Biden takes message to campus Oct 28, 2008
It's a service offered by CQ Politics and the St. Petersburg Times to fact-check statements by and about the presidential candidates. McCAIN, OBAMA RETURNING TO N.C.. (News & Observer)
Voters consider $315 million for transportation Oct 27, 2008
Petersburg: Mitkof Highway Pavement Rehabilitation, $7 million. Juneau: Glacier Highway - Back Loop Road Intersection Safety,$5 million. (Juneau Empire)
McCain scrappy, Obama calm Oct 27, 2008
John Pendygraft/Associated Press / St. Petersburg Times. Sarah Palin enjoys a dance with daughter, Piper, at the end of a campaign rally on Sunday in Tampa. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Post a comment » Oct 27, 2008
Cliff wrote on Jul 30, 2007 1:24 PM:" Went through Petersburg, Illinois on July 28, 2007 and bought gas there for $2.69 a gallon. Got back to Canton and it was $2.92 a gallon. Almost a quarter more per gallon and only 50 miles apart. That makes no sense at all! ". cyndi wrote on Jun 5, 2007 11:48 AM:" I traded my SUV for a smaller car because of gas prices. ". (Canton Daily Ledger, IL)
Conn. Paper Picks Obama; Ohio Paper Backs McCain Oct 26, 2008
The St. Petersburg (Fla ... St. Petersburg Times. (Newsmax)
Ocean Beauty Seafoods Sponsors Alaskan Snowboarder Oct 24, 2008
Ocean Beauty processes in seven Alaska locations, including Naknek, Kodiak, Cordova, Petersburg, Alitak, Nikiski, and Excursion Inlet, as well as other locations throughout the U.S. and around the world. SOURCE Ocean Beauty Seafoods. (PR Newswire)
2008-09 MEN'S BASKETBALL PREVIEW Oct 24, 2008
The lone true freshman is guard (Petersburg, AK), who was the Alaska Class 3A Player of the Year as a junior and a first-team all-state pick as a senior. "We have an outstanding backcourt, something a championship-caliber team has to have," Jackson said. (Wwuvikings.com)
Rays finally see off Red Sox Oct 20, 2008
ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (Reuters) The Tampa Bay Rays beat the Boston Red Sox 3-1 on Sunday to win the American League championship 4-3 and reach the World Series for the first time in their 11-year existence ... The Rays will begin the World Series against the National League champion Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg. (Yahoo News -- Top Stories)
Rays head to World Series with win over Red Sox Oct 20, 2008
AP Tampa Bay Rays players run onto the field after the final out in the ninth inning of Game 7 after defeating. The Tampa Bay Rays are going to the World Series for the first time in their 11-year history. (Yahoo News -- Top Stories)
Rays pitcher Matt Garza wins ALCS MVP award Oct 20, 2008
Mon Oct 20, 2:12 am ET. Matt Garza's promising first season with the Tampa Bay Rays just got even better. (Yahoo News)
Russian gas conglomerate visits Alaska Oct 16, 2008
In June, media reports quoted Miller as saying at an international business forum in St. Petersburg that Gazprom had made a proposal to Conoco and BP for a role in the Alaska gas pipeline. Conoco in recent years unsuccessfully pursued a stake in Gazprom's giant Shtokman gas field in the Barents Sea. (Anchorage Daily News)
Obituaries for 10/15 (83) Oct 16, 2008
Julia Ross Grube 67, of Treasure Island, Fl. and formerly of Burnsville in Polkton, died Oct. 10, 2008 at Kindred Hospital in St. Petersburg, Fl. after a brief illness. There was a memorial service at 1 p.m. Oct. 18 at Rocky Mount Baptist Church, Burnsville Community, with visitation following the service. (Anson Record, NC)
Deputy learns Taser not effective on wild boars Oct 16, 2008
Information from: St. Petersburg Times. Comments. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Weird News)
Fact-checking: Does anyone care? Oct 16, 2008
"For too long we were timid about fact-checking because we felt that calling something false would open us up to a charge of bias," said Bill Adair, the St. Petersburg Times Washington Bureau chief and editor of. "Factcheck.org has had a long history, back to 2004 and 2006," said Mindy Finn, chief online strategist for Mitt Romney's campaign. (Yahoo News)
FACT CHECK: Key claims in context Oct 16, 2008
