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August 21, 2003
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by Carl Thompson Ketchikan, AK: Front
Page Photo - This photo of the seagull was taken by Carl
Thompson on August 19th from the sea wall behind the Plaza Port
mall...
Alaska: Governor Commits to Full Payment for Senior Assistance Program; Applications Exceed Original Estimates - Governor Frank Murkowski reaffirmed on Wednesday his commitment to the Alaska Senior Assistance Program - notwithstanding that the number of applicants is significantly greater than the department's initial projections. "My administration will
honor the commitment we made this spring," Murkowski said.
"All eligible recipients will receive the full $120 a month
benefit through June of 2004. We made this change in the name
of fairness to all seniors, not just previous longevity bonus
recipients. To be fair, we will stick by the new program through
June 30, 2004. In the meantime, we will see what the Legislature
does." - Click
here to read more... Alaska: UFA
to Petition for USDA Trade Adjustment Assistance for AK Salmon
Fishermen - United Fishermen of Alaska (UFA) announced Wednesday
that they intend to file a petition with the U.S. Department
of Agriculture to qualify all Alaska Salmon Fishermen for Trade
Adjustment Assistance (TAA) through the USDA's Trade Assistance
for Farmers program. - Click
here to read more... |
Ketchikan:
Joann Flora - Compliments
To Your Health: How Long
Can You Hold Your Breath, Part 2 - In my last article, I
wrote about smoking. I took the reader through a tour of the
dangers and addictive nature of smoking, and how the tobacco
manufacturers would never get tobacco products past the FDA and
EPA if they were new products today. - Click
here to read more... Dick Morris Columnist: Bias-mongers
On Rocks As Viewers Taste Straight News - I am sure we were
all surprised to learn in the Aug. 11 issue of The New York Times
that people are " burned out on serious news." How
else could the bastion of establishment journalism account for
the falloff in network news viewership and, unnoted in the article,
the newspaper's own decreasing circulation? - Click
here to read more... |
Fairbanks Daily News Miner - Posted: Thursday - Aug. 21, 2003 - 12:30 am Alaska: 282
Alaska schools fall short of adequate progress - State Education
Commissioner Roger Sampson said Wednesday that 282 schools in
Alaska - nearly 58 percent - failed to make adequate yearly progress
under federal standards set out in the No Child Left Behind Act.-
Click here to read more... |
Ketchikan: Three of Ten Ketchikan Schools Listed As Meeting Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) by AK Department of Education - For the first time in the history of our state and nation, the Alaska public now will have the necessary information about the performance of their public schools that can be used to make significant strides in school and student performance. Alaska Education Commissioner
Roger Sampson today released a preliminary list of 283 schools
statewide that did not meet all the Adequate Yearly Progress
(AYP) targets of the federal No Child Left Behind Act, the most
sweeping school reform legislation in our nation's history. There
are a total of 488 Alaska public schools included in the Alaska
Department of Education's Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) calculations.
The information released today by the Alaska Department of Education
is based on Alaska student performance standards and student
assessments in reading, writing and math. - Click
here to read more and for results... |
Ketchikan:Gravina
Access Project Draft Environmental Impact Statement Now Available
Online - Click here to read or download the report... DEIS public comment period closes on October 06, 2003
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