Neighbors

Web tease

Juneau students earn academic honors

Recognitions for the week of Feb. 7, 2021.

  • Feb 7, 2021
Web tease
tease

Living & Growing: He died in faith

He expected to die, not pass away. It is time for us to mourn his death and celebrate his legacy.

  • Feb 4, 2021
  • By Pastor Larry and Laura Rorem
tease
Web tease

Juneau residents earn awards, honors

Scots and students.

  • Jan 31, 2021
Web tease
Thx

Thank you letter for the week of Jan. 31, 2021

Thank you, merci, danke, gracias, gunalchéesh.

  • Jan 31, 2021
Thx
tease

You might be middle-aged…

There is a growing list of everyday items that are virtually unknown to young people of today.

  • Jan 31, 2021
  • Peggy McKee Barnhill
tease
Kristina is a member at Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church. (Courtesy Photo / Kristina Abbott)

Living & Growing: An early lesson about the dangers of pride

Pride before biking into a parked car.

  • Jan 28, 2021
  • By Kristina Abbott
Kristina is a member at Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church. (Courtesy Photo / Kristina Abbott)
tease

Anniversary celebration

Ruth and Doug Dvorak were married on Jan. 16, 1955, in Newberg, Oregon.

  • Jan 24, 2021
tease
Thx

Thank you letters for the week of Jan. 24

Thank you, merci, danke, gracias, gunalchéesh.

  • Jan 24, 2021
Thx
Geoff Kirsch

Slack Tide: 13 things I’d tell my 13-year-old self

Oh, there are so many things I wish I could tell could the 13-year-old me.

  • Jan 23, 2021
  • By Geoff Kirsch
Geoff Kirsch
t

Living & Growing: Doers of the word

The Doctrine of Christ calls us to be doers of the word and not hearers only.

  • Jan 22, 2021
  • By Joab Cano
t
The Brewer’s Guild of Alaska, a trade organization, is celebrating AK Beer Month through Feb. 14 with a scavenger hunt, beer releases and other deals from breweries in Juneau and across Alaska. (Unsplash / Radovan)

Finally, something to stout about: AK Beer Month is here

In Juneau, the event will be marked with beer drops, deals and a scavenger hunt.

The Brewer’s Guild of Alaska, a trade organization, is celebrating AK Beer Month through Feb. 14 with a scavenger hunt, beer releases and other deals from breweries in Juneau and across Alaska. (Unsplash / Radovan)
Tari Stage-Harvey (Courtesy photo)

Living and Growing: The key to joy in Juneau is humility

We live out the sense of community in a way that might be helpful for our nation.

  • Jan 14, 2021
  • Tari Stage-Harvey
Tari Stage-Harvey (Courtesy photo)
Do you really need to reply to all? This year, writes Geoff Kirsch, you should think before you click. (Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire)

Slack Tide: Resolutions for Alaska’s Capital City 2021

Try not to reply all unless it applies to all.

  • Jan 10, 2021
  • By Geoff Kirsch For the Juneau Empire
Do you really need to reply to all? This year, writes Geoff Kirsch, you should think before you click. (Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire)
Thx

Thank you letters for the week of Jan. 10, 2020

Thank you, merci, danke, gracias, gunalchéesh.

  • Jan 10, 2021
Thx
tease

Finding hope in 2021

I want 2021 to be a good and happy new year!

  • Jan 7, 2021
  • By Dan Wiese
tease
Thx

Thank you letter for Sunday, Jan. 3, 2021

Thank you, merci, danke, gracias, gunalchéesh.

  • Jan 3, 2021
Thx
This bookmark made by Virginia Potts is one of 11 winning entries in Juneau Public Libraries annual bookmark contest. (Courtesy Photo / Juneau Public Libraries)
This bookmark made by Virginia Potts is one of 11 winning entries in Juneau Public Libraries annual bookmark contest. (Courtesy Photo / Juneau Public Libraries)
Kristina is a member at Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church. (Courtesy Photo / Kristina Abbott)

Living & Growing: Resiliency is the antidote to living in a pandemic

When I think about this past year, I do not look back on it with bitterness.

  • Jan 1, 2021
  • Kristina M. Abbott
Kristina is a member at Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church. (Courtesy Photo / Kristina Abbott)

Thank you letters for Dec. 27, 2020

Thank you, merci, danke, gracias, gunalchéesh.

  • Dec 27, 2020
Goodbye, 2020. Good riddance, more likely. We had such high hopes for you—you were supposed to be this shiny new year to start off a new decade.

Gimme a Smile: Goodbye and good riddance to 2020

We all have high hopes for the year 2021. It’s got to be better than this past year.

  • Dec 27, 2020
  • By Peggy McKee Barnhill For the Juneau Empire
Goodbye, 2020. Good riddance, more likely. We had such high hopes for you—you were supposed to be this shiny new year to start off a new decade.