Articles from the November 7, 2011 edition
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November 7, 2011 
Emergency Services Association honors firefighters and EMTs
The annual Bethel Volunteer Emergency Services Association event was held Oct. 22 for the volunteers and paid staff of the Bethel Fire Department. The highlights of the event, along with a delicious...
Local November 7, 2011 TERRA-SW project construction completed
GCI has announced the substantial completion of construction on TERRA-Southwest, its project to extend terrestrial broadband service to Bristol Bay and the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, according to an Alaska Native News report. GCI will begin to move...
Local November 7, 2011 On the Y-K Delta – Nov. 7, 2011
Home burns to the ground in Bethel A woman and child that were in the home that burned to the ground Nov. 1 escaped without injury, according to KYUK. Firefighters and police responded to the area about noon and fought the fire for four and a half...
By Office of Rep Don Young Politics November 7, 2011 
Sea otter harvest bill introduced
The House Natural Resources Committee held a legislative hearing Oct. 25 on H.R. 2714, a bill sponsored by Alaskan Congressman Don Young. If passed, H.R. 2714, would permit the interstate sale of sea...
By Elstun Lauesen Opinion November 7, 2011 
Government run by people who don’t believe it works will prove them right
Søren Kierkegaard and Jonas Salk; one was a man of faith, the other was a man of science. Both cared deeply about the relationship of the individual to society. Both influenced my intellectual...
Opinion November 7, 2011 Concern for the welfare of the elder
As a Yupik Elder of southwest Alaska, most of us have fixed income of Social Security, some retirement and others Medicare or Tricare assistance. I am sure my friend David is in the same boat. I have read about national debt over the months and have...
By Laine Welch Fishing November 7, 2011 
Petition denied to protect streams from mine damage
It took nearly two years for a decision, but last week the state denied a citizens’ petition aimed at protecting Cook Inlet fisheries from coal mining. The petition, by the Chuitna Citizens...
Alaska November 7, 2011 Volunteers needed to provide tax help
Last year, in Alaska more than 200 Alaska residents gave back to their communities as volunteers who provided free tax services by preparing more than 14,000 federal and state individual income tax returns through the IRS’ Volunteer Income Tax...
History November 7, 2011 Turn Back the Pages - Nov. 2, 1974
Woes Plague Subdivision Everyday, it now seems, the old clashes with the new. What was once simple has become complex and frustrating. So it goes with the new city subdivision and it may prove to be the most frustrating and taxing progressive...
Alaska November 7, 2011 Alaskans support their neighbors with PFD giving
The Department of Revenue has released figures showing the lion’s share of charitable cash contributions made from Alaskans’ 2011 Permanent Fund Dividends through Pick. Click. Give. Top recipients include charities focused on hunger, homelessness...
Health November 7, 2011 Delivering lessons in healthy lifestyles leads to healthy Alaskans
With one in three American children developing diabetes, sometimes clever packaging can make a big difference for Alaska parents working to keep their children healthy. Sometimes that can be as simple as smearing red apple slices (smiles) in peanut...
