There’s a significant fund-raising gap between the two incumbents fighting to represent a new Southeast Senate district. Here’s a look at some of the details of the District Q race between Bert Stedman and Albert Kookesh.
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Different standard for Assembly members and CBJ staff?
Elected officials should be held to a higher standard when it comes to conflicts of interest, says newly elected Assembly member Loren Jones.
NPS, Hoonah Indian Association moving forward with tribal house project
The National Park Service and Hoonah Indian Association are inching closer to a new tribal house on federal land in Glacier Bay National Park. The 3,500 square foot structure will be built on the waterfront at Bartlett Cove. Park Superintendent Susan Boudreau says it will be the first tribal house in the Huna Tlingit’s ancestral…
Oregon sex abuse case documents out 7 scout leaders in Alaska
Files show that seven scout leaders in Alaska used their position of power and trust to abuse children in five communities.
Salmon fill Auke Creek with shorter, earlier runs
Auke Creek salmon are running earlier and for fewer days than 40 years ago, according to decades of research.
Can small wood-gas systems lower energy costs?
Sealaska, Southeast’s regional Native corporation, is testing wood-powered generators at a Hoonah mill. If they work, they could be used to reduce energy costs in other small Southeast cities.