07/26/10 NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - 07/26/10) - The Tax & Accounting business of Thomson Reuters today announced the latest Sabrix report on changes to state and local sales and use tax codes. There were a total of 131 changes with 91.6 percent of them being increases or new taxes. The Sabrix report correlates data from the U.S. Census Bureau, "Quarterly Summary of State and Local Government Tax Revenue ...
07/26/10 Over 91 Percent of Tax Changes Were Increases or New Taxes Correlating Data From U.S. Census Bureau
07/21/10 SITKA - Walk into Sitka's Baranof Island Brewing Company on a sunny Thursday afternoon, and you will find a lot of people excited about beer. Stop in on a rainy Friday and you will meet even more. Wait until Saturday to drop by, and you might be out of luck.
07/21/10 SITKA - The Sitka Local Foods Network will host its third summer of Sitka Farmers Markets with five markets that start on July 17 and take place on alternate Saturdays through Sept. 11. The Sitka Farmers Markets give Sitka residents a chance to buy and sell locally produced food and crafts.
07/21/10 SIKTA - On Friday, July 23, the Sitka Conservation Society is offering a Tongass Summer Boat Cruise from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. entitled "Pinnacles to Peak: Kruzof, A Unique Island Environment." Boarding begins at 5:15 pm at Crescent Harbor.
07/21/10 JUNEAU - The Rasmuson Foundation Board of Directors recently awarded $1.86 million to nine Alaska organizations. Projects in Southeast receiving support including the following:
07/21/10 The first thing I learned about Sacramento band Blvd Park is that they describe their style as "spaghetti western." Personally, I like pasta and deserts, so the aforementioned description was enough to interest me in the group before I ever heard them play.
07/21/10 Sam Scotchmer, the brew master at the recently opened Baranof Island Brewing company, cruised to victory in the 17th annual Alpine Adventure on Saturday, crossing the finishing line near the Harbor Mountain picnic shelter in 1:09:40.
05/14/10 What's Your Reaction? A bill to increase the liability cap for oil spills from $75 million to $10 billion was defeated Thursday by Sen. Lisa Murkowski , R-Alaska.
05/13/10 SITKA, Alaska - Allen Marine has formally launched a unique catamaran that will be used by oil companies to explore the Beaufort Sea. Now, the boat must be taken out of the water, disassembled a...
05/13/10 SITKA - A new Southeast Alaska Suicide Prevention Task Force met for the first time on April 29 and 30 at the Sheet'ká Kwáan Naa Kahídi in Sitka. The task force will develop a regional suicide prevention plan that can be taken back to each of the communities for implementation.
05/13/10 Allen Marine in Sitka has launched a unique catamaran that will be used by oil companies to explore the Beaufort Sea.
05/12/10 JUNEAU - Corvus Design announces the opening of a new office in Juneau by landscape architect Christopher Mertl, ASLA. Mertl has 18 years of experience in Alaska and expands the firm's strengths for coastal design and knowledge specific to Southeast Alaska.
05/09/10 Former Alaska Gov. Walter J. Hickel, who served as Interior secretary under President Nixon until he was dismissed for objecting to the treatment of Vietnam War protesters, has died at age 90.
05/09/10 SITKA - There will be a lunchtime presentation about the proposed Sitka Community Greenhouse and Education Center at noon Wednesday, May 12, at the SEARHC At Kanik Hít Community Health Services Building first-floor conference room (1212 Seward Ave., down the hill from Mt. Edgecumbe Hospital, the building with the big totem pole in front).
05/09/10 The University of Alaska Southeast will award degrees and certificates in a commencement ceremony at its Auke Lake campus today, marking a new milestone for the growing regional college.
05/09/10 The Juneau Empire recently published a series of articles about the Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority's proposal to develop a new state office building on their subport property in downtown Juneau. Given the heightened local interest in the issue and its potential impact on Juneau's economy, I would have expected the Empire's coverage to be more balanced and better researched.
05/09/10 Associated Press - May 9, 2010 2:34 PM ET SITKA, Alaska (AP) - Alaska Democrats wrapping up their convention in Sitka are already thinking to 2012.
05/08/10 Don't expect Alaska Democrats to announce a challenger to Sen. Lisa Murkowski during their convention this weekend. But the party's executive director says not to count out the Democrats fielding a candidate.
05/08/10 Walter Hickel was fired from post after criticizing Nixon's treatment of Vietnam War protesters. Vietnam War - United States Secretary of the Interior - Conflicts and Wars - United States - History | 
