Lawyers argue merits of Sitkans for Responsible Government initiative. Forest Service to hold TLMP review, take public input in Sitka. Sen. Lisa Murkowski introduces legislation to build 18-miles of road to mines in roadless areas of POW. Remembering Kake elder Clarence Jackson.
Lifelong Sitkan Monica Eastham is this week's guest on the "Deserted Island" segment of Earbones with Ken and Rachel Friday night at 8pm. Due to website maintenance, we'll have to wait until Monday to post Monica's tunes list, a recording of the program and her one favorite dessert recipe.
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Jazz singer Barbara Morrison has known highs and lows in her long career, the joy of making music with the all-time greats, and the devastating pain of diabetes. A professional musician who spends 150-200 nights a year on the road, Morrison helps her students at UCLA to balance their career dreams with the physical toll performance can take.
Visiting seismologist says Queen Charlotte fault remains one of the most active. Assembly decides to interview 2 attorney candidates, but without administrator's help. House Transportation Committee grills Kemp on Alaska-class ferry during confirmation hearing.
Three-time Grammy-winning saxophonist, composer, and arranger Tom Scott grew up in a musical household. His father was a much sought-after composer for television scores, for shows like "Lassie." He's carried that legacy forward, writing for shows like "Starsky and Hutch" and the "Streets of San Francisco." He's also recorded with George Harrison, Paul McCartney, the Grateful Dead, and many other top acts.
Josh Wheeler, Masato Lee, and Sean Gill (left to right) play an Irish ballad, "Star of the County Down," on Lincoln Street in Sitka on Wed., Jan. 30.
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Early morning aftershock wakens SE residents. Centennial canoe gets a lift during parking lot reconstruction. SE conservation organization launches marketing campaign -- for timber. Phone scammers target elderly in Sitka, Petersburg, and other SE communities. Democrats propose pegging school funding to inflation.
One of Southeast’s most prominent environmental organizations has started a marketing campaign – for timber. The Sitka Conservation Society recently printed a glossy brochure selling the virtues of second-growth Tongass timber for projects from furniture to housing. The only problem is: There’s no way – yet – to economically harvest and process second growth.
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The annual Sitka Jazz Festival is scatting into town this week. Concerts are on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 1 and 2, at the Sitka Performing Arts Center.
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Sitka High's Jon De La Cruz (Sr.) may be the basketball team's only senior, but his coach, Andy Lee, calls him "the bridge man" who has held the team together since his sophomore year. The pair discuss the remaining 3A conference schedule (against Mt. Edgecumbe) and this weekend's matchup against state 3A powerhouse ACS. With KCAW's Brian Hanson.
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