In a blow to bar owners, a city committee decided Thursday to offer the option for discussion that all public facilities and businesses be smoke-free in Juneau.

The American Red Cross announced last week it will use its Liberty Fund solely for people affected by the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

Bartenders and liquor store clerks charged with selling alcohol to minors are getting jail time and fines for their crimes, but most apparently are not losing their jobs.

The legality of the Juneau smoking ordinance is less hazy after Superior Court Judge Philip Pallenberg shot down a private association's assertion that it was not subject to the city smoking ban.

Bartenders and liquor store clerks charged with selling alcohol to minors are getting jail time and fines for their crimes, but most apparently are not losing their jobs.