SITKA - Every third Thursday in November, tobacco users are encouraged to set a date to quit or pledge to be smoke-free for 24 hours as a part of the American Cancer Society's Great American Smokeout.

SITKA - Every third Thursday in November, tobacco users are encouraged to set a date to quit or pledge to be smoke-free for 24 hours as a part of the American Cancer Society's Great American Smokeout.

Walter R. GriffethLong-time Juneau resident Walter R. Griffeth, 92, passed away on March 29, 2011. He was born April 5, 1919 in Sacramento, California, but lived in Alaska and abroad as a station manager for Pan American Airways for many years,

...response to this case. John Gaguine is an attorney who retired from the Alaska Department of Law after 15 years as an assistant attorney general. His primary client for most of that time was the Alaska Division of Retirement and Benefits.

She was born in Roslyn, British Columbia on March 26, 1908 and came to Douglas with her parents around 1910. On Oct. 15, 1932 she married G.R. ``Mex'' Isaak and they raised six children in Douglas. Isaak was an accomplished baker and produced large varieties of Christmas cookies.

...Fairbanks; Alaska Department of Revenue's Division of Public Services director, 1984-87; director, Alaska Division of Retirement and Benefits, Department of Administration, 1987-90; human resources manager, Legislative Affairs Agency, 1991-93...

...Candidate: Anselm Staack. Residence in Juneau: 25 years. Occupation: Chief financial officer, Alaska Division of Retirement and Benefits; certified public accountant, attorney. Education: Master's degree, business administration...

...2.4 million this year to $13 million for the next fiscal year starting in July, according to the Alaska Division of Retirement and Benefits. That's half the city's $26 million budget, Fairbanks Mayor Steve Thompson said. "We won't...

Longtime Juneau resident Ann Louise Griffeth died July 4, 2008, in Juneau. She was 87.