" The facts: Palin has not cut the size of government. State spending under Palin has grown dramatically, fueled by an explosion of revenues thanks to Palin's multibillion-dollar tax increase on the oil and gas companies that fund most of the budget. In 2007, Palin vetoed about $231 million in projects sought by legislators in a proposed $1.8 billion capital budget. Even after her cuts, the total capital budget was about $1.54 billion "a lot more than the level of state spending she outlined... (USA Today)
Dow booms for a day Oct 14, 2008
The other two reporters, Alex Leary of the St. Petersburg Times and Marc Caputo of The Miami Herald, weren t removed. Caputo, however, said that initially he also was told he had to leave the area. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Four Pinocchios for Palin Oct 14, 2008
- St. Petersburg Times and Congressional Quarterly. Campaign 2008. (Washington Post)
AP Top News at 1:10 pm EDT Oct 12, 2008
Dice-K pitches Red Sox over Rays in ALCS openerST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) _ Daisuke Matsuzaka's brilliant escape act bewildered Tampa Bay and put the Boston Red Sox on top in the AL championship series. (TMCnet)
Treasure hunter Oct 12, 2008
Haakanson said there are four Sugpiaq masks at the Alutiiq Museum, another 10 in St. Petersburg, Russia. The 74 Pinart masks that can still be accounted for are by far the largest known collection. (Anchorage Daily News)
Still waiting: No call yet for a postseason replay Oct 11, 2008
AP Sports Writers Fred Goodall in St. Petersburg, Florida, and Dan Gelston in Philadelphia contributed to this report. . (International Herald Tribune -- Sports)
Top 10 bed-and-breakfast towns Oct 10, 2008
The small village of Troncones, Mexico, has emerged as an eco-retreat. Duluth, Minnesota, features old mansions and cobblestone streets. (CNN -- Travel)
Governor chooses 7 for Pacific Salmon Commission Oct 8, 2008
Arnold Enge of Petersburg, first appointed in 2000, gillnets for salmon and herring and fishes for halibut. Gary Gray of Yakutat, appointed in 2006, owns a lodge and provides hunting and fishing guide services, and was a commercial setnetter for 15 years. (Juneau Empire)
HOUSTON: Incumbents go down in council races Oct 8, 2008
The incumbent in the race for Seat C, retiree and former Petersburg city councilman Ralph Buzard, lost 91-61 to challenger Natasha Rife. Rife is an employee at Spenard Builders Supply in Houston. (Wasilla Frontiersman, AK)
Palin criticizes Obama's ties to Wright, Ayers Oct 7, 2008
Reporters weren't permitted to talk to Palin's audience in a Clearwater park, the St. Petersburg Times reported. When reporters tried to leave the designated press area and head to where the crowd was seated, an escort would dart out, confront him or her and turn the person around, Times staff writer Eileen Schulte wrote on the paper's Web site. (Anchorage Daily News)
Palin expands attacks Oct 7, 2008
Reporters weren't permitted to wander around inside Coachman Park in Clearwater to talk to Palin's audience, the St. Petersburg Times reported. Click for related content. (MSNBC -- Politics)
Regulators approve halibut catch split Oct 7, 2008
Council member Gerry Merrigan, a commercial halibut fisherman from Petersburg, made the winning motion Saturday. He defended his plan as fair to both fleets. (Juneau Empire)
Plan to split halibut catch approved Oct 6, 2008
He's a commercial halibut fisherman from Petersburg. He defended his plan as fair to both fleets, saying it "establishes a line in the sand that I think is long overdue.". (Anchorage Daily News)
Charleston resident's tour a lesson in history, splendor and architecture Oct 4, 2008
Editor s Note: Charleston resident Michael Leyden recently took a river trip from Moscow to St. Petersburg in Russia ... This is the exotic name given to a 12-day river trip from Moscow to St. Petersburg, which precipitated a need for the VISA. ... As the crow flies, 395 miles separate Moscow from St. Petersburg, but as the ship sails it is 1,699 kilometers 1,036 miles. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Txteagle pays mobile phone users for short tasks Oct 3, 2008
" So what are the in the ? According to the site , there are eight more states -- Alaska, Illinois, Louisiana, Nebraska, , New Jersey, Oregon, and -- that now have laws pertaining to the use of text messages and the use of mobile phones while driving. New York state, meanwhile, has a . Gov. Palin signed the most recent law for her home state of Alaska, which restricts text messaging while driving, and also anything that has a "visual display" in full view of the driver. That likely includes... (Salon)
