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Wed Aug 15, 2012

Assembly rejects cruise dock question. Harbor rate hike advances to next meeting. Remembering Eric McDowell. All ferries now trackable online. Ousted Wrangell board members ask judge to throw out lawsuit.

Cruise dock vote nixed, harbor rate increase advances

The Assembly killed a measure Tuesday night that have asked voters whether the city should go after funding for a deep-water dock near downtown. An increase in harbor rates, on the other hand, was advanced.

Tue Aug 14, 2012

Cruise dock, harbor rates on Assembly agenda tonight. F/V Evening Star sheen is shrinking. Ketchikan police make drug bust. Icicle Seafoods to pay EPA fines. Bitumen shipping would travel through Alaska waters.

Murphyao: On maps, Alaska and Nunavut

Amanda Murphyao, one of the Sitka Fellows, is working on a dissertation about Alaska and Nunavut, the northernmost territory in Canada. Nunavut was added to Canadian maps 40 years after Alaska was added to U.S. maps as a state. Murphyao's work examines how those events played out.

Horowitz: On being a ‘projectician,’ and more

Adam Horowitz calls himself a "projectician," a title he came up with in college when he realized he was "probably not going to have a normal career path." He works on creative, collaborative projects -- parades in Denmark, community performances in Colombia and Peru ... and more.

Mon Aug 13, 2012

F/V Evening Star slips into deeper water, sheen expands. Survey to track tsunami debris, wildlife threats. Bear breaks into home while family present. Ketchikan's Yates Building closer to restoration.

Assembly to continue dock, moorage discussions

Two big questions weigh on the Assembly tonight: Whether to put a cruise dock question to voters, and whether to up harbor rates. Here's what you need to know before Tuesday's meeting.

Once, in the highlands

A competitor winds up for a throw during the Highland Island games, part of this year's Sitka Seafood Festival. The games were held on the lawn at Sheldon Jackson campus.

Sitka Re-use Center aims to benefit affordable housing

Greg Reynolds tells KCAW's Holly Keen about the Sitka Re-use Center. Construction materials can be donated or purchased at the center, with the proceeds benefiting the nonprofit Sitka Community Development Corp. The organization is attempting to expand affordable housing options in Sitka.