July 01, 2009 at 11:55AM AKST
Nearly $500 million in interest on punitive damages resulting from the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill could be distributed by early fall after Exxon decided not to appeal a decision by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals last month.
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July 01, 2009 at 11:57AM AKST
In the tradition of community sharing, building connections and strengthening relationships, the proposition of delivering fresh-caught halibut to residents of the Copper River Basin on behalf of Cordova’s commercial fishing fleet seemed like a no-brainer. Add a beat-up SUV, a warped sense of geography and a tagalong 2-year-old to the mix and I was left to figure out how to get 280 pounds of halibut donated by local fishermen up to the far reaches of the Copper River.
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July 01, 2009 at 11:56AM AKST
Kelp box derby racing made a comeback during our centennial celebration in 2008. The ever-popular sport of soap box derby racing was brought to life in Cordova by R.J. Kopchak in 1976 and modified to include derby cars made of kelp boxes. At that time, Kopchak was the director of the Eyak Youth Center, the predecessor of the Bidarki Recreation Center. His rules for racers were simple: The race car had to be built with at least one piece of a kelp box, it had to be steerable and it had to be stoppable. The design of the cars was left to the imagination of the builders — and what imaginations they had.
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July 01, 2009 at 11:32AM AKST
A state wildlife trooper is headed to the village of Marshall to investigate subsistence fishermen who said they fished during a closed period in an act of civil disobedience.
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June 29, 2009 at 12:33PM AKST
In an act of civil disobedience, fishermen in six boats left the village of Marshall on Friday to go subsistence fishing on the Yukon River, though fishing was closed, said one of the protestors.
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June 24, 2009 at 2:41PM AKST
It was overcast, drizzling, chilly and windy — typical Cordova weather for a Coast Guard morale event. It had been sunny and beautiful all week, and would prove to be sunny and beautiful all the next week as well, but coastal Alaska was kind enough to provide special weather conditions for the Coast Guard Cutter Sycamore’s first triathlon relay on May 15.
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June 24, 2009 at 2:39PM AKST
A national oral history project based on the East Coast wants to hear from Alaska fishers — in fact, anyone who has had anything to do with commercial or subsistence fisheries; even if you were just married to a fisher.
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June 24, 2009 at 11:44AM AKST
Those GCI ads on TV about snail Internet aren’t so funny in Bush Alaska.
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June 24, 2009 at 11:42AM AKST
William Koontz and other officials with the Small Business Administration sensed getting the word out and the work done to help Alaskans hurt by spring flooding could be a little different because of location.
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June 24, 2009 at 11:40AM AKST
Acknowledging that a “cultural and communication gap” exists with rural Alaskans, federal managers for North Pacific fisheries have created a committee to take input from Alaska Native communities.
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June 22, 2009 at 3:09PM AKST
With requests for help on the rise, a food bank expects to provide thousands of free lunches in rural Alaska this summer.
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June 22, 2009 at 8:22AM AKST
“Until further notice.”
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June 18, 2009 at 4:27PM AKST
To see first-hand the impacts of climate change on America’s only Arctic state, U.S. Sen. Mark Begich is attracting a number of senators to Alaska this August, a news release says.
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June 18, 2009 at 10:26AM AKST
GCI signal towers could be approved for Cordova’s industrial park, but it will be at a later date. The planning and zoning committee put off a decision on the tower issue last week.
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June 18, 2009 at 10:24AM AKST
The Chugach board of directors named Ed Herndon as CEO of Chugach Alaska Corp. on May 18.
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June 18, 2009 at 10:23AM AKST
Copper River Nouveau, a celebration of science, Cordova and wild Alaska salmon was hosted by the Prince William Sound Science Center last Saturday at the Orca Adventure Lodge. This event combines gourmet foods with opportunities to meet important leaders, scientists, fishermen and others dedicated to maintaining renewable natural systems through natural processes and science.
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June 17, 2009 at 2:33PM AKST
Villages that never had running water may have to wait longer for service — a growing gap in federal aid is challenging the state’s ability to provide safe water and wastewater systems.
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June 17, 2009 at 1:03PM AKST
Ocean Beauty Seafoods in Cordova is the first company of its kind to conform with the federal Transportation Safety Administration’s new certified cargo requirements, a news release said.
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June 16, 2009 at 4:55PM AKST
Alaska Village Electric Cooperative won’t cut the power in the village of Selawik.
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June 16, 2009 at 4:38PM AKST
Millions of dollars worth of free heating fuel, courtesy of the Venezuelan government, is finally headed to Alaska villages.
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June 16, 2009 at 4:10PM AKST
A tribal advocacy group wants to create a land base for Alaska tribes, possibly by taking it from village corporations.
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June 16, 2009 at 3:16PM AKST
Amid accusations that Western Alaska residents don’t have enough input into federal fishery decisions, the North Pacific Fisheries Management Council has created an advisory committee on Alaska Native and rural issues, according to the council’s latest newsletter.
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June 15, 2009 at 2:48PM AKST
The power company for Selawik is threatening to cut off the electricity if the city government there doesn’t cough up $80,000 by the end of today, June 15.
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June 09, 2009 at 4:15PM AKST
(Editor’s note: The North Pacific Fishery Management Council, in an effort to reduce the amount of king salmon taken by the pollock fishing fleet, recently approved an incentive-based plan that will allow the fleet to catch up to 60,000 king salmon a year without penalty.
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June 09, 2009 at 3:33PM AKST
Fish with strange spots. Sinkholes in the tundra. Crumbling river banks.
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June 09, 2009 at 12:45PM AKST
At least $7.2 million will likely be needed to repair the roads, airports and other public facilities damaged by recent flooding in several rural Alaska villages, according to a preliminary report from the state Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management.
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June 04, 2009 at 11:18AM AKST
The state’s Fish and Game commissioner visited six lower Yukon River villages last week to talk about the river’s struggling king salmon fishery and bycatch in the pollock industry.
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June 04, 2009 at 11:13AM AKST
Cordova District Fishermen United and the Copper River/Prince William Sound Marketing Association hosted a joint barbecue and annual meeting from noon-1:30 p.m. on May 27 at the Masonic Hall.
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June 02, 2009 at 1:46PM AKST
I traveled to Mountain Village and Emmonak on Saturday to listen to concerns raised by the village community members regarding the upcoming summer fishing season and how restrictions are going to be implemented on the chinook salmon, the stable and food for many families on the Yukon River.
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June 01, 2009 at 1:27PM AKST
Fishermen on the lower Yukon River will get the king salmon they need to feed their families, even if it means getting a ticket or going to jail, two Native leaders said.
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April 14, 2009 at 11:24AM AKST
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February 27, 2009 at 6:57PM AKST
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