponsored by SteamDot Coffee.

Homeless residents of Anchorage are back in the Sullivan Arena, which has returned to being used as a shelter. What are the plans for this fall and winter? Plus, the mayor unveils a spending plan for fiscal year 2023, and two Anchorage places of interest change their look for the holiday season... and Dave Allgood introduces us to a man who is living his dream of brewing ginger beer!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Anchorage School District is deciding how to spend $100M in one-time funding that can only go so far; Investigators found high rates of bed sores and extended isolation among Providence nursing home patients, leading to $310K fine; Geologist whose 2013 discovery ‘revolutionized' North Slope oil exploration lays plans to drill again this winter; Anchorage's Centennial Campground is closed as homeless residents are bused back to Sullivan Arena

Storm damage in Newtok increases the pressure for residents to relocate. Also, homeless campers in Anchorage prepare to move back to the Sullivan Arena. And the school bus driver shortage continues.

HOUR 1Hurricane Ian devastates Florida / (NYT) https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/29/us/hurricane-ian-florida-damage.htmlHow you can help Florida hurricane victims / (USA Today) https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2022/09/29/how-to-help-hurricane-ian/10460045002/?Russia and Putin illegally annex four regions of Ukraine citing elections that global leaders reject as bogus while condemning Putin's move / (NPR) https://www.npr.org/2022/09/29/1125873787/russia-putin-plans-annex-ukraine-territories-friday?Gary from East Anchorage on the homeless move from Muldoon to the SullivanPresident Biden references Jackie Warlorski (who died a month ago in a car accident) / (FOX News) https://www.foxnews.com/politics/bidens-bizarre-wheres-jackie-episode-cause-alarm-republicans-say-diminished-capacityDalton from Mat-Su on Putin and ramen noodles and thinks the Nord pipeline damage was done by the U.S. because of the new Denmark-Norway-Poland pipeline just opening / (Euronews) https://www.euronews.com/2022/09/27/baltic-pipe-norway-poland-gas-pipeline-opens-in-key-move-to-cut-dependency-on-russiaHOUR 2Aleutian volcano named after Don Young / (ADN) https://www.adn.com/politics/2022/09/29/alaskas-us-senators-want-to-honor-the-late-rep-don-young-by-naming-a-volcano-after-him/Adam Holz from Focus on the Family's "Plugged In" discusses a new streaming service called "PureFlix" and then the movie Hocus Pocus 2 (sequel to the 29-year-old movie) and the Munster's new movie / https://www.pureflix.com/discoverAK Dept of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Jason Brune Tom Steigleman acknowledges staff member Cori Casady for 20 years at CBI Media Centennial Park homeless moving to Sullivan Arena today / (ADN) https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/anchorage/2022/09/29/anchorages-centennial-campground-shuts-down-friday-homeless-residents-still-dont-know-where-to-go/

Anchorage Assembly OKs funding for emergency homeless sheltering in Sullivan Arena and elsewhere; Debris removal set to begin after Juneau landslide damages 3 homes, causes outages; Maine man sentenced to 75 years in Alaska cold-case murder and rape of woman at UAF

