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

Thank you, merci, danke, gracias, gunalchéesh.

  • Jan 10, 2021
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Finding hope in 2021

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

  • Jan 7, 2021
  • By Dan Wiese
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Thank you letter for Sunday, Jan. 3, 2021

Thank you, merci, danke, gracias, gunalchéesh.

  • Jan 3, 2021
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This bookmark made by Virginia Potts is one of 11 winning entries in Juneau Public Libraries annual bookmark contest. (Courtesy Photo / Juneau Public Libraries)

Public libraries announce winners, honorable mentions in annual bookmark contest

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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.
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Juneau students earn academic honors

Recognitions for Dec. 27, 2020.

  • Dec 27, 2020
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Living & Growing: Finding hope at Christmas

By the Rev. Dan Wiese My thoughts are with those who are having a hard time finding the joy of Christmas. It has been a… Continue reading

  • Dec 27, 2020
  • By the Rev. Dan Wiese
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Juneau children write emails to Santa

Here’s what they had to say.

  • Dec 24, 2020
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Living & Growing: How do you light the world?

What is light? A light bulb? Energy? Opposite of dark? A feeling? A person?

  • Dec 20, 2020
  • By Donna Leigh
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The Rev. Tari Stage-Harvey is pastor at Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church. (Courtesy Photo)

Living & Growing: Nothing prepares you for Advent like an adventure

Kafka sounds different when read by a slap happy kid trying to do a Scottish brogue.

  • Dec 13, 2020
  • By the Rev. Tari Stage-Harvey
The Rev. Tari Stage-Harvey is pastor at Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church. (Courtesy Photo)
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Slack Tide: Whole lotta latkes

Celebrate Hanukkah with these “excellent calorie shovels.”

  • Dec 13, 2020
  • By Geoff Kirsch For the Juneau Empire
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Thank you letter for the week of Nov. 29

Thank you, merci, danke, gracias, gunalchéesh.

  • Dec 6, 2020
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The Rev. Tari Stage-Harvey is pastor at Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church. (Courtesy Photo | Tari Stage Harvey)

Living & Growing: Gifts on my want list don’t always work out the way I imagine.

But this year I’m asking for world peace.

  • Dec 6, 2020
  • By the Rev. Tari Stage-Harvey
The Rev. Tari Stage-Harvey is pastor at Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church. (Courtesy Photo | Tari Stage Harvey)
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Gimme a Smile: Please don’t think I’m rude

Why is a Zoom meeting so much more stressful than an in-person gathering?

  • Nov 29, 2020
  • By Peggy Mckee Barnhill
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The Rev. Larry Rorem is the retired pastor of Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church. Laura is a “professional” parent of kids born with Neurobehavioral disabilities. (Courtesy Photo / The Rorems)

Living & Growing: The legacy of 2020

Burdensome realities can create learning opportunities that bring growth

  • Nov 29, 2020
  • By the Rev. Larry and Laura Rorem
The Rev. Larry Rorem is the retired pastor of Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church. Laura is a “professional” parent of kids born with Neurobehavioral disabilities. (Courtesy Photo / The Rorems)
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Thank you letter for the week of Nov. 29

Thank you, merci, danke, gracias, gunalchéesh.

  • Nov 29, 2020
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Living & Growing: Be thankful, the best is yet to come

It is possible to be thankful in all circumstances when we learn to take the long view of things

  • Nov 27, 2020
  • By The Rev. Dan Wiese
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Dominic Hall, 12, won Coppa’s 2020 Halloween Coloring Contestthe contest with his colorful pumpkin entry. (Courtesy Photo)

Coppa crowns coloring contest champ

Local youth wins $50 gift card.

  • Nov 22, 2020
  • Juneau Empire
Dominic Hall, 12, won Coppa’s 2020 Halloween Coloring Contestthe contest with his colorful pumpkin entry. (Courtesy Photo)