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JUNEAU - Captain Don Kubley describes himself as "just a fourth generation kid from Ketchikan," but he has a business on his hands that could change the way the world responds to natural disasters.

DOUGLAS - Stuart Sliter has been chosen as Grand Marshall for the Douglas 4th of July celebration. A lifelong Douglas resident, Sliter was the first woman to represent Alaska in the 1958 Miss America Pageant in Atlantic City. The CCW visited Sliter in her Douglas home to get the inside scoop on Alaska's first Miss Alaska.

Heart pounding, exhilarating, adrenaline rush - these are all words that quickly come to mind to describe the moment that eclipses any angler when they are hooked up and engaged in a battle with a large king salmon on recreational sport gear. If you have yet to intercept one of these large, robust salmon this summer, there is still time. The terminal king salmon fishery in many Southeast Alaska areas continues to experience the arrival of fresh fish, so fishing conditions should continue to be good to very good for several more weeks. This is great news for Southeast sport anglers.

Sunshine. That elusive skin-bronzing, warmth-giving stuff, tries to peek it's head out at least once a year for a very special day. Thinking back through my childhood summers, I recall vivid memories of bright parades in shorts, sunny beaches in bikinis and watermelon dribbling down my chin. Either my mind is playing tricks on me, or magically once a year the sun would muster up the courage to tell the clouds off, so we could celebrate one fantastic holiday, the Fourth of July

On July 4, 1959, the entire community of Juneau stood together with delegates from each of the 48 United States and special guests at the Veterans Memorial Building to witness the official raising of the 49th star flag. This momentous and long awaited occasion symbolized the determined efforts of Alaskans to earn a proper space in the Union.