HOUR 1Tom & Tom talk about political ad placements and processes on radio stationsGetting to know Giorgia Meloni / (NPR) https://www.npr.org/2022/09/24/1124685476/giorgia-meloni-italy-electionChinese fishing vessels decimating fish populations off of South American coast / (NYT) https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/09/26/world/asia/china-fishing-south-america.html?China and Russia naval vessels sail in formation 85 miles near Kiska / (ADN) Hurricane "Ian" headed towards Florida Coast and preparations are being made (e.g., Tampa Airport to close) / (NYT) https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/09/27/us/hurricane-ian-florida?Federal student loan cancellation huge price tag / (MB) https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/stories/2022/09/26/student-loan-cancellation-finally-gets-a-price-tag-usd400b?British banks raise interest rates to counter inflation / (BBC) https://www.bbc.com/news/business-63039687?utm_campaign=mb&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_source=morning_brewLargest companies in France / (W) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_French_companiesLargest companies in the United Kingdom / (W) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_companies_in_the_United_KingdomHOUR 2Anchorage Assembly approves former Golden Lion Hotel and Sullivan Arena as homeless housing options / (ANS) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2022/09/27/assembly-approves-golden-lion-sullivan-housing-options/Steven Downs was convicted by a Fairbanks jury in February of the dormitory killing of Sophie Sergie, 20, of Pitkas Point in 1993 / (ADN) https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/crime-courts/2022/09/27/maine-man-sentenced-to-75-years-in-alaska-cold-case-murder-and-rape-of-student-atuaf/https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/09/27/world/russia-ukraine-war-news?Governor Dunleavy on Sept. 19 appointed former longtime ConocoPhillips petroleum geologist Greg Wilson to the commission. Wilson joins commissioner Jessie Chmielowski at the agency / (ADN) https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/2022/09/26/dunleavy-appoints-former-conocophillips-geologist-to-replace-retiring-commissioner-at-alaska-oil-and-gas-agency/

Sullivan Arena back on the table as a possible 150-bed emergency homeless shelter; Alaska congressional delegation pushes for quick approval of big North Slope drilling project; Mat-Su school board enacts mandatory daily minute of silence; Chair of Alaska oil and gas commission steps down for out-of-state position at refinery

How did a crisis with homelessness come to dominate local politics in Alaska's largest city? On this episode, ADN reporters Emily Goodykoontz and Michelle Theriault Boots explain the major policy changes in Anchorage that have kept homelessness in the headlines. From a pandemic emergency shelter in the Sullivan Arena to the Centennial Campground and scattered site facilities inside hotels, we discuss what happened, why, and what's next. With winter weather just weeks away and the potential for hundreds of people to have no safe place to stay, this is a political story with deeply human consequences. For more local and state news, subscribe to ADN today.This episode of ADN Politics is sponsored by SteamDot Coffee

Jeff was joined by Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson's Chief of Staff Alexis Johnson and his Communications Director Corey Allen Young. They discuss how they were both born and raised in Anchorage, their work backgrounds, how they came to work for Mayor Bronson, the relationship between Bronson and the Anchorage Assembly, why Bronson decided to close down the Sullivan Arena as a shelter, allowing people to camp long-term at Centennial Park, why homelessness is so hard to solve, the housing shortage in Anchorage, and a recent trip Jeff took to Vegas.  

HOUR 1WNBA player Brittney Griner pleads guilty in Russia on drug charges / (NYT) https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/07/world/europe/brittney-griner-trial.html?British Prime Minister Boris Jonsom agrees to step down / (NYT) https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/07/07/world/boris-johnson-resign-news?Boris Johnson resignation speech / (CBS) https://www.cbsnews.com/news/boris-johnson-resignation-uk-prime-minister-conservative-party/Small businesses try to stay afloat in the U.S. in the face of high inflation / (FOX News) https://video.foxnews.com/v/6309235869112#sp=show-clipsTom & Tom talk about small businesses and hand grenade bath bombs IVR the next target for pro-life policymakers / (MB) https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/stories/post-roe-v-wade-ivf-fertility-industry?New data released yesterday showed 11.3 million open positions in the US in May / (MB) https://www.cnbc.com/2022/07/06/jolts-job-openings-may-2022-.html?Tom & Tom talk about working at homeDalton from Mat-Su on the fuel being sent to China by Biden Democrats unhappy with Biden / (WP) https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/07/05/biden-democrats-newsom-pritzker/HOUR 2Mat-Su Mayor Edna DeVries on the July 12th Borough Election / For more info: https://www.matsugov.us/g/g-2/elections/july-2022-electionTom overviews PIP Printing and the forthcoming voter data lists Gary from East Anchorage on Centennial Park being a new homeless camp and the bears killedThe Alaska Department of Fish and Game shot and killed four black bears this week at Centennial Campground, an East Anchorage campsite where Mayor Dave Bronson's administration directed unsheltered people to go as it shut down the Sullivan Arena for use as a mass shelter last week. A female, two cubs, and male were shot / (ADN) https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/anchorage/2022/07/06/4-bears-killed-in-east-anchorage-campground-now-being-used-by-homeless-residents/Tom S talks about a new show called "Pirate Gold of Adak" / https://www.leisurebyte.com/3-shows-like-pirate-gold-of-adak-island/Alaska's inflation rate continues to soar as it reached 7.2% in December of 2021, according to a report from the Department of Labor issued this month.Gasoline prices in urban Alaska have risen 52.2% from April 2021 to 2022, according to the Department of Labor. Over that same time, transportation costs rose 23% and food costs saw an uptick of 11.3% hike / (ANS) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2022/07/07/rising-inflation-rates-hit-alaskans-gas-transportation-food/Tom A talks good deals at KVNT and KAFC and Optima in the face of inflationEvacuation order near Clear (near Fairbanks) with 7:30 PM meeting tonight in Anderson / (ANS)  https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2022/07/06/evacuation-order-still-effect-clear-fire-burns-almost-53k-acres-interior-alaska/

