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ALTERNATE VIEWPOINTS

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Road to Ruin

2007 Stories

Juneau road loses staff money, will proceed anyway
City votes to support road project
Gov. Palin cancels materials contract for Lynn Canal road

2006 Stories

Official: Road project cost will increase
Pro-road advocates form group to counter opponents
Candidates agree on road out of town
Bidding open on disputed north road
State scales back access road project
Murkowski: Road needed for Kensington
2nd lawsuit filed over road project
Pioneer road contract awarded, then retracted
High court steers clear of road contract
Poised for profits at end of the road?
Palin questions road, may cancel deal
Governor stops pioneer road

2005 Stories

Out of the wild
Pregnant women in Skagway want road
Road would change the landscape of recreation
Skagway man's medical ordeal prolonged by lack of highway
Economic Engine
Haines residents fear being left out
Highway could bring savings in school travel
More stories from 2005

2004 Stories

Bill includes $2 million for Juneau road
Murkowski seeks road to Skagway
That road out: What it is, and isn't
State plan for transportation leans toward more roads
My Turn: Road, capitol remain committee's priorities
My Turn: Exaggerations abound about effects of a road
My Turn: Road, capitol remain committee's priorities
More stories from 2004

2003 Stories

State Chamber picks Juneau Access as a top priority
State begins retooling plans to enhance SE transportation
Survey says Juneau split on road debate
Juneau Access among top DOT projects
My Turn: Should we build a road to Juneau? Do the math
My Turn: It's not too late for realistic transportation improvements
My Turn:Road to Skagway will benefit Juneau residents the most
More stories from 2003

Divided Line

EMPIRE COVERAGE
Out of the wild

Skagway construction worker Buddy True is keenly aware of the physical divide between his little town and the state capital.
Pregnant women in Skagway want road

Laurie Magee of Skagway wants a road to Juneau, not just for herself but for the baby she's expecting in August.
Road would change the landscape of recreation

When Scott Foster dips his kayak in the ocean, the whole point is to escape from Juneau's road system.
Skagway man's medical ordeal prolonged by lack of highway

Late in the afternoon on Sunday, Feb. 27, White Pass & Yukon Railroad employee Kevin Greaser inadvertently became the poster boy for Skagway's pro-road contingent.
Economic Engine

Route to growth: A view looking north Thursday on Glacier Highway at Mile 16.
Haines residents fear being left out

In the home he built himself on the Chilkat Peninsula south of Haines, artist Rob Goldberg peered out his window Tuesday afternoon and across Lynn Canal to its rugged east slope.
Highway could bring savings in school travel

The Juneau Bears Pee Wee hockey team spent $1,700 on round-trip ferry tickets getting to Skagway on March 4.
Sad shape of rural roads stirs elder's skepticism

Klukwan elder Ruth Kasko isn't one for the road. She has seen what the elements and neglect can do to them and a car in rural Alaska.
Skagway's next fork in the road

It's just after the lunch rush on a sunny winter afternoon, and Monday business at the Sweet Tooth Cafe is momentarily slow.
Boosters: Road will anchor capital

At heart, Juneau access is about security.
State presses on as highway funds remain in limbo

Building a road from Juneau to Skagway may take longer than predicted.



































 

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