Thursday, November 3, 2005
Drop the drama in reporting criminal exports
I suppose Empire reporter Tony Carroll thinks I should feel guilty because convicted criminals are sent out of state to serve their sentence (Empire, Oct. 31).
SEACC no defender of subsistence
I have been a resident of Juneau and a member of the Alaska Native Brotherhood for over 50 years.
SEACC no defender of subsistence
I have been a resident of Juneau and a member of the Alaska Native Brotherhood for over 50 years.
Comfort of wild places
Reading Don Abel's My Turn Tuesday morning brought back some exciting memories of the early '70s for me.
Comfort of wild places
Reading Don Abel's My Turn Tuesday morning brought back some exciting memories of the early '70s for me.
Too much "news" analysis
AKA "The Outing of Valerie Plame"? More to the point, are you as slackjawed as I am at innumerable "news" reports describing in exquisite detail what this or that treacherous, Machiavellian (and alleged) act might mean for the country if 14 things (in order) happen first?
A self-righteous editorial
Why is the Juneau Empire going out of its way to antagonize our Southeast neighbors and even Anchorage as well?
Drop the drama in reporting criminal exports
I suppose Empire reporter Tony Carroll thinks I should feel guilty because convicted criminals are sent out of state to serve their sentence (Empire, Oct. 31).
A self-righteous editorial
Why is the Juneau Empire going out of its way to antagonize our Southeast neighbors and even Anchorage as well?
Too much "news" analysis
AKA "The Outing of Valerie Plame"? More to the point, are you as slackjawed as I am at innumerable "news" reports describing in exquisite detail what this or that treacherous, Machiavellian (and alleged) act might mean for the country if 14 things (in order) happen first?
Panel seeks changes to Pocket Park
Pocket Park, a small downtown lot and bus stop across from the Triangle Building, continues to be a thorn in the business community's side, so members of a new Juneau Chamber of Commerce committee say they're watching it.
Images from another time: 'Lady Lou Revue,' May 1990
Katie Jensen (Louisa), left, and John Wilson (Dan McGrew) act in a scene from "Lady Lou Revue" in this May 25, 1990, Empire photo.
Council, district form partnership
The Juneau School District announced its first formal partnership with the Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska on Tuesday night at the Juneau School Board meeting.
Sealaska to award larger dividends
Sealaska Corp. will pay shareholders this fall $7 million in dividends, the highest amount the Juneau-based regional Native corporation has paid in recent years, according to company officials.
Around Town
Around town is a listing of nonprofit local events
A cappella bankers break stuffy stereotype with passionate singing
Maybe Roger White doesn't look like someone who would be talking about his "gigs."
Business Digest
Staff reports from the business community
Photo: Into the dark
A pedestrian walks along Seward Street Wednesday afternoon beneath the illuminated street lights.
Photo: Into the dark
A pedestrian walks along Seward Street Wednesday afternoon beneath the illuminated street lights.
Photo: Full steam ahead
Steam shoots out from behind Sara Harriger's face mask as she rides her bike to work along College Road on Tuesday in Fairbanks.
Photo: Dock power
Andre Anderson, an electrician for Puffin Electric, pulls newpower lines Tuesday to new floats at Harris Harbor.
Images from another time: 'Lady Lou Revue,' May 1990
Katie Jensen (Louisa), left, and John Wilson (Dan McGrew) act in a scene from "Lady Lou Revue" in this May 25, 1990, Empire photo.
A cappella bankers break stuffy stereotype with passionate singing
Maybe Roger White doesn't look like someone who would be talking about his "gigs."
Police & Fire
Reports from Juneau police, fire officials and state troopers
Police & Fire
Reports from Juneau police, fire officials and state troopers
Business Digest
Staff reports from the business community
Around Town
Around town is a listing of nonprotit local events
Around Town
Around town is a listing of nonprotit local events
Panel seeks changes to Pocket Park
Pocket Park, a small downtown lot and bus stop across from the Triangle Building, continues to be a thorn in the business community's side, so members of a new Juneau Chamber of Commerce committee say they're watching it.
Council, district form partnership
The Juneau School District announced its first formal partnership with the Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska on Tuesday night at the Juneau School Board meeting.
Photo: Full steam ahead
Steam shoots out from behind Sara Harriger's face mask as she rides her bike to work along College Road on Tuesday in Fairbanks.
Photo: Dock power
Andre Anderson, an electrician for Puffin Electric, pulls newpower lines Tuesday to new floats at Harris Harbor.
Sealaska to award larger dividends
Sealaska Corp. will pay shareholders this fall $7 million in dividends, the highest amount the Juneau-based regional Native corporation has paid in recent years, according to company officials.
