Bartlett officials say the contractor’s annual maintenence fee would take a big chunk out of their already-thin profit margin
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Peace officers remember fallen comrades
Forty-one peace officers have already died in the line of duty in the United States, including two in Alaska. Peace officers across the country celebrated their Memorial Day on Wednesday. In Juneau, police officers gathered at noon at Evergreen Cemetery to remember fallen officers Richard Adair and Jimmy Kennedy, who died by gunfire in 1979…
Decades late, Alaska’s first governor gets his discharge papers
Alaska Territorial Guard members never received formal discharge papers from the United States government, including some well-known Alaskans.
Hundreds gather in Juneau for Malaspina tours, blessing ceremony
Hundreds of Juneau residents flocked to the downtown waterfront Saturday to celebrate two major components of Southeast Alaska’s economy – the Alaska Marine Highway System and the fishing industry. Alaska Marine Highway ferries haven’t been a regular sight in downtown Juneau for about 30 years. But early Saturday morning, the Malaspina quietly sailed into a…
Obama Administration Appeals Judge’s Order On Plan B
The Obama administration filed an appeal Wednesday of a U.S. district court ruling that ordered it to end all age restrictions on the Plan B emergency contraceptive pill.
What’s the secret of success? Keep swinging
At 20-something, Josh Sundquist has already written a memoir. It’s a national best seller with a title that implies some struggles: Just Don’t Fall. “We all have some sort of problem, some thing, some disability if you will. I happen to be missing one leg,” he said. “What are you missing?” Sundquist lost his left…