CONTINUED SUNNY SKIES. NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 25
MPH BY EARLY AFTERNOON. 
Stedman gets Heath chairmanship. Days, maybe weeks to decide House 34 race. Thomas says they’re saving him a seat on House Finance. AK voter turnout lowest for president since 1996. Shooting range could open near Juneau airport.
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Eighth graders take Andrew Jackson to court
In 1830, President Andrew Jackson signed the Indian Removal Act into law. The measure allowed him to negotiate the movement of Native Americans from the southern states to west of the Mississippi River. And the policy laid the groundwork for the Trail of Tears. Last week in Sitka, the former president went on trial before a jury of eighth-graders. moreSurvey to be cornerstone of Sitka’s food policy
Sitka’s Community Food Survey has been extended until the end of the month, in the hope of attracting more participants. Organizers say over 400 Sitkans have taken the survey online, or on paper at the library, but they’d like to get to 600 or more. The goal is to understand how prepared Sitkans are to face rising food prices, or to ride out an emergency like last January’s earthquake and tsunami. more