Cordova rolls Nov 15, 2008
If they pull it off, they'll tie Service (1989-92) and Valdez (2001-04) for the most consecutive state championships in state volleyball history ... The Valdez Buccaneers made quick work of Craig with a three-game sweep to claim a berth into today's semifinals ... Valdez is seeking its first state title since 2004, the same year Craig made its last trip to the state tournament. (Anchorage Daily News)
Judge nixes changing Exxon damages plan Nov 15, 2008
ANCHORAGE - A federal judge has rejected a bid to create a new allocation plan for punitive damages from the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill ... ANCHORAGE - A federal judge has rejected a bid to create a new allocation plan for punitive damages from the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill ... Judge H. Russel Holland ruled Wednesday that Seattle-based Sea Hawk Seafoods Inc., which operated a fish-processing plant in Valdez, had agreed years ago to a complex allocation plan worked out among plaintiffs in the... (Juneau Empire)
Judge Nixes Change in Exxon Valdez Damage Payout Nov 14, 2008
A federal judge has rejected a seafood company's request to rewrite a plan for dividing punitive damages to be awarded from the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill ... The tanker Exxon Valdez hit a reef on March 23, 1989, and spilled nearly 11 million gallons of oil into Prince William Sound, fouling beaches and killing fish and other wildlife ... Sea Hawk operated a fish-processing plant in Valdez. (Law.com)
Colony perfect entering state volleyball tournament Nov 14, 2008
5:30 p.m. -- Valdez vs. Craig. 7:15 p.m. -- Anchorage Christian Schools vs. Monroe. (Anchorage Daily News)
Another winter in paradise Nov 14, 2008
I was on my way back from Valdez ... They invited me up to Valdez in '92 and on our way back we stopped in Juneau and met Bruce (Griggs) and Seandog (Sean Brownell), who had an eye on some things out in the icefield that they wanted to do, and we talked to them about that the first time. (Juneau Empire)
Exxon told to pay $7bn for oil spill Nov 14, 2008
8bn) to thousands of Alaskans affected by the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill. In the latest decision in a long-running legal saga, a district court judge in Anchorage ordered the company to pay $4. (Yahoo News -- Oil Spills)
Police Beat: Nov. 14, 2008 Nov 14, 2008
Nov. 9, Carrs: 14-year-old Valdez boy allegedly caught shoplifting 4. 32 worth of food. (Wasilla Frontiersman, AK)
As checks near, fishermen resigned to disappointment Nov 13, 2008
EXXON VALDEZ: Decision clearing way for payments could come as soon as today ... After a nearly 20-year wait, thousands of commercial fishermen and other plaintiffs are on the brink of collecting punitive damages for the Exxon Valdez oil spill of 1989 ... Exxon Valdez claimants won't get to keep all the money they're listed to receive. (Anchorage Daily News)
Exxon Valdez payout a step closer Nov 13, 2008
A federal judge on Wednesday issued a ruling that could clear the way for a multimillion-dollar payout of punitive damages to thousands of commercial fishermen and others who claimed harm from the Exxon Valdez oil spill of 1989 ... Lawyers for Sea Hawk and for the class of nearly 33,000 Exxon Valdez plaintiffs could not be reached for comment on Holland's ruling ... After the tanker Exxon Valdez hit a reef and spilled nearly 11 million gallons of oil into Prince William Sound, an Anchorage jury... (Anchorage Daily News)
RCA opens docket on intrastate tariffs Nov 12, 2008
Those rates cover oil shipped through the pipeline to one of three locations in either North Pole or Valdez ... 97, while shipping fees between the North Slope and Valdez increased from $1. (Anchorage Daily News)
Tim Lee Johnston Nov 11, 2008
He worked in the Carpenter Union for years all over the state, working in Valdez, on the Slope, in Anchorage and all over the Matanuska Valley. He owned and operated his own business, Bear Claw Builders, for several years on Kodiak Island where he was a licensed contractor. (Wasilla Frontiersman, AK)
