Jennifer Robinson is a co-founder of Lead:Sitka, a group created to inspire civic engagement among twenty- and thirty-somethings. Robinson discusses how the group has taken shape over the past year, and what its plans are for the near future.
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Assembly member Terry Blake moving from Sitka, will resign seat this summer. Assembly appropriates $5.9 million for schools. Redesign of Pacific High (with pitched roof) gets warm reception. Full turnout for Sitka airport disaster drill. Troopers find missing sportsfisherman alive and well on Prince of Wales.
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Sitkans joined tens of thousands of others around the world on Monday (4-23-12) distributing free books for World Book Night. The event began in the UK last year, and coincides with UNESCO's World Book Day (which commemorates the death of Cervantes and the birth of Shakespeare). KCAW special correspondent Bill Foster sent this letter from Sitka's book bus.
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Mike Vieira introduces the Sitka High Man Choir, featuring tenors Justin Stenberg and Nick Weatherman, baritone Garrett Smith, and basses Gus Bruhl and John Roberts. Only in its second year, the Man Choir won a command performance at this year's MusicFest.
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Bookmobile tours Sitka for "World Book Night." ACSM speaker series puts spotlight on athletic trainers. Leaders from ANB/ANS take nostalgic tour to Petersburg. Sitka Assembly to consider final school appropriation during regular meeting tonight.
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This year, the American College of Sports Medicine is casting a wide net to prevent injuries by highlighting the role of the trainer. The job is about a lot more than rushing in with a roll of tape and scissors when a player is down on the field. Trainers may be the difference between a quick recovery and unnecessarily prolonged injury for young athletes.
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A community economic forum held in Sitka last week generated many new ideas for improving the local economy, but in the end participants decided to try and jumpstart some old ones. Participants voted to pursue affordable housing strategies on the benchlands, to develop a deepwater cruise dock downtown, and to develop a comprehensive marketing plan for independent tourism.
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NPR's Western Bureau chief Jason DeRose knows Alaska produces more than its share of quirky news, but in the past year he's worked with public radio reporters to develop stories from a broader perspective.
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Community economic forum generates plenty of new ideas, but participants prefer to jumpstart some old. Alaska Supreme Court rules 2008 citizens' initiative was legal, and should have gone before Sitka voters. Court orders redistricting board to go back to the drawing board.
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The Alaska Supreme Court ruled today (Friday 4-20-12) that a controversial 2008 citizens’ initiative in Sitka was legal, and should have gone before voters. The proposed initiative was seen by many as way to control further development at Sitka’s former pulp mill site -- including a possible cruise ship dock. But the litigation doesn’t mention ships at all. The underlying issues may be much larger.
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