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Pressing Silence: Haines is for the misfits

Arts and Culture Rachel Levy -
A Sitka native and current Haines resident, Baylee Pearson spent the last 10 years between the two locales taking inspiration from the lands she’s spent a lifetime on.
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[Insert Art], Ketchikan’s own art collective

Arts and Culture Rachel Levy -
It all started back in 2017 across the country in Burlington, VT, at an empty-walled apartment on Hungerford Terrace.
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Food from the Forest: New studies show benefit of managing for wild foods

Commentary Victoria Petersen -
In Southeast, wild foods provide a value of up to $1691 per rural resident, on average.
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Pressing Silence: Britta Adams is a body in motion

Arts and Culture Rachel Levy -
Walking down the beach, Britta Adams stopped to watch the last vestiges of flowing water retreat with the falling tide.
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Pressing Silence: Rebecca Poulson, Woven in Water

Arts and Culture Rachel Levy -
Standing just outside of Pioneer Bar, then, just downwind from ANB Harbor, Rebecca Poulson cruised up next to me on her bicycle.
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Carnival cruise ships logged 750+ pollution violation days in Alaska waters

Environment Rachel Levy -
Contrary to the narrative of pristine ecosystems in Alaska, it’s federally legal for cruise ships, to dump smokestack washwater into the ocean.
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Cascade Point Ferry Terminal raises concerns among Southeast residents

Environment Rachel Levy -
The public comment period regarding Phase 1 of the Cascade Point Ferry Terminal project closed last month and left many Southeast Alaskans frustrated. 
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JKT hopes to bring the bipartisan coalition mindset to the governor’s office

Elections Matt Acuña Buxton -
Sitka Democrat Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins has officially joined the race for governor, making him the third Democrat and 16th candidate to join the race.
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For Meghan Chambers, beginnings are coastal

Arts and Culture Rachel Levy -
This morning, like many others, Chambers stays close to what she considers home: the shoreline.
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Clean Water Town Hall calls for HFO ban

Commentary Rachel Levy -
This week, Juneau answered its last cruise ship port call of the season.
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