'Garden
Wonders'
Sharing the peaceful beauty of
a Ketchikan garden are two unlikely companions - a cat named
Dede and a Sitka Black-tailed deer.
Front Page Photo by Tyler Cronk
Alaska: State
recommends measures to avoid fishing fleet accidents from ammonia
or Freon gas leaks - State officials are cautioning fishing
fleet crews to observe safety procedures to prevent injuries
from leaks of Freon or ammonia gas from onboard refrigeration
systems.
In recent weeks, refrigeration
system leaks of ammonia or Freon have caused workplace accidents
and the death of a crewmember aboard a fishing vessel. The safety
measures were recommended by the Alaska Department of Labor and
Workforce Development and the Alaska Department of Fish and Game.
- Read
more...
Saturday - July 03, 2004
Alaska: Legislative
Report Addresses Jet Purchase - The State Legislative Research
Department issued a report this week that addresses the recent
proposal by Governor Frank Murkowski to purchase a jet with federal
homeland security funds. The report, prepared at the request
of Representative Les Gara (D-Anchorage), outlines federal funding
source guidelines for how these funds may be used. - Read
more...
Saturday - July 03, 2004
Ketchikan Columnist
 Dear Crabby - Don't
Put Me On Hold - Call waiting is a great service... but too
often abused! Although I have the service, at least I try to
use the few manners I have and never put the person I'm speaking
with on hold to answer another call when call waiting flashes!
I just call back later.
I've had enough of people who
CALL me, giving me just enough time to say hello before they
say "Oops, someone's trying to call me, hold on", leaving
me holding the phone like a nitwit to wait while they chat with
someone else. I'm not even given a chance to respond, "NO,
I won't hang on!" - Read
more...
Saturday - July 03, 2004
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