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October 8, 2024: What’s on the agenda when the Sitka Assembly meets tonight?
Three incumbents will be sworn in for another term when the Sitka Assembly meets tonight (10-8-24).
Can Japan sustain the rebound of its ‘phantom fish’?
While the rebound in Japanese herring is the result of government investment, management of the fisheries is largely unregulated -- except by the fishermen themselves. Is this sustainable? Many don't think so. Part 5 of "Phantom Fish: The return of Japan's vanished herring fishery."
As Japan’s consumer tastes change, marketers hope to create the next hot herring product
While Japan's obsession with seafood may never change, it's tastes are evolving. Alaskan herring roe -- kazunoko -- is finding its way snack foods, and other non-traditional products. But there is strong competition from domestic herring, too. This is Part 4 of "Phantom Fish: The return of Japan's vanished herring industry."
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Commentary: Project 2025 poses alarming threat to Alaska
My name is Tory OʼConnell Curran and this is my opinion. Alaskans may vote early beginning October 21st. Voting for Trump and Vance includes supporting Project 2025, the Presidential Transition Project of the Heritage Foundation. I would like to highlight a few things that would mean for Alaskans that you might not be aware of:
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Xóots Elementary book fair kicks off with open gym party
Jill Lecrone and Brenna Cummings from Xóots Elementary joined KCAW to discuss the upcoming Scholastic Book Fair. Listen to their conversation here:
How Sitkans can save with home energy efficiency programs
Robert Venables and Cady Lister with Southeast Conference, along with Sitka’s sustainability...
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PATH cancelled their proposal for a winter warming shelter in Ketchikan, following Borough mayor’s veto
A cot at the now-defunct First City Homeless Services’ Overnight Warming Center. PATH’s funding...
Student Advisory Committee wanted direct communication with school board but policy denies that link
(Sage Smiley/KSTK)Wrangell’s School Advisory Committee formed decades ago to support the middle...
Wrangell Assembly preview: eliminating one tax-free day, salmon disaster relief funds and a change in price for launch permits
Wrangell City Hall on June 26, 2024. (Colette Czarnecki/KSTK)Wrangell’s borough assembly will...
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Kodiak spaceport relies on more than rocket launches to generate revenue
ABL Space Systems’ RS1 rocket on the launchpad at Kodiak’s Pacific Spaceport Complex in November...
In Akiak, grade schoolers report on why basketball is a way of life in the village
Men’s basketball teams compete in the Akiak gym, October 2024. (Yolanda Ramos/AKPM) In much of...
Alaska’s seafood industry lost $1.8 billion last year, NOAA report says
Commercial fishing boats are lined up at the dock at Seward’s harbor on June 22. (Photo by Yereth...
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What is the U.N. peacekeeping force stationed in Lebanon?
The mission was created in 1978 to help restore order after Israel’s first invasion of...
TikTok executives know about app’s effect on teens, lawsuit documents allege
For the first time, internal TikTok communications have been made public that show a company...
How one woman is seeking atonement this year during Yom Kippur
As Yom Kippur approaches, many Jews are engaging in self-reflection and a process of atonement....
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