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Have Americans lost hope? The trust-deficit between them and their policymakers is distressingly large, with only 19 percent, according to an October Pew poll, who say that they have faith that the government will do what is right just about always or most of the time. Thankfully, not all is lost. Americans still have faith in some institutions, generally for those that truly protect freedoms and preserve livelihoods, like the military and small businesses. In fact, when it comes to job creation and the economy, Americans value the opinions of...
November 21, 1914 – For the interest of Alaska in general, and the southeastern part in particular, we suggest that every newspaper take up the laboring man’s part in the framing of laws for his protection at the coming session of our legislature. We specifically mention the laboring man because his environments, his conditions, his associations and tendencies do not afford sufficient advantages to compel lasting attention. The only time he is seriously considered is at election time, but this soon fades away and he is left to meditate ove...
November 14, 1914 – The U.S. Transport or cable ship Burnside arrived in port yesterday morning on her way south from a trip to Sitka and elsewhere, where repairs to the cable were thought necessary. Mr. Winter the Chief Officer of repair work when interviewed said that the trip had practically been useless from the fact that in fourteen days only one day had been considered safe to work on the cable. Due to the continuous stormy weather in that part of Alaska Mr. Winter said that further work on the cable for the present had been abandoned. I...
November 7, 1914 – Petersburg business man J. Bruce, visited Ketchikan this week. Mr. Bruce, besides being a business man is also the district organizer of the “Sons of Norway” in Alaska. Later another was successfully completed at Douglas, besides one in Ketchikan. Mr. Bruce will remain a few days in town and while here will give a lecture to the association in their meeting hall. November 3, 1939 – Last Monday the special election was held to determine the sentiment of Petersburg voters in regard to cocktail bars. The result showed that 12...
Rarely seen avian visitors drew at least four visitors to Petersburg last week, as birders from several parts of Alaska came in hopes of catching a sighting of a pair of Cattle Egrets. The birds, regularly spotted along lawns in town for more than a week, are not a native resident to Alaska, or to the American continents, hailing originally from Africa. They arrived in Florida around 1953, hopping across the continent to California by 1964 and were first seen in southeast Alaskan in 1981, when...
Mad hatter auctioneer Brad Taylor ups the bidding for a package at Saturday night's Viking Swim Club auction. All told, organizers said the event raised about $25,000 for the club. "The live auction was up from last year while the silent auction was down from last year. This was Heather Conn's and my first year coordinating the auction so we learned a lot and plan on doing it again next year," co-organizer Savann Guthrie said....
A pair of Cattle Egrets, or "fathers of all ticks" as they are known in their native home, were cause for much stir in Petersburg, landing hundreds of miles north of their typical habitat and luring one birding enthusiast, James Levison, to fly from Fairbanks to catch a glimpse for his personal records. The birds, originating in Africa, came to America in 1953, spreading to California in 1964 and were first recorded in Ketchikan in 1981, and have been sighted very rarely in other parts of...
October 31, 1914 – Secretary Lane has finally decided to remove the land office for Alaska from Seattle to Juneau, the removal to take effect the first of January next. Great satisfaction is expressed throughout the country over the removal of this important division of the land office to a point nearer its field of operation, thus facilitating the immense amount of work for the land office in connection with the opening to the coal fields and the construction of the railroad. November 3, 1939 – The Chamber of Commerce met Wednesday night at...
Elks Member Matt Pawuk passed out awards to young competitors at the hoop shoot, starting with Charlotte Martin, holding Savina Pawuk, who took second in the girls 8-9 division....
Alaska Department of Fish and Game workers are on the trail of a persistent raider of trash cans in the Severson subdivision. For a few weeks now, residents in that area and surroundings have complained of a bear in the area upsetting garbage cans and spreading refuse in its search for a meal, reported Rich Lowell, ADFG wildlife biologist. Unfortunately, the abundance of food items in the area have made trapping, accomplished by enticing the ursine in question into a cage, difficult, as there appears to much tastier fare readily available in...
October 24, 1914 – The first law enacted by our territorial legislature two years ago was the law giving women the right to vote. The gallantry of the men voters of Alaska was fully demonstrated by the way the law was accepted. Every one – or nearly so – rejoiced over it, because equality is characteristic of Alaskans. As a matter of fact, and only in rare exception, they invite if not court equality. Class distinction is not encouraged and much practiced. Every Alaskan is agreed that unless energetic steps are taken, politics in Alaska will so...
The following appointments were made at Monday’s assembly meeting: Vice Mayor: Cindi Lagoudakis (continuing) Southeast Conference and AML Representative: Mayor Mark Jensen (continuing) Liason to the Harbor Board: Kurt Wohlhueter (continuing) Public Safety Advisory Board: Nancy Strand (newly appointed) Historic Preservation Committee: Jeigh Stanton Gregor Jensen announced that they are still seeking letters of interest from residents who would like to serve on the following boards: Hospital Board (2 vacancies), Planning Commission (3), Public S...
