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The Sitka Tribe of Alaska appointed Allen Bell Interim General Manager. Tribal Chairman Michael Baines announced Bell’s appointment Thursday (11-21-13) and expressed confidence in the leadership and stability Bell will bring to the Tribe.
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The Sitka District Court has fined Silver Bay Seafoods $16,000 for tendering what State Troopers estimate to be over 3,000 pounds of undersized Tanner crab earlier this year.
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The dispute over rural television coverage started over 14 months ago, when GCI began negotiating for the purchase of the two NBC stations in Southeast, and one CBS station in Anchorage. At least one individual deeply involved in that transaction is surprised that GCI and KTUU are struggling to reach a deal. Sitka businessman Dan Etulain owned both KATH-TV in Juneau and KSCT-TV in Sitka until selling them to GCI on November 1.
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Most Sealaska shareholders will get a $713 check or direct deposit in about two weeks.
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Morning host extraordinaire Melissa Marconi-Wentzel returned to the KCAW fold this October, bringing her unique blend of poise and warmth to our early AM weekday sound. Melissa has served both as program director (2007-2008) at Raven Radio, and as reporter (2004-2007), before taking some time to raise her family. Melissa's also wrapping up her degree in Communications at UAS, and plans to make broadcasting her career. "I knew I wanted to come back to Raven Radio," she says. "But when I sat down in that chair (in the air room) I knew that this is who I am." We never had any doubt!
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A former Apple executive thinks providing every student in Alaska with a tablet computer is possible in the near future -- with enough funding. Bob Whicker used to work as in education development for Apple Computer. Now, he’s the director of the Alaska Association of School Board’s Consortium for Digital Learning, or CDL.
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The Sitka School Board is revising its capital funding request for the coming year, in the hope of finding some money in an unfriendly legislative environment. The board held a work session earlier this week (11-19-13) and decided that, rather than pursuing large construction projects, they'd seek additional money to support the transition to Alaska’s version of the “Common Core” standards.
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Mt. Edgecumbe Intro to Business class members Daniel Active, Kaylyn Riley, and Ayisha Oscar discuss their latest marketing project: selling blankets to benefit Homeless Connect in Sitka. The blankets are $25, available at Alaska Pacific Bank or the Fisherman's Eye Gallery. With instructor Bill Winslow.
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Computer model estimates possible tsunami inundation in Sitka. Science Center hatchery prematurely releases smolt to check infection. USF&W finalizes guidelines for use of sea otter pelts.
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