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Fri Aug 24, 2012

Who's on the ballot: Profiles of Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins, Bill Thomas, Bert Stedman and Albert Kookesh. Arkansas pair gets prison time for murder of Juneau man.

Kookesh, Stedman will advance on Tuesday, look to fall race

Sitka Republican Bert Stedman and Angoon Democrat Albert Kookesh were both born and raised in Alaska. Both are members of the Senate’s bipartisan majority. And they seem to agree on a lot of issues.

Thu Aug 23, 2012

Petersburg borough plans now up to voters. Fishing safety program on the line in NIOSH funding debate. Tongass predecessor 110 years old this week.

Nominations due for Sitka Health Summit

Doug Osborne tells Holly Keen that the sixth annual Health Summit is coming up. It's the event that gave birth to the ideas behind Sitka's bike-friendly status, the farmer's market, the fish-to-schools program and the Choose Respect mural that's hanging on Blatchley Middle School.

Volunteers search for life during Sitka ‘Bioblitz’

In Sitka over the weekend, about 200 people went searching for life. The volunteers were participating in the community’s first all-encompassing “Bioblitz.” The goal of the event is to find as much life as possible and catalog what it is. That means everything, from beneath the sea to above the mountaintops.

UAS prepares for new fall term; not too late to register

Bob Love and Michelle Wheeler tell KCAW's Holly Keen about the course offerings at the University of Alaska Southeast's Sitka campus. Courses included everything from mushrooms to outdoor recreation to marine hydraulics to puppy kindergarten.

Wed Aug 22, 2012

Sealaska responds to SJ Redoubt claim. Democratic House hopeful campaigns in Sitka. Bioblitz catalogs life in Sitka.

Tue Aug 21, 2012

Sheldon Jackson trustees reassert Redoubt claim. The long-lost battle between the U.S. and Stikine Tlingits. IPHC investigates 'mushy' halibut. Driver runs into Juneau's Nugget Mall. APOC won't speed up Prop 2 complaint hearing. Anchorage police warn of credit card scam.

Democrat Moore campaigns in Sitka, hopes for House seat

A Democratic hopeful for Congress made his way through Southeast this week, including a stop in Sitka. Matt Moore is a 52-year-old former North Slope worker who now manages medical practices. The Anchorage resident is one of five people in a crowded Democratic primary for Congress.

Mon Aug 20, 2012

70 rescued from Glacier Bay sightseeing boat. F/V Evening Star will stay submerged. Sitka program puts student art on display. Congressional staffers give update on federal issues facing SE.