November 2012 - Page 8 of 10

Shut out from Finance, Stedman accepts Health chair

State Sen. Bert Stedman will chair the Senate Health and Social Services committee when the Legislature convenes in January. The news takes away some uncertainty about what he will be doing next session, but concern remains about what he won’t be doing: serving as co-chair of Senate Finance.

Thomas: I’ll still have a Finance seat if I win

Haines Republican Representative Bill Thomas says he’ll still have a seat on the House Finance Committee if he picks up enough votes to win the election.

Cabaret troupe struts its stuff

The Ramshackle Cabaret put on a lively performance Saturday night to nearly 300 cheering Sitkans. Everyone packed into Allen Hall to see a range of acts, from burlesque to magic tricks to feats of strength.

WhaleFest speaker: Salmon our most valuable resource

Salmon are Alaska’s long-term investment. That view was voiced by cultural anthropologist and writer Richard Nelson.

Republican majority ousts Stedman from Finance post

The new Republican majority in the Alaskan senate has ousted Sitka’s Bert Stedman from his leadership position on the Finance Committee. The eleven members of the new majority named senators Kevin Meyer and Pete Kelly as co-chairs of the powerful Finance Committee – seats formerly occupied by Stedman, and Bethel Democrat Lyman Hoffman.

VFW to launch Sitka Post

George Bennett and Ben Miyasato discuss plans to start a Veterans of Foreign Wars post in Sitka.

Wed Nov 7, 2012

Forty-four votes separate Bill Thomas and Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins in House 34 race. Stedman handily wins Senate Q over fellow-incumbent Albert Kookesh. Turnout highest yet in Sitka's new super-precinct. Sitka voters follow national trends for US President, state races. Waste water rates to go up. Pet owners, assembly explore "dog friendly" option at Kimsham ball fields.

HD34: Thomas says he’s lost power, regardless of result

The tight finish in the House 34 race might have cost state Rep. Bill Thomas his Finance chairmanship, even if he wins. He trails his Democratic challenger by 44 votes, with absentee ballots yet to be counted.

Roads and harbors plan OK’d, constitutional convention isn’t

Alaskans voted on more than candidates in Tuesday’s election. Here's the results of a bond measure and a ballot proposition.

Pet owners, assembly explore “dog-friendly” option at Kimsham

Sitka’s dogs will have their day after all. The Sitka assembly last night (11-6-12) tabled a controversial ordinance banning dogs from Moller Park and the Kimsham complex, and will likely scrap it altogether. Instead, they plan to bring forward a revised law that leaves dogs – and their owners – in the mix.