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My Turn: The Alaska Family Medical Leave Act - not for our families

...partners in order to obtain some of the couples' benefits that legal marriage automatically confers. Now, years later, the promise "to have and to hold, in sickness and in health" has entered their lives. Carmen's cough turned out to be cancer. Overnight...

http://juneauempire.com/opinion/2013-05-24/my-turn-alaska-family-medical-leave-a
Opinion
Redemption

Opens Sunday, Jul 28, 2013 Synopsis: A haunted Afghanistan War veteran assumes a false identity while pursuing his pregnant girlfriend's killer through the streets of London in this thriller from writer/director Steven Knight (who previously penned the screenplays for Eastern Promises and Dirty Pretty Things). Upon laying down his guns and returning to London, weary veteran Joey Jones (Jason Statham) survives on teh streets with his expectant girlfriend Isabelle. When Joey draws the wrath of some vicious gangsters, he flees into an empty Covent Garden apartment, and assumes the identity of its absentee owner while slowly recovering from his wounds. Before long, Joey has landed a job in a Chinese restaurant where his skills as a fighter start to come in handy. But any hope Joey had for a happy future is crushed when he learns Isabelle's corpse has been found in a local river. Turning his back on his sympathetic sponsor Sister Cristina as he calls on his connections in the Chinese underworld, the vengeful veteran risks both his life and his freedom to punish the man responsible for Isabelle's untimely death. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi Cast: Jason Statham, Benedict Wong, Vicky McClure, Agata Buzek Movie Details Buy Tickets Movie Review

Closed Circuit

Opens Wednesday, Aug 28, 2013 Synopsis: Two ex-lovers (Eric Bana and Rebecca Hall) encounter danger when they are assigned to the same defense team in a terrorism trial. Jim Broadbent and CiarĂ¡n Hinds co-star in this thriller written by Steven Knight (Eastern Promises). ~ Sarah Block, Rovi Cast: Eric Bana, Rebecca Hall Movie Details Buy Tickets Movie Review

Iron Man 3

Now Playing Synopsis: Tony Stark (Robert Downey, Jr.) wrestles with inner demons while contending with monsters of his own creation in this sequel from writer\director Shane Black. The story in Iron Man 3 picks up shortly after the events of The Avengers. Having previously entered another dimension in order to save New York City, Tony remains deeply haunted by the experience. Unable to sleep, he throws himself into his work with such intensity that it begins to take a heavy toll on both his mental health and his relationship with Pepper Potts (Gwyneth Paltrow). Tony has only started to appreciate the gravity of his problems when an enigmatic terrorist named the Mandarin (Ben Kingsley) hijacks the airwaves and threatens to bring America to its knees with a painful series of "lessons" that even President Ellis (William Sadler) won't be able to ignore. When Tony's former security guard Happy Hogan (Favreau) is badly injured in an explosion caused by one of the Mandarin's agents, the vengeful playboy issues a public threat that results in his home being completely destroyed in a devastating attack, leaving him to face his enemy with only one badly damaged prototype suit. Fortunately, Tony isn't on his own, and with the help of Col. James Rhodes (Don Cheadle) and a young boy named Harley (Ty Simpkins), he pieces together the mystery of the Mandarin, whose final "lesson" promises to be the most painful of all. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi Cast: Robert Downey, Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle, Guy Pearce, Rebecca Hall Movie Details Play Trailer Buy Tickets Movie Review

NBA owners reject Sacramento Kings move to Seattle

...Anaheim, Calif., but Johnson convinced the NBA to give the city another chance to finance a new arena.Johnson delivered on a promise for a plan for a new downtown arena with help from Stern, but the Maloofs backed out, saying it didn't make financial sense...

http://juneauempire.com/sports/2013-05-16/nba-owners-reject-sacramento-kings-mov
Sports
Wearable robots getting lighter, more portable

...This version, called Indego, is among several competing products being used and tested in U.S. rehab hospitals that hold promise not only for people such as Gore with spinal injuries, but also those recovering from strokes or afflicted with multiple sclerosis...

http://juneauempire.com/not-web/2013-05-10/wearable-robots-getting-lighter-more-
Not For Web
Referendum on the Oil Tax Bill

...the producers have not promised they will increase production to make up for our lost revenue. Indeed, they have made no promises at all. The bill is a bad bargain for Alaska. Actually it is not a bargain at all; it is a one-sided deal that we negotiated...

http://juneauempire.com/opinion/2013-05-12/referendum-oil-tax-bill
Opinion
Afghan president says US wants to keep 9 bases

...he said.But in return, Afghanistan wants a U.S. commitment to boost its security, strengthen its armed forces and promise long-term economic development."It is our condition that they bring security and bring it quickly and strengthen the Afghan...

http://juneauempire.com/not-web/2013-05-10/afghan-president-says-us-wants-keep-9
Not For Web
Obama OK with morning-after pill sales at age 15

...politically motivated and a step backward for women's health."We are profoundly disappointed. This appeal takes away the promise of all women having timely access to emergency contraception," Susannah Baruch, Interim President & CEO of the Reproductive...

http://juneauempire.com/not-web/2013-05-03/obama-ok-morning-after-pill-sales-age
Not For Web
Falcons sweep Vikings at Petersburg diamond

...stretched out but just haven't had a lot of games that we could. It was nice to see him have a good start. He has a lot of promise, just like a lot of our young pitchers. It was nice to see our guys step up when the score was close. Every team likes to...

http://juneauempire.com/sports/2013-05-13/falcons-sweep-vikings-petersburg-diamo
Sports

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