Ketchikan’s school board voted earlier this month to start negotiating a permanent contract for the school district’s top job. In part one of our interview, interim superintendent Beth Lougee sat down with KRBD’s Eric Stone to talk about her long career in education.
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Graduation requirements at Ketchikan’s high schools could change. The board of education reviewed potential changes at Wednesday’s meeting. It also reviewed tightened immunization requirements and a program that helps students train for a potential school shooting.
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A new company would like to build a $12 billion natural gas export terminal in Southeast Alaska waters near Prince Rupert, British Columbia. But some aren’t convinced the project will be viable.
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The proposed changes would increase the documentation required for parents to allow their children to attend school without state-mandated vaccinations. Parents and guardians can currently provide a signed letter affirming that vaccinations violate their personal beliefs.
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Crews set off 15 total blasts starting Dec. 17 as they worked to remove an underwater rock pinnacle. That navigational hazard 27 feet below the surface made it difficult for cruise ships to maneuver in and out of the city-owned berths.
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