Huge crowd turns out for Palin in Florida Sep 23, 2008
Petersburg Times/Bay News 9 poll showed that 40 percent of voters who back McCain said Palin made them feel stronger about their choice. Juxtaposed with feel-good appeals to patriotism, Palin delivered some tough blows to Obama, accusing him of sitting on the sideline during the current economic crisis. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Palin rally shows star power Sep 22, 2008
Emily Skinner of St. Petersburg wore a "McPalin" T-shirt and said she was enthusiastic about Palin's experience dealing with energy issues in Alaska. "We need to gain our independence from foreign oil," Skinner said. (The Palm Beach Post)
Arizona's Napolitano attends Obama fundraiser Sep 20, 2008
They later will make a stop in St. Petersburg, where they are slated to discuss women and the economy. Palin will attend a rally of her own in The Villages on Sunday. (The St. Augustine Record)
Alaska art, New York address Sep 19, 2008
"As my boss is always saying, people don't know much about Alaska, but they like what they know," said Arne Fuglvog, an aide to the senator and a commercial fisherman from Petersburg. "Our mission in D.C. is to educate people about Alaska, and this helps.". (Anchorage Daily News)
AMERICAN LEAGUE A-Rod tops Ruth in HR-RBI mark Sep 18, 2008
Rays 10, Red Sox 3: Willy Aybar, Gabe Gross and Fernando Perez homered off Tim Wakefield and AL East-leading Tampa Bay moved closer to its first playoff berth with a rout in St. Petersburg, Fla. Matt Garza gave up two long home runs to David Ortiz, but the Rays otherwise held Boston in check to win the season series against the defending World Series champions 10-8 and extend their division lead to two games. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
AMERICAN LEAGUE Twins' comeback goes for naught Sep 17, 2008
Rays 2, Red Sox 1: A day after Boston closed within percentage points of first place in the AL East with six homers, division-leading Tampa Bay shut down Boston in St. Petersburg, Fla. Andy Sonnanstine pitched six strong innings and Tampa Bay's bullpen sparkled. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Alaska Air cuts won't affect Southeast Sep 17, 2008
For service from Gustavus, Cordova, Yakutat, Petersburg and Wrangell to Juneau, Ketchikan and Anchorage, Alaska Airlines gets annual subsidies ranging from $450,000 to $1. 45 million, according to U.S Department of Transportation data. (Juneau Empire)
Infinitely infinite Sep 16, 2008
What he did support, as an Illinois lawmaker, was a bill providing "appropriate" (according to the St. Petersburg Times) sex education to older students and "age appropriate" (again, according to the St. Pete Times) education to younger students such as kindergartners so they could learn to avoid sexual predators. Not, you have to admit, exactly the same as putting sex education in kindergarten. (Daily Iowan, IA)
Search suspended for missing fisherman Sep 15, 2008
The man, identified by Alaska State Troopers as Petersburg resident Thomas Lewis, 52, was reported missing at 11:30 a.m. Friday after he failed to return from a three-day halibut fishing trip in Frederick Sound the previous day ... Within 20 minutes, a Coast Guard rescue crew already in the area on other business came across his vessel, Hurricane, hard aground with its engines still running about 30 miles northwest of Petersburg, Petty Officer Jeramy Gaul said. (Anchorage Daily News)
Search begins for fisherman whose boat was found aground Sep 14, 2008
KAKE -- A search for a 52-year-old Petersburg fisherman whose boat was found run aground near Kake ended for the night late Friday ... It had run aground at Cape Fanshaw, about 30 miles northwest of Petersburg. (Anchorage Daily News)
Conservation Coalition Excluded From Meeting About Fate of Whales Sep 13, 2008
The meeting, to be held next week in St. Petersburg, Fla ... BY ELECTRONIC AND REGULAR MAIL Dr. William Hogarth, U.S. Commissioner International Whaling Commission Interim Dean of Marine Sciences at the University of South Florida College of Marine Science 140 7th Ave South St. Petersburg, FL 33701 Dr. Douglas Demaster, Acting U.S. Commissioner International Whaling Commission Science and Research Director Alaska Fisheries Science Center 7600 Sand Point Way, NE, Bldg. (PR Newswire)
