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Alaska Natives disproportionately affected in gonorrhea spike
Posted on March 9th, 2010 in News
A large increase in reported gonorrhea cases in Alaska in 2009 has prompted state health officials to issue a Bulletin that describes the epidemic and provides disease control recommendations for health-care providers and other health partners, according to a written statement from the Department of Health and Social Services.
Student competition turns on 'meniscus'
Posted on March 4th, 2010 in News
It came down to a crescent shaped body. A fibrocartilaginous structure, to be exact, found in the human knee, but that's beside the point.
It takes a watershed to raise a salmon
Posted on March 4th, 2010 in News
Each summer salmon return to their natal watershed to reproduce and continue the lifecycle that has been occurring for generations. In Cordova's back yard, sockeye, coho, and pink salmon swim up Eyak River to spawn in Eyak Lake and the lake's tributaries. Here the next generation of salmon will mature for up to two years before embarking on their journey into the Pacific Ocean. Eyak watershed, the area of land that drains to the lake, includes much of the community of Cordova. Our actions on land will be captured by rainfall and snowmelt and funneled down to the lake, what is known as storm water runoff.
Kuttel resigns from Trident Seafoods
Posted on January 7th, 2010 in News
Peter Kuttel has resigned from the Trident Seafood's board of directors and sold his Trident stock.
Posted on December 21st, 2009 in News
Exxon will pay out money it had previously set aside for punitive damages, stated a news release posted Dec. 15 on the Exxon Qualified Settlement Fund Web site.
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Alaska Natives disproportionately affected in gonorrhea spike
Posted on March 9th, 2010
A large increase in reported gonorrhea cases in Alaska in 2009 has prompted state health officials to issue a Bulletin that describes the epidemic and provides disease control recommendations for health-care providers and other health partners, according to a written statement from the Department of Health and Social Services.
High school students take on Tucson
Posted on March 4th, 2010
Our high school geology class recently went on a class trip to Tucson, Ariz. We arrived in town on Saturday, Feb. 6, and stayed until Saturday, Feb. 13. Allen Marquette, a paleontologist, and a veteran of the Tucson gem and fossil show came along and was able to inform us whenever we came across an unfamiliar geological formation. While we were there, we visited many of the natural phenomena that are unique to southern Arizona. We were also able to see fossils and rare minerals from all over the world at the Tucson Gem, Mineral and Fossil show.
Exxon Valdez oil spill trustees hear comments
Posted on March 4th, 2010
The Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council was in Cordova on Feb. 18 taking testimony from local scientists, fishermen and interested parties in the library meeting room. Cordovans gathered to make testimony suggesting what needs to be done with the last $100 million left in the coffers from the Exxon Valdez oil spill. The council proposed to focus its restoration efforts to five restoration monitoring categories: herring, lingering oil, long-term monitoring of marine conditions, harbor protection and marine restoration, and habitat acquisition and protection.
It takes a watershed to raise a salmon
Posted on March 4th, 2010
Each summer salmon return to their natal watershed to reproduce and continue the lifecycle that has been occurring for generations. In Cordova's back yard, sockeye, coho, and pink salmon swim up Eyak River to spawn in Eyak Lake and the lake's tributaries. Here the next generation of salmon will mature for up to two years before embarking on their journey into the Pacific Ocean. Eyak watershed, the area of land that drains to the lake, includes much of the community of Cordova. Our actions on land will be captured by rainfall and snowmelt and funneled down to the lake, what is known as storm water runoff.
Student competition turns on 'meniscus'
Posted on March 4th, 2010
It came down to a crescent shaped body. A fibrocartilaginous structure, to be exact, found in the human knee, but that's beside the point.
