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St. Thérèse of Lisieux pictured in 1888.

Living and Growing: What makes a saint?

A commonality among saints is that they are completely committed.

 

Peggy McKee Barnhill (Courtesy photo)

Gimme a Smile: Top ten most terrifying Halloween costumes

These last-minute costumes can likely be found throughout your home.

 

Photo by Jeff Lund
Cold and damp are defining characteristics of this time of year so the warm couch is always tempting.

I Went to the Woods: The fear of fear

What’s the margin of error for being prepared?

 

Photos by Chloe Anderson for the Juneau Empire
The Lemon Creek glacier is pictured on Sept. 29, 2025.

Weekly Wonder: Juneau’s ‘seasons’

Dozens of creatures are sensing a change of the season

Photos by Chloe Anderson for the Juneau Empire
The Lemon Creek glacier is pictured on Sept. 29, 2025.
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Guy Crockroft

Faith: Finding peace in a frantic life

Guy Crockroft reflects on tranquility

  • Oct 22, 2025
  • By Guy Crockroft
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Guy Crockroft
Laura Rorem

Living and Growing: It is it so easy not to see what we need to see

Laura Rorem weighs in on selective vision

  • Oct 22, 2025
  • By Laura Rorem
Laura Rorem
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Calendar, Sept. 27-Oct. 1

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Brent Merten (courtesy photo) [USE THIS ONE HE DOESNT LIKE OTHER ONE]

Living and Growing: Touch grass … and people, too

We all need to step back from the virtual world and its endless echo chambers

Brent Merten (courtesy photo) [USE THIS ONE HE DOESNT LIKE OTHER ONE]
Peggy McKee Barnhill (Courtesy photo)
Peggy McKee Barnhill (Courtesy photo)

Gimme a smile: _______ is good for you

We all have different ways to fill in the blank for what is good for you

Peggy McKee Barnhill (Courtesy photo)
Peggy McKee Barnhill (Courtesy photo)
These satisfying spiced bagels aren't sweet on their own, but pair well with a honey walnut cream cheese to please any sweet tooth. (Photo by Tressa Dale/Peninsula Clarion)

The simple joy of pumpkin spice

These spiced bagels are chewy and satisfying and pair well with a honey walnut cream cheese.

These satisfying spiced bagels aren't sweet on their own, but pair well with a honey walnut cream cheese to please any sweet tooth. (Photo by Tressa Dale/Peninsula Clarion)
Todd Hunt introduces “The Circle” at Juneau Community Band’s 2023 Oktoberfest concert. The score for the alphorns was composed specially the concert by Juneau composer Spencer Edgers. (Photo courtesy JCB President Sarah McNair-Grove)

Juneau Community Bands’ Oktoberfest Concert returns Saturday

The theme, Oktoberfest, is back by popular demand, since they first debuted the theme two years ago

Todd Hunt introduces “The Circle” at Juneau Community Band’s 2023 Oktoberfest concert. The score for the alphorns was composed specially the concert by Juneau composer Spencer Edgers. (Photo courtesy JCB President Sarah McNair-Grove)
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A bald eagle is pictured near Eagle Beach on Sept. 16.

Weekly Wonder: Eagles, a symbol of hope and patriotism

Every time I see an eagle down south, I think of Rachel Carson

Chloe Anderson for the Juneau Empire
A bald eagle is pictured near Eagle Beach on Sept. 16.
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Calendar, Sept. 24-27

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Death Notice: Stanley Walter Butts

Stanley Walter Butts, eldest son of Moni and Walt Butts, died at home on July 31, 2025, in Anchorage Alaska.… Continue reading

Roasted tofu and quinoa salad with sunflower miso dressing make a high-protein salad to fuel busy afternoons. (Photo by Tressa Dale/Peninsula Clarion)

A meal to feel good about

Roasted tofu and quinoa salad with sunflower miso dressing is a high-protein salad to fuel busy afternoons.

Roasted tofu and quinoa salad with sunflower miso dressing make a high-protein salad to fuel busy afternoons. (Photo by Tressa Dale/Peninsula Clarion)
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Adam Bauer of the Local Spiritual Assembly of Bahá’í of Juneau.

Living and Growing: The paradox of freedom

Religion teaches that spiritual freedom is found not in the rejection of all limits, but in choosing the right ones

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Adam Bauer of the Local Spiritual Assembly of Bahá’í of Juneau.
A photograph of Our Lady of Medjugorje by the Italian artist Carmelo Puzzolo. The original painting hangs in St. Pope John Paul II Hall in Medjugorje, Bosnia-Herzegovina. (Photo by Gina Del Rosario)

Living and Growing: Medjugorje

Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, the King of kings, the Creator of this universe, entrusted Himself to Mary when He chose Her to be His mother

A photograph of Our Lady of Medjugorje by the Italian artist Carmelo Puzzolo. The original painting hangs in St. Pope John Paul II Hall in Medjugorje, Bosnia-Herzegovina. (Photo by Gina Del Rosario)
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Calendar, Sept. 20-24

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The National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition held an event and candlelight vigil for the National Day of Remembrance at the Indian Gaming Association in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday Sept. 16. They honored U.S. Indian boarding school survivors and the children who never returned home.

‘I would not cry:’ National Day of Remembrance recognizes boarding school survivors and families

A candlelight vigil, songs, and talks marked a day set aside to remember the children who survived boarding schools and those who didn’t

  • Sep 19, 2025
  • By Jourdan Bennett-Begaye ICT News
Charles Fox for ICT
The National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition held an event and candlelight vigil for the National Day of Remembrance at the Indian Gaming Association in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday Sept. 16. They honored U.S. Indian boarding school survivors and the children who never returned home.
Lew Shapiro, in white hat, inspects a potential water system repair project in Ghana on July 5, 2010. (Photo by Josie Sam)

Alaska Science Forum: From the Bronx to Barrow to Ghana

Lewis Shapiro covered a lot of ground during his 90 years.

Lew Shapiro, in white hat, inspects a potential water system repair project in Ghana on July 5, 2010. (Photo by Josie Sam)