Fishing vessel runs aground, leaks oil into Redoubt Bay
The Coast Guard received a call Wednesday (10/26/16) evening that the 41-foot fishing vessel Sandra L hit bottom in a tidal area near the mouth of Redoubt Bay.
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Sitkans join North Dakota pipeline fight
Thousands continue to protest in North Dakota, at the site where an oil pipeline is under construction. The events in Standing Rock have sparked demonstrations for clean water and tribal rights across the country, including Sitka.
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McConnell behind Walker’s financial plan
Sitka’s Mayor Mim McConnell joined Gov. Bill Walker and Lt. Gov. Byron Mallot in Anchorage Wednesday (12-9-15) when he released his ambitious plan for fixing Alaska’s budget.
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Fishing vessel sinks in Kelp Bay; defueled by Coast Guard
On Friday (09-04-15), a 49-foot fishing vessel sank in Kelp Bay. The owner reports that 600 gallons of diesel were on board. The cause of the sinking is still under investigation.
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Thielke: “I think the easiest way to humanize big ideas is to put it in narrative”
D.J. Thielke is a fiction writer and one of six Sitka Fellows in residency at the Island Institute this summer. Much of her fiction has focused on the role of technology on identity in modern life. She is currently finishing and editing a collection of stories that focuses on this theme. In Sitka, her project is to do further research on a new story about the oil business and the way it shapes local economies associated with the rig. Downloadable audio.
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