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Alutiiq Word of the Week: Outsider/Stranger
Allanertaq : Outsider / Stranger Allanertakiinga akgua’aq. : An outsider came to see me yesterday. Hosting guests was a sign of power and prosperity in Alutiiq communities. Each winter, as the sun sank below the horizon, wealthy families initiated festivals, inviting friends from their own commun...
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Alaska State Troopers: May 24
Thursday, May 16 At 1:45 p.m., Alaska State Troopers contacted a man at the Kodiak DMV office. Investigation revealed the man had an outstanding no-bail arrest warrant for failure to complete community work service. He was placed under arrest and remanded to the Kodiak Jail where he was held with...
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Coast Guard Blotter: May 24
May 16 Coast Guard Station Ketchikan crewmembers terminated the voyage of a recreational boat fishing in Carroll Inlet after discovering safety and fishing violations on the vessel May 16. The Station Ketchikan 25-foot Response Boat - Small crew safely escorted the 20-foot boat, with two people ...
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My only beef with this picnic pack is that it takes an icepick to break into it—and airports frown on passengers attempting to carry such instruments onboard. (Suzanne Bobo photo)
Island Flavor: Picnics on Alaska Airlines. Shortest. Column. Ever?
I was thinking about Snoopy when I ordered it. I’m trusting that at least some of my readers remember Snoopy, the World War I Flying Ace and head beagle in the Peanuts comic strip created by Charles Schulz. The Flying Ace was only one of the fantasy identities of Charlie Brown’s dog. Snoopy imag...
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Observing 30th birthday, hatchery association expands
The Kodiak Regional Aquaculture Association is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year with a significant expansion. At Thursday’s annual meeting of Kodiak’s regional fish hatchery group, board members shared stories of KRAA’s founding, and local hatchery managers gave presentations about Pill...
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Another Day in Paradise: An Unexpected Provision
It was another typical Kodiak morning. The temperature was cool and comfortable. The dogs and I began our morning walk as usual. We walked down to the corner by Spruce Haven and dropped back to walk along the beach and enjoy the low tide. The usual birds were working their way along the tide po...
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Amazing Nature: Carbon dioxide levels reach historic high mark
Four hundred parts per million of carbon dioxide! On May 10, the news went out that for the first time in history, atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations at the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric observatory on Mauna Loa in Hawaii reached 400 parts per million. According to the NOAA websi...
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City council signs off on first review of FY14 budget
The Kodiak City Council unanimously approved the first reading of the city's fiscal year 2014 budget on Thursday, setting the stage for the budget's acceptance in June. The city's fiscal year starts July 1, and the proposed $37 million budget before the council includes a 6 percent cut overall, t...
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