Police & Fire
Reports from Juneau police, fire officials and state troopers:
Police & Fire
Reports from Juneau police, fire officials and state troopers:
Around Town
Around town is a listing of nonprofit local events
Photo: Aerial Ariel
Ariel Lyon, 15, performs a balancing act Tuesday on a guardrail along Evergreen Cemetery.
Photo: Aerial Ariel
Ariel Lyon, 15, performs a balancing act Tuesday on a guardrail along Evergreen Cemetery.
Fast ferry to link Juneau, Ketchikan
The fast ferry Fairweather turns south from Juneau to Petersburg on Thursday, helping form a faster water link to Ketchikan.
Fast ferry to link Juneau, Ketchikan
The fast ferry Fairweather turns south from Juneau to Petersburg on Thursday, helping form a faster water link to Ketchikan.
Thank you
Messages of thanks to the community, from the community
Photo: We're gonna rock around the clock tonight
The "Pink Ladies," from left, Vicki Van Fleet, Jean McBrien and Lorene Palmer, strike a sassy pose on Oct. 28 at the Juneau Chamber of Commerce's "A Rockin' Juneau 50s Bash."
Peterson and Cooper marry
Laurie Peterson and Mike Cooper were married Oct. 15 in Sitka. Friends of the couple are invited to a potluck reception at 4 p.m., Nov. 5, at Squires Rest in Juneau.
Thank you
Messages of thanks to the community, from the community
Photo: Neighbors
A regal, serene and, thankfully, silent great blue heron observes gulls and scoters as they go about their pedestrian business last week off the shore of the Rain Forest Trail.
Neighbors Digest
Staff reports from members of the community
Photo: Neighbors
A regal, serene and, thankfully, silent great blue heron observes gulls and scoters as they go about their pedestrian business last week off the shore of the Rain Forest Trail.
Peterson and Cooper marry
Laurie Peterson and Mike Cooper were married Oct. 15 in Sitka. Friends of the couple are invited to a potluck reception at 4 p.m., Nov. 5, at Squires Rest in Juneau.
Shepro and Tupou marry
Jacquelyn J. Shepro and Romney M. Tupou were married Oct. 29, in Anchorage.
Shepro and Tupou marry
Jacquelyn J. Shepro and Romney M. Tupou were married Oct. 29, in Anchorage.
Photo: We're gonna rock around the clock tonight
The "Pink Ladies," from left, Vicki Van Fleet, Jean McBrien and Lorene Palmer, strike a sassy pose on Oct. 28 at the Juneau Chamber of Commerce's "A Rockin' Juneau 50s Bash."
Neighbors Digest
Staff reports from members of the community
Raymond W. Johnson
Former Juneau resident Raymond W. Johnson, 87, died Oct. 19, 2005. He was buried with a military honor guard in Oceanside, Calif.
Opinion: Circuit court split helps Alaskans, not idealogues
The judiciary is not a big worry for most of people in Juneau, unless they're called into court for jury service or for some legal matter affecting them or a family member.
My Turn: Senior exemptions forgotten
It's discouraging when you get the feeling that you should bow your head, slink into the room, and apologize for being a senior and still alive.
My Turn: Senior exemptions forgotten
It's discouraging when you get the feeling that you should bow your head, slink into the room, and apologize for being a senior and still alive.
Opinion: Circuit court split helps Alaskans, not idealogues
The judiciary is not a big worry for most of people in Juneau, unless they're called into court for jury service or for some legal matter affecting them or a family member.
My Turn: Colorado gold mining disaster points to risks
In 1986, the Vancouver-based mining company, Galactic Resources, opened the Summitville gold mine in the Rocky Mountains near Del Norte in southern Colorado.
My Turn: Colorado gold mining disaster points to risks
In 1986, the Vancouver-based mining company, Galactic Resources, opened the Summitville gold mine in the Rocky Mountains near Del Norte in southern Colorado.
Photo: JDHS ready for volleyball postseason
Doing the bump: Juneau-Douglas High School volleyball player Jillian Hahnlen sets the ball during practice on Wednesday.
Crimson Bears ready to take to the mats
What started on Oct. 17 as a room full of about 50 wrestling hopefuls has dwindled to half that in three weeks
Juneau Billiard association
...week 3 standings
Sports in Juneau
Sports in Juneau is a service provided by the Juneau Empire to provide information on upcoming sports and outdoors events in Juneau.
Sports in Juneau
Sports in Juneau is a service provided by the Juneau Empire to provide information on upcoming sports and outdoors events in Juneau.
