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Parnell wants student performance part of teacher evals
Governor Sean Parnell wants the State Board of Education to make student performance an important part of teacher evaluations.
Prison innovator, activist remembered in Juneau
Alaskans are celebrating the life today (Nov. 26) of a Juneau prison innovator, death-penalty opponent and author. Charles Campbell, 88, died last month from pancreatic cancer at the Episcopal Church’s Goodwin House in Falls Church, Virginia. (Read his full obituary.) He headed up Alaska’s Department of Corrections under Governor Jay Hammond, capping a nearly 50-year…
Juneau brothers die in boating accident near Tenakee Springs
Friday night two Juneau men were killed when a wave caused their boat to capsize near Tenakee Springs.
Juneau Assembly expected to resolve appeals of Planning Commission decisions
A hearing officer finds “substantial evidence” supporting a Planning Commission decision to allow a rock crusher to operate at a Montana Creek Road gravel pit. Meanwhile, an agreement has been reached to dismiss another appeal of a Planning Commission decision allowing the owners of an office complex to build a second driveway.
Bell will call for recount in SD J race against French
The state Elections Division has certified two legislative election contests that Democrats now lead. At least one recount is likely. Republican Bob Bell has said he would request a recount of his race against Anchorage Sen. Hollis French, who leads by 51 votes. (French=7593. Bell=7542.) French had a 54-vote lead on Friday, when the last…
Celebration of Hope for peace
JPPJ will commemorate the decade on Saturday with a Celebration of Hope that peace really will be given a chance in this war-torn world.
Leone, Part 3: Charged with causing deaths of USCG crewmates
Lt. Lance Leone, the co-pilot, was the sole survivor of a 2010 helicopter crash in Washington.
Friday Newscast 11/23/12
Oil tax reform may play big role in national debt discussions
Tax reform could play a significant part of the debt package, and the oil and gas industry is making sure it keeps its tax breaks.