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    Union opposes legislative action on minimum wage before vote
    Union opposes legislative action on minimum wage before...
    April 2, 2014 1:47 pm

    JUNEAU (AP) — The head of the state’s largest labor union said his organization would oppose any move by lawmakers…

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    House Finance tackles charter school worries
    House Finance tackles charter school worries
    March 19, 2014 2:02 pm

    JUNEAU — The House Finance Committee on Tuesday continued its discussion of Gov. Sean Parnell’s omnibus education bill, focusing on…

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    Facing range of choices, Legislature studies school funding compromise
    Facing range of choices, Legislature studies school funding...
    By MATT WOOLBRIGHT • March 12, 2014 11:49 am

    JUNEAU — Lawmakers will increase school funding this year — but with the majority of the session in the books,…

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    Kito confirmed for Juneau House seat
    Kito confirmed for Juneau House seat
    February 26, 2014 11:30 am

    JUNEAU (AP) — House Democrats have confirmed Sam Kito III as the newest member of the state Legislature. Gov. Sean…

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    Austerman seeks audit on ferry repairs
    Austerman seeks audit on ferry repairs
    February 26, 2014 11:29 am

    JUNEAU (AP) — A Kodiak lawmaker has requested an audit on the handling of repairs on the ferry Tustumena. Rep….

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    Homer artist, poet win Governor’s Award for the Arts
    Homer artist, poet win Governor’s Award for the...
    January 15, 2014 3:19 pm

    Homer artist Ronald Senungetuk will receive the Governor’s Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Arts and Humanities at an awards…

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    Mariner defensemen JJ Sonnen, Anton Kuzmin and Dawson Roberts are looking forward to the End of the Road Shootout, today through Saturday, with teams from Houston, Hutchison and Juneau in town for three days of hockey action at the Kevin Bell Arena.-Photo by McKibben Jackinsky, Homer News
    Homer shoots it out with Houston, Hutchison, Juneau
    November 21, 2013 12:04 pm

    By McKibben Jackinsky Staff writer The End of the Road Shootout at the Kevin Bell Arena begins today and continues…

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    Homer’s Kaec Brinster dives during the finals of the ASAA/First National Bank Alaska Swimming & Diving State Championships on Saturday at Juneau’s Dimond Park Aquatic Center.-Klas Stolpe, Morris News Service-Alaska
    Homer’s Brinster takes first in state diving competition
    By McKibben Jackinsky • November 14, 2013 10:27 am

    Wrapping up his high school diving career, Homer High School senior Kaec Brinster swept the state dive competition in Juneau…

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    Alaska Ferry Adventures closes
    Alaska Ferry Adventures closes
    By Michael Armstrong • November 6, 2013 2:04 pm

    Signs have been taken down, furniture moved out and the doors shut on Alaska Ferry Adventures and Tours. As of…

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    Phil Morris, left, and Pat Merrill, right, of Alaska Ferry Adventures & Tours stand by Morris’ truck advertising the tour company’s website.-Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News
    State change may force busy Homer tour booking...
    October 23, 2013 4:08 pm

    BY MICHAEL ARMSTRONG STAFF WRITER A longtime Homer tour and ferry booking agency could close at the end of the…

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    Cruisers, fare wars drive solid season
    Cruisers, fare wars drive solid season
    By Elwood Brehmer • October 2, 2013 1:00 pm

    As the leaves turn and snowflakes begin to replace rain in some parts of Alaska, tourism industry officials across the…

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    Students can enter poetry contest
    Students can enter poetry contest
    September 12, 2013 9:25 am

    The National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation, in partnership with the Alaska State Council on the Arts…

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    What others say:
    What others say:
    September 12, 2013 9:06 am

    Here, in the Juneau Empire newsroom, we all remember where we were 12 years ago when the World Trade Center…

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