Early childhood resources are limited in Sitka, with only a small number of organizations offering childcare for infants and toddlers. Now, the Early Childhood Coalition is taking steps to offer more services for parents.
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The last year of the decade delivered a fair share of economic and political whiplash in Sitka, but there is plenty to look forward to in 2020. Or, as the late, great Richard Nelson would put it: "See you next time!" KCAW's Katherine Rose and Robert Woolsey have the year-in-review.
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Sitka High and Mt. Edgecumbe wrestling teams scored well at the state meet in Anchorage last weekend. Although no one took a state title (SHS's Sid Fleming was runner-up at 171 lbs.), the teams came in sixth and seventh place respectively out of 50 teams.
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Youth climate activists "storm" the annual KCAW Christmas interview to present Greta Thunberg's Letter to Santa, and her 28-page list of demands. "This is all wrong...I should be writing to ask for a pony or a new life jacket," Thunberg says. Santa's defense is led by the international consultants, The Blitzen Group, who argue that "More toys equal more joys" regardless of the environmental cost. Santa's compromise: Greta can become an elf.
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Halibut Point Marine has offered to build a marine haulout at the Gary Paxton Industrial Park in exchange for 17 acres of city-owned waterfront property valued at nearly $2 million.
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We're extremely excited to announce that KCAW has been selected as a host newsroom for a Report for America position, beginning in June, 2020! The application period is open now through January 31, 2020. The KCAW Report for America reporter will research, write, and report news in Sitka and in the seven other communities in our regional listening area.
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Julie Decker with the Alaska Fisheries Development Foundation discusses an Alaska Seaweed Farm Start-up Training scheduled for Sitka February 20-21 (trainings are also scheduled in Kodiak and Ketchikan). The deadline to apply for the training is Friday, December 20, 2019.
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Michael Mausbach, Serena Wild, and Liz Borneman with Sitka's Ramshackle Cabaret discuss this Saturday's performance of 'Pagan Delights' (8 P.M. Saturday, December 21, downstairs at the Mean Queen).
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The 12th annual Holiday Brass Concert will be in full swing this weekend, with musicians from around the country performing classic Christmas favorites and new delightful numbers.
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The full US House of Representatives will debate -- and ultimately vote on -- two Articles of Impeachment against President Donald Trump, on Wednesday, December 18, 2019. Watch the NPR live stream here beginning at 5 a.m. AKST. Coverage of the vote may continue on Thursday, December 19.
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