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September 19, 2003
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by Dick Kauffman
Ketchikan: Front
page photo - Quiet On the Waterfront - A quiet downtown
waterfront view after crusie ships have departed for other ports.... Haines: State to revamp SE transportation plan
; New version intended to better reflect priorities of
Murkowski administration
- The Southeast Alaska Transportation Plan, once dubbed "a
blueprint for the region's transportation future in the coming
century," will undergo major changes four years after the
plan was completed. - Read
more... Alaska: Bill
needn't have ANWR, Bush signals - The Bush administration
is easing away from insisting that Congress open Alaska's Arctic
National Wildlife Refuge to oil drill after the president was
told by lawmakers the issue could doom energy legislation. -
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more... Alaska: Alaska
Airlines starts to charge for paper tickets, reduces weight limit
for luggage - Alaska Airlines passengers who want paper tickets
will have to pay a $20 transaction fee starting Oct. 1. The change
is part of a package of new rules that will go into effect next
month. - Read
more... Alaska: Regents
approve 10 percent tuition increase - The University of Alaska
board of regents on Thursday approved an across-the-board 10
percent increase in tuition for resident and nonresident students
in the 2004-2005 school year, along with an additional 10 percent
surcharge for nonresident students. - Read
more... Alaska: Fairbanks
businessman John Binkley will not run for Senate - Fairbanks
businessman John Binkley says he wants a Republican senator sent
back to Congress next year. - Read
more... Alaska: Familiar
name surfaces as possible Senate candidate - While potential
Republican contenders for the U.S. Senate seat are opting out,
there is speculation an unlikely candidate is considering the
possibility. - Read
more... Alaska: Five
Finalists Named For 2004 Alaska Teacher of the Year Honor
- Commissioner of Education & Early Development Roger Sampson
has named five finalists for the 2004 Alaska Teacher of the Year
honor. - Read
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Ketchikan - Pet Feature
Photo: Big
Goose - Three-year old Pissarro is one of eight geese that
Dick Kauffman helped raise. Although Pissarro prefers to follow
the 'woman of the home' around devotedly, he will pose patiently
for the camera with 'Father Goose'. Pissarro is a White China
Goose and can live up to 30 years of age. - View
another Big Goose photo... Alaska: State
agency announces "EMS has Injury Prevention in the Bag"
program; Tools to address Alaska's significantly higher rates
of home injuries & deaths - The Alaska Department of Health
& Social Services, Div. of Public Health, Section of Community
Health and Emergency Medical Services (CHEMS) has announced a
new program "EMS has Injury Prevention in the Bag".
According to a news releases from the Alaska Department of Health
& Social Services, in an effort to reduce home injuries and
deaths, particularly among children and the elderly, the Injury
Surveillance and Prevention Program (ISAPP) has put together
100 bags filled with safety devices for rural Emergency Medical
Service (EMS) providers to distribute in their communities. -
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more... Alaska: Mt.
Edgecumbe Director Hal Spackman Retires - Longtime
Mt. Edgecumbe High School Director Hal Spackman has announced
his retirement effective September 18, 2003. - Read
more... Alaska: Agency
extends comment period on environmental document - National
Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA Fisheries) officials have extended
the public comment period on the Alaska Region's Revised Draft
Alaska Groundfish Fisheries Programmatic Supplemental Environmental
Impact Statement (PSEIS) through November 6, 2003. A Federal
Register notice is being prepared. - Read
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