Thursday
October 14, 2004
'Young
Musicians'
Front Page Photo by Carl Thompson
 Alaska:
Governor: Consider State Share in Gasline - Alaska Governor
Frank Murkowski told a legislative committee Wednesday that he
supports the state assuming a shipper's risk and taking an equity
position in construction of a natural gas pipeline.
"Whether we are talking
about an independently operated gas line or a producer-built
and operated gas line, it has become clear to me that the most
likely path for starting construction soon will require the state
to take an ownership position in the project and bear a certain
amount of shippers' risk," Murkowski told the Legislative
Budget & Audit Committee.
With the state's congressional
delegation's extraordinary success in obtaining the federal enabling
and fiscal provisions necessary to construct the pipeline, it
is appropriate for the Administration and Legislature to complete
the Stranded Gas Act process, he said.
Murkowski said his administration
supports the state taking a more active stake in a major pipeline
project by assuming some level of shipper risk, serving as an
equity partner or both. A similar state response during construction
of the trans-Alaska Oil Pipeline could have resulted in billions
more for state coffers, Murkowski said. - More...
Thursday - October 14, 2004
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Superintendent Harry
Martin administers the oath of office to Joel Jackson as Board
member Choc Schafer looks on. Seated next to Schafer are newly
elected board members Keith Smith and Dave Lieben.
Photo by Carl Thompson
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Ketchikan: New
School Board Members Sworn In - Ketchikan School Superintendent
Harry Martin administered the oath of office to the three newly
elected School Board members Wednesday evening. Joel Jackson
and Dave Lieben were chosen by the voters to fill two three-year
seats vacated by incumbents Richard Van Cleave and Russell Thomas.
Van Cleave did not file for re-election and Thomas filed as a
write-in candidate. - More...
Thursday - October 14, 2004
Ketchikan/Southeast Alaska: Radio
Network plans House & Senate candidate call-in forums
- Southeast Alaska candidates for state House and Senate will
appear in a series of regional public radio call-in forums Oct.
19-21. Stations in Juneau, Sitka and Ketchikan will host the
programs, which will be broadcast to most communities in the
region. - More...
Thursday - October 14, 2004
Alaska: Study
Reveals Which States Have Business-Friendly Tax Codes; Alaska
ranks 3rd in most business-friendly tax systems - In the
wake of new government data showing that 99 percent of re-located
jobs move to other states, not abroad, a new Tax Foundation study
examines the role of attractive state business tax climates in
the shifting of economic activity. - More...
Thursday - October 14, 2004
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Left to right: Ron
Adler, API Chief Executive Officer; Governor Frank Murkowski;
Alaska Health & Social Services Commissioner Joel Gilbertson;
and Patrick Ventgen, Quality Improvement Coordinator of Alaska
Psychiatric Institute. Outside the entrance to the new facility.
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Alaska: Governor
tours new psychiatric hospital - Governor Frank Murkowski
on Wednesday toured the new psychiatric treatment facility now
under construction next to the Alaska Psychiatric Institute (API).
Governor Murkowski announced that the program, under the umbrella
organization of API, will be named the Alaska Recovery Center.
"The name of this program exemplifies our notion that all
of our citizens who suffer from psychiatric disabilities can
lead productive lives in recovery," said Governor Murkowski.
- More...
Thursday - October 14, 2004
Alaska: United
Fishermen of Alaska Selects Governor as "Man of the Year
in Alaska Politics" - United Fishermen of Alaska, representing
33 Alaska fishing groups,
announced Wednesday that Alaska Governor Frank Murkowski is UFA's
2004 "Man of the Year in Alaska Politics." The vote
approving the selection of Governor Murkowski was unanimous.
- More...
Thursday - October 14, 2004
Alaska: Alaska
Division of Investments and Alaska Business Development Center
Receive Prestigious Award - The Alaska Division of Investments
and the Alaska Business Development Center recently received
the prestigious 2004 Honorable Mention Partnership Award from
the International Economic Development Council at its annual
conference held in St. Louis. - More...
Thursday - October 14, 2004
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A
Legendary Mountain of Jade; Just one of Alaska's Arctic Wonders
- Alaska is a state of superlatives. It is the nation's largest
state. We drive past or fly over America's highest mountain.
We can visit the nation's deepest cave on Prince of Wales Island,
admire the waters of our state's longest coastline and enjoy
the midnight sun's longest days. Most of us, however, will
never see our superlative example of the Alaska State Gem - jade.
That's because Jade Mountain, an entire mountain made of beautiful
dark green jade, is far from any Alaska road system. - More...
Tuesday - October 05, 2004
 John
Koel, Baker to Banker; An eccentric philanthropist
Harold
Gillam: A Tragic Final Flight; Ketchikan remembers the search
Ketchikan's
'Fish House Tessie'; She was proud of the nickname
Fairbanks:
Golden Heart City; A story of its founding
Remembering
'Swede' Risland (1915-1991);The town's most memorable logger
Alaska's
Deepwater Highway; A part of Alaska history
Ketchikan's
American Legionnaires; Here's to 'the boys' of Post #3 -
Ketchikan's
Cruise Ship Industry; A light-hearted look at its origins
Ketchikan's
First City Players; Did you hear that applause?
A
biography of Alaska's herring: A little fish of huge importance...
Read more stories by June Allen...
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