Author: KCAW News

Thu May 30, 2013

Coast Guard crash survivor removed from promotions list. Sealaska sells global logistics business. Forest Service chief encounters push back after asking for return of SRS funding.

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Wed May 29, 2013

Assembly contributes $25K for downtown revitalization. Sitka's 2014 municipal budget moves closer to reality. Repeat win possible for Sitka derby champ. Rep. Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins wins POW marathon.

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Brave Heart to honor volunteers Friday

Brave Heart staff Willow Moore and Amanda Taylor discuss this Friday's banquet in honor of the organization's dedicated volunteers, Cupcakes & Kudos (5:30-9PM Fri May 31, Harrigan Centennial Hall, tickets $30 Old Harbor Books).

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Tue May 28, 2013

Land trust, not landlord -- Community Land Trust interview series part 3. Skagit River Bridge collapse prompts examination of Alaska bridges. Needy children in Southeast Alaska receive donated clothing.

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Repeat win possible for Sitka derby champ

It’s shaping up to be a big fish year in the Sitka Salmon Derby. After the first three days of fishing, the leading king weighed in at over 55 pounds. Mike Vaughn says this is a lot bigger than last year’s winning fish -- and he should know. He caught them both.

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Land trust, not landlord

MICHAELBROWN_100When you start talking about providing affordability, or low-cost housing, in a community, there’s always a little pushback. Not In My Backyard comes to mind, along with resistance to anyone’s tampering with the open market. Michael Brown, with Burlington Associates in St. Joseph, Minnesota, says CLT’s don’t deserve either.

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