Leave your kids at home tonight for the first burlesque show performed by Sitka's Ramshackle Cabaret. There will be more than 20 performers, and all proceeds go to Planned Parenthood. It's at Allen Hall on the Sheldon Jackson College campus. Doors open at 7:30pm and the show starts at 9pm.
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More than 100 Sitkans held a candlelight vigil at Totem Square at 8pm for the safe return of Lael Grant, a 33-year-old mother of two, who has been missing since October 14. Anyone with information is asked to call Sitka police at 907.747.3245.
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The Sitka Wolves captured their second-straight Region V swimming title last weekend in Ketchikan, but – as usual – won’t have much time to rest on their laurels. The team now at the state meet in Anchorage, where they hope to improve on their second-place finish last year.
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Whalefest theme this year to connect marine, terrestrial environment. State transportation bond package includes funding for Sawmill Cove barge dock, $14-million Katlian Bay road. Juneau's representatives well-funded, despite no opposition in upcoming election.
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Part of the hard cold facts of politics is if you aren’t in the majority party, you have very little chance of affecting policy or getting support for major capital projects.
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Figuring out how much Sitka's urban forest is worth and how to take care of it is the job of Stephen Nickel, who works in the Community Forestry Program for the state Dept. of Natural Resources. Nickel has spent the past week in Sitka with Parks & Recreation staff and local volunteers preparing an inventory of the city’s trees – the first step toward developing an Urban Forest Management Plan.
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Liesil Davenport-Wheeler and Jim Pfeiffenberger are Good Dog. The pair write and perform original music for children about the natural world. They'll be playing tonight (11-01-12) 7 PM at Harrigan Centennial Hall, in conjunction with the opening of the student art show. Tickets 5$ at the door.
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Audio postcard: Sitka High Swimming wins Region V meet, will bid for state title this weekend. USCG Cutter Maple revives "Haunted Ship." Juneau considers traffic revisions in Auke Bay. Prop 1 to ask voters if Constitutional Convention needed.
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In my eight years in the legislature, I’ve listened to what my constituents needed and I’ve delivered. There was and still is a great need for basic infrastructure throughout the district.
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