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Put the oil tax cut on next fall's ballot
This week, petitioners with thin blue-covered books have fanned out across the city of Kodiak, gathering signatures. They’ve been joined by others in Alaska with a simple goal: overturn Senate Bill 21, which cuts oil production and transportation taxes. Gov. Sean Parnell, who has promoted the bill for the past two years, has said the tax cut is necessary to keep Alaska competitive on global markets. The flow of oi...
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Coast Guard Run to Remember
Base Kodiak hosts third annual ‘Run to Remember’
A Coast Guard effort that took its first steps in Key West three years ago will hit the streets of Coast Guard Base Kodiak on Saturday morning. This week, Base Kodiak hosts the third Coast Guard “Run to Remember” to memorialize Coast Guardsmen killed on duty since Sept. 11, 2001. What started with one man’s ultramarathon effort in Florida has grown to more than 50 events nationwide and around the world. “It’s grow...
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KPD arrests alleged meth dealer
A 28-year-old Kodiak man has been arrested and accused of dealing methamphetamine. David Valley faces one count of third-degree drugs misconduct for possession with intent to deliver (a class B felony) and two counts of fourth-degree drugs misconduct (class C felonies). On Wednesday, officers from the Kodiak Police Department served a search warrant on a home located on the 1200 block of Selief Lane for evidence ...
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Despite debate, assembly approves more money for schools
Clarification : The school funding measure was addressed in two votes Thursday evening. An amendment to increase the appropriation from $10.25 million to $10.65 million passed by a 4-3 vote, Austerman opposed. The main motion, to fund schools at $10.65 million, passed 5-2, Austerman in favor. The Kodiak Island Borough assembly approved a $10.65 million appropriation to the Kodiak school district on Thursday nigh...
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Alutiiq Word of the Week: Whale blubber
Kiimaq: Whale blubber Akgua’aq kiimartullriakut.: We ate whale blubber yesterday. Blubber, the thick layer of fat that lies between a whale’s skin and its muscles, has important biological functions. Like all mammals, whales must maintain a warm body temperature. While swimming in icy waters, blubber keeps them warm by reducing the outward flow of heat; the colder the water, the thicker the layer of fat needs to b...
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Special Olympics torch run Saturday
The Alaska Law Enforcement Pledge Drive and Torch Run is Saturday. The 5K run/walk begins at the downtown Well’s Fargo at 10 a.m. All proceeds from the run go to Kodiak’s Special Olympics program. The run ends at Kodiak High School, where lunch will be provided. KIRA drive The Kodiak Island Racing Association is hosting a membership drive Saturday at the raceway from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. Contact the Daily Mirror ...
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Borough assembly to decide school funding tonight
The Kodiak Island Borough assembly will consider approving $400,000 in extra money for Kodiak schools tonight. The money represents the difference between $10.65 million, the amount the school district has asked for, and $10.25 million, the amount the borough contributed last year. The $10.65 million is the maximum allowable contribution under state law, and school district officials have said that without the add...
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Kodiak petitioners try to roll back oil tax cut
In a gala ceremony on Tuesday in Anchorage, Gov. Sean Parnell will put his signature on Senate Bill 21, cutting Alaska’s oil taxes. In Kodiak, Jake Jacobson and Mike Sirofchuk are hoping that a few signatures taken in much less prominent places will erase Parnell’s approval. The pair are among a handful of local volunteers collecting signatures for a campaign to overturn the oil tax cut. If the campaign can garner...
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Kodiak’s Leila Pyle runs to third during a high school softball game against Kenai last season at East Addition Park. (Derek Clarkston photo)
Prep softball: Kodiak bids farewell to Pyle
Kodiak’s Leila Pyle is more than a softball player. She is a Girl Scout, an artist and a valedictorian of the class of 2013. “She is just involved in so many things and is a very well-rounded, mature, independent young lady,” Kodiak softball coach Sam Catt said. Pyle’s commitments beyond softball are forcing her to end her playing career early. She will put on Kodiak’s blue and gold uniform for the final time ...
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Kodiak’s Seth Starr, seen at Baranof Field Tuesday, is hitting .333 this season. (Derek Clarkston photo)
Starr a force on the diamond
Seth Starr will always remember his first varsity baseball game for Kodiak High. In last year’s season opener against Kenai, Starr was ejected for plowing into the catcher on a force play at the plate in the first inning. “That was just a big mistake and a misunderstanding on my part, but I learned from it,” Starr said. Kodiak head coach Rick Langfitt took the blame for Starr’s varsity baseball introduction. He ...
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