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Collecting edible mushrooms
My friend back East cautioned me against mushrooms. She told me of someone she knew, a lifelong wild…
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Jewish High Holy Days
Jews around the world are celebrating the High Holy Days. These 10 Days of Awe begin with Rosh…
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Thank you to donors of Feed the Mind campaign
For the past several years, Alaska Native Sisterhood (ANS) Camp 70 and Alaska Native Brotherhood Camp 70 have…
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Thank you for 27th Annual Gold Rush Days
Juneau Gold Rush Days, Inc. would like to thank all the sponsors and volunteers that helped make the…
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Murkowski announces new staff state director, press secretary
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, announced that former staff member Leila Kimbrell is returning to serve as her…
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Thank you to volunteers of food drive
On Saturday September 16th the Southeast Alaska Food Bank conducted a very successful food drive at Super Bear…
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Local designers win national award
Bauer/Clifton Interiors, a local interior design firm, has taken home four awards from the Interior Design Society at…
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Recent births
Recent births at Bartlett Regional Hospital: • On Sept. 11, a daughter, Ajok M. Dior, weighing 7 pounds,…
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The end is one poet’s beginning
Kate Partridge’s first book of poetry “Ends of the Earth” combines her personal life experiences in Alaska with…
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The first aeroplanes in Skagway
When I started doing research on the first airplane (or aeroplane as they were called then) in Skagway…
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Growing greens in Hoonah, according to this 12-year-old
The days are getting shorter and full of rain. Many Southeast Alaskans are dreading the impending seasonal shift.…
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A trip up the Stikine
The Petersburg Rainforest Festival had its 10th anniversary this year. The community has a solid foraging community that…
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Raptors on the Ridge
One day in mid-September, I was perched on a rocky outcrop high on the side of Gold Ridge.…
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Hurricanes and far north sea ice
Speaking at a conference in coastal Texas last fall, a researcher from Florida mentioned with relief that her…
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Magical thinking and the big black bear
Have you ever voiced a thought, only to have it come true in the most unexpected way? One…
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A tension in the departure lounge
Attention passengers traveling on flight 67 with service to Ketchikan, Sitka and Juneau (although who knows whether we’ll…
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Soley graduates from Marquette University
Theresa Soley of Juneau has graduated from Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Soley earned a Master of Arts…
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Juneau lawyer earns national accolades
A Juneau lawyer earned multiple honors in the 24th edition of “Best Lawyers in America.” Richard D. Monkman…
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State seeks nominations for historical records award
The Alaska State Historical Records Advisory Board (ASHRAB) is seeking nominations for a Certificate Archival of Excellence Award.…
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Birth Center fundraiser taking place at SALT
The Juneau Family Health and Birth Center has collaborated with SALT Alaska for its annual fundraising dinner for…