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Thursday | Anchorage Daily News

Village accuses ex-president of embezzlement

The Native Village of Tatitlek is suing its former tribal president, claiming she drained village bank accounts of more than $560,000 while in office.

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Sun Jun 07, 2009

Alaska Journal of Commerce

Proposed Mat-Su facility aims to feed school kids

Mat-Su officials hope a $12 million agricultural processing facility planned for the Valley will put more nutritious, Alaska-grown products in school lunches, institutional and military dining halls, and on retail grocery shelves.

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Fri Jun 05, 2009

Alaska Journal of Commerce

Chenega goes to Cordova for repairs

The state ferry Chenega has been docked in Cordova for inspection and repairs. The Alaska Marine Highway System canceled sailings for the fast ferry until Saturday after its engines sustained some type of damage.

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Wed May 27, 2009

Anchorage Daily News

Ports find new lives for old nets

Recycling old fishing nets begins this summer at several Alaska fishing ports. Naknek, Dillingham, Petersburg and Cordova received funding via the Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission for two years to jump-start net recycling projects.

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Mon May 25, 2009

Juneau Empire

Donations sought for Buddhist lending library

A Buddhist lending library has been established in memory of Michael O'Leary, who was killed while forecasting avalanche conditions on Mount Eyak in Cordova on March 8, 2008.

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Sat May 23, 2009

Anchorage Daily News

Legislature backs its energy intentions with cash

A recent Daily News editorial said, "The Legislature has a chance to pass some good renewable energy initiatives next year." The fact is that the state Legislature has led the way in the arena of renewable energy, and unlike other states, has put money behind its words.

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Sun May 17, 2009

Alaska Journal of Commerce

Salmon opener yields mixed result

The opening of the Copper River salmon season has exceeded expectations for red salmon, but fewer kings than anticipated were caught by commercial fishermen.

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Fri May 15, 2009

NWCN.com

Copper River salmon shipment lands in Seattle

The fresh Alaska salmon season begins for seafood lovers in Seattle with the arrival of an Alaska Airlines flight with about 20,000 pounds of Copper River salmon.

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Sat Apr 25, 2009

Anchorage Daily News

Young guitarists get Cipollina bequest

John Cipollina was a guitar player. A fine guitar player. His Gibson is in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland.

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Fri Apr 10, 2009

Alaska Journal of Commerce

Fishermen still dealing with the aftermath of the Exxon spill

Cordova fisherman R.J. Kopchak was standing in a marine shop in Seattle when he first heard about the grounding of the Exxon Valdez in Prince William Sound.

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Sat Apr 04, 2009

KTVA Anchorage

Alaska funding amendments pass U.S. Senate

The U.S. Senate has approved to two budget resolution amendments important to Alaska.

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Thu Apr 02, 2009

SanLuisObispo.com

Music: Converging for the sake of music

G iven his upbringing, you'd think Mike Mickelson would have had a guitar in his hands night and day.

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Mon Mar 30, 2009

St. Augustine Record

Lessons of the Exxon Valdez

Twenty years ago, the Exxon Valdez supertanker spilled at least 11 million gallons of oil into Alaska's pristine Prince William Sound.

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Sat Mar 28, 2009

The Union

Amy Goodman: Lessons from the Exxon Valdez spill

Twenty years ago, the Exxon Valdez supertanker spilled at least 11 million gallons of oil into Alaska's pristine Prince William Sound.

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Thu Mar 26, 2009

Washington Post - Courts, Judiciary

Nation's worst oil spill hits 20-year mark

In this March 26, 1989 picture, the Exxon Baton Rouge, left, attempts to off-load crude oil from the Exxon Valdez after the Valdez ran aground in Alaska's Prince William sound, spilling about 11 million gallons of crude oil, causing widespread environmental damage.

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Tue Mar 24, 2009

Clarion Dispatch

Events mark Exxon Valdez oil spill's 20th anniversary

Twenty years ago Tuesday, disaster struck in Prince William Sound. March 24 marks the two-decade anniversary of the Exxon Valdez oil spill, and events and video streaming will go on throughout the day marking the event at the Challenger Learning Center of Alaska in Kenai.

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Sun Mar 15, 2009

Fiber Art Calls for Entry

2009 Fish Follies

Deadline: April 25, 2009 2009 Fish Follies The Cordova Historical Society and Museum Cordova, AK June 3-Aug 27 , 2009 The Cordova Historical Museum welcomes the annual return of the Copper River wild salmon ...

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Fri Mar 06, 2009

KTVA Anchorage

FEMA Issues Grants to Cordova and Seward Fire Departments

Today, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency awarded $154,815 from the Assistance to Firefighters Grants program to local fire departments and organizations in the state ...

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Thu Mar 05, 2009

Homer News

Pilot fishery in Sound targets skates

Prince William Sound fishermen are embarking upon a pilot fishery in state waters to harvest a ubiquitous species plaguing longline fishermen statewide: skates.

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Sun Feb 22, 2009

MELODIKA.net

World Premiere of Film on the Oceans and Climate Change at DC Environmental Film Festival

Imagine a world without fish. A new documentary on climate change and the oceans proposes just that.

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