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Real Music: Juneau keyboardist also plays his hand at poker
Most music-readers play instruments that require only one line of music, and they don’t complain. It starts getting…
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Tales of halibut and hunting from an Alaskan outdoorsman
Every Southeast Alaskan fisherman knows not to “cry halibut” when they very well could have snagged the bottom.…
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What’s in the stacks?
At the Capital City Weekly we receive many books about Alaska or from Alaska writers. It’s like Christmas…
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‘Tales from the Nine Worlds’
As the new season of blockbuster Marvel movie franchises arrives with its loose references to Norse mythology, an…
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Fish Factor: Salmon forecast and a fishy lottery
Alaska’s 2018 salmon season officially gets underway this week with the first 12-hour opener on May 17 for…
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As-Salam-u-Alaikum (‘Peace be unto you’)
For those of you who may not know how the “Living and Growing” column works, the various faith…
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How to bake the perfect Mother’s Day breakfast
Because you suddenly realize midway through your morning pee that you and the kids totally spaced on Mother’s…
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Spring happens!
The end of April and early May brought signs that our reluctant spring was finally happening, at least…
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Spring photo contest winner
Last week, we asked you to send us your best outdoors shot that epitomizes “spring” in a photo.…
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Commercial fishing remains one of the most dangerous jobs in the U.S.
Commercial fishing remains one of the most dangerous jobs in the nation, with a fatality rate that is…
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What’s Happening the week of May 9-15
Brown Bag Concert, Wednesday, May 9, 12-1 p.m., State Office Building Atrium. Lunch hour music performed by Kate…
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Craig – Then and Now: Racing through the years
The 19th Annual Prince of Wales Island Marathon will take place on Memorial Day weekend again this year.…
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Hunting with Thoreau
Sometimes it seems like I am off topic more than on. The mission is reading, but since I’m…
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A good ol’ Texan romp: “Dearly Beloved”
Michaela Moore, director of the Juneau-Douglas High School play “Dearly Beloved,” is out to bring a little light…
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Spring Concert showcases local musical achievements
Juneau Student Symphony (JSS) Music Director Guo Hua Xia is prepared to lead the multiple musical groups participating…
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Alaska for Real: The Duma of Decay
A few days ago if you had seen a load of flying laundry neatly settle itself into a…
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Playing with Fire: “The Arsonists” at Perseverance Theatre
If given one word to describe Perseverance Theatre’s final production of the 2017-2018 subscription season, “The Arsonists” by…
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Self-care and the Labyrinth
The first Saturday in May is World Labyrinth Day, a day worthy of celebration. Thanks to a career…
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Finding home in Alaska
This past week, I’ve been hopping around the country, visiting schools that I could be attending in the…
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A good, early spring walk
In mid-April, I had the privilege of observing a necropsy of a subadult male sea lion that recently…