Friday
October 29, 2004
'Early
Morning Light'
Front Page Photo by Carl Thompson
 Alaska: Governor
Announces "Bring the Kids Home" Initiative; Proposal
will allow Alaskan children in out-of-state residential care
to receive care in-state - Governor Frank H. Murkowski announced
a proposed initiative to "Bring the Kids Home" during
a speech on Thursday before the Alaska Federation of Natives.
The new initiative to return
children from behavioral health care in out-of-state residential
facilities to in-state or community-based care facilities will
be part of the Fiscal 2006 budget request made to the Legislature,
Governor Murkowski said. It is expected to cost $5 million but
result in better service for the children, bringing them closer
to home to keep their families more involved in their care. It
will also allow the state to reinvest funds with in-state facilities
and allow for more effective transitions and discharges. -
More...
Friday - October 29, 2004
Ketchikan: Borough
to hand over keys to new Trooper building - The Ketchikan
Gateway Borough has completed the sale of the former Gateway
Club building to the State of Alaska for use as the new Headquarters
of the Alaska State Troopers Detachment A, which serves all of
Southeast Alaska. - More...
Friday - October 29, 2004
Alaska: Governor
Proposes State Help for Rural Communities To Address Rising Cost
of Fuel - In a speech before the Alaska Federation of Natives,
Governor Frank H. Murkowski on Thursday unveiled a plan to help
rural communities that have been hit disproportionately hard
by rising fuel prices. - More...
Friday - October 29, 2004
Alaska: Division
of Insurance Investigates Allegations of Illegal Activities -
The Alaska Division of Insurance Director Linda Hall announced
Thursday that the Division will investigate allegations of bid
rigging and other sales-related insurance activities on both
local and national levels. The allegations arose from a probe
into illegal insurance sales practices in the state of New York.
- More...
Friday - October 29, 2004
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Moose With One of
Two Calves
Photo by Carl Thompson
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Alaska: Stocks
dampen first quarter return
- The Alaska Permanent
Fund returned 0.61% for the first quarter of fiscal 2005, an
approximately 2.5% annualized return. "This quarter's performance
continues the trend that began in the final quarter of the last
fiscal year," said Michael J. Burns, Executive Director/CEO
of APFC. "While last year's 14.2% return was very strong,
performance had definitely slowed by the end of the fiscal year.
We knew when the rally in the stock market began at the end of
fiscal 2003 that it would probably level out eventually as the
market corrected." - More...
Friday - October 29, 2004
Columnist
 Bob
Ciminel - Fish or Cut Bait:
Boo Daddies: Low
Country Ghostbusters - I cannot think of a better way to
celebrate Halloween than an article about ghosts, goblins, and
witches. These creatures live In the South Carolina Low Country
too, but we call them haints, plat-eyes, and hags. - More...
Friday - October 29, 2004
Ghost Stories: Send your best ghost story for publication
to SitNews by midnight Saturday, 10/30/04. The stories will be
published on Halloween, October 31st. All ghost stories submitted
will be published. Readers will be able to vote for the best.
The best original ghost story will receive a SitNews' treat of
$35. Short or long, no word limit. Ages 16 to over-the-hill,
provide your full name, email address and age on your entry.
E-mail your ghost story to webmaster@sitnews.us
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