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Finance moves MTAB expansion ahead

...vital - you say there's no transportation to the north?" asked Olson, who represents much of Alaska's vast northern region in the Senate. "I thought Alaska Airlines went in there several times a week, plus you have a small commuter carrier...

http://juneauempire.com/state/2013-03-15/finance-moves-mtab-expansion-ahead
State
March First Friday art walk

...deja-vu, dreams, storms and mysterious events," she writes. "The action takes place in the silent and magical Northern regions.""Double Exposure," Juneau Photo GroupSommers Building, 228 Seward St. (across from The Canvas) and KTOO...

http://juneauempire.com/art/2013-02-28/march-first-friday-art-walk
Art
Snuggling up with 'I Would Tuck You In'

...no wording that is so long the wiggles set in.From page one, the book introduces readers to the wildlife of our northern region. There are snowshoe hares, bowhead and humpback whales, brown bears, caribou, little brown bats, boreal owls and...

http://juneauempire.com/art/2012-11-22/snuggling-i-would-tuck-you
Art
Supreme Court rejects trail restriction lawsuit

...land. Miners still use the trail but move fuel and supplies mostly in winter when the ground is frozen, said DNR northern region manager Chris Milles.Only the first 1.5 miles of the trail nearest the highway have been hardened.The trail...

http://juneauempire.com/state/2012-11-25/supreme-court-rejects-trail-restriction
State
Taquka, the Kodiak bear, arrives at Sweden's Orsa Bear Park

...introducing Taquka as Alaska's ambassador to Sweden and encouraging continued cooperation between the people of northern regions.The bear park is the only wildlife facility outside of the U.S. to exhibit a Kodiak bear.Taquka was found orphaned...

http://juneauempire.com/outdoors/2012-07-06/taquka-kodiak-bear-arrives-swedens-o
Outdoors
Book signing event to be held with Bob Armstrong

...which was written with John Hudson and Kathy Hocker, outlines the most common aquatic insects that live in our northern regions and why they are important. This book, like many others, appeals to a large audience."He has books that range...

http://juneauempire.com/outdoors/2012-08-03/book-signing-event-be-held-bob-armst
Outdoors
Attack kills 120 Syrian forces; crackdown feared

BEIRUT - Armed men killed 120 Syrian security forces and torched government buildings Monday in a northern region where troops have unleashed deadly assaults on protesters for days, Syria said. The government vowed to respond "decisively...

http://juneauempire.com/zeina-karam/2011-06-06/attack-kills-120-syrian-forces-cr
Practice runways give pilots in Fairbanks a place to hone their skills

...meeting a couple years ago as a way to reduce accidents in Alaska. The idea was spawned as a result of work done by the northern region of the Alaska Department of Transportation. The DOT, which is responsible for constructing and maintaining airports...

http://juneauempire.com/neighbors/2011-06-11/practice-runways-give-pilots-fairba
Neighbors
Critters moving away from global warming faster, study shows

...the further north the species live, the faster they moved their home base. That makes sense because in general northern regions are warming more than those closer to the equator.. Conservation biologist Mike Dombeck, a former U.S. Forest...

http://juneauempire.com/seth-borenstein/2011-08-18/critters-moving-away-global-w
Public safety officials say communication is biggest change since the attacks

...Southeast Alaska. There is a second hub in Anchorage that covers Central Alaska and another in Fairbanks that works the Northern region. There are about 27 airports in Alaska that are federalized, seven in Southeast. TSA also has responsibility for...

http://juneauempire.com/local/2011-09-11/public-safety-officials-say-communicati
Local

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