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The front page of the Juneau Empire on Feb. 21, 1994. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire)

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Empire Archives: Juneau’s history for the week of Feb. 25

Three decades of capital city coverage.

The front page of the Juneau Empire on Feb. 16, 2004. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire)

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Empire Archives: Juneau’s history for the week of Feb. 18

Three decades of capital city coverage.

The front page of the Juneau Empire on Feb. 7, 1994. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire)

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Empire Archives: Juneau’s history for the week of Feb. 11

Three decades of capital city coverage (about past school district budget woes, in this instance).

Felix Toner, a Juneau resident who was active in fighting efforts to move the capital, was named Citizen of the Year award at the Juneau Chamber of Commerce’s annual banquet on Jan. 30, 1984. (Brian Wallace / Juneau Empire file photo)

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Empire Archives: Juneau’s history for the week of Feb. 4

Three decades of capital city coverage.

View of Telephone Hill looking south on a chilly December 2023 day. Without leaves on the trees houses can be seen more easily. (Photo by Laurie Craig)

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Telephone Hill: Dialing up the past, ringing in the future

Mining camp, military outpost, courthouses, a Capitol battle and now a modern development debate.

The front page of the Juneau Empire on Jan. 25, 1984. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire)

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Empire Archives: Juneau’s history for the week of Jan. 28

Three decades of capital city coverage.

Looking east on Front Street from near Seward Street. The building in the right foreground painted “C.W. Young” is where Sealaska Heritage’s Walter Soboleff Center gift shop is located today. The Valentine Building is on the left. W.M. Case took the photo on Feb. 3, 1918. (Alaska State Library — Historical Collections P39-0545)

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Digging into Juneau’s history of digging out from snow

1918 is particularly memorable, especially with no big snowplows for roads or canopies for roofs.

The front page of the Juneau Empire on Jan. 18, 1994. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire)

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Empire Archives: Juneau’s history for the week of Jan. 21

Three decades of capital city coverage.

The front page of the Juneau Empire on Jan. 10, 1994. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire)

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Empire Archives: Juneau’s history for the week of Jan. 14

Three decades of capital city coverage.

This is a photo of a news story on a page of the Juneau Empire published on Wednesday, Aug. 29, 1995, from an archived book. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire)

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Empire Archives: Juneau’s history for the week of Sept. 2

Three decades of capital city coverage.

This is a photo of a feature story on a page of the Juneau Empire published on Tuesday, Aug. 21, 1995, from an archived book. (Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire)

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Empire Archives: Juneau’s history for the week of Aug. 26

Three decades of capital city coverage.

Three generations of the Behrends-Gruening family stand outside the bank founded by B.M. Behrends. Standing from left: Jack Vines, Caroline Gruening Vines, Anne Gruening (great-granddaughter of B.M. Behrends), and Win Gruening (grandson of Governor and Senator Ernest Gruening). Young Norah and Jack Vines stand in front. Photo by Laurie Craig

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Rooted in Communty: Behrends Bank

Banking on the future of a mining camp

This undated photos shows National Day of Mourning plaque on Cole's Hill in Plymouth, Mass, where since 1970 Indigenous groups have gathered to mourn the history of colonization in North America. This year marks the 400th anniversary of the traditional "First Thanksgiving " in 1621, but for many Indigenous people, including Alaska Natives, the holiday is a somber one. (Courtesy photo / Creative commons)

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Thanksgiving has somber context for Indigenous Americans

New narratives.

At 101, Alaskan aviatrix reflects on ‘best and happiest’ days of her career

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At 101, Alaskan aviatrix reflects on ‘best and happiest’ days of her career

She still remembers her days as an instructor.

The “New Office Building” in the Treadwell Mine Historical Park awaits its ribbon cutting. The building was recently renovated by the Treadwell Historic Preservation and Restoration Society, Inc. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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New-look mining building gets a ribbon cutting

Celebration of rehabbed structure set for Sunday.

Nancy Livingston Stratford, right, laughs with Jim Wilson at her 100th birthday party in June 2019 at her home in Carlsbad, California. (Courtesy Photo | Dot Wilson)

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Juneau’s 1st woman helicopter pilot turns 100

She got to the chopper.