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updated: Fri Jul 18, 2008 09:31 pm

Petersburg News

Local news for Petersburg, AK continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.

16 hrs ago | Earth Times

Subsea Work Begins on Fiber Optic Cable Network in Southeast

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, July 17 AK-GCI-Network ANCHORAGE, Alaska , /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Engineers skilled in laying undersea telecommunications cable will begin working in Southeast Alaska waters this month, ...

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Related Topix: Anchorage Metro, Anchorage, AK, Wrangell, AK, Ketchikan, AK, Southeast (University of Alaska System), University of Alaska System

Wed Jul 16, 2008

Juneau Empire

Photo: Becoming a common sight

A Sitka blacktail deer and her two fawns pause Sunday along the Mitkof Highway on Mitkof Island near Petersburg.

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Mon Jul 14, 2008

Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

A Sitka blacktail deer and her two fawns pause along the Mitkof...

A Sitka blacktail deer and her two fawns pause along the Mitkof Highway on Mitkof Island near Petersburg, Alaska, on Sunday, July 13, 2008.

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Sat Jul 12, 2008

KTVA Anchorage

Southeast timber projects challenged in court

Environmental groups are trying to stop the Forest Service from proceeding with four planned timber projects in the Tongass National Forest.

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Related Topix: Sitka, AK, Juneau, AK

Thu Jul 10, 2008

Juneau Empire

Emo's July challenge is fruit

Emo's July challenge is - fruit. Any kind of fruit served - hot, cold, in salads, soups, appetizers, grilled or as a beverage - send it in and we will share your recipe with our readers.

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Related Topix: Juneau, AK, Recipes, Life, Food, Ketchikan, AK

Tue Jul 08, 2008

Alaska Journal of Commerce

PHOTO: Fish and fuel

Salmon gillnetter and Dungeness crab fisherman Nels Otness is shown filling his fishing vessel Haili Lynn on June 20 in Petersburg.

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Sun Jul 06, 2008

Juneau Empire

Palin seeks electric rate help for state

Gov. Sarah Palin has backed away from a plan she proposed last month to subsidize Alaska electric rates, but the concept is still alive.

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Related Topix: Angoon, AK, Kenai, AK, Hoonah, AK, Kake, AK, Alaska

Wed Jul 02, 2008

Juneau Empire

Inter-island ferry service to continue

The Inter-Island Ferry Authority Board Tuesday agreed to maintain daily all-year round-trip passenger vehicle ferry service between Prince of Wales Island and Ketchikan, and service every Friday, Saturday and ...

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Related Topix: Canada, Ketchikan, AK, Wrangell, AK, Coffman-Cove, AK, Thorne-Bay, AK

Sun Jun 15, 2008

Juneau Empire

Data: Juneau road won't save money

State transportation officials and their private sector allies advocating for a road north from Juneau toward Skagway have been presenting misleading financial arguments to the public and to the Legislature to ...

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Related Topix: Skagway, AK, Sitka, AK, Kake, AK

Fri Jun 13, 2008

Juneau Empire

Tlingit and Haida Head Start now enrolling preschoolers, ages 3-5

Tlingit and Haida Head Start is now enrolling preschoolers, age 3-5 or turning 3 years old by September.

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Related Topix: Preschoolers, Family, Wrangell, AK, Juneau, AK, Yakutat, AK

Tue Jun 10, 2008

Anchorage Daily News

Renewable energy isn't answer for today's Bush needs

Published: June 9th, 2008 10:56 PM Last Modified: June 9th, 2008 11:07 PM Last week the Daily News published an excellent article about the rural fuel crisis and a suggestion from our cooperative for an ...

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Alternative Energy, Wrangell, AK, Ketchikan, AK, Kodiak, AK, Opinion

Sat Jun 07, 2008

Anchorage Daily News

Russia's Gazprom eyes Alaska gas pipeline

Published: June 7th, 2008 02:04 PM Last Modified: June 7th, 2008 02:05 PM ST. PETERSBURG, Russia - Russian natural gas monopoly OAO Gazprom is angling for a role in a proposed Alaska gas pipeline, the company's ...

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Related Topix: Energy, Oil & Gas, TransCanada, Natural Gas

Juneau Empire

Thank you for the unforgettable week

My four children traveled with me to our capital city last week. Our reason for coming was solely for my 2-year-old to have some medical tests, but we were rewarded with so much more! In less than a week's ...

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Related Topix: Juneau, AK, Sports

Thu Jun 05, 2008

KRBD-FM Ketchikan

State goes local when listening to energy concerns

Attendees look at state map and mark potential areas for energy development WRANGELL, ALASKA Around twenty people attended the Alaska Energy Authority town hall meeting held in Wrangell last week.

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Related Topix: Wrangell, AK

Tue Jun 03, 2008

KRBD-FM Ketchikan

Ruth Lake is in the spotlight for more hydropower

WRANGELL, ALASKA The city council of Wrangell may be heading in a different direction than the Thomas Bay Power Authority, the entity which operates Tyee Lake for both Wrangell and Petersburg.

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Related Topix: Wrangell, AK

Sun Jun 01, 2008

Alaska Journal of Commerce

NOAA reduces Southeast Alaska charter halibut quota

Charter boat operator Dan O'Neil pulls aboard a halibut for clients Arlene Haener and her husband, Arley, near Petersburg during the summer of 2006.

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Related Topix: Sitka, AK, Alaska

Mon May 26, 2008

Alaska Journal of Commerce

Fishermen seek help to deal with high fuel prices

A petition is circulating through Alaska's fishing communities in hopes of catching some breaks at the fuel pump.

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Related Topix: US News, Alaska

Sat May 24, 2008

Alaska Journal of Commerce

Gov. Palin vetoes capital projects

Gov. Sarah Palin vetoed scores of capital projects around the state, striking more than a quarter billion dollars from the nearly $3 billion dollar public works budget that state lawmakers approved last month.

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Related Topix: Wasilla, AK, Alaska, Anchorage Metro, Anchorage, AK, Ketchikan, AK

Tue May 20, 2008

Anchorage Daily News

Shishmaref sparrows surprise scientists

Published: May 17th, 2008 11:02 PM Last Modified: May 17th, 2008 11:07 PM This just in from Shishmaref science teacher Ken Stenek: On this late April day, two house sparrows are singing their little hearts out ...

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Related Topix: Gambell, AK, Shishmaref, AK, World News, Russia, Asia

Sun May 18, 2008

Anchorage Daily News

Enrollment sites for port ID cards open in Alaska

“How is the TWIC card so much more security-sensitive than a passport? If they can mail a passport, why don't they feel comfortable mailing a TWIC card?”

Published: May 18th, 2008 12:24 AM Last Modified: May 18th, 2008 12:47 AM Alaska's first enrollment centers for workers accessing secure areas of ports have opened in Juneau, Kodiak and Anchorage, with two more ... via Anchorage Daily News

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Related Topix: Skagway, AK, Wrangell, AK, Haines, AK

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