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AP AK Daily News WatchMoved: 7/3/2009 07:05Parental consent notification initiative gets OK
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An Alaska initiative that would require parental notice or consent before a minor can have an abortion has been advanced to the signature gathering process.
Lt. Gov. Sean Parnell certified the initiative yesterday.
Backers must gather 32,734 signatures within one year to get the measure on the ballot. Signatures must be composed of at least 7 percent of the last general election turnout from 30 election districts.
The initiative would allow an exception if a teenager submits a notarized statement that she is a victim of abuse by a parent or guardian; if a court allows an exception; or if a doctor decides there is a medical emergency.
A parental consent measure introduced in the legislature this year passed the House but was amended to parental notification in a Senate committee and held over.
PALIN-DUBIOUS HONOR
Newspaper columnists give Palin dubious honor
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The National Society of Newspaper Columnists has chosen Gov. Sarah Palin as the winner of its annual Sitting Duck Award, a tongue-in-cheek honor that pokes fun at the most ridiculed newsmakers in America.
Palin beat out runner-up Rod Blagojevich (bluh-GOY'-uh-vitch), and was noted for making headline after headline, month after month.
The selection was made last week at a conference in Ventura, Calif.
There's no physical award to go with the Sitting Duck title.
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(Information from: Juneau Empire, HYPERLINK http://www.juneauempire.comhttp://www.juneauempire.com )
DOG ESCAPES
Escaped dog captured at Anchorage airport
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An Australian miniature shepherd that escaped from its cage at the Anchorage airport has been reunited with its owner.
The state Department of Transportation says airport police and wildlife officials found the dog near the airport's fire station early yesterday.
The owner went the scene and got the dog.
Anchorage Ted Stevens International Airport workers had been watching for the dog since its Monday escape.
It remains unclear if the cage was improperly latched, or if a worker let the dog out to stretch after the flight.
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(Information from: Anchorage Daily News, HYPERLINK http://www.adn.comhttp://www.adn.com )
COAST GUARD MEMORIAL
Memorial for Coast Guardsman held in Ketchikan
KETCHIKAN, Alaska (AP) — Shipmates of Petty Officer 1st Class Sefton Reid tossed flowers in the water following yesterday's memorial service for the Coast Guardsman who died while fishing south of Ketchikan last week.
A Jayhawk helicopter crew conducted a fly-by after the service attended by members of the Coast Guard and the community.
The 31-year-old left behind four children.
His father, Mark Reid, broke into tears during the singing of "Amazing Grace."
Reid's family will hold an additional memorial later this month in Jamaica.
KETCHIKAN-CRUISE SHIPS
Cruise West suspends Ketchikan stops in 2010
KETCHIKAN, Alaska (AP) — A cruise ship company says it will bypass Ketchikan next year in favor of tours out of Juneau and Anchorage.
The decision by Seattle-based Cruise West halts more than 25 years of visits by the company's small vessels to Ketchikan near the southern tip of the Alaska Panhandle.
Company vice president John Kreilkamp says economics and guest preference figured into the decision.
Cruise West will focus on two Juneau-based itineraries next year with a third operating in Prince William Sound from Anchorage.
The company will operate another 10 early- and late-season voyages between Seattle and Juneau.
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(Information from: Ketchikan Daily News, HYPERLINK http://www.ketchikandailynews.comhttp://www.ketchikandailynews.com )
DENALI STRIKE
Strikers picketing at Denali National Park
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Visitors to Denali National Park are being greeted by strikers on a picket line at the park entrance.
IBEW Local 1547 business manager Larry Bell says three picket lines have been set up. One is at the park entrance and the other two are at the visitor center.
The strike was called Wednesday after negotiations between the union representing 17 bus mechanics, radio technicians and warehouse workers at the national park broke down over wage and pension issues.
Bell says the strike is getting a lot of support, not only from other park employees and members of the business community but from tourists as well.
Bell says the union and Doyon/ARAMARK management met yesterday morning and could meeting again this afternoon.
SOUTHCENTRAL QUAKE
Earthquake felt in Wasilla
WASILLA, Alaska (AP) — An earthquake was felt near the town of Wasilla.
The Alaska Earthquake Information Center says the quake had a preliminary magnitude of 2.8 and was centered just nine miles west of Wasilla in the Matanuska-Susitna Valley, one of the state's more populated areas.
It occurred at 8:52 p.m. Wednesday.
There have been no reports of any damage from the quake.
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