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September 19, 2003

 

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Ketchikan: Front page photo - Quiet On the Waterfront - A quiet downtown waterfront view after crusie ships have departed for other ports....
Friday - September 19, 2003 - 12:50 am

Haines: State to revamp SE transportation plan ; New version intended to better reflect priorities of Murkowski administration - The Southeast Alaska Transportation Plan, once dubbed "a blueprint for the region's transportation future in the coming century," will undergo major changes four years after the plan was completed. - Read more...
Juneau Empire - Friday - September 19, 2003

Alaska: Bill needn't have ANWR, Bush signals - The Bush administration is easing away from insisting that Congress open Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil drill after the president was told by lawmakers the issue could doom energy legislation. - Read more...
Anchorage Daily News - Friday - September 19, 2003

Alaska: Alaska Airlines starts to charge for paper tickets, reduces weight limit for luggage - Alaska Airlines passengers who want paper tickets will have to pay a $20 transaction fee starting Oct. 1. The change is part of a package of new rules that will go into effect next month. - Read more...
Juneau Empire - Friday - September 19, 2003

Alaska: Regents approve 10 percent tuition increase - The University of Alaska board of regents on Thursday approved an across-the-board 10 percent increase in tuition for resident and nonresident students in the 2004-2005 school year, along with an additional 10 percent surcharge for nonresident students. - Read more...
Fairbanks Daily News Miner - Friday - September 19, 2003

Alaska: Fairbanks businessman John Binkley will not run for Senate - Fairbanks businessman John Binkley says he wants a Republican senator sent back to Congress next year. - Read more...
Fairbanks Daily News Miner - Friday - September 19, 2003

Alaska: Familiar name surfaces as possible Senate candidate - While potential Republican contenders for the U.S. Senate seat are opting out, there is speculation an unlikely candidate is considering the possibility. - Read more...
KTUU - Friday - September 19, 2003

Alaska: Five Finalists Named For 2004 Alaska Teacher of the Year Honor - Commissioner of Education & Early Development Roger Sampson has named five finalists for the 2004 Alaska Teacher of the Year honor. - Read more...
Friday - September 19, 2003 - 12:50 am

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'Big Goose'
Pissarro & Dick Kauffman
photo by MC Kauffman

Ketchikan - Pet Feature Photo: Big Goose - Three-year old Pissarro is one of eight geese that Dick Kauffman helped raise. Although Pissarro prefers to follow the 'woman of the home' around devotedly, he will pose patiently for the camera with 'Father Goose'. Pissarro is a White China Goose and can live up to 30 years of age. - View another Big Goose photo...
Friday - September 19, 2003 - 12:50 am

Alaska: State agency announces "EMS has Injury Prevention in the Bag" program; Tools to address Alaska's significantly higher rates of home injuries & deaths - The Alaska Department of Health & Social Services, Div. of Public Health, Section of Community Health and Emergency Medical Services (CHEMS) has announced a new program "EMS has Injury Prevention in the Bag". According to a news releases from the Alaska Department of Health & Social Services, in an effort to reduce home injuries and deaths, particularly among children and the elderly, the Injury Surveillance and Prevention Program (ISAPP) has put together 100 bags filled with safety devices for rural Emergency Medical Service (EMS) providers to distribute in their communities. - Read more...
Friday - September 19, 2003 - 12:50 am

Alaska: Mt. Edgecumbe Director Hal Spackman Retires - Longtime Mt. Edgecumbe High School Director Hal Spackman has announced his retirement effective September 18, 2003. - Read more...
Friday - September 19, 2003 - 12:50 am

Alaska: Agency extends comment period on environmental document - National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA Fisheries) officials have extended the public comment period on the Alaska Region's Revised Draft Alaska Groundfish Fisheries Programmatic Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (PSEIS) through November 6, 2003. A Federal Register notice is being prepared. - Read more...
Friday - September 19, 2003 - 12:50 am

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