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Funding would be needed to bring back Inter-Island Ferry
Restoration of Inter-Island Ferry Authority service from Coffman Cove on Prince of Wales Island to Wrangell and Petersburg would take money. The...
Wrangell left off list for final federal pandemic assistance funds
WRANGELL—“Not happy” was how Borough Manager Jeff Good described his mood last week when he received word that Wrangell was left off the list...
Guest Editorial
Workers, families and retirees are not the only Alaskans squeezed by inflation, rising interest rates and tumbling investments. The state is in the...
Alaska mariculture effort wins $49 million federal grant
A statewide coalition of fisheries and economic development organizations, led by the Southeast Conference, has won a $49 million federal grant to...
Wrangell Borough contracts for reassessment of all property in town
WRANGELL — The borough followed through on discussions from earlier this summer and the assembly last week approved a contract for reassessment of...
Guest Editorial
Lust for a supersize Alaska Permanent Fund dividend and giving the government a larger role in dictating personal choices are about as miserable a...
State ferry traffic into Petersburg down 90% from a decade ago
8,832 passengers and 2,515 vehicles boarded the ferry in Petersburg in 2011, and 9046 passengers...
State will not receive as much federal money for ferry system as expected
The state will receive about $36 million less in federal funding than expected for this year’s Alaska Marine Highway System operating budget,...
Alaska voters will select new member of Congress on Tuesday
Alaska voters will go to the polls on Tuesday, August 16 to mark their ballots in a couple of...
Guest Editorial
Inflation smacks drivers in the wallet when they fill up the tank, punches shoppers in the stomach when they load up a grocery cart, and brings...
Bars reopen with limited hours on two state ferries
Beer and wine have been available at the bars on board the state ferries Matanuska and Kennicott since late May after the amenities were closed seven...
Guest Editorial
Election-year politics have a way of bringing bad ideas to the top — when they belong at the bottom of the settling pond. Yes, fuel prices are...
State ferry system still short of hiring needs
The Alaska Marine Highway System has enough crew to operate its summer schedule, though it still lacks a sufficient cushion to handle worker...
Guest Editorial
Legislators, the governor, members of the public — and most certainly candidates in this year’s state elections — should be paying attention to...
Guest Editorial
The weekend headline in Anchorage said an Alaska North Slope natural gas pipeline project “could be closer than ever, Alaska politicians say....
Guest Editorial
The Legislature adjourned on time last month, a nice change from past special sessions that got in the way of summer fishing, watching baseball,...
Malaspina will have new life as museum, employee housing and classroom
After 56 years of service in the Alaska Marine Highway System fleet and almost three years tied up at a Ketchikan dock, unused and in need of costly...
Guest Editorial
Despite repeated claims and allegations conjured up from the thin air of political dishonesty, there has never been any proof, no charges and...
Senate Finance co-chair Stedman says state needs more in savings
If oil prices stay above $100 a barrel for the next 12 months, the state could end the fiscal year in June 2023 with about $2.3 billion in its...
Guest Editorial
The amount of this year’s Alaska Permanent Fund dividend was still uncertain as of our publishing deadline, but it is certain that the payments...
Columbia's return nowhere on the horizon
The largest of the state ferries, the 499-passenger Columbia, was still listed as inactive on the Transportation Department website as of Monday,...
Senator wants Alaska to set up its own flood insurance program
Alaska property owners have paid more than four times as much in premiums than they received back in claims under the National Flood Insurance...
Trident will keep Wrangell plant closed another year
WRANGELL - Seattle-based Trident Seafoods will not open its Wrangell processing plant this summer,...
Guest Editorial
The Legislature is working toward the largest capital budget in a long time. Municipalities are hearing “yes” instead of years of “no” to some...
Worker shortage 'is real,' says state labor economist
WRANGELL — Anyone who wants to get a pizza midweek at the Marine Bar or a steak or burger at the Elks Lodge knows that worker shortages have forced...
