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The sign for Sparrows, the new Greek restaurant on Rezanof Drive, is seen Tuesday. (James Brooks photo)
Sparrows brings Greece to Kodiak
Kodiak now has a Greek restaurant, but the new addition to the island’s cuisine came about only because of a last-minute itinerary change for its founders. From a white building on Rezanof Drive, Sparrows serves up gyros, Greek pizzas and a rotating menu of about five different specials each day....
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Study: Health care poised to boom in Alaska
JUNEAU (AP) — The health care and social assistance industry is expected to see the largest rate of job growth in Alaska this decade. That’s according to the employment forecast for 2010-2020, released by the state labor department on Monday. It estimates that Alaska will add nearly 40,000 jobs d...
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The Rev. Gordon Blue leads a prayer during the annual Kodiak Women's Resource and Crisis Center memorial ceremony Monday, Oct. 1, 2012 in St. James the Fisherman Episcopal Church. The annual ceremony begins domestic violence awareness month and has been held each year since 1992. KWRCC began in 1976 as a discussion group and today provides advocacy and shelter for victims of sexual assault, domestic violence and family violence. Its shelter on Hillside Drive is open to all who need assistance. (James Brooks photo)
Women's shelter holds annual memorial service
The Kodiak Women's Resource and Crisis Center held its annual memorial service Monday, using St. James the Fisherman Episcopal Church to hold a candlelit prayer service in memory of Alaskans killed by domestic violence in the preceding year. The ceremony has been held every year since 1992 in Kod...
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The Trident Seafoods Star of Kodiak processing plant is seen Monday, Oct. 1, 2012. A former plant employee has been charged in federal court with embezzling $500,000. (James Brooks photo)
Former Trident Seafoods bookkeeper accused of embezzling $500,000
A Kodiak woman is accused of leading a scheme to embezzle almost $500,000 from the Trident Seafoods plant in Kodiak. Isairis Wolfe, 32, Jeremy Smith, 30, and Jamie Fathke, 28, of Kodiak were indicted on wire fraud charges on Sept. 18 along with Valerie Olivares, 34, from Corpus Christi, Texas and...
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Polls open at 7 a.m. today for Kodiak's municipal election
When Kodiak polls open at 7 a.m. for today’s municipal elections, voters will not see anything new except the names on the ballot. Polling places have not changed, and neither have voting procedures. Behind the scenes, however, election workers have instituted new rules for write-in candidates an...
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In first week of higher Kodiak sales taxes, taxicabs evade increase
Monday was the first day of Kodiak’s new 7 percent sales tax, and while shoppers at fast food restaurants and furniture stores are paying more, one Kodiak business is still paying the old rate. Thanks to an oversight in the sales tax ordinance, Kodiak taxicabs are paying only 6 percent, a rate ma...
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Outdoor Kodiak: Hunting ducks perfect winter activity
The first week of October stirs me deeply. Foul weather has slowed my fishing, even as it brings more and more ducks to Kodiak. And of course, Kodiak’s waterfowl season opens at 8 a.m. next Monday. Any opening day is special, but the start of waterfowl season has been a standout all my life. Sur...
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Guest Opinion: Get a better handle on bycatch in most wasteful fisheries now
For years, fishery managers and those concerned about bycatch have been plagued by a lack of real numbers on how many king salmon, crab and halibut are being discarded in some of the dirtiest fisheries in the Gulf of Alaska. In the struggle to reduce bycatch of these critical species, we haven’t ...
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