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Alaska for Real: Lost Southeast Alaska treasure
There are a lot of stories in Southeast Alaska about lost gold mines, and lost, sunken ships full…
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Prince of Wales Whalefest prepares for annual event in Craig
One thing connects Maui, Hawaii, to Brighton, United Kingdom, to Fort Bragg, California, to Craig, Alaska: whale festivals.…
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Balstad named to dean’s list
Laurinne Balstad, a graduate of Juneau-Douglas High School, has been named to the dean’s list at St. Olaf…
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Sister city hockey strengthens ties
Once again there was a fabulous old timers’ hockey game between the sister cities of Juneau and Whitehorse…
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Conference focuses on resilience, reaching between generations
A conference this week aims to bring people together across generations. The Association for Education of Young Children…
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Thanks for supporting Juneau Co-op Preschool
The Juneau Co-op Preschool would like to show their appreciation for the tremendous support given by our amazing…
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Glacier Swim Club begins fundraising event
Starting today, the Glacier Swim Club is diving into its annual fundraising event, Aqualaps. Over the next few…
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Lessons we (should have) learned from the book of Esther
History and faith can teach us many things if we are willing to listen and learn. If we…
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Guns don’t kill people; mail order tactical knives kill people
Let me start by saying there’s nothing funny about gun violence. Well, except maybe that movie “The Naked…
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Review: ‘Hamilton’ as seen in L.A.
Peer pressure can be a positive force in a child’s life. For a year, my daughters were indifferent…
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Jeff Lund: Hold the excitement…there’s more winter
November of 2009 was the second time I had run California’s “Run the River” half marathon course, so…
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Getting lit in the environment
Last weekend, Kevin Maier’s University of Alaska Southeast Literature and the Environment class hiked out to Camping Cove…
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A scientist’s view of Alaska, 150 years ago
One year before Alaska became part of America, 21-year old William Dall ascended the Yukon River on a…
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Why do birds mob other birds?
The northern hawk owl that has often been seen this winter, out at the edges of the wetlands,…
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Thank you, Sealaska
Thank you, Sealaska Thank you, Gunalcheesh, Haw’aa, Ndoyk’shun. On March 1, Healing Hand Foundation Board held a celebratory…
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Planet Alaska: Jellies and jams with Labrador tea
There are three species of Labrador tea. Rhododendron tomentosum (previously Ledum palustre), Rhododendron groenlandicum (previously Ledum groenlandicum), and…
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Southeast in Sepia: The Alaska Railroad & Transportation Company
My last column focused on the Dyea-Klondike Transportation Company (or DKT Company), the first and shortest of the…
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A carcass in a salmon stream
The first bear I remember was lying in a salmon stream on Admiralty Island, reduced to bones and…
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From Indiana to Juneau: Megan Chalfant
After Megan Chalfant graduated college, she moved from Indiana to Juneau to pursue art. Juneau was on the…
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15-year-old Juneau artist publishes first graphic novel
The Alaska Robotics Gallery brimmed with people coming to see Juneau artist Claire Scott’s work displayed on the…