August-Issue-1 2012

 

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Former Murkowski aide to be released from prison

A former fisheries aide to Sen. Lisa Murkowski, convicted of falsifying his own fishing records, is scheduled for release from prison by Saturday.
BECKY BOHRER, Associated Press

Coast Guard prepares for expanded Arctic role

The Coast Guard is ready for expanded activity in Arctic waters, including petroleum exploration, Commandant Robert Papp told a U.S. Senate subcommittee Monday, even though the nearest agency base is more than 750 miles southeast of the Bering Strait, on Kodiak Island.
DAN JOLING, Associated Press

Oil prices rise as storm heads toward Belize

Alaska North Slope crude was trading at $110.96, up $1.86 over its Aug. 6 closing price.
Associated Press

Dairy building damaged by fire

The old Matanuska Maid dairy building in Palmer has been damaged by fire.
KTUU

S&P breaches 1,400 as global markets stay upbeat

The S&P 500 index breached the 1,400 level for the first time since May as financial markets around the world retained their optimistic tone on Tuesday.
PAN PYLAS, AP Business Writer

Agreement reached with shipper on fuel standard

The federal government has reached agreement with one of Alaska's largest shipping companies, providing a conditional waiver for new fuel standards while Totem Ocean Trailer Express, or TOTE, converts its ships to a cleaner-burning fuel.
BECKY BOHRER, Associated Press

Treaty obligation likely won't be met

Poor king salmon returns on Alaska's rivers mean that a treaty obligation with Canada likely won't be met.

US stocks rise; Knight Capital gets lifeline

U.S. stocks were marching upward, riding a tailwind of optimism from the most recent job numbers released last week.
PALLAVI GOGOI, AP Business Writer

Governors aside, feds building health care markets

Republican governors who've balked at creating new private insurance markets under President Barack Obama's health care overhaul may end up getting stuck with the very thing they're trying to avoid.
RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR, Associated Press

Best Buy founder offers to buy co, take it private

Best Buy's co-founder is looking to make a buy of his own, offering to take the electronics seller private only months after leaving as the company's chairman.
BREE FOWLER and MAE ANDERSON, Associated Press

State rips EPA while Pebble foes praise Bristol Bay study

The State of Alaska has submitted a blistering critique to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency of its assessment of adverse environmental effects of the proposed large Pebble copper-gold mine in Alaska.
Tim Bradner, Alaska Journal of Commerce

Archive »Transportation

Coast Guard prepares for expanded Arctic role

The Coast Guard is ready for expanded activity in Arctic waters, including petroleum exploration, Commandant Robert Papp told a U.S. Senate subcommittee Monday, even though the nearest agency base is more than 750 miles southeast of the Bering Strait, on Kodiak Island.
DAN JOLING, Associated Press

Agreement reached with shipper on fuel standard

The federal government has reached agreement with one of Alaska's largest shipping companies, providing a conditional waiver for new fuel standards while Totem Ocean Trailer Express, or TOTE, converts its ships to a cleaner-burning fuel.
BECKY BOHRER, Associated Press

Archive »Oil & Gas

Coast Guard prepares for expanded Arctic role

The Coast Guard is ready for expanded activity in Arctic waters, including petroleum exploration, Commandant Robert Papp told a U.S. Senate subcommittee Monday, even though the nearest agency base is more than 750 miles southeast of the Bering Strait, on Kodiak Island.
DAN JOLING, Associated Press

Oil prices rise as storm heads toward Belize

Alaska North Slope crude was trading at $110.96, up $1.86 over its Aug. 6 closing price.
Associated Press

Archive »Alaska Politics

Former Murkowski aide to be released from prison

A former fisheries aide to Sen. Lisa Murkowski, convicted of falsifying his own fishing records, is scheduled for release from prison by Saturday.
BECKY BOHRER, Associated Press

