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The winners of this weekend's Wearable Art Extravaganza were announced Monday, and included artists David Walker in first place, Kathy Kartchner in second place and Larry DePute in third.

Friday morning, I woke early to blue-infused blackness--dawn in Sitka. Ravens called, snow unfurled across the campus walkways like a blanket, and I breathed deeply strolling down to the docks. Within an hour, the sky was lit from end to end, a crystal clear day with dry air that made the world feel cold enough to crack. This is my favorite kind of winter weather and, on my birthday, it felt like a gift.

JUNEAU — In August of 2011, four young people left their sun-soaked countries in the Middle East and traveled more than 6,000 miles to attend high school in Alaska’s capital city. Six months later, each has a story to tell about their journey to America and the new experiences that awaited them.

Miners, contractors and anyone who wants to break rock into pieces knows about dynamite. It was Alfred Nobel who refined nitroglycerin into dynamite, invented the blasting cap and patented it in 1867. We know about him today because he used his fortune to fund the Nobel Prizes. Fortunately the first hard rock miners in Alaska had access to dynamite.

JUNEAU - Lisa Dougherty wants your garbage. She'll even come to your house and collect it, or at least part of it - the part she can compost.