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Sitka School Board expands its tuition-based preschool program

Sitka School Board expands its tuition-based preschool program

by Robert Woolsey, KCAW | Apr 3, 2025 | ,

Sitka’s preschoolers will have another option next year. The Sitka School Board (on Wednesday 4-2-25) approved an expansion of a small pre-K program that piloted within the district this spring. Unlike the rest of public education in Sitka, the new pre-K program charges tuition, but parents told the board that the program was worth it. Read More
As world TB cases rise, a former Sitka nurse recalls Alaska epidemic

As world TB cases rise, a former Sitka nurse recalls Alaska epidemic

by Katherine Rose | Apr 1, 2025 | ,

Like many infectious diseases, tuberculosis was never eradicated, just suppressed – by a global public health effort that began shortly after the Second World War. Sitkan Brownie Thomsen is a former tuberculosis nurse who recently celebrated her 100th birthday. KCAW’s Katherine Rose visited Thomsen on the occasion of World TB Day (March 24) to discuss her role in Alaska’s  battle against TB, and her fears that changes in US foreign policy will allow the disease to bounce back. Read More
After five decades, Sitka’s pro bono veterinary practice closes its doors

After five decades, Sitka’s pro bono veterinary practice closes its doors

by Robert Woolsey, KCAW | Mar 31, 2025 | ,

Sitka’s oldest veterinary practice has closed its doors. Dr. Burgess Bauder retired on January 1, after 51 years serving Sitkans and their pets. That Bauder’s practice was unusual is an understatement. In the first place, no one called him “doctor” – ever. He was a commercial cucumber diver and inspired thinker who built one of Sitka’s most iconic landmarks, the Rockwell Lighthouse. He is regarded as a brilliant diagnostician who didn’t just treat animals, he helped their owners understand how illness developed, and how to prevent it. Perhaps most unusual of all: His practice – from the very beginning – was free.Read More
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