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Wednesday
October 29, 2003
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photo by Carl Thompson
Ketchikan: Front
Page Photo 'Sunset' - Tuesday's majestic sunset about an
hour before the sun went down. The planes are Taquan Air's. -
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Ketchikan:
The AFA began on March 6, 1956,
when a group of loggers met in Ketchikan to establish an association
for Alaska loggers. At the conclusion of the meeting, the
group voted to affiliate with the Timber Operators Association
and selected the name S.E. Division of Timber Operators Association. During
the first year of operation, the group developed a worker's compensation
program and hired a safety engineer. - Read
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Ketchikan: Coast
Guard reports death of diver - A Ketchikan commercial diver
died Tuesday, after apparently going without oxygen for five
to 10 minutes, a U.S. Coast Guard spokesman said. - Read
more... Ketchikan & Statewide: State Files Suit Against ACS For Unfair Business Practices - Attorney General Gregg Renkes filed a complaint against ACS Wireless and its holding company, ACS Communications, Inc. for violations of Alaska Consumer Protection Act in connection with ACS' promotion of its "Voice Connect" wireless product earlier this year. ACS promoted the new service
through a "negative option" or "opt out"
campaign, which required customers to notify the company if they
did not want it. The company automatically billed customers $2.00
if they failed to notify ACS that they did not want "Voice
Connect" by the required deadline. The charge continued
each month until the customer cancelled the plan. - Read
more... Alaska: Seward Man Sentenced for Criminal Non-Support; Father's child support debt totals more than $114,000 - Richard Foley, 41, of Seward will serve 15 days in jail and 10 years on probation after entering a plea of no contest to one count of criminal non-support on Monday. Foley owes more than $114,000 in support for his child. - Read more... Alaska: An
inside look at Alaska fisheries - When Bob Thorstenson retired
as president of Icicle Seafoods, he was filled with restless
energy to document the roots of the famed Alaska fisheries. -
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more... Alaska: It's
unlikely many could live on state's food-cost guidelines
- According to the guy who put the cost of food survey together,
Bret Luick, foods and nutrition specialist with the Cooperative
Extension Service, successfully limiting grocery costs to those
on his survey would be unlikely. - Read
more... Alaska: Stevens
earns tough-talking reputation on Senate floor; Alaska's
senior lawmaker makes no apologies for bringing home the money...
Sen. Ted Stevens has a short fuse and a long memory. - Read
more... Dick Morris: The
Activist Primary - The Democratic presidential races usually
feature a thematic competition that foreshadows the earliest
of primaries and determines the eventual nominee. The tough part
is figuring out what this pivotal contest is about. Often, it
is only apparent after one candidate has won it. - Read
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