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Here’s the music playlist from Rock Island Line with Steve Grabacki and Marianne Kerr. All tracks played are listed below in the following format:

• Song Title
• Artist / Composer
• CD Title
• Label
• Duration

Rock Island Line
Little Richard with Fishbone
Folkways: A Vision Shared
Columbia
2:34

Pack Up Your Sorrows
Richard and Mimi Farina
Greatest Folksingers of the ‘Sixties
Vanguard
2:58

Summertime Dream
Gordon Lightfoot
Gordon Lightfood Summertime Dream
Reprise
2:27

Puff the Magic Dragon
Peter Paul and Mary
Peter Paul and Mary Around the Campfire
Warner Brothers
4:15

Green, Green
New Christy Minstrels featuring Barry McGuire
Time Life Treasury of Folk Music Volume 1
Time Life Music
2:09

Last Thing on My Mind
Tom Paxton
Time Life Treasury of Folk Music Volume 2
Time Life Music
3:08

John Gaudie Medley
Fairport Convention A
Lasting Spirit-The Collection
Sanctuary Records
5:28

Early Morning Rain
Ian & Sylvia
Greatest Hits
Vanguard
3:55

Song for Judith (Open the Door)
Judy Collins
The Very Best of Judy Collins
Elektra
4:07

Kumbaya
The Seekers
Time Life Treasury of Folk Music
Volume 1 Time Life Music
2:33

Lincoln Park Pirates
Steve Goodman
Somebody Elses
Troubles Buddha Records
3:36

Swing Low
Sweet Chariot
Eric Clapton
The Best of Eric Clapton
Polydor 3:28

Blowin’ in the Wind
Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan’s Greatest Hits
Columbia
2:50

I’ll Never Find Another You
The Seekers
Time Life Treasury of Folk Music Volume 2
Time Life Music
2:44
Walk Right In
The Rooftop Singers
Greatest Folksingers of the ‘Sixties
Vanguard
2:32

The Marvelous Toy
Chad Mitchell Trio
The Chad Mitchell Trio
The Mercury Years
Mercury 2:46

Ashokan Farewell
Jay Unger and Molly Mason with Fiddle Fever Songs of the Civil War
Columbia

The Sealaska Corporation is trying to renegotiate its land settlement under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act.  The company hopes to select nearly 70,000 acres and revive the all-but-shuttered logging industry in the Tongass National Forest.

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Congressman Don Young’s bill would let the company do just that.

“If we don’t pass this bill, they will select lands with old grown timber and harvest the old growth timber,” he said at a committee markup Wednesday afternoon.

Sealaska has been trying to select new acres for decades. If it does not, it still has the rights to land around a number of Southeast Native villages.

The Alaska Congressional delegation has repeatedly introduced the land transfer legislation but failed to pass it out of Congress.

At the House hearing, no members showed any opposition to the bill when it was introduced, so passage was a foregone conclusion. Young nodded and winked at the few Democrats who voted in favor.

As the reading clerk read the tally, Sealaska CEO Chris McNeil, who was flanked by two lobbyists in the back row, grinned.

Afterword, he said he’s happy with the movement of the bill and he predicts will pass this Congress.

“We’re expecting a markup in the Senate, possibly next week,” he said. “If it’s reported out, they’ll both be postured in a more favorable plan than it has been in the past.”

McNeil said this go-around, the corporation has the calendar on its side because it’s still relatively early in the Congressional term.

Not everyone is excited by the movement. Some, like Myla Poelstra, say Congress settled the issue back in 1976, and now Sealaska is trying to pick and choose prime logging lands.

Poelstra, who lives in Edna Bay on Kosciusko Island, said the community has about 65 year round residents. And in the village are two small scale commercial saw mills that rely on small timber sales and restoration contracts from the Forest Service.

“Sealaska is taking those same lands. It’s economic dislocation in order to give Sealaska better timber,” she said in a Wednesday phone interview.

Poelstra said the most recent legislation would allow Sealaska to take over land two miles outside of town. Poelstra runs the Post Office and general store in town and worries Edna Bay would be decimated if this land transfer goes through. Businesses, she said, need to see economic viability to operate in such a small, remote community.

“Once the numbers drop below thresholds that are practical for maintaining a business – and that’s for phones, internet – those services no longer exist,” she said. She predicted the school would likely close, too.

Poelstra, like everyone else, is left waiting.

The Senate version is slightly different from Young’s bill, but it’s expected the differences can be tweaked. There’s no indication either version will make it to the floor anytime soon.

