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January 16, 2004
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Front Page Photo by Carl Thompson
Ketchikan: Assembly Member Sarber Suffers Stroke - Gateway Borough Assembly member Maggie Sarber is being treated at Harborview Hospital in Seattle after suffering a stroke a week ago. She was medivaced south Jan. 8. Her husband, Frank, is with her in Seattle. Maggie is serving the second of two terms on the Ketchikan Borough Assembly. She previously served on the Ketchikan school board. Since her retirement as pharmacist
and manager of Stenford's Pharmacy some years ago, she most recently
has been working part-time at Island Pharmacy. - Photo courtesy
Maggie Sarber... |
Ketchikan:
Anchorage Daily News - Friday - January 16, 2004 Alaska: State
says video poker could raise $80 million - A lottery would
be a losing bet for the state, but video poker machines could
generate $80 million to fund the government. - Read
this story... Ketchikan: State
considers road 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...
Alaska: State
ordered to negotiate on ferry contracts - The State of Alaska
has been ordered to "cease and desist" its refusal
to bargain with a maritime labor union over employee |
KIC Voter Information
Pamphlet:
Alaska: Worker
faces prison term as fraud cases in Alaska exceed $2.7 million
- Superior Court Judge Larry Card has imposed a four-year
prison sentence with two years suspended and 10 years of probation
on an Anchorage line cook found guilty of filing more than 30
false unemployment insurance claims with the state. - Read
more... Alaska: Hoonah
Forest District gets new leader - A new leader will take
the reins of the Tongass National Forest's Hoonah District in
February. John Baldwin, who is currently the wildlife biologist
at Nebraska National Forest's Bessey Ranger District near Halsey,
Neb., has been selected as the Hoonah District Ranger. Baldwin
officially reports to his new position Feb. 22. - Read
more... |
Robert Skinner is one of the
owner's of Lewis Motors of Ketchikan. Skinner is also on the
Board of Directors for BBBS of Southeast Alaska and has also
been very active in BBBS as a Big Brother in the school program.
- Read
more... |
Terry Smith the manager of
Wal-Mart is encouraging any associate from the Ketchikan store
to get involved in becoming a Big Sister or Big Brother. According
to information provided by Klein, if a Wal-Mart employee donates
15 hours a quarter by becoming a Big Brother or Big Sister the
corporation will give additional funding to the BBBS program.
Klein said at this time there is one Wal-Mart employee signed-up
to be a Big. Klein added, "We hope more get involved. Don't
forget to get a team of 4-5 people for Bowl for Kids Sake."
- More... Dick Morris Column: Hispanics: Key To GOP's Future - President Bush's immigration/amnesty proposal will probably be remembered in history as the idea that saved a political party. By taking the lead in extending
the benefits of legal protections to more than 10 million illegal
immigrants now living in the United States, Bush has taken a
bold and dramatic step to avert the extinction of his own party.
- Read
more... |
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