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Ballot count narrows French – Bell margin

The gap between Democratic Sen. Hollis French and Republican challenger Bob Bell for Senate District J has narrowed to 56 votes. The state Division of Elections counted absentee and question ballots Tuesday.  French has  7,562 votes to Bell’s  7,506 for the Anchorage seat.  Coming into the ballot count, French had a 247-vote lead. Republican Rep.…

Juneau police make arrest in alleged sexual assault

Juneau police arrested a 21-year-old man last Saturday after he was accused of sexually assaulting a woman in the woods above the downtown cruise ship docks. In a press release, police say Kevin Arnold Slats was arrested and charged with felony 1st degree sexual assault following an investigation. He’s being held at Lemon Creek Correctional…

Fiscal Cliff Would Only Dent The Deficit

Virtually everyone agrees that allowing the nation to fall off the so-called fiscal cliff would be a bad thing. Government programs would be cut, taxes would rise and experts say the economy would fall back into recession. And after all that, the nation still would be dealing with a budget deficit.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us

U.S.S. Juneau sunk seventy years ago

Tuesday marks the seventieth anniversary of the sinking of the U.S.S. Juneau, a light cruiser that participated in the naval battle of Guadalcanal during World War II. Six-hundred and 87 sailors perished during the sinking on Nov. 13, 1942. Included in the slideshow below are pictures from Saturday’s event at the Juneau-Douglas City Museum that included…

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