Wasilla in title conversation Nov 9, 2008
7, Norris, Hannah, Valdez, 25 ... 6, Norris, Hannah, Valdez, 55. (Anchorage Daily News)
Wave of emotion Nov 9, 2008
Wasilla was also still riding the wave of momentum created when the Warriors earned their first Region III team title in program history last weekend in Valdez ... 6, Norris, Hannah, Valdez, 25 ... 7, Norris, Hannah, Valdez, 55. (Wasilla Frontiersman, AK)
Stevens, Chenault to lead Senate, House Nov 8, 2008
On the House side, Chenault takes over as speaker from Valdez Republican John Harris, who has said he wants to explore a statewide race of some kind in two years. Chenault's Republican leadership structure has Rep. (Anchorage Daily News)
State House, Senate get new leadership Nov 7, 2008
Chenault takes over the House job from Valdez Republican John Harris, who wielded the House speaker's gavel for four years. Stevens succeeds current Senate President Lyda Greene, who chose not to run for re-election. (Anchorage Daily News)
South wrestling team remains undefeated Nov 7, 2008
135 -- 1) Brandon Reich, Kotzebue; 2) Brett Lopez, Petersburg; 3) Scott Reierson, Seward; 4) Mike Ace, Valdez; 5) Zach Ivanoff, Mt. Edgecumbe; 6) Jeff Klapak, Ninilchik ... 160 -- 1) Dylan Beck, Seward; 2) Tim Field, Noorvik; 3) Ryder Torgeson, Sitka; 4) Justin Allen, Valdez; 5) Kole Skaflestad, Hoonah; 6) Karl Buchholz, Nikiski. (Anchorage Daily News)
A year after the Cosco Busan spill Nov 7, 2008
And let's not forget the Exxon Valdez spill in Alaska ... The Exxon Valdez oil spill compelled lawmakers to improve safety standards for oil tankers - but excluded cargo ships ... It took Congress only 18 months after the Exxon Valdez oil spill to pass legislation improving safety standards for oil tankers. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
Exit polling shows trial wasn't a factor for many Nov 6, 2008
"The trial had nothing too flagrant or serious," said Republican voter David Valdez Jr., who was unwavering in his support for the 84-year-old senator. Stevens, who has brought billions in federal funds to Alaska, is just too valuable to reject now, according to Valdez. (Anchorage Daily News)
Leadership scramble begins with races undecided Nov 6, 2008
Current House Speaker John Harris, a Valdez Republican, said he's not interested in keeping the job ... Harris, the House speaker, was also reelected over Democrat challenger Nancy Lethcoe in District 12, which includes Sutton, Chickaloon and Valdez. (Anchorage Daily News)
McCain voters cite experience, values Nov 6, 2008
Republican David Valdez Jr. threw his support to both Stevens and Republican incumbent Congressman Don Young, who was running one of the toughest races of his 18-term career. Valdez said both have done too much for the state to let them go. (Juneau Empire)
Mat-Su incumbents take early lead Nov 5, 2008
House Speaker John Harris had strong lead in House District 12, representing the eastern communities of the Mat-Su as well as Valdez. His challenger, Democrat Nancy Lethcoe, had visited communities throughout the district seeking to oust Harris, but with nine of 11 precincts counted, Lethcoe was far behind. (Anchorage Daily News)
Winning wool Nov 2, 2008
They've been to Valdez, Kachemak Bay, Hatcher Pass and Glennallen. They've been wet and dirty, dry and clean. (Anchorage Daily News)
Alaska cyclist finds solution to high gasoline prices Oct 31, 2008
Sorensen, who works for Alyeska Pipeline Company, was living in Valdez when he started down the road to velomobiles ... " Before buying his Leitra, Sorensen created his own velomobile, building the cowling out of corrugated plastic. He rode it around Valdez for a year before getting his Leitra, then was transferred to Anchorage in 2007. His home-built velomobile had an electrical assist for a little extra oomph getting up a steep hill in Valdez. His Leitra doesn't have that feature. "Going up... (Anchorage Daily News)
Whittier tunnel reopens after door repair Oct 31, 2008
