Five new names engraved on Alaska Commercial Fishermen’s Memorial.
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Pressure cooker confidence
Retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Kevin Sweeney knows how to deal with extraordinary stress.
With the Air Force song blaring, Sweeney told a Juneau audience Wednesday he loved being an Air Force pilot.
Learn to Swim program gets high marks
The first year of the Juneau School District’s “Learn to Swim” program was a “huge success,” according to the co-chair of the city’s Aquatic Facilities Advisory Board.
Juneau residents dispose of 182 pounds of pills
Juneau residents got rid of five boxes and 182 pounds of old, expired pills Saturday as part of National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day.
Place names book documents Southeast Alaska history
A new book from the Sealaska Heritage Institute and the University of Washington Press presents about 3,000 Southeast Alaska Native place names. Many came close to being lost, replaced by Western labels.
KTOO, local papers win Alaska Press Club awards
KTOO, the Juneau Empire and Capital City Weekly each took home several awards at the annual Alaska Press Club conference held this weekend in Anchorage.