Stories include a recap of the public meeting over the potential closure of the Douglas Post Office.
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Residents urge Postal Service to spare Douglas Post Office
Juneau residents turned out in force last night (Wednesday) to urge U.S. Postal Service officials NOT to close the Douglas Post Office. The branch is on a list with thousands of other post offices nationwide being studied for possible closure by the financially struggling agency. But for the approximately 150 people who packed the Mt.…
Fatality at the Kensington Gold Mine
Thirty-year-old Joe Tagaban of Juneau is the victim of an underground accident early Wednesday morning at the Kensington Gold Mine. Coeur Alaska says Tagaban died while performing his regular duties at the mine. The accident happened in an underground stope at the 1260-foot level where Tagaban had been working. The company is investigating the circumstances…
Bill signing expands Southeast State Forest
The state is setting aside more of its land for logging. Governor Sean Parnell today (Sept. 7th) signed a bill adding 23,000 acres to the Southeast State Forest. The measure nearly doubles the size of the forest, which was created in 2010. The forest is spread out, rather than in one concentrated area. The new…
CBJ reviewing HEARTS child care program
The City and Borough of Juneau is considering a program that could increase the quality and availability of child care in the community. The lack of child care in Juneau is notorious, says JEDC’s Meilani Schijvens. “There’s a joke here in Juneau that if you wait until you think you might be pregnant you’re probably…
Still time to comment on STIP
Dangerous highways, old bridges and the Alaska Class ferry top the Alaska Statewide Transportation Improvement Program over the next four years. The STIP is Alaska’s list of priority state and local projects from 2012 through 2015 eligible for partial or full federal funding. The Federal Highway Administration requires all state transportation departments to put together…