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Wednesday | KRBD-FM Ketchikan

Stedman blasts Palin, praises Parnell

Senator Bert Stedman, a Sitka Republican.Hit "more" for additional reports on the Palin-Parnell transition.

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Wednesday | The Mobile Register Online

Cruise West 2010 Alaska Cruises

Out of all the cruises I have done, Cruise West is one of my most memorable. I really enjoyed the education side of it and the up close and personal.

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Thu Jul 02, 2009

Alaska Journal of Commerce

Cruise West suspends Ketchikan stops in 2010

A cruise ship company will bypass Ketchikan next year in favor of tours out of Juneau and Anchorage.

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Sun Jun 28, 2009

KRBD-FM Ketchikan

Chefs tour Southeast fishing spots

PETERSBURG, AK A group of chefs from the Lower 48 stopped by Petersburg and Juneau early this week to learn more about Alaska's fishing industry.

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Fri Jun 26, 2009

Home - KTVA

Cruise West to reduce 2010 Alaska voyages by half

Yet another cruise line has announced plans to cut back in Alaska for 2010 -- and in a big way.

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Tue Jun 23, 2009

KRBD-FM Ketchikan

Residents sound off on latest hydro power plans

PETERSBURG, AK The latest plans for a large hydro electric power plant on the mainland north of Petersburg call for tunneling into a remote mountain in Thomas Bay and siphoning water from the perched mountaintop lake for generating electricity.

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Sun Jun 21, 2009

Juneau Empire

Jobless rate climbing in Juneau, around the state

Alaska's unemployment rate rose in May to 8.4 percent, up from 7.9 percent the previous month, according to the state Department of Labor and Workforce Development.

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Tue Jun 16, 2009

Juneau Empire

Warm days, White Nights

A little over two miles of water separates the Bering Strait islands of Little Diomede and Big Diomede, making the distance between Alaska and Siberia less than the stretch between downtown Juneau and Lemon Creek.

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Sun Jun 14, 2009

Juneau Empire

Ferry Columbia back in action following engine malfunction

The state ferry Columbia, flagship of the Alaska Marine Highway fleet, is now on its way from Ketchikan to Bellingham, Wash., following delays caused by an engine malfunction.

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Fri Jun 12, 2009

KRBD-FM Ketchikan

Petersburg teachers get statewide recognition

AK Two Petersburg high school teachers received statewide honors this spring. The Alaska Society for Technology in Education chose social studies and videography teacher Jim Engell as its teacher of the year.

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Fri Jun 05, 2009

Juneau Empire

Consulting firm hires former Empire editor

McDowell Group recently hired former Empire Managing Editor Lori Thomson as a senior research analyst in its Juneau office.

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Wed Jun 03, 2009

Anchorage Daily News

Inside Alaska business

Gov. Sarah Palin has made the following appointments to business-related state boards.

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Sun May 31, 2009

Juneau Empire

Whistle-blower's widow battles for records

A federal ethics and personnel chief urged Tongass National Forest officials to destroy e-mails containing his advice on how to fire a Petersburg whistle-blower to preclude their discovery in a potential lawsuit.

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Fri May 29, 2009

KRBD-FM Ketchikan

Students track Glacier's moves

AK LeConte glacier near Petersburg has advanced 300 feet. That's according to the results of this year's glacier survey by Petersburg High School students.

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Wed May 27, 2009

KRBD-FM Ketchikan

City councilor sues city harbormaster

AK A Petersburg City Councilor is suing the city's harbormaster. Councilor Bob Nilson's lawsuit accuses Harbormaster Jim Stromdahl of invasion of privacy and defamation.

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Mon May 25, 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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Sat May 23, 2009

Juneau Empire

'Landless' Natives try for redress

In 1971, Congress settled the aboriginal claims of all Alaska Natives: It gave them 44 million acres, $1 billion and mandated the creation of 13 regional and more than 200 Alaska Native corporations.

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Thu May 21, 2009

Juneau Empire

Palin signs 2 bills in Southeast

Gov. Sarah Palin has signed two bills, one extending the boating safety program and the other temporarily suspending the experience cap for teachers.

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Tue May 19, 2009

KRBD-FM Ketchikan

Petersburg celebrates Mayfest

AK Petersburg streets were packed with locals and visitors over the weekend during the 51st annual Little Norway Festival.

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Mon May 18, 2009

KRBD-FM Ketchikan

Researchers, fishermen work on whale avoidance

AK The University of Alaska is working with commercial fishermen to study how best to keep whales away from fishing gear.

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