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September 11, 2003
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photo by Dick Kauffman
Ketchikan: Front
Page photo - This photograph of Ketchikan's first
fire engine was taken recently at the Ketchikan Fire Department.
The 1923 engine has been refurbished. It was built by the Sea
Grave Company of Columbus, Ohio. The engine is a familiar sight
as it usually can be seen in holiday parades - such as the 4th
of July parade.... Alaska: Governor
Lowers Flags for September 11 Commemoration; State Flags
to Remain at Half Staff Through Monday In Memory of Territorial
Legislator Charles Herbert - Governor Frank Murkowski has ordered
that Alaska State flags be lowered to half staff on Thursday
in commemoration of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks
that claimed nearly 3,000 lives at the World Trade Center, the
Pentagon, and in Pennsylvania. The Governor will participate
in a commemoration ceremony at the site of the Veterans Memorial
Flagpole on the Delaney Park Strip in Anchorage, beginning at
8:30 a.m. on Thursday, September 11. - Read
more... Alaska: Many
in Alaska having a hard time paying the rent; Person needs to
earn $16.75 an hour to afford a two-bedroom apartment - Alaska
is one of the least-affordable places in the country to rent
a home, especially for poorer families, a new study shows. -
Read
more... Ketchikan & Statewide: Denali Commission awards $6.85 million to 19 communities for health & social services projects - The Denali Commission awarded $6.85 million to a variety of necessary health and social services projects in 19 Alaskan communities, based on recommendations from the Department of Health & Social Services (DHSS). "The Alaska Department
of Health & Social Services has some great partners in the
provider community, strong relationships with the people we serve,
and we all benefit from the Alaska Congressional Delegation and
the Denali Commission's focus on providing resources to address
critical needs in our state," DHSS Commissioner Joel Gilbertson
said. - Read
more... Mike Reagan Colunmist: McClintock
Should Hang Tough - State Senator Tom McClintock is under
a lot of pressure to pull out of the race for California governor
which would allegedly open the door to the governor's mansion
for Arnold Schwarzenegger. I hope he doesn't give in. - Read
more... Alaska: Governor
Comments on White House's Gasline Position - On Wednesday
Governor Frank Murkowski said it is significant, in light of
the upcoming Congressional negotiations on the energy bill, that
the White House has restated its position regarding the North
Slope natural gas pipeline project. - Read
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Alaska: Coast
Guard Awards Village Teacher Silver Lifesaving Medal - Rear
Admiral James Underwood, commander of the Seventeenth Coast Guard
District, presented a Silver Lifesaving Medal to a teacher in
the village of Napaskiak, about 10 miles south of Bethel, Tuesday
for his daring rescue of a 3-year-old boy from the Kuskokwim
River last year. - Read
more... USA: National
Fisheries Institute Announces Top 10 Seafoods - Per-capita
seafood consumption rose by nearly a pound in 2002 to 15.6 lbs.,
according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Overall seafood consumption is up 7.1 percent, with the largest
increase in fresh and frozen (11 lbs. per capita). Canned seafood
also rose, accounting for about 4.3 lbs. - Read
more... Alaska: State
Department Agrees To Sen. Murkowski's Request To Delay Scannable
Passport Rule; Visa Waiver Travel Helped - U.S. Sen. Lisa
Murkowski on Wednesday welcomed Tuesday's decision by the U.S.
Department of Homeland Security to delay enforcement of rules
that would have required visiting foreign nationals of nations
participating in the Visa Waiver Program (VWP) to possess machine
readable passports by Oct. 1. Information provided by the office
of the Senator said \that is important because tourists from
many of the visa waiver nations frequently visit Alaska. - Read
more...
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