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Farming in Southeast Alaska

May and June bring out all the new faces. The smaller the town the more noticeable you are;…

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Thank you to community for helping to Stamp Out Hunger

Stamp Out Hunger was held Saturday, May 13, 2017. The largest single day food drive in the nation,…

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Raptor Center thanks community for great turnout on Juneau Appreciation Day

The Juneau Raptor Center would like to thank everyone who attended our 2017 Juneau Appreciation Day held on…

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Longer hours, more educational activities ahead for Juneau-Douglas City Museum

The Juneau-Douglas City Museum will be open on Sundays from 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. beginning July 2 and running…

A graduation speech grounded in reality

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A graduation speech grounded in reality

If you were at a graduation and the speaker said something about believing in yourself and then you…

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My Especially Alaskan Life

People often ask me what life is like in Alaska. Short answer: pretty much the same as the…

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Amundsen, Barnkow wed

Grace Amundsen and Scott Barnkow wed on June 2 at the Shrine of St. Therese in Juneau. A…

With Mt. Olds looking on, Granite Creek rushes down the valley at full force on May 31. (Photo by Denise Carroll)

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Wild Shots: Reader-submitted images of Mother Nature in Southeast

Submit your wild shots: The Empire Outdoors page is looking for superb images of Alaska’s wildlife, scenery or…

An Aleutian tern sits on its nest, with Mount St. Elias in the background. (Bob Armstrong | For the Juneau Empire)

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Visiting Yakutat for the Tern Festival

In early June, I had the privilege of participating in the Yakutat Tern Festival. This gave me the…

Elderflowers. (Corinne Conlon | Capital City Weekly)

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Delicious, poisonous elderflowers

A few years back, a high school friend had a fire that destroyed her house. Naturally, she mourned…

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Sitka Summer Music Festival begins

The Sitka Summer Music Festival has begun. This festival is Alaska’s premiere classical music festival that presents music…

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All gynecologic oncologist rock band ‘get their groove on’

On the night of Thursday, June 8, it’ll be a time for celebrating life, recovery and independent rock…

Shari Paul and others at the shooting range. Photo by Linda Newman

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Wild edibles and Becoming an Outdoors Woman

Becoming an Outdoors Woman (BOW) celebrated 10 years in Southeast this year. The first event was up in…

The old Meyers Chuck Post Office in its new location. Photo by Tara Neilson.

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Archimedes in the Wilderness

The question was: how to move a building from point A to point B in the bush with…

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United Way seeks volunteer reading tutors

Research indicates most students spend kindergarten through third grade acquiring basic reading skills. Beginning in fourth grade and…

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Feast of the Foliage

Hi, Juneau! I’m gonna talk about plants. Not for botany, not for linguistics, nor horticulturalist practices (I always…

Larry Rorem.

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Respect for diversity creates healing

As a society and community, we spend a lot of energy focusing on our differences. We have legitimate…

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Four Southeast students earn Southeast Board of Realtors Memorial Scholarship

In September 2013 Larry Spencer, a longtime Juneau realtor and advocate for Southeast Alaska Realtor concerns, passed away.…

One of a pod of orcas hunting porpoise near Bear Creek. (Photo by Scott Spickler)

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Wild Shots: Photos of Mother Nature in Southeast Alaska

Submit your wild shots: The Empire Outdoors page is looking for superb images of Alaska’s wildlife, scenery or…

Cora the dog descends into Haggard Creek on the path of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline.(Ned Rozell | For the Juneau Empire)

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Gear has come a long way in 20 years

When I walked this same path 20 years ago, I averaged six miles each day. After a few…