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Libraries, museums prepare for reading program kickoff

The next few weeks are shaping up to be eventful for the University of Alaska Southeast, Juneau Public…

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It Is What It Is

The first time I heard this phrase was from a wise and dear friend who has recently passed…

How to look modern and chic during a blustery outing at Sandy Beach. It was hard not to notice this handsome couple and dog.

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Juneau Style

How to look modern and chic during a blustery outing at Sandy Beach. It was hard not to…

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Driving Myself Crazy

If Juneau’s road ends less than 50 miles outside town, how is it my odometer reads 123,642? Actually,…

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Thank you for supporting ‘A Call to Life’

350 JUNEAU would like to thank all the wonderful volunteers who contributed to the success of a unique…

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Thank you to Ladies Relief Society

Feeding Juneau’s Future, a program that provides school-age children access to food, would like to take this time…

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A FASD Camp thank you

Everyone who spoke had something positive to say about how they felt after experiencing the Juneau FASD Training…

Finding a tussock in a partially drained lake, removed by a muskox who used the area as a sanctuary to cool down from the summer heat. (Photo by Heidi Steltzer/Polaris Project/Woods Hole Research Institute)

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‘Science is my life’

One year after completing her degree in natural sciences at University of Alaska Anchorage, Jasmine Gil stands at…

A spotted tussock moth caterpillar in Juneau shows its long white plumes and a few dorsal spots. (Courtesy Photo | Bob Armstrong)

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With change of seasons, what is there to see?

The Boy Scout/Crow Point trail is one that some of us walk several times a year. We get…

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The First Lady of Sitka

Nancy Reagan once said, “A woman is like a teabag – only in hot water do you realize…

At the Forest Service cabin. Photo by Chelsea Tremblay.

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Summer Solace

And just like that, the winds have changed. Our summer, such as it was, is fading with the…

UAS and UAF researchers Nina Lundstrom, left, Anne Beadreau, middle, and Doug Duncan sort through marine life caught in a beach seine on Wednesday near Fish Creek. (Kevin Gullufsen | Juneau Empire)

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As glaciers melt, scientists try to figure out how fish will respond

Glaciers in Southeast and around the world are melting. This much scientists know. About half of the water…

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Sea cucumber could cure cancer

Alaska sea cucumber divers could be helping to cure cancer. Sea cucumber meat and skins have long been…

In this file photo from September 2013, Sherry and John Taber enjoy a view of the Mendenhall Wetlands State Game Refuge from a bench along the Airport Dike Trail. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

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30,000 Benches

I was recently looking back on one of my articles from last year, published a year ago to…

Pastor Jason I.W. Cornish (Courtesy Photo)

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Peace and justice for all

With all the events that have been taking place on a global level, I am worried about peace.…

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Thank you from Big Brothers Big Sisters

Big Brothers Big Sisters would like to extend a heartfelt Thank You to the Juneau Elks Lodge Number…

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Thanks to Bartlett, Valley Medical

We would like to pass on praise, gratitude and acknowledgement to the employees of Bartlett Memorial Hospital and…

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DiMarzio, Flynn wed

Kally Flynn wed Ken DiMarzio at Granite Point Mountain Lodge in Seward on April 22, 2017. A small…

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Recent births

Recent births at Bartlett Regional Hospital: On Aug. 20, a son, Skyler A. Taboada, weighing 5 pounds, 12…

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Learn how to be an advocate for survivors of abuse, rape at AWARE series

AWARE (Aiding Women in Abuse and Rape Emergencies) is offering advocacy training for community members starting this month.…