Robert Woolsey, KCAW, Author at KCAW

SEARHC takes on questions of ethnicity, access, and workplace values

The SEARHC deal is much more than a real estate transaction. There is a long history of tribal health in Sitka -- a history rife with highly-charged issues of patient access, hiring practices, and racism. The Sitka assembly dove into those questions.

Air Station Sitka’s Chef-in-Chief steps down after 14 years

Chief Brandon Saiz retired from the US Coast Guard in a ceremony at Air Station Sitka today. Saiz served two decades aboard several ships, and in deployments across Alaska -- but for the last 14 years he's been base in Sitka.

City requests dismissal of dock lawsuit

Attorneys representing the City of Sitka, Mayor Matt Hunter, and administrator Mark Gorman have asked the court to dismiss a lawsuit challenging the procurement of a dock at Sitka’s industrial park.

Troll closure won’t affect Sitka Salmon Derby

Thursday’s (5-25-17) announcement from the Alaska Department of Fish & Game closing all spring troll fisheries will not affect the upcoming Sitka Salmon Derby.

Social policy, subsidies keep phones ringing in Alaska

Despite revenue challenges in the state, telecommunications are steadily improving. According to Ed Cushing, with the Alaska Telephone Association, that’s because someone else is paying for them.

Ivey’s ‘Snow Child’ brings love, magic to the Alaskan frontier

When people think about Alaskan literature, chances are they’re picturing something quite different from the magical realism of Pulitzer finalist Eowyn Ivey, and her novel 'The Snow Child.' She'll read at 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 23, in the Sitka Public Library.