There used to be hundreds of seafood canneries all along Alaska’s coastline. Two people are involved in documenting and preserving some of that rich history in order to share it with others. KFSK’s Angela Denning reports from Petersburg:
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Fairbanks borough delays rules for cannabis cafes
Rules for cannabis cafes outside Fairbanks will be delayed for three months.
In an effort to pressure Trump, Clinton releases tax rate
The Clinton campaign says Hillary and Bill Clinton paid their 2015 federal taxes at a rate of 34.2 percent. The couple’s overall tax rate was 43.2 percent, the campaign said.
Trident Seafoods resumes processing operations
Employees for Trident Seafood, one of Petersburg’s four main fish processors,
are returning to work after the location was closed to fishermen earlier in the season.
is back in business after halting operations for part of the summer.
Working ‘the chain,’ slaughterhouse workers face lifelong injuries
Workers at American slaughterhouses and meat processing plants perform thousands of repetitive motions every day. The work often lead to invisible, yet painful and lasting injuries to their bodies.
Senator says lawsuit is likely if corporation doesn’t fully fund dividends
In a letter sent Wednesday to Permanent Fund Corporation Chief Executive Officer Angela Rodell, Wielechowski cites a state law that says the corporation shall transfer an amount set by a formula for dividends.
Legislative openings entice big spending on primaries
The races to replace Anchorage Republican Lesil McGuire and Democrat Johnny Ellis in the Senate have drawn the most spending this year.
Sockeye records set at the Chilkoot weir
Commercial fishermen in the Upper Lynn Canal are working overtime after a flood of sockeye salmon showed up last week.
DEC changes strategy to motivate cleanup of Skagway ore basin
The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation is done watching from the sidelines as Skagway struggles with how to go about cleaning up decades-old contamination in the ore basin.
Hospital units tailored to older patients can help prevent decline
Elderly hospital patients often arrive sick and leave worse off. But some hospitals are preventing these sharp declines by treating the elderly in units that minimize bedrest and spur mobility.