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August 09, 2003
Speaking at the Ted Ferry Civic Center Friday morning, Representative Bill Williams praised Senator Taylor on his contributions over the past twenty years to the people of Southeast. Photo by Dick Kauffman Ketchikan: Senator
Robin Taylor Resigns Senate Seat To Accept New Position -
Speaking to a crowd of approximately 40 people at the Ted Ferry
Civic Center Friday morning, Sen. Robin Taylor announced that
he would be resigning his senate seat and accepting a position
with Governor Murkowski. Taylor said he was looking forward to
his new postion and the new challenges.- Click
here to read more... Ketchikan: Gov.
Murkowksi Discusses Environment Protection Successes; Goal is
Enhanced Protection of Alaska's Air, Land, Water - "Environmental
protection is essential to successful resource development policies,"
Governor Frank H. Murkowski said today during a visit to Ketchikan.
"We can only create new jobs and a growing economy if we
are responsible stewards of our environment. We are proud of
our record of protecting Alaska's environment, we are removing
unneeded and burdensome processes, and we are seeing clear results."
- Click
here to read more... |
Ketchikan: Governor Signs Bill Naming New State Ferry "Lituya"; Ferry Named By Josiah Milne of Metlakatla - One of the three bill signed into law today in Ketchikan by Governor Frank Murkowski named the new state ferry the "Lituya." The bill, SB 223 naming the
new state ferry "Lituya", was introduced at the request
of Lt. Governor Loren Leman, as the conclusion of a contest held
among grade school students to name the new ferry. Josiah Milne
of Metlakatla wrote the winning essay naming the Lituya. - Click
here to read more... Ketchikan: Governor
Signs Forest Bill and Marital and Family Therapists Bill
- Governor Frank Murkowski today at news conference held at the
Ted Ferry Civic Center signed into law bills that revise the
powers of the Marital and Family Therapist Board and makes changes
to the Forest Resources and Practices Act. - Click
here to read more... Ketchikan: Federal
security forces on hand for Greenpeace visit - Six members
of the Federal Protective Service are on duty here for a visit
by the environmental group Greenpeace. - Click
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Alaska: Kachemak Bay East Closed To Mussel Harvest; Closure due to paralytic shellfish poison - A commercial shellfish harvesting area in Kachemak Bay, known as "Kachemak Bay East" was closed today to commercial mussel harvesting by the Department of Environmental Conservation because of high levels of paralytic shellfish poison (PSP) found in a sample from the area. According to Mike Ostasz, DEC's
shellfish program manager, individuals are advised not to harvest
or eat mussels from this area because of the unacceptable level
of PSP. - Click
here to read more...
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