Sally Helm, a Sitka Service Fellow with the Island Institute, describes Story Lab, a new literary program for kids ages 7-19. There are four parts to the program: Afterschool, with weekly sessions; Saturday workshops; In-school, where Helm visits classrooms; and a publishing component. Story Lab is happening now. For more information visit Story Lab at the Island Institute. Downloadable audio.
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A Sitka High School freshman was medevacked to Harborview Hospital in Seattle after being struck by a vehicle Friday evening (1-23-15). 15-year old Cody Bergman is in stable condition, according to close family friends, and he is responsive. However, doctors are keeping him sedated while they assess the extent of his injuries.
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There’s a new boss at the state agency overseeing roads, airports and ferries.
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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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