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New ferry rule: No passengers, no sailing

If no one’s scheduled to ride a state ferry, it won’t sail. That’s a new rule being put into place by the Alaska Marine Highway System. Ferry chief Mike Neussl says it will save money.

57th Salmon Derby to kick-off Saturday

Elaine Strelow discusses how to take part in the 57th annual Sitka Salmon Derby.

Fri May 25, 2012

Assembly updated on Sealaska lands bill, Redoubt selection. Sitka backs reduction in halibut bycatch for trawl fleet. Climate change series part 3: Native elders observe changing climate patterns as early as the 1970s.

“Senior” Prom is a do-over for the AARP generation

Swan Lake Senior Center director Sean Steele discusses the second annual Senior Prom scheduled for Friday, May 25, 2012 at the center.

Energy update: The light is green

SCS energy intern Bitty Balducci and Sitka Electric Dept. director Chris Brewton discuss the past year's energy picture. The lakes are back on the rule curve, but the surcharge will remain in place until the winter's fuel costs are recovered.

Thu May 24, 2012

Rep. Don Young to Sitka Chamber: Transparency makes good government "impossible." Climate change series part 2: Seal disease in the Arctic. Redistricting board draws yet another court-ordered map for Southeast.

Wed May 23, 2012

Sitka's budget: Parks & Rec manager, customer service agent will keep jobs. Climate change series part 1: Cook Inlet PSP.

Sitka backs halibut bycatch reduction for trawl fleet

The city of Sitka has gone on record in support of efforts to reduce the amount of halibut wasted in Alaska’s trawl fisheries. The Sitka assembly this week (Tue 5-22-12) unanimously approved asking the North Pacific Fisheries Management Council to lower the cap on trawl bycatch when it meets in Kodiak in June.

Assembly updated on Sealaska lands bill, Redoubt selection

The Sealaska lands bill is still active in the US Senate, but doesn’t appear to be moving anywhere soon. Sealaska executive vice-president Rick Harris told the Sitka assembly on Tuesday (5-22-12) that the controversial legislation remains in the US Senate’s Energy and Natural Resources subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests, where it’s been for exactly one year. The assembly also heard an update on Sealaska's selection of Redoubt Falls.

Young: Transparency makes good government “impossible”

Alaska’s lone congressman says transparency is the problem with – and not the solution to – good government. Don Young took advantage of the congressional recess to visit Sitka and speak at the Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday (5-23-12). Besides sharing his nostalgia for the days before television cameras intruded into the capitol, the 40-year representative railed against younger Alaskan’s comfort with government largesse, and their lack of productivity.