Erik Wander/KMXT With the Obama administration now firmly in power, hunters and other gun owners are expressing concerns about how they perceive administration’s policies on gun ownership. Retailers in Kodiak are experiencing increased sales for this time of year while struggling to meet demand.

Maggie Wall/KMXT Despite knowing full well that paper-craft, scrapbooking and stamping can be addictive, Maggie Wall recently took it up. She was able to tear herself away from the glue and glitter long enough to file this report for us.

Steve Heimel and Libby Casey/APRN Former Senator Ted Stevens conviction on charges of concealing gifts has been reversed. In a Washington D.C. courtroom this morning, Judge Emmett Sullivan called the prosecution misconduct in the Stevens case, "the worst he’d ever seen," and granted a motion to reverse the conviction and drop all charges against the former Senator. Stevens told Sullivan …

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Did you know that each ton of recycled paper can save 17 trees, 380 gallons of oil, three cubic yards of landfill space, 4000 kilowatts of energy, and 7000 gallons of water. This represents a 64% energy savings, a 58% water savings, and 60 pounds less of air pollution!The 17 trees saved can absorb a total of 250 pounds of …

Did you know the average American uses seven trees a year in paper, wood, and other products made from trees.This amounts to about two billion trees per year.Half of it we simply throw away – enough every year to heat 50 million homes for twenty years.Currently only six percent of Kodiak’s waste stream is being recycled. Western Alaska Land Title …

Did you know Alaskans spend more money powering home audio systems and DVD machines when they are off than when they are actually in use?Living rooms are home to most of the electronics in your house.Your family watches T.V. turns on computers and picks up the phone in your living area and these phantom loads add costs because they continue …

Renewable energy resources provide low-risk energy that can lower costs over the long term.With some of the best renewable energy resources in the country, Alaska has an opportunity to lead the nation in their development and bring new revenue streams, including jobs in our local economy. Jim Arneson, DDS salutes the efforts of our locally owned co-operative, Kodiak Electric Association …

ENERGY STAR is a joint program of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy helping us all save money and protect the environment through energy efficient products and practices.Americans, with the help of ENERGY STAR, saved enough energy in 2007 alone to avoid greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to those from 27 million cars — all while …

Kodiak enjoys some of the best drinking water in the country. So why do we drink so much bottled water?Hi, I’m Marion Owen. Marty and I encourage you to Take Back the Tap and rediscover Kodiak’s wonderful drinking water. It’s a myth that bottled water is safer than tap water. In fact, the federal government requires far more rigorous testing …