I’d been through treatment and transition programs before, but none of them worked like Juneau’s halfway house and its alcohol treatment services. I wanted to put a finger on what worked, so I went back to the halfway house and spoke to a client.
Southeast
Governor opens doors for annual holiday open house
First Lady Donna Walker said they were trying to do more with less this year and the cookie budget, like the state budget was down.
Father Thomas, who served Petersburg, Wrangell and Juneau, dies
Weise timed flights and ferry trips so he could celebrate mass in both towns on the same Sunday. He had been known to kayak between Petersburg and Wrangell for services.
Canned salmon nerd researches history captured in labels
“Each label is a snapshot, a moment in time of history that reflects the political circumstances, the cultural conditions and economic conditions that were going on at the time when these labels were produced and the salmon was marketed,” researcher Ross Coen said.
Tongass Forest advisers finish review of logging transition plan
“People stayed at the table and worked through, compromised, and really did a commendable job of handling a very difficult topic,” says Les Cronk, a committee co-chair and a timber industry representative.
New program tests for harmful algae blooms, toxicity in Southeast waters
While toxic algae used to be common only in summer months, it now may be present in the winter. Now, a new program is testing for blooms and toxicity in Southeast.
After vandals strike Sitka cemetery, caretaker receives unexpected help
This is the story of how the cemetery caretaker enlisted the help of local police to protect the rights of the dead.
Ketchikan City Council bans commercial pot sales
The opposition was centered on marijuana oils, concentrates and edibles. But municipalities can’t cherry pick on their commercial pot bans, they must be all or nothing.
Juneau loses Supreme Court boundary beef to Petersburg
The Supreme Court’s decision puts to bed a dispute over about 1,500 square miles of Southeast Alaska both boroughs laid claim to.
Should the Upper Lynn Canal run its own ferry authority?
Could Haines, Skagway and Juneau run their own Lynn Canal Ferry Authority? With budget cuts and reduced service to the Alaska Marine Highway, leaders from Skagway and Haines are considering that idea.