August 2012 - Page 8 of 9

Tue Aug 7, 2012

Ketchikan shares Sitka's hydro bid woes. USFS Tonka sale decision upheld. The story of 'spirit bear.'

Lee: Start-ups are solutions with growth

Andrew Lee is an entrepreneur and a senior adviser at the Small Business Administration. He's also part of the inaugural class of Sitka Fellows. In this interview with KCAW's Holly Keen, he talks about start-ups and their role in solving problems.

Mon Aug 6, 2012

Municipal candidate deadline passes. Blue Lake bids throw city a funding curveball. Kookesh ahead in campaign fundraising race. Big crew shows up to film cooking show in Juneau.

Bear privacy

Google Maps recently posted street-level images of Sitka. The company automatically blurs out the faces of bystanders on the street in order to protect their privacy, but it would seem the algorithm was a little too thorough here.

Sitka ballot takes shape after deadline passes

Five have filed for Assembly, three for mayor and one person has filed to run for school board. Here's the list.

Kookesh ahead in campaign fund-raising race

The Ketchikan-Wrangell House district has the only party primary in Southeast Alaska this year. But legislative candidates in other districts are still raising money and gearing up campaigns.

Blue Lake bids are curveball for Sitka

The bids to construct Sitka’s Blue Lake hydropower expansion were revealed this week, and they're almost double engineers’ estimates. The discrepancy means the city will need to find additional money for one of the most expensive projects in city history.

‘Blessings in a Backpack’ aims to help with food needs

"Blessings in a Backpack" equips students with weekend food. The program is aimed at students who receive free and reduced-price lunches during the school week. It's a national program, and will take root in Sitka at Keet Gooshi Heen this fall. Kathy O'Gara tells KCAW's Holly Keen about how it all works.

Fri Aug 3, 2012

Fishery closed after seiner sinks, leaks fuel. Missing plane found near Juneau, pilot dead. Sitka processor takes heat for purchase of trawl-caught fish. Hackett files for re-election, deadline TODAY. Energy effort targets costs in SE communities.

Opera, art song on stage Saturday

An Evening of Opera and Art Song takes the stage at the Sitka Performing Arts Center Saturday night. Rhiannon Guevin, Katrina Deininger and Patrick Schneider perform at 7:30 p.m.