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American Red Cross of Alaska: Thank you, Bob
As 2017 comes to a close, we at the American Red Cross of Alaska would like to express…
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Thank you for attending Juneau Masonic Club’s Christmas party
On behalf of the Juneau-Douglas Shrine Club, we want to thank everyone who attended our inaugural Christmas party…
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Most read Neighbors articles of 2017
A pastor of 30 years comes clean; Geoff Kirsch’s controversial satire of Alaska Airlines boarding policies; Kerry Howard’s…
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There is life in dead wood
Deadwood — every bureaucracy has some! Yet each “deadwood” individual supports a vibrant community of personal bacteria, and…
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Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center releases 2018 Fireside Lecture schedule
The Tongass National Forest has released the schedule for the 2018 Fireside Lectures at Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center.…
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The most remote place in the U.S.
Richard Forman, a Harvard professor of landscape ecology, once visited a mangrove swamp in the Florida Everglades that…
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The Awesome Alaska Book Review: ‘Hidden Harbor’ by Kathrene Pinkerton
All we had for transportation, when we first lived way out in the bush when I was a…
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Planet Alaska: Sharing Our Stories
Planet Alaska began as a desire to share and celebrate the diversity of Alaska from Ketchikan to Utqiagvik.…
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Recent births
Recent births at Bartlett Regional Hospital: • On Dec. 11, a son, Hugh Edward Cavellier, weighing 8 pounds,…
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Nominees wanted for Alaska Innovators Hall of Fame
The Alaska State Committee for Research is soliciting nominations for the Alaska Innovators Hall of Fame. The hall…
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Alaska State library currently accepting applications for summer internships
The Alaska State Library is accepting applications for three summer internships in public libraries. Interns will receive travel…
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Avista announces 2017 philanthropy efforts
Eight organizations and the Juneau School District are receiving seasonal contributions from the Avista Foundation and Avista Corp.…
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Planetarium shows ‘Christmas in space’
The day after Christmas, stargazers at the Marie Drake planetarium will learn how aliens and astronauts celebrate Christmas…
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Med student from Juneau honored
A medical student from Juneau has completed the foundations of clinical medicine phase of his training and received…
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Horses, riders receive 2017 awards
This past summer Fairweather Equitation Center hosted three horse shows. Riders ranged in age from 7 to 73,…
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Juneau student named to U.S. Senate youth program
Bianca Eagan, a student at Juneau-Douglas High School, has been named one of Alaska’s two delegates to the…
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A Gustavus winter walk yields insights about clams, gulls and more
The good snow was long gone, leaving only some soggy snowplow berms along the roads, where moose and…
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Notes from ANWR
Edward Abbey, the iconic wilderness writer, called Alaska “the last pork chop” in an essay based around a…
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Happy ‘Neau Year: New Year’s Resolutions for Juneau 2018
Ah, the holidays: the most festive time of year. And nothing spells fun like writing lists… especially lists…
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The barefoot boys and the Memento
When we moved to the remote, abandoned cannery where I grew up, I was nine years old and…