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Thu Sep 27, 2012

Library moves forward with expansion. Alaskan cartography influenced by Native mapmakers. Wrangell's KSTK donates archives to Sealaska Heritage Institute. Magnitude 6.4 earthquake shakes Aleutians.

Library moves ahead with expansion plans

Kettleson Memorial Library will start looking for architects to help it expand. The Sitka Assembly on Tuesday unanimously supported a plan that would see the library expand by 60 percent.

Putz: Assembly a tall order, but ‘I am up for it’

"I hope to help Sitka as an Assembly member through passion, experience and hard work. My passion is working with others and coming up with creative ideas and solutions to difficult problems. My greatest strength is strategizing solutions."

Alaskan cartography influenced by Native mapmakers

“Aha moments” probably come more often in the sciences than in social studies, but every once in a while an historian makes a find that changes everything. Recently, a researcher combing through the National Archives made just such a discovery. In this case, while working on a project to scan some of the very first maps of Alaska, he learned how early cartographers so accurately depicted places they had never been.

Wed Sep 26, 2012

Sitka asks state for $43M to help Blue Lake. Police warn of coupon scam. Dive surveys track invasive sea squirt. Sprinkler saves downtown restaurant. Cruise season ends early.

Westover: Service has given a broader appreciation for issues

"At this pivotal juncture, I am poised to meet the challenges ahead. While serving our community as mayor, I have had the opportunity to meet and forge effective working relationships with our congressional and state delegations, and other partners important to our success."