Labor Day Message By Gov. Sean Parnell - While many have the day off, plenty of Alaskans will show up for work – cashiers, technicians, medical professionals and pipeline workers. Our public safety network – troopers, police officers, firefighters and EMTs, members of the Guard and other military service members – are all on the job, keeping Alaskans safe. - More...
Monday PM - September 02, 2013

A view worth capturing By Marshall H. Massengale - Every once in a while, the KPU Webcam manages to catch a view worth capturing as a feature photograph for publication on the SITNews Website.  Here is attached one that I captured this morning at 7:42 AM Local Time this morning 9/2/2013 from KPU Cam 1.  The sunburst from behind Deer Mountain illuminates all the back space behind the cruise ship docked at Pier 1, providing something of a surreal dreamscape. - More...
Monday PM - September 02, 2013

Pot Meet Kettle By Chris Elliott - Mr. Hanger, I'm sure the local Native American & Filipino communities are thrilled with your unflattering characterization of them as little more than tough thugs. Your sensitivity is astonishing. - More...
Monday PM - September 02, 2013

Re: Let's prioritize wild Alaska salmon By Mike Svenson - After reading Heather Hardcastle's letter on the Tongass, I have a question for her. She wants all activities out of the Tongass and the fishermen will receive all the benefits of this. Limited entry was started in the mid 70s because there was not many fish. - More...
Monday PM - September 02, 2013

RE: Parrots By Duane Hill - Thank you, but let's not allow the discussion to be diverted to one of race or ethnicity, and who did what to whom. That is a "no win" discussion. If he wishes to push the issue in that direction, I'm certain that some lawyer would be happy to take a libel suit on spec, especially if I offer to cooperate for a split just large enough to cover my expenses and lost wages. - More...
Monday PM - September 02, 2013

Keeping Whales, Sea Lions, and People Safe By Jon Kurland - Here in Alaska, we live with some of the most incredible wildlife in the world. Wildlife viewing is part of what makes our corner of the planet so special and draws so many visitors to our state. - More...
Thursday PM - August 29, 2013

Let's prioritize wild Alaska salmon By Heather Hardcastle - 2013 is turning out to be a banner year for salmon in Southeast Alaska. This year’s staggering salmon returns are a reminder the Tongass is the country’s preeminent salmon forest. As Forest Service Chief Tom Tidwell tours Southeast Alaska this week, I urge him to do all he can to ensure the nation’s largest national forest is managed with wild salmon as the highest priority. - More...
Thrusday PM - August 29, 2013

Re: Parrots & Stand Your Ground By Alan R. McGilvray - In the defense of Mr.Duane Hill, against Mr. David Hangar, I would like to take issue with Mr.Hangar's view that Mr. Hill is a racist, cracker type of individual. - More...
Thursday PM - August 29, 2013

Accusation of racism By Duane Hill - 1) I challenge anyone to find something racist in any of my comments here. - More...
Thursday PM - August 29, 2013

RE: Parrots By Laura Plenert - Mr. Hanger, are you as outraged about the murder of the Australian student in Oklahoma??? - More...
Thursday PM - August 29, 2013

Alaska’s strong economy impacts ‘Alaska-hire’ zones of underemployment By Dianne Blumer - While much of the Lower 48 is still recovering from a devastating recession, Alaska’s economy remains stable, and our employment numbers are strong. Alaska’s unemployment rate for 2012 was 1.1 percent below the national average. - More...
Tuesday PM - August 27, 2013

In General... By Karen Hollywood - I would first like to thank you for being here for so many years, for giving us a forum to air our concerns and gripes, as well as a consolidated unbiased "Online Ketchikan Newspaper". - More...
Tuesday PM - August 27, 2013

PARROTS By David G. Hanger - We got it, Duane Hill. You are a racist, incapable of independent thought, who parrots the views and opinions of extreme right wing fruitcakes like Rush Limbaugh and Frank Taaffe. You are not in any sense a civil rights activist, as is blatantly expressed by your cracker point of view. - More...
Tuesday PM - August 27, 2013

