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State rules Kulluk can’t be taxed under Alaska law
When the drilling rig Kulluk ran aground on New Year’s Eve, the accusations flew fast and furious that the rig’s owner, Royal Dutch Shell PLC sent it on a treacherous midwinter cruise to avoid Alaska property taxes. Shell needn’t have bothered — the Alaska Department of Revenue has ruled that the...
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NLC power rankings: Wasilla remains perfect
Kodiak’s girls grabbed the top spot in the Northern Lights Conference standings, but remain No. 2 in the Kodiak Daily Mirror’s weekly basketball power rankings. That’s because Wasilla cruised past Ketchikan in a pair of nonconference games to match Kodiak’s 15-0 start. Colony’s boys firmly ceme...
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Playbook: Feb. 6
Today Girls basketball: Kodiak vs. Chugiak at the Lady Lynx Tournament at Dimond High School, 2:45 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 7 Boys basketball: Kodiak vs. Chugiak at Chugiak High School. C squad, 3:30 p.m.; junior varsity, 5:30 p.m.; varsity, 7:30 p.m. Girls basketball: Kodiak at the Lady Lynx Tour...
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Local results: Feb. 6
City league basketball Monday, Jan. 28 Lighthouse Baptist 64, Era 61 Heath Hardison 22 points, Jake Gerasimof 19, Ishmael Cortez 19 and Wes Stafford 4 for Lighthouse. Berald Escribano 19 points, Tim Filburn 19, Christian Lloyd 16, Brian Knagin 5 and Charles Bona 2 for Era. Camai 72, Nets System 6...
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Near Island Coffee barista Annie Salsman, left, and manager Jasmine Gilpin stand in the newly opened coffee business Feb. 1. (Nicole Klauss photo)
Business spotlight: Coffee stand opens on Near Island
Near Island Coffee is bringing coffee closer to the hardworking fishermen of Dog Bay. The coffee stand opened two weeks ago after nearly two months of hard work by manager Jasmine Gilpin. Gilpin moved to Kodiak at the beginning of October and was having trouble finding a job. She had worked as a ...
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A U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter slings a trailer aboard the Shell drill rig Kulluk Monday afternoon, Jan. 7, 2012 in Kiliuda Bay. Royal Dutch Shell PLC says it has budgeted almost $90 million to recover the formerly grounded rig from Kodiak island. (James Brooks photo)
Kulluk response cost up to $90 million
The bill for freeing the Kulluk has reached $90 million, according to an announcement in London from the chief financial officer of Royal Dutch Shell PLC. Shell held its annual results conference in London, last week, and CFO Simon Henry told shareholders that his company has budgeted $40 million...
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Three break-ins occurred at local businesses
Three break-ins over the weekend caused problems for local businesses. The burglars didn’t come away with money in any of the incidents but caused damage to each of the businesses’ buildings. On Sunday morning, K-Nine Kuts reported someone broke into the building and tried to steal money from the...
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Kodiak’s Elijah Hiner (22) and Austin Frick defend a Colony player during a high school basketball game Friday at Kodiak High School. Colony won 51-44. (Derek Clarkston photo)
Prep hoops: Bears fall short
The Colony curse struck Kodiak again. Kodiak’s boys basketball team was on the cusp of ending a long losing drought to Colony when the Knights’ Joe Gray drained a 3-pointer with 2.5 seconds left in Saturday’s game, lifting his team to a 27-26 Northern Lights Conference win at Kodiak High. Coupl...
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