A sailing of the ferry Aurora, bound for Valdez, was delayed to wait for traffic through the tunnel. The malfunctioning door is on the Whittier end. (Anchorage Daily News)
Cheap Crude: A Flash in the (Oil) Pan Oct 30, 2008
The nine million gallons reported spilled were comparable with the Exxon Valdez's 10. 8 million gallons, but unlike the Exxon Valdez, they were distributed throughout Louisiana, Mississippi, and other Gulf Coast states, many in residential areas ... Have you really forgotten the Exxon Valdez. (Seeking Alpha)
McCain, Palin urge Stevens to quit Oct 30, 2008
State House Speaker John Harris, a Republican from Valdez, said he's supporting Stevens, but only because there isn't enough time to get another Republican on the ballot. "Had this trial taken place significantly before the election, I'd say he ought to step down. Now, there isn't enough time," Harris said. (Anchorage Daily News)
Killer whales in decline off southern B.C. Oct 30, 2008
He said the AT1 population of transient orcas in Prince William Sound, Alaska, was devastated by the Exxon Valdez oil spill in 1989 ... The transient ATI population in Prince William Sound has gone from 22 in 1989, when the Exxon Valdez oil spill occurred, to six. (Globe and Mail)
Defense commander resigns after complaints Oct 29, 2008
Force members will likely provide support in engineering or security areas, but "not necessarily armed security" except for maybe a platoon in Valdez, Campbell said ... Past assignments have included manning a security checkpoint on the Dalton Highway, traffic control after a Valdez-area landslide, and safeguarding flooded homes in Houston against looters. (Anchorage Daily News)
Bartlett, SEARHC pair up to bring mobile mammograms to Southeast Oct 25, 2008
He also said the first year Bartlett also went to non-Southeast communities such as Valdez, Copper Center, Tok and Cordova, but Providence Hospital in Anchorage started its own mobile mammogram program the next year and took over the non-Southeast communities. He said the communities donated meals, rooms and other services because they were so happy to have the mobile mammogram van come to their town. (Juneau Empire)
Letters to the Editor (Sept. 30) (38) Oct 25, 2008
Today s ship of finance is like being on the Titanic, with the Captain of the Valdez at the helm. Art Boyle, Corvallis. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
Rail expansion chugs along Oct 24, 2008
The rail line could, the Borough believes, put Port MacKenzie in competition with Alaska ports such as Seward and Valdez. The portion funded through the grant accepted this week will be a 3-mile loop at the end of the line allowing railcars to run up to the dock. (Wasilla Frontiersman, AK)
Appeal could hold up Exxon payments Oct 22, 2008
ANCHORAGE - Prince William Sound commercial fishermen have waited 19 years for punitive damages in the 1989 Exxon Valdez crude oil spill case and another delay may be coming ... ANCHORAGE - Prince William Sound commercial fishermen have waited 19 years for punitive damages in the 1989 Exxon Valdez crude oil spill case and another delay may be coming ... Lawyers for Sea Hawk Seafoods Inc., a Seattle-based company that ran a fish-processing plant in Valdez, have filed court papers objecting to the... (Juneau Empire)
Appeal Threatens to Hold Up Exxon Valdez Payments Oct 21, 2008
Top Stories From Law. The Associated PressOctober 21, 2008. (Law.com)
Exxon Valdez spill still a danger Oct 21, 2008
Scientists in North America have concluded that the environmental impact of the Exxon Valdez spill was more serious than previously believed ... The Exxon Valdez spill, one of the largest of all time, is the most thoroughly researched spill ... Vice President Frank Sprow said in a statement: "Hundreds of peer-reviewed studies conducted by researchers from major independent scientific laboratories and academic institutions resoundingly demonstrate the recovery of the Prince William Sound... (Yahoo News -- Oil Spills)
Tempers flare over shop owner's bid to market Palin's glasses Oct 15, 2008