In this newscast: Fire management agencies raise Alaska's wildfire-fighting preparedness level to its highest tier; Anchorage authorities shut down the makeshift homeless shelter in the Sullivan Arena after two years; Opponents of mandatory real estate sales price disclosures in Juneau turn in more than 500 more signatures for their repeal effort; State authorities report 172 cases of COVID-19 in Juneau last week; The cruise ship that hit an iceberg in Alaska arrives in Seattle for repairs; Friends and colleagues remember Juneau's Dennis Egan; The National Weather Service issues a flood warning for the Taku River area; City officials ask Mendenhall Valley residents to conserve water because of sustained dry weather affecting water storage

As the Sullivan Arena shelter closes in Anchorage, people prepare to camp outside. Also, firefighters prepare for lightning in the Interior as fires burn throughout the state. And rare genetic mutation in Sitka's cat population.

The Sullivan Arena homeless shelter will close in 2 weeks; Alaska's first local ban on transgender girls in sports has been approved; A multi-year zinc exploration plan could be in the works

The Wasilla resident who nearly died in an ATV accident; Sarah Palin's campaign finance haul; An oil company has canceled a lease it had bought in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge early last year; Anchorage's city-operated Sullivan Arena shelter will close June 30th

Homelessness has been front and center in Anchorage politics for years, but particularly during the covid pandemic with the conversion of the Sullivan Arena into an emergency mass shelter. The debate has been dominated by those of us who have never been homeless; in fact, few of us have ever had a meaningful interaction with a homeless person. Today we talk with a woman who has experienced homelessness at various stages of her life in multiple cities in Alaska including Anchorage. Natasha Aġnaŋuluuraq Gamache will explain how she first ended up on the streets as a child, what has kept her there, and what she most wants listeners to know about the homeless. Warning: this episode contains graphic content including descriptions of substance abuse, rape, suicide, and the physical and sexual abuse of children.

HOUR 1Tom & Tom talk morning weather, Three Bears grocery stores, and food U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer announces retirement with what some call "calculated silence" / (CNN) https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/26/politics/scotus-confirmation-white-house-breyer/index.htmlTom A talks about scrutiny of social media and employers and how you have to be careful what you post online / (Military.com) https://www.military.com/veteran-jobs/career-advice/9-reasons-to-be-careful-about-what-you-post-online.htmlRussia is not optimistic about a resolution of the Ukraine conflict (is war imminent?) / (NYT) https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/01/27/world/ukraine-russia-us?Alaska's COVID numbers highest in the nation per capita / (ANS) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2022/01/26/alaska-again-leads-nation-rate-new-covid-cases-reporting-more-than-5000-infections-2-days/HOUR 2Municipality plans to close Sullivan Arena as a homeless shelter this spring / (ANS) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2022/01/27/municipality-aiming-close-sullivan-arena-homeless-shelter-this-spring/Gary from Muldoon in East Anchorage on Gov Dunleavy delivers his State-of-the-State Address / (ANS) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2022/01/27/governor-uses-state-state-advocate-improving-public-safety-food-security/Leigh Slone on the Alaska School Choice Convention / https://www.akschoolchoiceconvention.com/Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin orders the military to step up efforts to avoid civilian casualties (i.e. from airstrikes) / https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/27/us/politics/us-airstrikes-rand-report.html?

