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Life on the water

...we pay for the upkeep of the boat. It's also a little bit nicer - it just keeps the place warmer, frankly, in the winter...all know, housing in Juneau is crazy expensive, so it's nice to be able to offer people a slightly more reasonable living...

http://juneauempire.com/neighbors/2013-06-16/life-water
Neighbors
Spring break: Senegal

"I know it costs more, but this taxi's more expensive is because it's BIGGER and NICER than others, trust me!" reasons Mouktar, the Senegalese taxi driver as he climbs into the driver's seat and slams his door...

http://juneauempire.com/neighbors/2013-06-09/spring-break-senegal
Neighbors
A crack, a shriek, a bolt of lightning

...thunderstorms moved through the region."What we've got is a low-pressure system up in the Yukon and its been pushing across a nice frontal boundary and is now crossing over the Juneau area," Pete Boyd, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service...

http://juneauempire.com/local/2013-06-18/crack-shriek-bolt-lightning
Local
Choose respect. Wait, what's respect?

...a potential 9-month absence.Respect is taking note of a woman's achievements, not her appearance. Maybe she does look nice today, but have you ever commented on how she made a thoughtful comment in a meeting? How she really showed initiative on a...

http://juneauempire.com/blog-post/melissa-griffiths/2013-06-18/choose-respect-wa
Paratroopers fill the skies over JBER

...Coordination is key when it comes to dropping hundreds of soldiers out of airplanes at once. That's why McFarlane said it's nice to be located at a base that has a large training area and Air Force planes on standby right next door."All three days (are...

http://juneauempire.com/state/2013-06-17/paratroopers-fill-skies-over-jber
State
'Sum..m' - at last!

...lupine, chocolate lilies, shooting stars, sweet pea, nagoon berries and germanium were all out and rather than bloom from nice landscaped plots these flowers captivated large fields framed by rugged mountains... simply grand. And instead of visiting...

http://juneauempire.com/opinion/2013-06-16/summ-last
Opinion
Colon wins 6th straight as A's rout Mariners 10-2

...extend his home win streak to seven."Today could have gotten away from him early," Donaldson said. "Reddick made that nice catch and it kind of picked him up. Bartolo is a never-say-die guy anyway. You know he's going to come back and throw...

http://juneauempire.com/sports/2013-06-17/colon-wins-6th-straight-rout-mariners-
Sports
Terry Ann Gonwa

...2013'Sugar and spice and everything nice, that's what little girls are made of...and the sugar and spice and everything nice become the unique qualities that are woven...strength and integrity, and the "everything nice" was her unrelenting spirit. The blending...

http://www.legacy.com/Link.asp?I=LS000165305242
Caught in the act

...years, six months or one's whole life, there's something about the community that makes this place feel like home.One nice thing about the Neighbors beat is that I almost exclusively write the good news. There may be stories about crime and taxes...

http://juneauempire.com/neighbors/2013-06-09/caught-act
Neighbors
Putter Season

...the title of this column cause further confusion, no, it's not about golfing, although I get why people do that, too - nice relaxed pace, good excuse for daytime drinking, primal urge to wield a club. Same reasons I play rec league softball.Anyhoo...

http://juneauempire.com/neighbors/2013-06-09/putter-season
Neighbors

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