Robert Woolsey, KCAW, Author at KCAW

Miller withdraws from admin hire; Schmitt to interview in person

Sitka fire chief Dave Miller has withdrawn his application to be the next city administrator. Former Sitka police chief Sheldon Schmitt was also invited to an in-person interview, after a preliminary Skype interview on Monday (4-17-17).

Facts and feelings shape discussion at Sitka’s Economic Summit

Sitka’s economy is trending upward, but peoples' perceptions may be a more accurate way to gauge the community’s economic health. SEDA held its annual Economic Summit this week (4-13-17).

Southeast troll harvest cut by 100,000 kings in 2017

King salmon fishermen in Southeast Alaska will see a significant reduction in their harvest this season. The state announced on Monday (4-10-17), that trollers will be allowed over 100,000 fewer fish than last year.

Two decades after losing her job, Dalton wins the case for alder

Advocating for alder in an old growth era could be costly. In Part 2 of our 2-part series, alder’s renaissance becomes a vindication for former Sitka Ranger District forest tech Mary Dalton.

Alder takes a (beautiful) seat at the small-scale logging table

The fast-growing hardwood was once maligned by loggers as a trash tree. But as the industry shifts toward smaller-diameter second-growth, alder is showing economic potential -- as seen in Sitka's Back Door Cafe (Part 1 of 2).

Straley finds poetry in herring, taxes, and corndogs

Sitka-based crime novelist John Straley has a new book -- of haiku poems. Straley’s 100 Poems of Spring,published by Shorefast Editions, is available in bookstores.

Former mayor files suit over Sitka dock procurement

Former mayor Marko Dapcevich is suing the City of Sitka for violating procurement procedures at Gary Paxton Industrial Park, naming the City of Sitka and administrator Mark Gorman as co-defendants.

We’re number nine! Sitka back in Alaska’s top ten healthy places

After a two-year slump, Sitka is back in the top ten most healthy Alaskan communities -- according to the County Health Rankings & Roadmaps, a national project of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

Sitka school board braces for ‘inconceivable attacks’ on funding

The Sitka School Board is struggling to come up with a final budget for next year, with two major bills affecting education funding still in play in the legislature.

‘Safer than what?’ — A physician’s advice on cannabis

The use of marijuana has some risks, but the product itself is not deadly. That was the message Dr. Myron Fribush delivered to the Sitka Chamber of Commerce this week (3-22-17).