The Alaska Board of Education and Early Development released a draft statewide cell phone policy during their meeting today. Kodiak is joining a growing list of school districts across Alaska considering closing a school. Within hours of returning to the country’s highest office Monday, President Donald Trump formalized his support for the $44 billion Alaska LNG Project. More than 50 people gathered in Homer Saturday for the annual “Women’s March on Homer.”
Jamie Diep is a reporter/host for KBBI from Portland, Oregon. They joined KBBI right after getting a degree in music and Anthropology from the University of Oregon. They’ve built a strong passion for public radio through their work with OPB in Portland and the Here I Stand Project in Taipei, Taiwan.Jamie covers everything related to Homer and the Kenai Peninsula, and they’re particularly interested in education and environmental reporting. You can reach them at jamie@kbbi.org to send story ideas.
