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Final HD 34 ballots in: JKT 4,123; Thomas 4,091

Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins appears to have won a seat in the Alaska House of Representatives. His opponent, state Rep. Bill Thomas, wouldn't say whether he'll request a recount.

Lance Leone: “Come back right now”

This is the third of our three-part conversation with Lt. Lance Leone, the only survivor of a fatal helicopter crash in 2010, in which three people from Coast Guard Air Station Sitka died. Listen to the interview and read the story here.

Wed Nov 21, 2012

Gil "Mr. Mt. Edgecumbe" Truitt shares MEHS history; Lance Leone Part 3: "Come back right now"; Melting glaciers affecting chemical makeup of oceans.

Leone, Part 3: ‘Come back right now’

This third and final part of our interview with Lt. Lance Leone begins in a Seattle hospital, where he was recovering from a broken collarbone and other injuries in the days after the crash.

How do melting glaciers change ocean chemistry?

Scientists want to know how rapidly melting glaciers are affecting marine life in Southeast Alaska waters. They’re concerned all that fresh water is helping the ocean become more acidic.

Original Brave Gil Truitt ’48 shares Mt. Edgecumbe history

The phone book lists him as “Gilbert Truitt,” and that’s probably how he gets his mail and pays his bills, but to everyone else he’s known as “Mr. Mt. Edgecumbe.” In celebration of Native American Heritage Month, Truitt spoke to the Sitka Rotary Club this week (11-20-12) about the history of the state-run boarding school – some of it the kind of history that you can read about in the library, and some of it much more personal.

Lance Leone: “A rapid, liquid stop”

This is the second of our three-part conversation with Lt. Lance Leone, the only survivor of a fatal helicopter crash in 2010, in which three people from Coast Guard Air Station Sitka died. Listen to the interview and read the story here.

Tue Nov 20, 2012

Kreiss-Tomkins pulls ahead by 28 votes after absentee counting on Monday. Lance Leone interview Part 2: "A rapid, liquid stop." Washington DC think tank looks to Tessa Baldwin as a "Champion for Change." Childcare in rural Alaska: How some communities are meeting the challenge.

Leone, Part Two: ‘A rapid, liquid stop’

In the second of three parts, Lt. Lance Leone talks about the crash of Coast Guard helicopter 6017, from the moment it hit the water to his family's arrival at his hospital bed in Seattle.

Eye of the black-tail

Former city administrator and avid outdoorsman Hugh Bevan captured this image of a Sitka black-tailed deer on his trail camera. The camera uses motion-sensing technology to snap the shutter. Bevan plans to return to this undisclosed location to try and call in the buck -- but that's all. "He's too far from the boat for me to want to carry!"