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Poor man’s irrigation is provided by the two-liter plastic bottle (recovered from a recycle bin) at right. By cutting off the bottom and inserting the bottleneck into the soil, it acts like a funnel, delivering water and fertilizer slowly without disturbing the roots. Also at work: Aluminum cans support developing cucumbers, the yellow sticky card “collects” fungus gnats and the marigold plant, bottom right, deters aphids. (Marion Owen photo)
Garden Gate: Golden chain trees: pretty, poisonous, practical
Today’s trip to the Credit Union 1 bank reminded me of one reason why I enjoy this time of year: the cascading yellow flowers of the golden chain tree. And blooming at the bank’s front door is a stunning specimen. Native to the mountains of southern Europe, from France to the Balkan Peninsula, th...
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A skiff runs alongside the Greenpeace vessel Esperanza on Wednesday, June 27, 2012 at Kodiak City Pier 2. The Esperanza and a crew of 35 are bound for Dutch Harbor on a mission to shadow oil drilling vessels off the North Slope and explore marine canyons in the Bering Sea. (James Brooks photo)
Greenpeace visits Kodiak
On Tuesday, two Shell drilling vessels left Seattle to start their journey to the Arctic, where they plan to begin boring five exploratory oil wells. Greenpeace will be waiting for them. Numerous federal agencies monitor Shell’s actions in the Arctic, but that isn’t enough for the international ...
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In Kodiak Island Borough handouts, shelter up, scouts out
The Kodiak Island Borough is giving more money to the Brother Francis Shelter, but with a cost. On Thursday night, the borough assembly agreed to give $60,000 to the shelter as part of its annual contribution to Kodiak-area nonprofits. The contribution is up from $50,000 last year. The shelter is...
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Dale Nash
State rocket chief resigns
Alaska Aerospace Corporation is searching for a new CEO after Dale Nash announced his resignation this week. On Wednesday, the Virginia Commercial Space Flight Authority, that state’s equivalent to Alaska Aerospace, announced Nash would take over as its executive director beginning July 31. “We ...
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An asphalt milling machine scrapes worn material from runway 7-25 at Kodiak State Airport on Wednesday, June 27, 2012 as the airport's control tower looms behind. (James Brooks photo)
Kodiak airport runway paving project continues
An asphalt milling machine scrapes worn material from runway 7-25 at Kodiak State Airport on Wednesday, June 27, 2012 as the airport's control tower looms behind. (James Brooks photo)
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Another Day in Paradise: Looking inward and outward
My wife and I are relative newcomers here in Kodiak. We are now starting our sixth year of living in paradise. Every day has its own wonders to behold, but these last few weeks and the great weather we’ve been having seem to magnify it. Plenty of eagles have stayed close in this summer and at tim...
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Coast Guard blotter - June 29, 2012
Friday, June 22 Capt. Jason Fosdick, commander of Coast Guard Sector Anchorage, was relieved by Capt. Paul Mehler III during a change of command ceremony held at the National Guard Armory on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson. Fosdick will report to the 11th Coast Guard District in Alameda, Calif., ...
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One of the Kodiak Island Borough's hidden anti-dumping cameras is seen Sept. 7, 2011 in the grille of a Ford pickup truck. (Jack Maker photo)
To fight Kodiak's illegal dumpers, a hidden weapon
The Kodiak Island Borough’s biggest weapon in the fight against illegal dumping is no bigger than a quarter. That’s the size of the lens on one of the borough’s two covert cameras used to identify Kodiakans tossing garbage onto the roadside. Illegal dumping is a big problem in Alaska. The Juneau...
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