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Mark Begich speaks to Sitkans before declaring his candidacy

Anchorage mayor Mark Begich stopped in Sitka earlier this month, on a pre-campaign circuit that took him around the state. He spoke before the Sitka Chamber of Commerce about his potential run for U.S. Senate, including his unorthodox "Senate Exploratory Committee". He has since declared his candidacy.

Neighbors share views on affordable housing plan

A proposed affordable housing development on the old city shops property in Sitka has gotten a little smaller, but has yet to win the unconditional support of the neighborhood. About twenty-five Sitkans attended last Wednesday’s (4-16-08) presentation by Trapline, the architectural firm developing preliminary plans for the site. Most seemed glad to see a revised concept for the site that involves only two-story duplexes, rather than the three story multi-unit buildings originally envisioned.

Mark Begich on his political experience

Excerpt from interview 4/16/08

Mark Begich on ANWR

Excerpt from interview 4/16/08

Mark Begich on Iraq

Excerpt from interview 4/16/08

Archbishop Gregory: "I don't know what God saw in me"

For twenty-two years Archbishop Gregory Afonsky towered over Alaskan Orthodoxy – both physically and spiritually. KCAWs Robert Woolsey spoke with Orthodox parishoner Mike Tackaberry about Bishop Gregory as a man who, though he was not well-known outside the church, was a giant among the members of his congregation

High hatchery returns may spell relief for chinook harvest

Southeast fishermen disappointed by low rhinook quotas and bag limits in the coming season will be glad to hear this: hatchery returns of king salmon this summer in Southeast Alaska are expected to be among the highest ever.

ADF&G: Good news for Southeast deer

The State Department of Fish and Game is conducting its annual spring deer surveys in Northern Southeast Alaska. And at this point, large numbers of healthy yearlings indicate the region’s deer population may be bouncing back from a couple of hard winters.

State funding breathes new life into Sitka school budget

A significant boost in state education funding has breathed new life into the Sitka school district budget. Local school board members who made a second lobbying trip to Juneau in the last week of the session reported back to their colleagues that “we got nearly everything we wanted.”

Trash bears: Law a simple fix for expensive nuisance? (pt 2)

The Sitka Bear Working Group estimates that the Sitka police department and other agencies spent -- conservatively -- around $35-thousand dollars last year responding to problem bear calls. In the second part of our two-part interview series with the authors of Sitka's bear ordinance, KCAW's Robert Woolsey speaks with attorney Paul Olson about the costs involved in complying with the ordinance.