Thousands of KCAW listeners across the region -- from Yakutat to Port Alexander -- have awoken to the voice of Melissa Marconi-Wentzel saying, "Good Morning. You are listening to Morning Edition." But how much do you know about the person behind the voice?
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Almost 50 Years after Martin Luther King led the march from Selma to Montgomery, that resulted in the passage of the Voting Rights Act, the landscape of civil rights has changed. There are new faces tackling modern issues in the city of Sitka.
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Sitka Community Theater is holding auditions for "The Flattering Word," a 1920s one-act, and hosting Broadway Night, featuring show tune performances by local singers.
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Utah State University professor Jim Powell uses zombies to illustrate the concepts of mathematical epidemiology and the spread of global pandemics. He'll speak tonight (7:30 PM Thu Jan 22, room 229) at the Sitka campus of the University of Alaska Southeast.Downloadable audio.
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Members of the Tongass Advisory Committee are unhappy with Forest Service efforts to speed up their work.
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Ron Krueger passed away recently – of natural causes. He was one big contradiction…a complex man with good qualities and challenging habits.I met Ron at Raven Radio – 30 years ago...
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A Sitka man is facing felony charges following a late-night standoff with police earlier this month. A grand jury has indicted 33-year old River J. Dailey for allegedly threatening the lives of a man and his wife, and two police officers.
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There is an upside to having rainy, autumn weather in the middle of winter: both Sitka’s reservoirs are filling up. Frank Rogers, Sitka’s senior hydroelectric operator, says water levels in Blue Lake rose 2 feet overnight on Tuesday (1-20-15), after over two inches of rain fell in the area.
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A six-mile extension of Halibut Point Road into Katlian Bay is slated for funding this year - but the state budget crunch may change that. The one-lane, gravel road would connect to lands owned by Sitka’s urban Native corporation.
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Jen Robinson, executive director of the Sitka Chamber of Commerce, describes her plans for the Chamber's Gala Awards Dinner on January 31. Unlike past years, this year's winner of the prestigious Cossack Cap will remain secret until the award is announced during the event. For more information visit the Greater Sitka Chamber of Commerce online. Downloadable audio.
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