In 2011, Arne Fuglvog pleaded guilty to illegal fishing and had to spend five months in jail. It was a mighty fall for a man who was then serving as an advisor to Sen. Lisa Murkowski, and who had once been considered for the top fisheries management post in the country. Now Fuglvog is back — as a lobbyist. But APRN’s Alexandra Gutierrez reports, Alaska’s senators aren’t giving him access.

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Fuglvog lobbies for four different fishing companies. This spring, he got in touch with Sen. Mark Begich’s office on behalf of his clients, and staff talked with him.

It’ll be the only contact he gets. From here on out, Begich says that his office won’t be taking Fuglvog’s calls.

“In his case, in the business that he’s in, he’s very well — like I said — informed. He made a mistake. He paid for it. But at the same time, around the fishing industry issue, we want to make sure that we’re talking to a much broader group of people. It’s the policy of our office.”

Begich adds that initially, he didn’t know that Fuglvog was lobbying his office or other senators.

“He met with everybody. And when I became aware of it, I said, ‘That’s not happening.’”

Fuglvog denies contacting other congressional offices.

Fuglvog’s former boss also says she won’t take meetings with him. In a recent interview with Kodiak member station KMXT, Murkowski said that the companies who hired Fuglvog should send someone else to lobby her.

“We won’t be seeing him in our office. We’ve got a policy that if you have worked for me that there needs to be a separation between work and any access in terms of lobbying of two years, and so, that will be in place in our office.”

Fuglvog left his Senate position one year and ten months ago. Murkowski’s office wasn’t able to clarify whether they would consider taking meetings with him starting in August.

In the KMXT interview, Murkowski also explained that she understood why some politicians would consult with him.

“I think those who know him recognize that he has a significant understanding of the fisheries and the research and Alaska’s fisheries. And he’s going to be working with folks to help them as they seek to advance their priorities.”

There is one member of Alaska’s congressional delegation who is open to meeting with Fuglvog: Rep. Don Young.

“Since Arne Fuglvog left Senator Murkowski’s office in 2011, he has not met with or reached out to Congressman Young or staff,” wrote spokesperson Mike Anderson in an e-mail. “That being said, Congressman Young has an open door policy, and should Mr. Fuglvog like to meet with the Congressman on issues pertaining to Alaska, he is more than welcome to.”

For his part, Fuglvog says he hasn’t asked for any meetings with any members of Congress and that he doesn’t intend to.

“My lobbying is very limited and interactions with Congress are minimal. Registering to lobby is important but still a formality to make sure that we are transparent about who we are working for,” Fuglvog wrote in an e-mail. “I am just working on behalf of some members of the fishing industry, the same as dozens and dozens of other advocates. Doing exactly the same thing I always have- working on behalf of the fishing industry to make things better.”

This story has been updated to include comment from Fuglvog.

The commander of the Army National Guard unit that operates the missile-defense facility at Fort Greely has been suspended over allegations of sexual misconduct at the base – and accusations he failed to address the problem.

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John Smith the 3rd dances with protest signs at the Idle No More rally at Marine Park. (Photo by Heather Bryant/KTOO)

About 30 adults and children called for equality and greater subsistence fishery protection Wednesday morning in the ‘Idle No More’ rally in downtown Juneau. Several wore Native regalia, chanted songs, and danced as people took turns talking over a megaphone.

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“The Pollock industry is coming into our water and has been for several years taking the fish away from our children and from our elders and our fish are dwindling in great numbers now and our people are struggling to try and get the fish to feed their children and to survive,” Bethel- resident Timothy Andrew says through the megaphone.

Andrew is with the Association of Village Council Presidents. He wants to spread awareness of the importance of salmon to Native Alaskans, economically, socially, physically, and culturally. Andrew highlights the Bering Sea Pollock fishery which results in high numbers of chinook salmon by-catch.

Rally participants cited ongoing subsistence fishing problems in western Alaska due to recent restrictions placed on the Yukon River by state and federal agencies, and last year’s closure on the Kuskokwim River. Susettna King is a Juneau resident and member of ANS Camp 70.

“I think it’s time they leave the land to us. We’re not going to go in there and slaughter thousands and thousands of fish. We’re going to take what we need and leave the rest so nature comes back and we’ve done that for years. And they should let us better regulate what is leaving our land and what is coming back.”
Other rally concerns include tribal representation, decline of salmon stocks, environmental stewardship, and cruise ship waste water.

