Attendees said in-person communication is invaluable in resolving thorny issues.
Rashah McChesney
Daily News Editor
I help the newsroom establish daily news priorities and do hands-on editing to ensure a steady stream of breaking and enterprise news for a local and regional audience.
No politics: Just cookies, fudge and photos at traditional open house
Hundreds turned out for the annual Christmas gathering at the Governor’s Mansion.
Southeast Alaska fisherman pleads guilty to illegally harvesting $35,000 worth of sea cucumbers
In 2018, Jonathan McGraw Jr. and two others were charged with illegally fishing in a scientific preserve near Whale Pass.
In Tlingit land-rights loss, a Native American rights attorney lays out injustice and hope for the future
In a lecture at the Sealaska Heritage Institute, Walter Echo-Hawk laid out the factors leading to the Supreme Court’s 1955 Tee-Hit-Ton Tlingit land rights decision.
Facing a $16M repair, Alaska’s ferry system will pull Malaspina out of service
The 56-year-old Alaska Marine Highway System ferry will be stored in Ketchikan this January.
Southeast, Southwest Alaska lag in new jobs report. But there are bright spots.
Region still has the lowest unemployment rate in Alaska.