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Wed Nov 21, 2012

Gil "Mr. Mt. Edgecumbe" Truitt shares MEHS history; Lance Leone Part 3: "Come back right now"; Melting glaciers affecting chemical makeup of oceans.

How do melting glaciers change ocean chemistry?

Scientists want to know how rapidly melting glaciers are affecting marine life in Southeast Alaska waters. They’re concerned all that fresh water is helping the ocean become more acidic.

Original Brave Gil Truitt ’48 shares Mt. Edgecumbe history

The phone book lists him as “Gilbert Truitt,” and that’s probably how he gets his mail and pays his bills, but to everyone else he’s known as “Mr. Mt. Edgecumbe.” In celebration of Native American Heritage Month, Truitt spoke to the Sitka Rotary Club this week (11-20-12) about the history of the state-run boarding school – some of it the kind of history that you can read about in the library, and some of it much more personal.

Lance Leone: “A rapid, liquid stop”

This is the second of our three-part conversation with Lt. Lance Leone, the only survivor of a fatal helicopter crash in 2010, in which three people from Coast Guard Air Station Sitka died. Listen to the interview and read the story here.

Tue Nov 20, 2012

Kreiss-Tomkins pulls ahead by 28 votes after absentee counting on Monday. Lance Leone interview Part 2: "A rapid, liquid stop." Washington DC think tank looks to Tessa Baldwin as a "Champion for Change." Childcare in rural Alaska: How some communities are meeting the challenge.

Eye of the black-tail

Former city administrator and avid outdoorsman Hugh Bevan captured this image of a Sitka black-tailed deer on his trail camera. The camera uses motion-sensing technology to snap the shutter. Bevan plans to return to this undisclosed location to try and call in the buck -- but that's all. "He's too far from the boat for me to want to carry!"

Challenger takes lead in House 34 race

After absentee ballot counting today (Monday 11-19-12), Democratic challenger Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins has pulled ahead by 28 votes in the race to represent House District 34 in the Alaska Legislature. Kreiss-Tomkins, from Sitka, was in a dead heat with Haines Republican incumbent Bill Thomas over the weekend, after two questioned ballots from Port Alexander were counted on Friday, and evened-up the race.

Leone: CG 6017 ‘hit something we never saw’

Part 1 of a 3-part interview series with Lt. Lance Leone, the lone survivor of the crash of Coast Guard helicopter 6017 in July of 2010.Read the story and listen to the interview here.

Mon Nov 19, 2012

Lance Leone interview Part 1: CG6017 hit "something we never saw." House 34 legislative race in a dead heat. Dillingham Rep. Bryce Edgmon remembers the coin toss that settled his primary election. Convicted Hoonah shooter asks for new trial to determine if murdered police officer was on-duty.

Pretty (dangerous) in pink

Pacific High School student Raven Natkong takes serious aim Friday afternoon (11-16-12) in Archery class, at the Sitka Sportsmen's Association archery range. Pacific High instructor Hillary Seeland is certified by the National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP); she introduced the class as part of Pacific High's P.E. program focusing on healthy, high-risk activities.