Alaska Newsreader: Palin gets own campaign jet Sep 10, 2008
(This is a fact-checking operation operated by the St. Petersburg Times and Congressional Quarterly. A new ad the McCain/Palin campaign began running Monday is at the heart of its clarification here. (Anchorage Daily News)
Titans fall to PORTA Sep 9, 2008
Published: Monday, September 8, 2008 1:59 PM CDT PETERSBURG, Ill. The Petersburg PORTA Bluejays topped the West Hancock Titans 29-15 in a West Prairie Trail Southwest division football game Friday ... Petersburg PORTA, 1-1 overall and 1-0 in the division hosts Rushville-Industry Friday. (Keokuk Daily Gate City, IO)
Definition of focus Sep 8, 2008
He visited Moscow and St. Petersburg and was able to converse with everyone he met. It was an amazing experience, he said. (Anchorage Daily News)
JDHS dominates home invitational Sep 8, 2008
Sitka finished in third with 88 total points, and Petersburg was fourth with 81 ... Craig used their 34 points to edge into third over Petersburg's 33 ... Ketchikan finished third for the girls with 59 and Petersburg was fourth with 48. (Juneau Empire)
Tracking a sea lion's life Sep 8, 2008
Later that summer the one-year-old sea lion swam 100 miles south to Sail Island north of Petersburg, at the south end of Stephens Passage. Sail Island and the nearby Brothers Islands, sitting where Stephens Passage meets Frederick Sound, are well-used sea lion haulouts. (Juneau Empire)
Business in brief Sep 7, 2008
$400,000 to the Petersburg Indian Association to fund the final design and heating system of the Elizabeth Peratrovich building. $371,600 to Bonasila Inc. to finance infrastructure and equipment for a salmon roe processing plant. (Anchorage Daily News)
House primary vote results due late today Sep 6, 2008
Tonight's results will include 204 votes from Petersburg and 53 from Wrangell that were not counted on election night, Fenumiai said. Precinct workers in those towns ran out of Republican candidate ballots and substituted sample ballots instead, which were not included in the electronic tally on election night. (Anchorage Daily News)
Life on an Alaskan Fishing Boat Sep 6, 2008
I had booked a flight to Petersburg, Mitch's hometown of 3,200 people, some 90 miles south of Juneau. Mitch would be fishing the day I arrived, but he planned to leave his truckkeys dangling from the ignitionfor me at the airport, and I could expect to see him by dawn the next day, which in Petersburg arrives about 4:30 ... I had been to Petersburg twice before, so I had a good idea of how I would pass the day: walk the four-block span of downtown, watch swarms of eagles soar over the... (Slate)
Absentee, questioned ballots pass 25,000 Sep 5, 2008
Election workers in Petersburg and Wrangell ran out of Republican primary ballots on election day, and provided sample ballots instead to 204 voters in Petersburg and 53 in Wrangell. Those votes will be counted on Monday. (Anchorage Daily News)
Petersburg man fatally shoots former boss, self Sep 5, 2008
PETERSBURG - A 44-year-old man walked up to his former boss and fatally shot her Friday before killing himself, police said. Petersburg police identified the gunman as Peter Baron and his victim as Helen Shear, 40, the manager of a storage business in Petersburg, a town of about 3,100 ... Police Chief Dale Stone said the killing is only the third in Petersburg, 120 miles south of Juneau, in more than 50 years. (Juneau Empire)
Police say man shoots his ex-boss, kills himself Sep 4, 2008
PETERSBURG: Shotgun used at storage business in apparent murder-suicide ... A former worker at a Petersburg storage business walked up to his ex-boss with a shotgun, pulled the trigger and killed her before turning the weapon on himself, Petersburg police said Tuesday ... Shear used to co-own the business with her ex-husband, Guy Bartlett, Petersburg police chief Dale Stone said. (Anchorage Daily News)
Reality Check: Sarah Palin's Claims Sep 4, 2008
org and is the Washington bureau chief for the St. Petersburg Times. Just like John McCain, Palin claims she's ending the waste that comes from earmark spending. (CBS News -- Evening News)
