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August 26, 2003
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by Gigi Pilcher
Ketchikan, AK: Front Page Photo...Tuesday - August 26, 2003 National: Funding
threatens fish commission - The Pacific Salmon Commission,
which manages fishing of endangered salmon in the United States
and Canada, is running out of money and could close by the end
of the year. - Read
more.. Alaska: Young
pushes to exclude airports from privatization - A bill seeking
to block privatization of two air traffic control towers in Alaska
has given the National Air Traffic Controllers Association ammunition
in its campaign to have the bill rewritten. - Read
more... Alaska: 511
Ferry Tracking System - The Alaska Marine Highway System
now provides a web site that provides up-to-minute information
on where the Alaska Marine Highway ships are. The ferry tracking
system is called the 511 Ferry Tracking System. - Click
here... National: FAA
bill in peril - A storm over potential privatization of air
traffic control towers is threatening to ground legislation that
would guide the Federal Aviation Administration for the next
four years and could bring a number of benefits to Alaska airports.
- Read
more... Ketchikan: Ketchikan
borough mayor arrested on DUI charge - Ketchikan Gateway
Borough Mayor Mike Salazar was arrested on charges of driving
under the influence of alcohol. - Read
more... Alaska: Foster
parent chief has brush with law - A state official who oversees
the selection of foster parents was arrested earlier this year
on suspicion of domestic violence assault after police said she
scratched and kicked her husband. - Read
more... Southeast: Three
companies oppose Tongass logging - Building companies KB
Home and Hayward Lumber, as well as office supply chain Staples
Inc - all major consumers of wood products - have lined up with
environmental groups trying to protect Alaska forests. - Read
more... USFS chief: Old
growth won't be cut under bill - The chief of the
U.S. Forest Service told a House committee Monday that his agency
has no intention of cutting old growth timber to pay for thinning
forests to prevent wildfire. - Read
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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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