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Rebecca Himschoot

Coastal Alaskans see commercial fishing limits as a ‘crisis.’ Lawmakers don’t.

Coastal Alaskans see commercial fishing limits as a ‘crisis.’ Lawmakers don’t.

Alaska’s Legislature adjourned last week without addressing an issue that many residents of coastal, Native villages see as urgent: expanding access to commercial fishing careers.

In internet-less Sitka, it's both "mayhem" and a "golden moment"

In internet-less Sitka, it's both "mayhem" and a "golden moment"

Some surgeries are on hold. Businesses have gone cash-only. Starlink units are a precious commodity. But more people are talking, sharing stories and "doing what they used to do without the internet."