Thursday, January 22, 1998
Senator
tells lawmakers to fix subsistence
Senator Frank Murkowski told the Alaska Legislature today to get to work on resolving the
state's subsistence dilemma, or risk a federal takeover of fisheries management in
December. Murkowski made his annual speech to the Legislature today, and said he's
optimistic about Alaska's future. He told state lawmakers that he will continue to
press for a viable timber industry here in Southeast, and said that the pending
Venetie-Indian Country Case could fundamentally change the state.
Murkowski
will run for reelection to U.S. Senate
Senator Frank Murkowski yesterday announced that he would not run for the governor's seat,
but will instead focus his efforts on running for re-election, and taking advantage of the
seniority and power that Alaska has achieved in Washington. Murkowski had been
touted as a strong opponent for Governor Knowles, who announced his re-election plans
earlier this month.
Tongass
exempted from new roads plan
A new plan to temporarily protect millions of acres of national forests that are currently
open to logging was released by the Forest Service today. The plan puts strict
limits on logging in roadless areas of national forests, but exempts the Tongass National
Forest, because there is already an existing plan in place. If the Clinton
Administration hadn't allowed the Tongass to be excluded, it could have halted logging in
many areas of the 17-million acre forest.
Salmon
dispute could be resolved by summer
David Anderson, Canada's Fisheries Minister, is hopeful that a settlement in the Pacific
Salmon Treaty talks will come sometime this spring. Anderson says slumping salmon
stocks, falling prices and the work of envoys William Ruckelshaus and David Strangway may
bring resolution by the end of May.
JPD hunts
for attacker
Juneau Police are on the lookout for two men accused of assaulting and robbing a 26 year
old man around 4 this morning near the Mount Roberts Tram building. The victim told
officers that he had been approached by two men who demanded his money, then pushed him
into the water at the Cruise Ship Dock. The victim was treated for mild hypothermia
and minor scrapes and contusions at Bartlett Regional Hospital, but was released.
The new
Palace Theatre opens tonight
What used to be a vaudeville stage, a movie house, a book store and is now a theatre
again? The Palace Theatre was recently renovated by the Juneau Douglas Little
Theatre, and is their new home. The Palace is also host to "Sylvia," a
play about a man, a woman, and the man's obsession with his dog. "Sylvia"
opens tonight.
Clothing
Cache to help women find work
Alaska Women in Travel has been gathering used women's professional clothes to donate to
women entering the workforce. The Clothing Cache is located at the One Stop Job
Center, and is open to women working with a case worker at the Job Center. Call
463-8711 for more information.
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