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Senate panel advances bills on lands, Denali name

...Resources Committee also passed out a bill that would change the name of Mount McKinley to Denali sponsored by Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, and co-sponsored by Sen. Mark Begich, D-Alaska.The money to clean up the abandoned wells is expected to come...

http://juneauempire.com/state/2013-06-19/senate-panel-advances-bills-lands-denal
State
Sealaska lands bill moves forward

...legislation - which is sponsored by U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowkski, R-Alaska, and Mark Begich, D- Alaska, - is part of a larger...Settlement Act. A similar bill sponsored by Rep. Don Young, R- Alaska, made it through the House Committee on Natural Resources...

http://juneauempire.com/state/2013-06-18/sealaska-lands-bill-moves-forward
State
R.I.P.D.

Opens Friday, Jul 19, 2013 Synopsis: The Dark Horse comic R.I.P.D. is adapted by Universal Pictures with this fantasy crime film focusing on a newly deceased cop (Ryan Reynolds) who's drafted into a squad of zombie cops that battle the supernatural. Red's Robert Schwentke directs, with Jeff Bridges co-starring as his partner and Kevin Bacon playing the villain. ~ Jeremy Wheeler, Rovi Cast: Jeff Bridges, Ryan Reynolds, Kevin Bacon, Mary-Louise Parker, Stephanie Szostak Movie Details Play Trailer Buy Tickets Movie Review

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)

Opens Friday, Dec 13, 2013 Synopsis: MGM and Warner Bros. present the second half of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit. Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh share writing duties with Guillermo del Toro on the production, which will shoot simultaneously with the first film. ~ Jeremy Wheeler, Rovi Cast: Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen, Richard Armitage, Andy Serkis, Elijah Wood Movie Details Play Trailer Buy Tickets Movie Review

NAO moving to Mendenhall Mall

...chapter - moving to a larger space and being able to provide a wider assortment of product for our loyal Juneau and Southeast Alaska customers."? Contact Managing Editor John R. Moses at 523-2265 or at john.moses@juneauempire.com.

http://juneauempire.com/local/2013-06-13/nao-moving-mendenhall-mall
Local
B.R.A.K.E.S driver's training

...hired the not-for-profit organization B.R.A.K.E.S. (Be Responsible and Keep...training was free to all participants. B.R.A.K.E.S. is a professional driving...with the glorious weekend we had for the B.R.A.K.E.S. training. Volunteers enjoyed...

http://juneauempire.com/neighbors/2013-06-09-2
Neighbors
Sealaska land bill moves to House floor

...Finalization and Jobs Protection Act, or H.R. 740, championed by Rep. Don Young, was...As the larger of two proposed bills, H. R. 740 would allocate 70,000 acres of the...Act. The smaller of the two bills, H.R. 1306 is meant as a stopgap measure in the...

http://juneauempire.com/local/2013-06-12/sealaska-land-bill-moves-house-floor
Local
Around Town for Tuesday, June 11

...Dauenhauer, 5:30 p.m., Egan Library, UAS. Dauenhauer is the recipient of the University of Alaska Foundation's Edith R. Bullock Prize for Excellence.Children's Life Skills Group, 6-7:30 p.m., AWARE. Tuesday evenings. Rotating topics...

http://juneauempire.com/local/2013-06-11/around-town-tuesday-june-11
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Alaska's 2014 candidates announce plans far in advance

...Alaska's historic 2010 U.S. Senate race, is seeking the GOP nomination for Begich's seat.State Sen. Lesil McGuire, R-Anchorage, and Palmer math teacher Bob Williams, a Democrat, announced plans to run for lieutenant governor as that office's...

http://juneauempire.com/state/2013-06-10/alaskas-2014-candidates-announce-plans-
State
Bloomberg pressures donors over gun control votes

...for nearly an hour Wednesday with House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, and others in the House, where leaders have expressed...forward and talk to us," House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., said. "I know that they're continuing to seek how...

http://juneauempire.com/state/2013-06-12/bloomberg-pressures-donors-over-gun-con
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