Post a comment » Sep 4, 2008
Cliff wrote on Jul 30, 2007 1:24 PM:" Went through Petersburg, Illinois on July 28, 2007 and bought gas there for $2.69 a gallon. Got back to Canton and it was $2.92 a gallon. Almost a quarter more per gallon and only 50 miles apart. That makes no sense at all! ". cyndi wrote on Jun 5, 2007 11:48 AM:" I traded my SUV for a smaller car because of gas prices. ". (Canton Daily Ledger, IL)
Petersburg man killed ex-boss, then himself, police say Sep 3, 2008
A former worker at a Petersburg storage business walked up to his ex-boss with a shotgun and pulled the trigger before turning the weapon on himself, Petersburg police said today ... Shear at one point owned the business with her ex-husband, Guy Bartlett, who was not injured in the attack, Petersburg police chief Dale Stone said ... After just a few years in Petersburg, Baron, a relative newcomer, had established a reputation as a hard worker who mostly kept to himself, Stone said. (Anchorage Daily News)
Florida politics blog Sep 3, 2008
Palm Beach Post: Palm Beach ure Coast news, sports, entertainment, jobs, cars, homes. Palm Beach Post reporters. (The Palm Beach Post)
Northern Dynasty value shoots up after Prop. 4 defeat Aug 29, 2008
reports that Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller hasn't followed through with his June 5 statement in St. Petersburg that Gazprom had approached BP and Conoco Phillips on joining the project. Talks on liquefied natural gas are also stalled. (Anchorage Daily News)
Young barely ahead; votes yet to be counted Aug 28, 2008
Also, the Division of Elections ran out of Republican primary ballots in Petersburg and Wrangell late Tuesday afternoon ... Fenumiai said 204 voters in Petersburg used the sample ballot and 53 in Wrangell. (Anchorage Daily News)
Florida 'cowboy' gallops into Alaska politics Aug 25, 2008
In a story after Stevens' indictment, the St. Petersburg Times said that in the early 1980s, "Vickers carried the whiff of political controversy.". Jim Minter, who worked for Vickers' old boss Lewis for a year, told the newspaper he laughed when he heard of Vickers' election bid. (Anchorage Daily News)
Cable to extend Southeast network Aug 24, 2008
Ketchikan, Wrangell, Petersburg, Angoon and Sitka - now only served by slower satellite and microwave networks - will be tied into Juneau and to the cable that links Seward and Oregon. The network is on schedule to go online by November. (Juneau Empire)
Crimson Bears look to pool of young talent for 2008 season Aug 22, 2008
The Crimson Bears will face Southeast Alaska teams from Ketchikan, Petersburg and Sitka. The JDHS team is young, with only five seniors and also has two new coaches. (Juneau Empire)
GCI begins laying undersea fiber cable in Southeastern Aug 20, 2008
The first phase of the project involved laying undersea cable from Ketchikan to Wrangell, Petersburg, Juneau, Angoon and Sitka. The network is expected to go online in November. (Anchorage Daily News)
'Most beautiful place in the world' Aug 15, 2008
From Bellingham, the Basols jumped from one Southeast town to the next: six days in Ketchikan, three in Petersburg, 11 in Juneau, three in Sitka, back to Juneau, four in Skagway and four in Haines. Once they hit the road system, the goal was to walk the streets of Alaska towns they could easily access by vehicle: Soldotna, Homer, Seward, Anchorage, Fairbanks. (Anchorage Daily News)
EDWARD L. HUGHES Aug 10, 2008
He was a member of Sea Alaska Corp. In addition to living in Juneau, Fairbanks, Soldotna and Palmer, he was pastor for churches in Petersburg from 1955 to 1960, Fairbanks for 13 years, Walteria, Calif. for 13 years and Charter Oaks, Calif. (Wasilla Frontiersman, AK)
PSU gets advanced Russian program Aug 9, 2008
The students will spend their junior or senior years in Russia at St. Petersburg State University, where they will take courses related to their majors. The government expects some of the program's graduates to work for federal agencies on international issues, though that is not a requirement. (OregonLive, OR -- News)
Record 170 runners fill annual race Aug 3, 2008
83 Donna Marsh F 42 2:05:45 Petersburg. 84 Rebekka Hannula F 45 2:06:11 Colorado Springs. (Juneau Empire)
