Articles written by ron loesch
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Editorial
If you've got to ride-out a worldwide pandemic, there's no better place than in Petersburg. We're...
Editorial:
In just two weeks the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the world in which we live. Sheltering in place and social distancing are the new means of...
Editorial: No P&R board needed
We hope the Petersburg Borough Assembly doesn't re-establish the Parks and Recreation Advisory...
Editorial: Petersburg-Kake road of limited value
During these times of limited capital project spending around the state, the proposed Kake to...
NOAA hearing draws vocal opposition
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration held a public hearing in Petersburg Monday...
Editorial: Critical habitat rule unlikely to help
The establishment of critical habitat areas running from western Alaska to southern California is a...
Editorial:
The Borough Assembly members acted correctly Monday evening by voting down a proposed ordinance to...
Editorial: Expressions of love
Icicle Seafoods executives and workers rallied around the family and friends of Ken Hicks who...
Editorial: All crashes are not accidents
In last week's page one story about Superior Court Judge Carey's order releasing both the...
Borough and Chris Allen dismissed from liability suit
Both the Petersburg Borough and former Parks and Recreation Department employee Chris Allen have...
TU to eliminate hardware and expand food offerings
One of Alaska's oldest retailers is proposing bold changes in its quest to provide Petersburg...
Lift the Roadless Rule on Tongass
Southeast Alaskans have been given the opportunity to lift the onerous roadless designation from...
Clerk or assembly can read letters
The public should be given the maximum opportunities to make public comments at any gathering of...
Editorial
Frustration is mounting at both the police and fire department over funding for a police sergeant...
Editorial: IBU strike benefits Gov. Dunleavy
The strike called for by the Inlandboatmen's Union of the Pacific (IBU) this week defies all logic....
Be part of the solution
While last week's unfounded account that the visiting cruise ship Le Soleal discharged sewage into...
Editorial: Look to the future
KFSK radio in Petersburg has a scheduled spring and fall fundraiser, and often an impromptu...
Special Report:
Petersburg’s Alaska Airline terminal is a busy place. Since 1998 departures from the facility have increased by 31 percent, from 34,376 to 49,521 i...
One guilty, one not guilty after 4-day jury trial
Helen Olson was found guilty, and Carlos Sandoval was found not guilty on single counts of...
New book features histories of S.E. canneries
Seafood industry researchers to casual history buffs will use and enjoy Tin Can Country - Southeast...
Where the fish are
Life in a small fishing village, filled with opinionated fishermen and fisherwomen comes to life in...
Skipper faces $8,000 fine for dumping sandblast waste
The captain of the fishing vessel Alaskan Girl has been indicted on federal charges of discharging...
Arrest report was duplicated
In last week’s police report Jasmine Jones was shown as being arrested on March 14 at 4:01 p.m. on a charge of DUI. The arrest report provided to u...
Beginning March 22:
On March 13, Petersburg Attorney Fred Triem was ordered to provide full accounting of Hanson Class funds being held in his trust account, or face a...