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Alaskans Afield to hold first class of 2017

Alaskans Afield first class of the 2017 season “Small Game Hunting & Field Dressing” will be held on…

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Unit 4 Spring bear season is open

The spring brown bear hunting season opened March 15 in Game Management Unit 4. Inside drainages (RB089) close…

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A Plant Called Pipsissewa

The rapidly lengthening days of March are an annual pleasure for us all, I think. They also make…

Mountain ashberries that dropped into the grooves of a sheet of corrugated iron. Photo by Vanessa Sinclair.

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Art in Unusual Places

The Capital City Weekly welcomes reader-submitted images of art in unusual or unexpected places. Email editor@capweek.com with submissions.

Tara Neilson’s dad, Gary, scrapes snow off the roof. Behind him the picnic table and a chair on her parents’ front deck, which Tara swept earlier, are once again covered. Photos by Tara Neilson.

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Snow: A floathouse’s kryptonite

A friend just sent me a book of the very first Superman stories to appear in Sunday comic…

these poets breathing circles into an open sky fresh snow tumbles to the sea Photo by W.S. Merk

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Writers’ Weir: Haikus by W.S. Merk

shore bird music a scuff of lifting leaves the language of travel

Author photo of Kate Troll. Courtesy photo.

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Kate Troll’s memoir a call to action on climate change

In former Juneau Assembly member Kate Troll’s second book, “The Great Unconformity: Reflections on Hope in an Imperiled…

Greg Taylor, one of photographer and artist Ron Gile’s subjects, gestures. Photo by Ron Gile

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UV painting: Turning bodies into landscapes

Juneau artist Ron Gile likes to experiment with his art, and last summer he turned to the human…

A student poses with a creation from her time in Culture Camp. Photo by Mary Beth Moss.

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Hoonah youth club holds a culture camp in the Xunaa Shuká Hít

This winter, eight Hoonah CIty Schools students spent three days at the newly opened Xunaa Shuká Hít (Huna…

Katherine Pittman, a special education teacher at Glacier Valley Elementary School, was nominated for an Inclusive Practive award. (Courtesy photo)

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Juneauites nominated for award

Gail Greenhaigh and Katherine Pittman were nominated for the Governor’s Council on Disabilites & Special Education with an…

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This Day in Juneau History: March 13, 1987

On March 13, 1987, Juneau Girls Scouts celebrated the 75th anniversary since the national program’s founding. The celebration…

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Of dazed minds and house fires

I accidently almost set my house on fire. I’m still waiting for the smoke to disappear; it can…

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Spelunking the man cave

Try as I might to deny it, there’s no disputing the science: I have a Y chromosome. The…

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A Purim lesson

How far you would go to save yourself? Your child? Your spouse? A family member? A friend? A…

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This Day in Juneau History: March 12, 1987

On March 12, 1987, Alaska Supreme Court Justice Jay Rabinowitz defended the state courts when speaking before the…

Marian Call pictured. Photo courtesy of Brian Adams.

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Juneau singer-songwriter releases 10th album

Juneau singer-songwriter Marian Call just dropped her 10th album, “Standing Stones,” also marking a decade as a touring…

Poet Ishmael Hope. Courtesy Photo.

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Alaska Native poet’s second book focuses on indigenous thought

As a Tlingit and Inupiaq poet in Juneau, Ishmael Hope’s goal for his second book of poetry “Rock…

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This Day in Juneau History: March 10-11, 1987

On March 10, 1987, the City and Borough of Juneau Assembly started reviewing the exemptions list for the…

Plant leek starts now for a future harvest. (Corinne Conlon | For the Juneau Empire)

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What seeds to buy for your spring garden

Even though the talk is all about avalanches and friends are giddy in their joy over this latest…

Marv Hassebroek of Fairbanks feeds overwintering ducks a mixture of cracked corn, wheat and vitamin-and-mineral pellets.(Ned Rozell | For the Juneau Empire)

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Far-north mallards thriving on the edge

With dogs’ breath fogging the 30-below zero air at their knees, 71 Iditarod mushers steamed their way down…