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Facing range of choices, Legislature studies school funding compromise
JUNEAU — Lawmakers will increase school funding this year — but with the majority of the session in…
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Kito confirmed for Juneau House seat
JUNEAU (AP) — House Democrats have confirmed Sam Kito III as the newest member of the state Legislature.…
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Austerman seeks audit on ferry repairs
JUNEAU (AP) — A Kodiak lawmaker has requested an audit on the handling of repairs on the ferry…
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Homer artist, poet win Governor’s Award for the Arts
Homer artist Ronald Senungetuk will receive the Governor’s Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Arts and Humanities at…
Sports
Homer shoots it out with Houston, Hutchison, Juneau
By McKibben Jackinsky Staff writer The End of the Road Shootout at the Kevin Bell Arena begins today…
Sports
Homer’s Brinster takes first in state diving competition
Wrapping up his high school diving career, Homer High School senior Kaec Brinster swept the state dive competition…
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Alaska Ferry Adventures closes
Signs have been taken down, furniture moved out and the doors shut on Alaska Ferry Adventures and Tours.…
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State change may force busy Homer tour booking office to close doors
BY MICHAEL ARMSTRONG STAFF WRITER A longtime Homer tour and ferry booking agency could close at the end…
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Cruisers, fare wars drive solid season
As the leaves turn and snowflakes begin to replace rain in some parts of Alaska, tourism industry officials…
Community
Students can enter poetry contest
The National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation, in partnership with the Alaska State Council on…
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What others say:
Here, in the Juneau Empire newsroom, we all remember where we were 12 years ago when the World…
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NOAA hosting open house of research institute
JUNEAU — The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is hosting an open house of its Ted Stevens Marine…
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Former Coast Guard cutter Storis goes up for auction
KODIAK — The federal government is putting a former Coast Guard cutter up for auction after efforts to…