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January 15, 2003
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circa 1905 - Photographer: Harriet Hunt Donor: Bertha Hunt Wells, Courtesy Tongass Historical Society June Allen Column: Ketchikan's Volunteer Legacy; Buckets to hydrants to hi-tech - A fire department in any community, large or small, commands citizen respect. When fire sirens blare, traffic obediently tries to pull over and people hold their breaths - hoping
Thursday - January 15, 2004 - 12:50 am
Madison Lumber & Hardware, Inc. ~ Downtown Drugstore ~ Alaska Glass & Supply ~ Sourdough Bar Liquor Store ~ Davies-Barry Insurance ~ Sitnews... Ketchikan: State
proposes 'East Highway' from Ketchikan to Petersburg - By
2025, a trip out of Ketchikan might mean a drive to the north
end of Revillagigedo Island, a ferry ride across Behm Canal and
another drive across the upper Cleveland Peninsula. - Read
this story... Ketchikan: Agency
orders state to negotiate ferry hires - An agency
has ordered the state to negotiate with a ferry union over hiring
for a crew for a new state ferry. - Read
this story... |
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Thursday - January 15, 2004 - 12:50 am National: In
School Testing, as in Polling, "Margin of Error" Matters;
Report Shows Pitfalls of Reporting Test Results for Small Groups
- One of the many requirements of the federal "No Child
Left Behind" Act (NCLB) is the public reporting of test
results to document whether students are making "adequate
yearly progress" (AYP) in school. As a result, newspapers
across the country are now telling parents, students, teachers,
and community members how schools are doing. In many cases, schools
are being labeled as "failing" under NCLB. But what
does it all mean? Researcher Theodore Coladarci of the University
of Maine warns that, when it comes to reporting test scores-particularly
those for small schools-a little caution is in order. - Read
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Bob Kindred is from New York City. Kindred, an accomplished
Sax player, is in Ketchikan for a couple of weeks teaching music
to local high school students and is one of a group of people
sponsored by the Ketchikan Arts and Humanities Council to teach
and perform with local talent.
National: No
cow left behind; Professor advocates testing of all cows for
mad cow disease - For the first time in history, the
United States is faced with a confirmed case of bovine spongiform
encephalopathy (BSE) or mad cow disease within its borders, but
according to Northeastern University professor of chemistry Ira
Krull there are many more undocumented cases just waiting to
be discovered. - Read
more...
Even in the west, we can benefit
from this ancient tradition. Preparation, the Festival, and Superstitions
are the three components of the Chinese New Year Celebration.
- Read
more & view the photo gallery... Mike Reagan Column: It's Not a Campaign, It's a Temper Tantrum - If I had to find a definition for the Democrat campaign for the presidency it would be that it's a temper tantrum. I just can't believe that America
would want a party that thinks throwing fits of anger is an appropriate
form of campaigning for the highest office in the land. The thought
of a president - the most powerful man in the world - winning
office by campaigning on a platform of hatred is frightening.
- Read
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