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The Senate voted 17-3 to lower the tax, with Juneau Democrat Dennis Egan voting for the reduction. Sen. Bert Stedman, R-Sitka, backed Gov. Sean Parnell’s deal with the cruise ship industry, saying the tax cut was needed to stop the loss of cruise ships from Alaska, which will hit his community particularly hard. Sitka’s 215,000 annual visitor number will be cut in half this summer. “It really gets your attention,” he said. Stedman’s bill was written to implement an agreement reached by Parnell with representatives of Carnival Cruise Lines, Royal Caribbean Lines and others in whi...

NewsSportsEntertainmentLifestyleOpinionUSA TODAYObituariesE-EditionLegals Finch: 'I know I've handled this differently than my predecessors' City administrator discusses what led her to propose dissolving CHEDA, and what she envisions in regard to a re-established HRA and City Community Development Department, if she gets council approval Mike Christopherson     The interview in her office completed Thursday afternoon, City of Crookston Administrator Amy Finch asked if she could add a comment on the “continuing story” she said she’s heard since she came to Crookston last October, the ...

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New council, City voices, new questions, concerns about Epitome Energy Mike Christopherson Epitome Energy founder and CEO Dennis Egan was peppered with questions and concerns involving his proposed soybean crush venture on Crookston’s southern edge at this week’s Crookston City Council Ways & Means Committee, and two of the newest voices in the city hall council chambers – Ward 1 Council Member Kristie Jerde, elected in November 2020, and City Administrator Amy Finch, who started in October 2020 – were the most vocal.     As he did earlier this spring at a CHEDA Board meeting, Egan...

Understanding kid lingo in texts and on social media Published: March 1, 2021 6:05 PM EST Recommended A tragic incident last month is shining a light on a potential issue facing every family. Dr. Laura Berman’s son died of an accidental overdose after using Snapchat to buy fentanyl-laced Xanax. Berman posted a photo and message on Instagram and also shared her son’s story to alert other parents. Her son’s friend alerted her to the drug connection. This also raises the issue of how teens communicate online, perhaps using technology their parents don’t completely understand, and using c...