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Legal hiccup for borough-owned nursing home
An ordinary procedural vote could turn into a major hiccup for the new borough-owned nursing home unless the borough finds an attorney — any attorney — to sign a bond issue this summer. On Thursday night, a short-staffed borough assembly voted 3-2 against a new contract with Wohlforth, Brecht, Cartledge and Brookings, which has been providing legal services as the borough pursues a $20 million bond issue to pay fo...
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Pamyua visits Kodiak for concert and workshops
Six years after their Kodiak debut, the eclectic Native music group Pamyua returns to Kodiak to help public radio station KMXT-FM celebrate spring. Variously called “Yupik-soul” or “Eskimo doo-wop,” the Anchorage-based group’s music won’t just appear on the Gerald C. Wilson stage tonight; it will also show up in the cozy confines of the Sun’aq Tribal Hall for a Saturday afternoon workshop. As Phillip Blanchett exp...
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Zombie Fun Run Saturday
Zombies are making another appearance at Fort Abercrombie State Historical Park. The second Zombie at Abercrombie 5K Fun Run is noon Saturday. The event is not a normal fun run. Runners will wear flags and try to make it through the course without getting their flags pulled by zombies roaming around Fort Abercrombie. The run is a fundraiser for the Kodiak Football League. Participation is $15. Registration beg...
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Dave Kaplan, Pat Branson and Hannah Kaplan worked on the film that features the Island Cove Day Center in Kodiak, on April 28. (Nicole Klauss photo)
Senior Citizens of Kodiak produces film to promote adult day program
Senior Citizens of Kodiak Inc. has produced a new eight-minute film that sheds light on the services adult day programs provide. Senior Citizens of Kodiak executive director Pat Branson decided she wanted to present information about adult day services to communities across the state. The film, “Best Kept Secret: Adult Day Services” explains what an adult day program does and who might use it. Branson narrates t...
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The Alaska State Troopers are investigating the arrest of Skyler Waite after this YouTube video garnered more than 20,000 hits and generated complaints of excessive force. (Daily Mirror screenshot)
Alaska State Troopers start investigation after arrest video
The Alaska Department of Public Safety is conducting an internal investigation into a video that depicts a 20-year-old Kodiak woman thrown to the ground during an arrest by Alaska State Troopers. The YouTube video titled “Young woman being arrested for nothing” went live on Monday afternoon, and as of Wednesday afternoon had more than 21,700 views and 470 comments. Troopers were called to the home in Rasmusson’...
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Coast Guard likely to scale back summer Arctic deployments
A year after the Coast Guard took a step into the Arctic, budget cuts and a lack of commercial traffic are making it step back. As crews from Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak fan out across the state from summer deployments, the Coast Guard has confirmed that fewer Coast Guardsmen and fewer aircraft will be stationed in the Arctic this summer. How many fewer is still being debated. “There’s a presence, but they have...
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Former Murkowski staffer, released from prison, tries federal lobbying
A former fisheries adviser to Sen. Lisa Murkowski is back on Capitol Hill after a five-month prison term, but this time Arne Fuglvog is on the opposite side of the desk — as a lobbyist. According to records from the first quarter of 2013, Fuglvog is representing four commercial fishing companies — Aleutian Spray Fisheries, Blue North Fisheries, Fishermen’s Finest and Glacier Fish. According to official documents, ...
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Thomet, Cortez win Salmon run
Kodiak High sophomore Levi Thomet topped a field of 175 runners to take the Helen Simeonoff Memorial Annual 5K Salmon Run/Walk Sunday at the Buskin River. Thomet covered the course in 20 minutes, 41 seconds. Sonia Cortez was the first female finisher in 22:13. Results 1. Levi Thomet, 20 minutes, 41 seconds; 2. Jack Hannah, 21:02; 3. Elmer Cortez, 21:29; 4. Jeff Brubaker, 21:30; 5. Charles Russell, 21:32; 6. How...
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American citizens should be more accepting of people who want to live in the U.S.
To the Editor: Many Americans believe immigration and illegal immigration cause too many problems for the country since they are now more worried about terrorists’ attacks. Millions of people try to live in the United States by sneaking in or waiting for the government to approve them, and they come for all sorts of reasons. People emigrate to the United States because they see America as one of the best and stron...
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People should donate money to help inmates better their lives
To the Editor: After getting into what I’ve learned about prisons, I would like to let people know that maybe we should all pitch in a little extra money to help them out. I mean, yes, I know the government already takes an undesirable amount by making us pay taxes, but if you really think about it, prisoners get by with a little help. Do you want prisoners to be released and continue breaking the law? Do they re...
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