...great Alaskan, a great Anchorageite and a great friend of Juneau when we needed one," he said. Contact reporter Mary Catharine Martin at 523-2276 or maryc.martin@juneauempire.com. The Associated Press contributed to this article.

The Assembly adopted Juneau's 2011 fiscal year budget at its meeting Wednesday night.

...and the performing arts in Juneau. "We're excited ... to learn the community," he said. Contact reporter Mary Catharine Martin at 523-2276 or maryc.martin@juneauempire.com.

...Service, United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the Alaska Wildlife Troopers in Juneau. Contact reporter Mary Catharine Martin at 523-2276 or maryc.martin@juneauempire.com.

Juneau residents are weighing in on Alaska Electric Light & Power's proposed 22 percent rate increase and almost entirely against it.

GCI, which recently removed many of its pay phones around Juneau, has agreed after discussions with city officials to keep around 20 phones in public locations through June 30, 2011.

...Danner said she plans to continue to attend the board's meetings in an effort to stay informed. Contact reporter Mary Catharine Martin at 523-2276 or maryc.martin@juneauempire.com.

They tossed their hats and the quintessential beach ball. They listened to community members, adults and peers exhorting them to dream, to write down their goals and to risk ridicule and failure to achieve them, to see the value of their own lives and to be safe. They walked across the stage to collect their diploma in blue robes paired with heels, flip flops and sneakers.

Do Alaska's youth engage in more or less risky behavior than those elsewhere?