Coast Guard prepares for expanded Arctic role

The Coast Guard is ready for expanded activity in Arctic waters, including petroleum exploration, Commandant Robert Papp told a U.S. Senate subcommittee Monday, even though the nearest agency base is more than 750 miles southeast of the Bering Strait, on Kodiak Island.
DAN JOLING, Associated Press

Governors aside, feds building health care markets

Republican governors who've balked at creating new private insurance markets under President Barack Obama's health care overhaul may end up getting stuck with the very thing they're trying to avoid.
RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR, Associated Press

Archive »National Politics

Coast Guard prepares for expanded Arctic role

The Coast Guard is ready for expanded activity in Arctic waters, including petroleum exploration, Commandant Robert Papp told a U.S. Senate subcommittee Monday, even though the nearest agency base is more than 750 miles southeast of the Bering Strait, on Kodiak Island.
DAN JOLING, Associated Press

Governors aside, feds building health care markets

Republican governors who've balked at creating new private insurance markets under President Barack Obama's health care overhaul may end up getting stuck with the very thing they're trying to avoid.
RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR, Associated Press

Archive »Finance

Oil prices rise as storm heads toward Belize

Alaska North Slope crude was trading at $110.96, up $1.86 over its Aug. 6 closing price.
Associated Press

S&P breaches 1,400 as global markets stay upbeat

The S&P 500 index breached the 1,400 level for the first time since May as financial markets around the world retained their optimistic tone on Tuesday.
PAN PYLAS, AP Business Writer

US stocks rise; Knight Capital gets lifeline

U.S. stocks were marching upward, riding a tailwind of optimism from the most recent job numbers released last week.
PALLAVI GOGOI, AP Business Writer

Archive »Features

Comic books serious work for Sitka Fellow

Comic books serious work for Sitka Fellow

Sam Alden was so young when he created his first comics that his parents had to letter the strips for him.
SHANNON HAUGLAND,Daily Sitka Sentinel

Archive »Mining

State rips EPA while Pebble foes praise Bristol Bay study

The State of Alaska has submitted a blistering critique to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency of its assessment of adverse environmental effects of the proposed large Pebble copper-gold mine in Alaska.
Tim Bradner, Alaska Journal of Commerce

Archive »Fishery Stories

Former Murkowski aide to be released from prison

A former fisheries aide to Sen. Lisa Murkowski, convicted of falsifying his own fishing records, is scheduled for release from prison by Saturday.
BECKY BOHRER, Associated Press

Coast Guard prepares for expanded Arctic role

The Coast Guard is ready for expanded activity in Arctic waters, including petroleum exploration, Commandant Robert Papp told a U.S. Senate subcommittee Monday, even though the nearest agency base is more than 750 miles southeast of the Bering Strait, on Kodiak Island.
DAN JOLING, Associated Press

Treaty obligation likely won't be met

Poor king salmon returns on Alaska's rivers mean that a treaty obligation with Canada likely won't be met.

Archive »General News

Coast Guard prepares for expanded Arctic role

The Coast Guard is ready for expanded activity in Arctic waters, including petroleum exploration, Commandant Robert Papp told a U.S. Senate subcommittee Monday, even though the nearest agency base is more than 750 miles southeast of the Bering Strait, on Kodiak Island.
DAN JOLING, Associated Press

Dairy building damaged by fire

The old Matanuska Maid dairy building in Palmer has been damaged by fire.
KTUU

Agreement reached with shipper on fuel standard

The federal government has reached agreement with one of Alaska's largest shipping companies, providing a conditional waiver for new fuel standards while Totem Ocean Trailer Express, or TOTE, converts its ships to a cleaner-burning fuel.
BECKY BOHRER, Associated Press

Governors aside, feds building health care markets

Republican governors who've balked at creating new private insurance markets under President Barack Obama's health care overhaul may end up getting stuck with the very thing they're trying to avoid.
RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR, Associated Press

Best Buy founder offers to buy co, take it private

Best Buy's co-founder is looking to make a buy of his own, offering to take the electronics seller private only months after leaving as the company's chairman.
BREE FOWLER and MAE ANDERSON, Associated Press