HOUR 15 dead and 40 injured in Wisconsin  when a driver goes through a holiday parade / (NYT) https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/21/us/wisconsin-parade-crash.htmlMillions of expected travelers for Thanksgiving / Atlanta airport back to full speed after a man with a gun disrupts traffic / https://www.cbsnews.com/video/millions-of-americans-expected-to-travel-for-thanksgiving-reaching-near-pre-pandemic-levels/Record-level travel reported by TSA / (Axios) https://www.axios.com/tsa-record-numbers-travel-thanksgiving-d7cdf3ed-3114-48db-a164-d8719fe5f2d4.html?FOX News contributors Stephen Hayes and Jonah Goldberg resign over Jan 6th Capital riot documentary by Tucker Carlson / (NPR) https://www.npr.org/2021/11/21/1052837157/fox-resignations-tucker-carlson-patriot-purge-documentaryPresident Biden keeping Jerome Powell as chairman of the Federal Reserve / (NYT) https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/22/business/economy/fed-chair-jerome-powell-biden.html?Alaska State Medical Board hears testimony on alternative treatments for COVID and concern from medical practitioners / (ANS) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2021/11/20/state-medical-board-takes--dozens-demand-accountability-over-covid-19-misinformation/T & T discuss the difficulties following COVID treatments and opinions HOUR 2T & T talks cold weather and holidays Tom's YouTube channel receives community standards strike because he had Senator Lora Reinbold on again - the 2nd time because YouTube calls her comments "medical misinformation" Rittenhouse was acquitted and yet some media treats him as a punching bag and Maria Shriver adds to the vitriol / (FOX News) https://www.foxnews.com/media/maria-shriver-sparks-outrage-over-rittenhouse-trial-tweetMark from East Anchorage on the Rittenhouse Micky Boyer from Capstone Clinic with an update on COVID booster shot availability for those 18 and olderDalton from Mat-Su on Rittenhouse and the politics revolving around COVIDChina forces people to vaccinate / (CNN) https://www.newsweek.com/china-mandates-covid-vaccinations-children-young-3-1642311Ed from Anchorage on the racism against Rittenhouse and hypocrisy in the Biden Administration and remembers working with Tom and Tom talks about ending racism and respectGary in East Anchorage remembers the great days of the Sullivan Arena 

The administrative shakeups at the Sullivan Arena's homeless shelter; Alaska set a record for coronavirus-related hospitalizations; Mayor Bronson asked to enforce the emergency mask ordinance; Police officers and prison guards fired due to COVID-19 vaccine requirements in the Lower 48 are welcome to apply to job openings in Alaska

The man left languished and severely ill in the Sullivan Arena homeless shelter; Republican Representative David Eastman and the Oath Keepers; The University of Alaska Anchorage has named Matt Shasby ((SHAZ-bee)) as the head coach of the Seawolves hockey team

Jeff was joined by Kai Binkley Sims. They discuss how she grew up in Alaska, working for her family company, including obtaining her boat captain license at the age of 18, attending the Colorado School of Mines, how she met her husband, how she got involved with the Anchorage Wolverines hockey team, how they got into the league, how COVID-19 affected the team, and the ongoing challenges with the hockey team and the Sullivan Arena.

How much longer will Anchorage's Sullivan Arena be a mass homeless shelter; Interior Secretary Deb Haaland's September visit; Mat-Su officials deny a permit for a large gravel pit; A man shot a grizzly bear sow Monday morning

Kenai lawmaker proposes to forbid businesses, local governments, and state of Alaska from requiring COVID-19 vaccinations; Anchorage Assembly meeting erupts in heated exchange between Rivera and Allard; Anchorage Wolverines junior hockey team plans to play at Sullivan Arena