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          There will be another majority coalition in the Alaska State Senate this upcoming session. With Democrats picking up two seats this year, the 20-seat senate is split right down the middle.

          Kodiak Senator Gary Stevens, who is now the senate president, put together this year's majority coalition, roughly along the same lines as the one that ran the state senate the past two years. Like before, there are more Democrats than Republicans in the coalition, but this year the difference is even greater. All 10 senate Democrats are joined by only three of the senate's 10 Republicans.

            On this week's show: Alaska Senator Ted Stevens has the slimmest of leads in his re-election bid, the hearing into the sinking of the Katmai wrapped up, the EPA has turned over water quality permitting to the state of Alaska, and Kodiak tanner fishermen are looking at a catch 20-percent less than last season. All that plus a visit with The Time Bandit's skipper while he's delivering in Saint Paul, and ... Sea Kittens.

House District 36 Tally (PDF)

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            Voter turn out in Tuesday's General Election was moderate to high in Kodiak. Of 10,480 registered voters, 4,170 cast ballots. That's a turnout of very nearly 40 percent.

            District 36 residents went for the McCain-Palin ticket 2,649 to 1,385 for Obama/Biden. Of course, Obama won the national vote.

            In the race for U.S. Senate, residents preferred Democrat Mark Begich 2,181 over Ted Stevens, who received 1,706 votes. Stevens has a narrow edge over Begich statewide.

            Representative Don Young did prevail here, though, 2,090 to 1,830 over Ethan Berkowitz. Young was safely ahead of Berkowitz overall.

            And residents here also approved of the statewide transportation bond by a nearly 2-to-1 margin.

            There are 1,381 absentee votes still to be counted for District 36.

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            Kodiak City Manager Linda Freed has announced her retirement. She spoke with KMXT's Jay Barrett about her plans.

            Freed has been Kodiak city manager for eight years, before that, she worked for the Kodiak Island Borough for over 20.