The Exon Valdez spill wouldn't have happened without it. " Ella Mentry wrote on Oct 14, 2008 10:46 PM:" She should switch gears and market them as Tina Fey glasses instead. (Longview Daily News, WA)
From Vogue to MTV, Palin drew press to Alaska Oct 13, 2008
News organizations asked her about U.S. energy policy and the continuing legal saga involving the Exxon Valdez oil spill. Corruption scandals involving some of Alaska's old guard brought more interview requests, and so did Washington's decision to list the Arctic polar bear as a threatened species. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Protest delays Exxon Valdez checks Oct 12, 2008
KODIAK -- Damage awards stemming from the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill were scheduled to be in the mail next week, but the payments could be stalled for a month or more. The settlement, which was slashed in June by the U.S. Supreme Court from $2. (Anchorage Daily News)
Quake shakes Valdez but does no damage Oct 10, 2008
Quake shakes Valdez but does no damage ... 2 earthquake rocked the Cape Yakataga area and was felt in Valdez ... Cape Yakataga is about 150 miles southeast of Valdez. (Anchorage Daily News)
Study focuses on aging oil, gas infrastructure Oct 7, 2008
It involves a lengthy review and ranking of the oil and gas-related risk along the 800-mile trans-Alaska oil pipeline, at the Valdez tanker port, and at North Slope and Cook Inlet fields. "No one has really taken a comprehensive look at the whole system before," said Ira Rosen, the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation manager running the project. (Anchorage Daily News)
State football playoff pairings, times announced Oct 7, 2008
The other heavyweight team in the semifinals is Soldotna, which leveled Valdez 75-14 on Saturday behind a brutal ground attack that piled up 592 yards. The Stars were so deadly on the ground that coaches gave 11 players a chance to carry the ball. (Anchorage Daily News)
Tax Us, Exempt Matt Damon? Oct 6, 2008
Other measures include an Indian Employment tax credit, a tax break for Exxon Valdez litigants and a wool research refund. Sure, Americans have come to expect this sort of irresponsible behavior from their elected officials. (Human Events Online)
Bailout 'sweeteners' sour some Oct 5, 2008
One addition benefits fishermen and other plaintiffs harmed by the Exxon Valdez oil spill ... Young has supported the rural schools measure and tax benefits for Exxon Valdez plaintiffs. (Anchorage Daily News)
Speedy Dunbar, Francis dominate cross-country fields Oct 5, 2008
0; 31) Frisch, Lara, Valdez, 22:21 ... 41) Larson, Tristen, Valdez, 22:52 ... 7; 18) Keeney, George, Valdez, 17:46. (Anchorage Daily News)
Exxon Valdez litigants get tax break Oct 4, 2008
Exxon Valdez litigants will get a tax break out of the financial rescue package passed by the House of Representatives on Friday and quickly signed into law by President Bush ... "While I was extremely disappointed in the Supreme Court's decision to reduce the punitive damage award to the victims of the Exxon Valdez oil spill, our provision will help lessen the tax burden and allow the 30,000 plaintiffs to keep more of the compensation they receive," Sen ... The Exxon Valdez language was... (Anchorage Daily News)
Arts joins Alaska Dream pro team Oct 4, 2008
Former UAA All-American and Valdez High all-star Carl Arts has joined two former teammates with the new Alaska Dream professional basketball team. Story tools. (Anchorage Daily News)
Dimond gets second chance at South Oct 4, 2008
" Find Kevin Klott online at or call 257-4335. LARGE SCHOOLS DIMOND VS. SOUTH RECORDS: Dimond 4-4, South 8-0 TIME: 7 tonight PLACE: Anchorage Football Stadium LAST MEETING: South won 29-22 on Sept. 12 PLAYERS TO WATCH: Dimond WR Ryan Holta has 10 receptions for 88 yards and a TD in his last two games. South RB Marcus Spencer is averaging 116 yards a game with 4 TDs since Week 6. THE SKINNY: South is 5-2 all-time in the playoffs and has never lost a first-round game. Dimond RB/LB Mitchel Brandt... (Anchorage Daily News)