Egypt - Turn Off The Money By Glenn Mollette - The United States and our President must come together today and stop all money flowing from our hard earned tax dollars to Egypt. Yes, I am talking about your money and your children's money and your grandparent's hard earned tax dollars flowing into Egypt at the rate of 1.5 billion dollars each year. Since 1948, we have given over 71 billion dollars to Egypt.  That is more money than we have given to any nation, except Israel. - More...
Tuesday PM - August 27, 2013

Elimination of statewide Alaska Hire By Andree McLeod - A sweeping change happened when Gov. Sean Parnell, through his Deputy Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development, ended statewide Alaska Hire requirements for public works contracts. With one stroke of the pen, a statewide Alaska Hire policy that's been in place for the last 25 years to serve the interests of Alaskans and their families was made null and void by the elimination of Alaska Hire preferences in Anchorage, Fairbanks, Juneau, and other communities. - More...
Wednesday PM - August 21, 2013

Tour Companies By Marlene Steiner - I don't know how many years that Herring Cove has been dealing with Tour Companies and cabs taking people down Powerhouse Road during the summer months and letting these people they haul go on private properties or walk on the highway to and from the bridge. It getting to the point where these drivers park half way on people's properties or block where someone cannot get off Powerhouse Road if they want to leave. Now they are going on property when fenced off and when clearly marked. - More...
Wednesday PM - August 21, 2013

KPU Late Charges By Gladys Natkong - I also wrote a letter about the "late charges". My Ketchikan Public Utilities electric bill fell late in Dec. after my daughter forgot to tell me that the KPU worker came and told me to have my payment in by noon. It was 12:26 and I was still getting ready to go. My late charge was $350.00 and was told that if my payments were paid on time it would be applied. I am also on a fixed income. All totaled I paid close to $1000.00 to have my lights turned back on. They knew I have a grandchild living with me and it was Christmas. We went without lights for 3 weeks. - More...
Wednesday PM - August 21, 2013

RE: Guns: Stand Your Ground By Larry Meehan - I would ask that Mike Harpold look at the last three words in his 2nd paragraph,"When I could". - More...
Wednesday PM - august 21, 2013

Stand your ground By Duane Hill - The opposition to "Stand Your Ground " laws makes me wonder about those opposed. No part of any of these laws requires a person stand his ground, just as no part requires a person be armed. - More...
Wedneday PM - August 21, 2013

Trayvon Martin's death By Duane Hill - Criticism aimed at George Zimmerman is based on GZ not profiling or stereotyping Trayvon Martin as being the depraved and violent criminal he proved to be. GZ "should have known better" (Why?) than expect TM to act as a responsible and civilized human. As a result, GZ ended up flat on his back with TM beating the snot out of him, with a cement sidewalk behind his head so he was taking head injuries. There was no playground monitor or school teacher around to tell TM to behave, not that the 17 year old criminal would have obeyed. Then Trayvon Martin told George Zimmerman that TM was going to kill GZ. - More...
Wednesday PM - August 21, 2013

VOTE YES ON HOSPITAL BONDS By Bill Tatsuda - PeaceHealth Ketchikan Medical Center, Ketchikan’s largest private employer with over 400 good paying jobs, is very important to our local economy and quality of life.  The key to the hospital’s viability is its ability to perform surgeries, which bring patients to the hospital facility thus generating enough revenue to keep the hospital open.  The current operating rooms are too old, too small, and inadequate to carry the hospital far into the future.  Recruiting and retaining top surgeons in Ketchikan will become more and more difficult if not impossible unless new, larger, modern, state of the art surgical suites are added.  The viability of our hospital depends on accomplishing its planned expansion. - More...
Thursday PM - August 15, 2013

Obamacare is not ready: Alaska declined to create an exchange, for good reasons By Gov. Sean Parnell -  As governor of Alaska, I have a responsibility to carefully review federal policies and consider how they will impact the 49th state. - More...
Thursday PM - August 15, 2013