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September 17, 2003
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Photo by Gigi Pilcher Ketchikan: Front
Page Photo - This photo was taken last Thursday. The Coral
Princess tender was ferrying passengers out to the Coral Princess
which was anchored in the Tongass Narrows.....
Alaska: State Argues Rural Public Safety Case Before Alaska Supreme Court - The State of Alaska presented its arguments in Alaska Intertribal Council v. State before the Alaska Supreme Court Tuesday afternoon, stating that assignments of Alaska State Troopers is a matter for the Legislature and Department of Public Safety rather than the courts to resolve. The claims in the case allege
that the state under allocates police protection provided by
Alaska State Troopers to isolated communities in comparison to
communities on the road system also protected by Troopers. -
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more... Alaska: Attorney General Files Petition For Rehearing With The Alaska Court of Appeals In Noy Decision - Attorney General Gregg Renkes provided direction on Tuesday to Public Safety Commissioner Bill Tandeske and state district attorneys regarding the treatment of marijuana possession cases in light of the recent appeals court decision in Noy v. State. The Attorney General filed a petition for rehearing in that case with the Alaska Court of Appeals Monday, September 8, 2003. Noting that possession of any
amount of marijuana remains a federal crime, Attorney General
Renkes advised law enforcement officials to "continue to
investigate these cases in a manner that would allow for federal
prosecution. This includes seizing evidence of the crime, the
marijuana, and writing reports documenting the investigation.
These cases should be referred to the local district attorney
office for review and coordination with the U.S. Attorney's office."
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more... Alaska: SEMCO ENERGY to Sell Alaska Pipeline
Company for $95 Million - SEMCO
ENERGY, Inc. (NYSE: SEN) and Atlas Pipeline Partners, L.P. (Amex:
APL) announced Tuesday that SEMCO has entered into a definitive
agreement to sell Alaska Pipeline Company (APC) to Atlas Pipeline
Partners, L.P. for $95 Million. - Read
more... Ketchikan - Saxman: Sen.
Murkowski To Hold Town Meeting In Juneau To Solicit Views On
Cape Fox Land Exchange Bill - According to a news
release, U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, honoring a commitment she
made to Juneau residents during an economic development forum
in August, will return to Juneau on Saturday, Sept. 20th to hold
a 2 1/2-hour town meeting to gather public views on her proposed
Cape Fox land exchange bill. -
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Alaska Science: Alan Alda and the Alaska Messengers - Alan Alda, the actor and host of PBS television's Scientific American Frontiers, recently traveled to Alaska on a mission to interview scientists about the changing North. Alda and the show's crew gathered
footage and scientist's opinions for "Hot Times in Alaska,"
a program scheduled to air on PBS in 2004. Along the way, they
asked good questions, heard frank and scary answers, and carried
the message of Alaska scientists to a broader audience. - Read
more... Science: This
mummy has four feet, few bones and a new home; Believe mummy
was displayed at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition at UW in
1909 - Archaeologists at the Burke Museum of Natural History
and Culture had no idea what they would learn when they sent
Nellie, the museum's Egyptian mummy, to the University of Washington
Medical Center to undergo a CT scan three years ago as the first
step in a conservation process. - Read
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