A political newcomer and a seasoned veteran are facing off in the race for the new House District 34. The winner will represent Sitka, Haines, Craig, Klawock, Angoon, Hoonah, Kake and Metlakatla.
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Sealaska says it’s the better party to take ownership of Redoubt Falls. Sheldon Jackson College trustees are advancing their claim to 160 acres in the area, but the corporation says it should be Native land.
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Sealaska Response to Sheldon Jackson College Redoubt Bay “Color of Title” Claim On June 20, 2012, BLM issued an order in Sheldon Jackson College’s (“SJ”) Color of Title Claim setting deadlines for SJ to submit its...
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Sheldon Jackson College’s Board of Trustees says it’s strengthened its claim to the area around Redoubt Lake. It's a popular sport and subsistence fishing area, about a 15-mile skiff ride south of Sitka.
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Six recalled Wrangell hospital board members are asking a judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed against them by the borough’s government.
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Alaska Marine Highway System travelers can now track all ferries online. The fast ferries Chenega and Fairweather were added to an interactive map showing ships' whereabouts and expected arrival times.
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Nearly eighty years ago Ed Ricketts and Jack Calvin transformed the way we think about marine biology. Now, new researchers are in Sitka, exploring the beaches that inspired them.
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Angoon, Skagway, Haines, Pelican and some other port cities will see ferry schedule changes next summer. A draft sailing plan for May through September of 2013 alters some times and routes.
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The Ketchikan-Wrangell House district has the only party primary in Southeast Alaska this year. But legislative candidates in other districts are still raising money and gearing up campaigns.
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Climate change and other environmental issues may seem like problems for the sciences, but at least one social activist believes they are problems for the humanities, too. Camila Thorndike studied Environmental Humanities at Whitman College, and now hopes to apply her unusual education toward resolving major global challenges. Thorndike is spending the summer in residence on the Sheldon Jackson campus as a Sitka Fellow.
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