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September 10, 2003
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Flora Feller & Martha Johnson photo by Gigi Pilcher
Ketchikan: Front
Page Photo - On Tuesday, September 9th, Ketchikan resident
and Alaska Native elder Flora Feller (left) celebrated her birthday.
Martha Johnson (right) asked the audience to join in singing
"Happy Birthday" to Feller. Both Feller and Johnson
are members of the Tongass dancers and performed on Tuesday at
Ketchikan Indian Community's 3rd Annual Women's Conference which
was held at the Ted Ferry Civic Center.... Ketchikan: Murkowski said she was happy by the decision of the committee to include $10 million for "uplands" development at the Ketchikan Shipyard in Southeast. The funding, intended for buildings at the shipyard, should help the shipyard expand its services, aiding Ketchikan's economy and repairing ships, such as the state's ferry fleet, said Murkowski. Senator Murkowski also won
approval for two more projects that she had requested. The panel
approved $1.5 million to pave Keystone to accommodate the heavy
visitor traffic in summer to the popular fishing areas outside
of Soldotna.- Read
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September 12, 2003 - Correction: The funding for uplands development
at the Ketchikan Shipyard was NOT included in the Department
of Transportation Appropriations Bill as was reported in this
news release. .......
Dick Morris Columnist: As Dubya Sinks, Al and Hill Scheme - Here's what I see happening in the 2004 presidential race: Al Gore is watching President Bush. Hillary Clinton is watching Gore. Bush is watching Hillary and the Democrats are watching Dean. Everything clear? Here's the long version: Bush's poll numbers continue
to tank. The Zogby poll has his job approval at 45 percent, a
drop of seven points since August and 19 since last year. (Zogby's
methodology generally understates job approval, but the downward
trend is unmistakable). The Fox News/Opinion Dynamic poll shows
that Bush would get only 50 percent of the vote in a trial heat
against Gore. It would be a rerun of 2000 - and we'd still be
waiting up all night to learn the count in Florida. - Read
more... National: New Report Explains Why More Children Suffer Emotional, Behavioral Problems; Cites Importance of Nurturing Environments - On Tuesday the YMCA of the USA, the national resource office for America's 2,540 YMCAs, along with Dartmouth Medical School and the Institute for American values released a new report, "Hardwired to Connect: The Scientific Case for Authoritative Communities." This report documents a "crisis
of American childhood" -- "high and rising rates of
depression, anxiety, attention deficit, conduct disorders, suicidal
thoughts and other serious mental, emotional, and behavioral
problems" -- and proposes a fundamental "social change
model" for addressing the crisis, including basic shifts
in U.S. public policy. - Read
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Alaska: Atka mackerel study points towards effectiveness of no-trawl zones - NOAA Fisheries scientists, aided by fishermen, have been tagging, releasing and recovering Atka mackerel near the eastern Aleutian islands for four years, studying the potential impacts of commercial fishing on the foraging success of endangered Steller sea lions. This research, NOAA Fisheries officials believe, will ultimately help improve management of Alaska's abundant marine fisheries where they may affect species protected under the Endangered Species Act. "We're finding out if
commercial fishing impacts the movement and local abundance of
Atka mackerel and if the trawl exclusion zones do their job in
keeping prey fish such as Atka mackerel protected and available
for Steller sea lions to feed on," explained Dr. Doug DeMaster,
Administrator of the Alaska Fisheries Science Center. "When
we better understand fishing impacts on fish behavior, we'll
have a better basis for designing protections for Steller sea
lion prey."- Read
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Ketchikan: Moscow
Chamber Orchestra Kicks Off the Arts Council Performing Arts
Series - The Ketchikan Area Arts and Humanities Council will
present the premiere event of the Torch Nights Series,
the Moscow Chamber Orchestra performing on October 2nd, 7:30pm,
at the Ketchikan High School Auditorium. The Moscow Chamber Orchestra
came from Carnegie Hall to perform to a sold-out audience in
Ketchikan in 2001, this time they will perform at Carnegie Hall
after Ketchikan. Established in Moscow in 1956, the Moscow Chamber
Orchestra has been from the very start an ensemble of the highest
artistic and professional standard. Under the superb direction
of Maestro Constantine Orbelian, the orchestra will play selections
from Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 12 in A major, Bach's Concerto
for Oboe and Violin in D minor, Vivaldi's Double Concerto for
Violin, Cello and Strings in B flat major, and "La Casa
del Diavolo" from Boccherini's Symphony in D minor. The
Moscow Chamber Orchestra is renown for its attention to tuning,
incisive rhythms and immaculate intonation. The musicians respond
to one another impeccably and pick up every nuance of the conductor.
- Read
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