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Absentee voters can vote by email
Voting in Nov. 6’s general election is as easy as an email for Alaska absentee voters. On Monday, the Alaska Division of Elections opened absentee voting by email for the first time. The state’s program follows models established by other states under a program originally designed to allow overse...
Oct 23, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Kodiak’s Hamo Sega gets tackled by Palmer’s Chase Bruesch during the Cub Bowl Saturday at Joe Floyd Track and Field. (Derek Clarkston photo)
KFL dominated at home
On a finger-numbing Saturday afternoon, a pair of mainland teams heated up Joe Floyd Track and Field.  Palmer and Chugiak, both from the Mat-Su Youth Football Association, defeated a pair of Kodiak Football League all-star teams in the yearly matchup between the two football leagues.  The Palmer ...
Oct 22, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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Sweet treats are seen for sale Saturday at the Kodiak 4H pumpkin sale in the Kodiak Island Fairgrounds. While Halloween is normally a time for sugar and candy, alternatives are available. (James Brooks photo)
Garden Gate: Tips to minimize Halloween treats
Halloween is a festive day that kids enjoy because they dress up and get treats. But with all the talk of childhood obesity in the news right now, this might be the year to rethink your children’s Halloween candy allotment. By all means, enjoy the holiday with your kids. After all, you don't want...
Oct 22, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Kodiak blessed with string of clear days
A normal October in Kodiak should be blustery and overcast. It’s hard to find anyone complaining that this one isn’t. Since Oct. 17, the National Weather Service recording station in Kodiak has observed an unbroken string of sunny days. Arizonans might laugh, but that’s a big deal in Kodiak, wher...
Oct 22, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Kodiak should look at how Fairbanks handles garbage
To the Editor: I read with interest Wednesday's article on the Kodiak landfill and the Advisory Board's questions and concerns related to extending the landfill's functional life. I was, however, particularly struck by Borough government reasons cited for opposing a re-use site, which seem to cen...
Oct 22, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Long-awaited airport plan goes public
The FAA is asking for Kodiak’s input as it puts the final touches on a seven-year-old plan to upgrade Kodiak State Airport. On Friday, the FAA released a draft environmental statement for the runway safety area improvements project at Kodiak airport. The report details how the airport will build ...
Oct 22, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Kodiak pet owners get their dogs ready for the "Paws for Peace" walk, in Kodiak on Oct. 20. (Nicole Klauss photo)
Dogs enjoy 'Paws for Peace' walk
The dogs put their best paws forward as they and their owners walked to support peace on Saturday morning. Around a dozen dogs and 20 people participated in the Kodiak Women's Resource and Crisis Center's tenth annual "Paws for Peace" walk. The walk started in 2002 as part of the Kodiak Women's R...
Oct 22, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Fish Factor: Alaska fish prices rise, crab prices fall on global markets
Alaska salmon sales had lots of ups and downs this summer, but held their own overall in a tough market awash with farmed fish. The wild salmon catch goes to market in many forms such as canned, fresh or frozen, fillets and roe. The state Revenue Department/Tax Division provides quartile reports...
Oct 22, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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