Bailout hopes rise in House Oct 3, 2008
" Republicans and Democrats alike said appeals from credit-starved small businessmen and the Senate's addition of $110 billion in tax breaks had persuaded them to drop their opposition. "I hate it," but "inaction to me is a greater danger to our country than this bill," said GOP Rep. Zach Wamp of Tennessee, one of the 133 House Republicans who joined 95 Democrats in rejecting the measure Monday, sending the stock market plummeting. advertisementStill, the outcome was far from assured.... (MSNBC -- Race)
State's boating safety boss keeps kudos in perspective Oct 3, 2008
He was an on-scene coordinator during the Exxon Valdez oil spill and later managed restoration projects. He was named Alaska's first boating law administrator a decade ago and helped draft the state's first boating safety act. (Anchorage Daily News)
Give me a break, a tax break or else Oct 3, 2008
6-page package of earmarks for litigants in the 1989 Exxon Valdez incident, Alaska (Sec. 504). (MSNBC -- Politics)
Tax breaks big and small sweeten financial bailout Oct 3, 2008
Allowing commercial fishermen and others hurt by the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill in Alaska to average out damage awards over three years rather than taking a one-year hit from the IRS. Cost: $49 million. Extending two programs that fund rural schools and rural communities that have been relying on declining income from logging on federal land or have low property tax bases because they are located on or next to federal lands. (International Herald Tribune)
Gov. Palin has plenty of experience Oct 3, 2008
Palin didn't make health care one of her top priorities" ~Wall Street Journal.When she did comment on healthcare, she maintained that the government should not have a hand in healthcare, but that the free market should control it. (Just imagine if your parents/grandparents relied on a healthy free market to pay their medical bills...)Reason #26: Though Sarah Palin did indeed place the "governors jet" on Ebay, it did not sell there, as both she and McCain have stated.No one bid on the jet, and... (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
Postseason set, local teams run into playoffs Oct 3, 2008
The two-time defending state champion Soldotna Stars are the top seed from the NLC and will play the Greatland s fourth seed, Valdez, on Saturday in Soldotna. Bouchard said the Hawks are also excited to be on the opposite side of Soldotna on the bracket. (Wasilla Frontiersman, AK)
Trauner leans toward a bailout, Lummis opposes Oct 3, 2008
The earmarks include an excise tax exemption for "certain wooden arrows designed for use by children." Another would benefit litigants in the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill in Alaska. Still another would extend from 2010 to 2015 the sunset date of the Wool Research Trust Fund, which attempts to find new markets for wool in the United States and abroad. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Conoco Phillips to replace 4 miles of Kuparuk pipe Sep 23, 2008
During its first 25 years in operation, the Kuparuk Pipeline Extension moved more than 73 million barrels of sale-quality oil into the gathering facilities at Prudhoe Bay in preparation for sending it down the trans-Alaska pipeline to tankers in Valdez. Although the small pipeline has been a workhorse, that much oil naturally takes its toll. (Anchorage Daily News)
Whalers campaign for mayor, future of Arctic Sep 22, 2008
For Alaskans, who remember the lingering psychological, economic and environmental effects of the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill, it is an important consideration. "We haven't seen that they have the capability to clean up oil in ice-infested waters," Brower said. (Anchorage Daily News)
Bush's war moves on par with Hitler's Sep 20, 2008
