Federal officials are telling Tongass Forest managers to provide more cost-effective timber sales. That includes 10-year harvest contracts. The direction comes as part of top-level approval of the latest Tongass management plan. But that plan is being challenged in court by industry backers.Related Link: Read Rey’s letter & the lawsuit. Click here, then on “more.”
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Municipal Debate – 2008
A live forum, featuring candidates for the School Board and the Assembly – Hosted by Barbara Belnap
Juneau Afternoon – Thu
Nina Chordes/Evening at Egan – Hadia/Dance Workshop – Gordon Bok – Arts Up
Thursday Newscast
The latest local, state, and regional news is compiled from reports from the KTOO newsroom, CoastAlaska stations, wire services, the Alaska Public Radio Network, and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and can be heard as often as six times each morning during Morning Edition and Day to Day.
Wednesday Newscast
The latest local, state, and regional news is compiled from reports from the KTOO newsroom, CoastAlaska stations, wire services, the Alaska Public Radio Network, and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and can be heard as often as six times each morning during Morning Edition and Day to Day.
Courtwatch – Liability
The Alaska Supreme Court hears a case about a Fairbanks lawyer who’s sued after an office visitor sits in a chair and breaks it.Related Link: Burnett v. Covell
Juneau Afternoon – Wed
Scrapbooking Event – Leneida Crawford – Poetry Slam – Lyena Strelkoff
Juneau Candidate Forum
The League of Women Voters hosts this Candidates’ Forum as the Juneau prepares to vote on October 7.
Southeast leaders concerned about census count
Southeast Alaska’s organization of business and government leaders says new Census Bureau methods could harm the region. The Southeast Conference is asking federal officials to make sure rural residents are fully counted. The census issue is one of several addressed by conference delegates during their annual meeting.Related Link: Read about the American Community Survey, which…
Permanent Fund plans to ride out chaos
The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 372 points Monday and the dollar slid sharply against the Euro, as investors reacted to the U.S. government’s 700-billion-dollar plan to stabilize the nation’s troubled financial markets. The Alaska Permanent Fund lost more than 400 million dollars. But at the fund’s annual board meeting, trustees and investment experts were…