U.S. House Rep challenger visits Petersburg

U.S. House Representative candidate Steve Lindbeck made his first visit to Little Norway last Friday to meet with residents and try to convince local voters to cast their ballots in his favor.

Lindbeck is a newcomer to politics. He retired a year ago after working, most recently, for 8.5 years as the general manager for Alaska Public Media based in Anchorage.

"I'm not a career politician by any means. But I have been in public service my whole career and so it feels like a natural thing," he said.

Though he'd envisioned more leisure in his retirement years, he said he decided to enter the poli...