Juneau Parks and Rec Men's and Women's Volleyball Standings
...as of Oct. 30
Juneau Parks and Rec Men's and Women's Volleyball Standings
...as of Oct. 30
Juneau Billiard association
...week 3 standings
Sports in Juneau
Sports in Juneau is a service provided by the Juneau Empire to provide information on upcoming sports and outdoors events in Juneau.
Sports in Juneau
Sports in Juneau is a service provided by the Juneau Empire to provide information on upcoming sports and outdoors events in Juneau.
Crimson Bears ready to take to the mats
What started on Oct. 17 as a room full of about 50 wrestling hopefuls has dwindled to half that in three weeks
Photo: JDHS ready for volleyball postseason
Doing the bump: Juneau-Douglas High School volleyball player Jillian Hahnlen sets the ball during practice on Wednesday.
Alaska Digest
Staff reports from around the state
Northwest Digest
Staff reports from around the state/the Northwest
Oil chief questions gas line contract
Gov. Frank Murkowski's proposed natural gas pipeline deal could throw up roadblocks for smaller, independent companies that want to explore for petroleum, according to the state's outgoing head of the Division of Oil and Gas.
Army to send more troops, copters to Wainwright
The Army is giving Fairbanks another economic shot in the arm.
Army to send more troops, copters to Wainwright
The Army is giving Fairbanks another economic shot in the arm.
This Day in History
In Alaska, the nation, and the world
Regents OK operating and capital budgets
An operating budget that calls for nearly 18 percent more in state funding was approved by the University of Alaska Board of Regents.
Northwest Digest
Staff reports from around the state/the Northwest
Publisher offers AK Native Yellow Pages
Alaskans could soon walk their fingers through a new type of Yellow Pages.
Alaska Digest
Staff reports from around the state
This Day in History
In Alaska, the nation, and the world
This Day in History
In Alaska, the nation, and the world
Probe finds more permafund fraud
Alaska Permanent Fund dividend investigators are using high-tech methods and other means to expand efforts to root out fraud.
Regents OK operating and capital budgets
An operating budget that calls for nearly 18 percent more in state funding was approved by the University of Alaska Board of Regents.
Probe finds more permafund fraud
Alaska Permanent Fund dividend investigators are using high-tech methods and other means to expand efforts to root out fraud.
AG warns of scam artists
Scam artists pretending to be from the court clerk's office are targeting Alaskans, state Attorney General David Marquez said.
AG warns of scam artists
Scam artists pretending to be from the court clerk's office are targeting Alaskans, state Attorney General David Marquez said.
Oil chief questions gas line contract
Gov. Frank Murkowski's proposed natural gas pipeline deal could throw up roadblocks for smaller, independent companies that want to explore for petroleum, according to the state's outgoing head of the Division of Oil and Gas.
Proposed halibut quotas split tourism industry
A proposal to limit the number of fish that halibut charter boats can catch has divided Alaska tourism operators.
Proposed halibut quotas split tourism industry
A proposal to limit the number of fish that halibut charter boats can catch has divided Alaska tourism operators.
Publisher offers AK Native Yellow Pages
Alaskans could soon walk their fingers through a new type of Yellow Pages.
This Day in History
In Alaska, the nation, and the world
what's happening
news of local entertainment events
Cinema Guide
What's playing at the box office
Traveling pianist to play his 32nd state in cross-country tour
In June, Vermont pianist Adam Tendler set out on a yearlong tour of the United States, "America 88x50," with the hope of playing Charles Ives, Charles Griffes, Alberto Ginastera and Aaron Copland for free in all 50 states.
what's happening
news of local entertainment events
November First Friday: Art walk features monks, disguise, L-shapes, torn paper
University of Alaska Southeast art professor Alice Tersteeg has been tinkering with handmade, pigment-dyed paper creations for the last decade.
Tale of mistaken identities
Theatre in the Rough reaches back to William Shakespeare's early days for its fall play, "The Comedy of Errors," a short, slapstick headache with four twins and a dizzying maelstrom of mistaken identity.
Tale of mistaken identities
Theatre in the Rough reaches back to William Shakespeare's early days for its fall play, "The Comedy of Errors," a short, slapstick headache with four twins and a dizzying maelstrom of mistaken identity.
Traveling pianist to play his 32nd state in cross-country tour
In June, Vermont pianist Adam Tendler set out on a yearlong tour of the United States, "America 88x50," with the hope of playing Charles Ives, Charles Griffes, Alberto Ginastera and Aaron Copland for free in all 50 states.
briefly
news of local arts
briefly
news of local arts
November First Friday: Art walk features monks, disguise, L-shapes, torn paper
University of Alaska Southeast art professor Alice Tersteeg has been tinkering with handmade, pigment-dyed paper creations for the last decade.
Cinema Guide
What's playing at the box office