mole wrote on Sep 19, 2008 7:29 PM:" to:ab YOUR THOUGHTS ARE SO OFF THE MARK YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF YOURSELF!!! with all the speeches that bush made,he must have gotten his info from MAD MAGAZINE!!! BILL KASCH,has told the unbridled truth,,BUSH IS NOT AN INTELLIGENT PERSON ,WHY BORROW MONEY FROM CHINA,FOR THE WAR ,OR FOR OUR INCENTIVE CHECKS??? has anyone read yet that the EXXON VALDEZ OIL SPILL,THE CLEAN-UP THAT COST EXXON TO DO,THE GOVERNMENT[US TAX PAYERS] IS PAYING THEM ALL OF THAT COST,... (Longview Daily News, WA)
A perfect run Sep 19, 2008
Teams from Houston, Anchorage Christian, Anderson, Tri Valley, Valdez, Cook Inlet Academy, Tok, Heritage Christian, Tanana, Galena, Nenana and Cantwell will join the host Rams. Contact Frontiersman sports editor Jeremiah Bartz at. (Wasilla Frontiersman, AK)
Republicans shift gears on 'Troopergate' Sep 18, 2008
Kim Elton Tuesday that members of the administration would resist legislative subpoenas, while Republican House Speaker John Harris of Valdez asked for a special meeting of the Legislative Council to "ensure that this investigation remains and concludes in the impartial and timely manner we agreed upon.". Elsewhere, two groups of Republicans went to court in separate attempts to derail the investigation. (Juneau Empire)
Alaska Republicans close ranks around Palin Sep 15, 2008
House Speaker John Harris, a Valdez Republican, concedes there were splits in his majority caucus and splits that remain in the state Republican Party. "I'm not one of those who says everything was rosy. There are issues," Harris said. (Anchorage Daily News)
Following Murkowski a stroke of luck for Palin Sep 14, 2008
A day later the Exxon Valdez ran aground, spilling 11 million gallons of toxic crude oil into the waters of Prince William Sound, sullying seas and beaches as far west as the Alaska Peninsula. Cowper's response to the environmental disaster was decisive, yet thoughtful and informed. (Anchorage Daily News)
FERC's gas pipeline report positive Sep 14, 2008
It suggested, however, that its "pre-filing process, which has now begun, may be the best forum" for the competing projects -- TransCanada Alaska, BP-Conoco, sponsors of an idea to route a pipeline to Valdez "and all other stakeholders to work together under the FERC staff's guidance to move forward with a project of this magnitude.". ADVERTISEMENT. (Anchorage Daily News)
Exxon told to pay $7bn for oil spill Sep 13, 2008
8bn) to thousands of Alaskans affected by the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill. In the latest decision in a long-running legal saga, a district court judge in Anchorage ordered the company to pay $4. (Yahoo News -- Oil Spills)
What issue is most important to you in the presidential election? Sep 13, 2008
sam wrote on Sep 12, 2008 8:25 AM:" Bob, I believe we are going to regret the oil spills occurring frequently in Alaska . The one in march 2006 was devastating. 267,000 gallons spilled onto Alaska's North Slope bordering the Arctic Ocean. It went on for 5 days before it was even detected.The oil leaked from a quarter-inch (two-thirds of a centimeter) hole corroded in a BP pipeline.Actually according to National Geographic, Price William Sound is still not cleaned up from the Exxon Valdez spill... (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
New battle over Arctic oil plans Sep 12, 2008
"The oil industry says they can do it safely. "But there have been several major blowouts offshore on rigs that have exceeded the size of the Exxon Valdez oil spill [the oil tanker that ruptured off the southern coast of Alaska 20 years ago. " Opposition also comes from many native Alaskans, including the Inupiat people here in Barrow. Although this community has benefited from oil revenues, for centuries the way of life has revolved around hunting the great creatures of the Arctic out at sea... (BBC News -- Americas)
Palin went after big oil Sep 12, 2008
It wasn't just the VECO scandal: Alaskans were fed up with high gas prices and with Exxon's court fight to avoid paying punitive damages in connection with the Exxon Valdez oil tanker spill, Green says. "It became kind of the thing to do to, quote, hate the industry," she says. (USA Today)
