'Swan Lake' Front Page Photo by Mary Lynn Dahl    Viewpoints Opinions/Letters "Traditional Tribal Government" by Franklin H. James, Sr.- Ketchikan - 06/02/04 Read More Viewpoints Publish A Letter Special Election Tuesday - June 8, 2004 Sales Tax Levy; School Capital Projects Sales Tax Voters will decide if the general sales tax will be increased 1/2% which will be dedicated to bondable school capital projects & insurance on school building & facilities. Download a sample ballot... June 2004 Click on the date to read the stories & to view photos published on that day... S M T W T F S   31   01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30       Today's Front Page Front Page Archives               Alaska: Governor Murkowski Welcomes Federal Decision on Extraterritorial Jurisdiction - Governor Frank Murkowski on Tuesday welcomed the Department of the Interior's recent decision not to exercise extraterritorial jurisdiction in the Alaska Peninsula/ Aleutian Islands commercial salmon fisheries, known as the Area M June fishery. - Read more... Wednesday - June 02, 2004 Alaska: International Exports Show Phenomenal Growth - In the first three months of 2004, sales of Alaska products to the rest of the world grew by 23% or $147 million more than the same period last year. This is "phenomenal growth," according to Alaska Governor Frank H. Murkowski, and "well above the excellent year-end results of 2003, when exports climbed 9% over 2002 figures to finish the year at $2.7 billion." - Read more... Wednesday - June 02, 2004 Alaska: Governor appoints Sinnott to head Division of Vocational Rehabilitation - Alaska Governor Frank Murkowski has appointed a longtime advocate for the interests of Alaskans with disabilities to head the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation in the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development. - Read more... Wednesday - June 02, 2004 Alaska: Compliance check operations plug holes that supply alcohol to minors - On Friday May 28, 2004 and Saturday May 29, 2004, the Alaska Alcoholic Beverage Control Board investigators conducted twenty-one underage/undercover compliance checks in Juneau. The compliance checks were conducted Friday night and late Saturday afternoon. The operation was run by an ABC investigator from Anchorage and the local ABC investigator in Juneau. - Read more... Wednesday - June 02, 2004

People of Ketchikan 'Dirty Dozen' Top Row: Matthew Banie; Kim Cole; Mike Heximer; Tom Burzdak; Todd Macmanus Bottom: Brad Briggs; Amy Lervick; Kalee Lervick; Brad Johnson; Liz Kloxin; Willow Faddis; Brooke Gibb; Angel Gomez... photo by Carl Thompson Ketchikan: District One of the Alaska Republican Party Endorses Senator Bert Stedman - District One of the Alaska Republican Party announced Tuesday their endorsement of fellow Republican and incumbent State Senator Bert Stedman for Senate District A. - Read more... Wednesday - June 02, 2004 Ketchikan: Listen to this story... The Alaska Marine Highway is expecting to receive a cost estimate for repairs on the state ferry LeConte as early as Wednesday. Meanwhile, the Captain and First Mate in charge of the LeConte when it hit Cozian Reef north of Sitka on May 10th have been suspended from the Marine Highway System and could lose their Coast Guard licenses. Deanna Garrison reports. KRBD - Ketchikan Public Radio - linked Wednesday - June 02, 2004 Prince of Wales: Listen to this story... The Fifth Annual Prince of Wales International Marathon was held on Saturday with more than 150 runners participating. Some ran the entire marathon, others walked - most were on teams. Jay Marble has this report. KRBD - Ketchikan Public Radio - linked Wednesday - June 02, 2004

The June Allen Column is made possible in part by these sponsors. Cick on each name to visit each web site. June Allen Column Alaska's Deepwater Highway; A part of Alaska history - When the first Alaska state ferry sailed northbound through the Inside Passage of Alaska on its maiden voyage in January of 1963, there was rejoicing along the entire route from Ketchikan to Haines at the head of Lynn Canal! At last! Cars and even trucks and vans could now travel to and from isolated island-bound towns all along the 450-mile length of Southeastern Alaska's Panhandle. At either end they could roll off the ferry's ramp onto terra firma, connected to road systems north or south! The roadless towns of the famed Inside Passage finally had a "highway" from Prince Rupert B.C. to Haines, Alaska - even if it happened to be paved with salt water and used marine charts instead of road maps. - Read the rest of this story by June Allen... Friday - May 28, 2004 Ketchikan's American Legionnaires; Here's to 'the boys' of Post #3 - Ketchikan's Cruise Ship Industry; A light-hearted look at its origins Ketchikan's First City Players; Did you hear that applause? A biography of Alaska's herring: A little fish of huge importance... Read more stories by June Allen...

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