George Pletnikoff of Greenpeace and Alaska Inter-tribal Council said the rally was organized by the AVCP, ANB Camp 70, Kawerak Inc in Nome, and supported by Green Peace. Rally organizers were in Juneau to attend parts of the week-long North Pacific Fishery Management Council meeting, which concluded yesterday.

Cruise ship tourists stopped to take photos of the march through downtown Juneau. The ‘Idle No More’ rally ended in front of Centennial Hall where a joint meeting was held yesterday between the North Pacific Fishery Management Council and Alaska Board of Fish.

Here’s the music playlist from the March 16, 2013 edition of Soul to Soul with Marvel and Sherry Johnson. All tracks played are listed below in the following format:

• Song Title
• Artist Name
• Album
• Label
• Duration

At Your Best (You Are Love)
Aaliyah
Age Ain’t Nothing But A Number
Jive
4:51

Your Precious Love
Marvin Gaye
Classic R&B Collection – Disc 3
3:00

Ain’t Nothing Like The Real Thing
Marvin Gaye
Classic R&B Collection 1967-1969
2:16

California Soul
Marvin Gaye
2:50

Your All I Need To Get By
Marvin Gaye
Top R&B Hits 1968
2:51

If This World Were Mine
Marvin Gaye
Classic R&B Collection – Disc 3
2:43

Confessions
Usher
Usher
Arista
3:49

Sugar Hill
AZ
4:12

Sugar Free
Juicy Smooth Grooves
After Hours (2000)
4:33

The Best
Tina Turner
4:08

A Thin Line Between Love And Hate
H Town
5:01

We Can Get Down
Myron
3:27

Red Light Special
TLC
CrazySexyCool
5:04

Yearning For Your Love
Gap Band
Greatest Hits
Polygram
3:20

One More Chance
Maxi Priest
5:25

Crazy Love
Maxi Priest
Best Of Maxi Priest
4:07

Don’t Leave Me
Black Street
5:22

I Adore Mi Amor
Color Me Badd
4:51

The first King salmon are being caught on the Kuskokwim River and state managers don’t foresee any restrictions for at least a few weeks. Fishermen on the Kuskokwim River can use 8 inch King nets right now, something that was highly restricted last year due to a very poor run. The State’s preseason data calls for another low return this year but so far, managers say there’s no reason to restrict fishing.

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The Alaska Department of Fish and Game began its test fishery project at Bethel June 1. Workers fish the tides and compare their catches to past years in order to see how the run is doing. It’s a main indicator when it comes to managing the subsistence fishery.

The test fishery caught the first King salmon on June 8. State manager, Travis Elison, says the run is likely about a week late. He says they are cautiously optimistic about the run and they don’t foresee any fishing closures at least until later in the month.

“So, the recommendation for right now is to remain with the main stem of the Kuskokwim open to subsistence fishing to all gear types, unrestricted gill net mesh meaning you can use large mesh gear for King salmon,” Elison says.

The recommendation was shared in a large teleconference meeting of the Kuskokwim River Salmon Management Working Group. During the meeting, several fishermen up and down the river shared fishing reports which showed that Kings are being caught in the lower part of the river.

James Charles is from Tuntutuliak, about 50 miles downriver of Bethel near the Bering Sea coast. He says even though there is still some snow on the ground there, he has caught 23 Kings since last week. He says that he also caught five reds and a few chums and that other fishermen are catching salmon too.

“People are pleased with what they are catching this time,” Charles says. “I see some fish on the fish racks, not like last year.”

Bethel’s Tribe, Orutsararmuit Native Council, is again conducting subsistence surveys of families near Bethel. They surveyed 16 families about their fishing to June 10th. Many families reported that they were drying smelts but five families said they were starting to fish for salmon, either with set or drift nets.

About 30 miles upriver, Mike Williams Sr. of Akiak says some fishermen are catching Kings in their set nets but there is little drifting happening because most families are working on getting their fish camps ready. But he says they are hearing good reports from the nearby village of Akiachak and fishermen there are averaging between three and five Kings per drift.

“Fishers in Akiachak caught Kings a week ago,” Williams says. “And I think a good portion of them are passing by quickly.”

Most fishermen in the middle and upper Kuskokwim River reported that residents are concentrating on catching white and shee fish now before the salmon arrive.

The very first King salmon have been caught in Kalskag and Aniak within the last two days.

Sport fishing is a major part of life in the upper Susitna Valley, but a combination of low numbers and a late break-up are making life difficult for both Fish and Game and area fishing guides.

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