Some Sitkans are concerned that both the expense and quality of end-of-life care will change dramatically.
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Fearing a financial ‘house on fire,’ Stedman warns against overdrawing the Permanent Fund to pay dividends
“People in the financial arena recognized the fire alarm is starting to ring,” Stedman said.
Long-awaited Angoon hydro project can proceed, if funding can be found
In late June, the U.S. Forest Service granted a permit for a small-scale hydro plant on Thayer Creek.
Fish were plentiful, but fishermen scarce for Southeast Alaska’s first summer king opening
The 12-day season saw more chinook landed than expected, despite fewer boats being on the water.
Sitka’s seafood donation network connects abundance with scarcity in Western Alaska
The pandemic and the salmon crash have been a one-two punch for many communities in Western Alaska.
Southeast Alaska’s budworm infestation is declining, Forest Service says
The Forest Service estimates 685,000 acres were defoliated by insects in the last three years.