A volcano rocks and tour buses roll as Sitka looks back on a ‘boom’ year in 2022
Cruise tourism boomed, and Mt. Edgecumbe merely rumbled, in a year that generated some big numbers in Sitka. KCAW's News team looks back on 2022.
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Tag: Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins
Outer Coast to admit first freshman class in ’24
Outer Coast will open its doors as a two-year college in 2024. Nine years in the making, the program is modeled on Deep Springs College in California, but should be "a significant departure from any other institution that's out there."
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After a decade of service, Rep. Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins looks for ‘a more balanced life’ out of the Legislature
Sitka Rep. Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins will end a decade-long legislative career when the Alaska House adjourns sometime later this year. Only 33 years old, Kreiss-Tomkins has served most of his adult life in the Alaska Legislature, and he’s ready for a change.
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Rep. Kreiss-Tomkins breaks two leg bones in paragliding mishap
Sitka Rep. Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins broke both bones of his right leg below the knee on Saturday (2-19-22) in a paragliding mishap in Anchorage with his colleague Rep. Laddie Shaw. He underwent surgery later that afternoon, and was released from the hospital on Sunday.
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Rep. Kreiss-Tomkins: Expectations low for fourth special session
Sitka Representative Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins is hoping something beneficial comes out of the special legislative session convened by the governor on Monday (10-4-21) -- but his hopes are not especially high.
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