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Alaska Editorial: Lofty Language: President's Arctic policy sets an expansive tone

...public his National Strategy for the Arctic Region on Friday. It's a document that will...and infrastructure development in the region," the policy states.The Obama administration...as the National Strategy for the Arctic Region. It says the United States seeks an Arctic...

http://juneauempire.com/opinion/2013-05-20/alaska-editorial-lofty-language-presi
Opinion
Local Sports Schedule

...TMHS @ Melvin Park. Crimson Bears' Senior night and Pink Out nights.Thurs-Saturday, May 23-25BASEBALLAway, TBD, Region V tournament @ Ketchikan. Top two finishers go to state tournament in Anchorage.SOCCERAway, TBD, ASAA state soccer tournament...

http://juneauempire.com/sports/2013-05-19/local-sports-schedule
Sports
Falcons' freshman phenom flies for first in Fairbanks

...on Alaska Airlines back to Juneau today... but the Thunder Mountain High School freshman should.Welling has beaten the region, the upper classmen, the odds and now even the weather could not slow down the talented Falcons athlete.Welling won three...

http://juneauempire.com/sports/2013-05-19/falcons-freshman-phenom-flies-first-fa
Sports | JDHS | TMHS
Local Sports Schedule

...Cancer Connection.5:30 p.m., JDHS JV vs. TMHS JV in Pink Out Game.Thurs-Saturday, May 23-25BASEBALLAway, TBD, Region V tournament @ Ketchikan. Top two finishers go to state tournament in Anchorage.SOCCERAway, TBD, ASAA state soccer tournament...

http://juneauempire.com/sports/2013-05-20/local-sports-schedule
Sports
Arctic states open council to China, India, SKorea

...South Korea that are seeking to mine the region for its untapped energy and other natural...served as a watchdog for the rights of the region's indigenous people and protector of...panel's core goals of safeguarding the region."There is no such thing as a free lunch...

http://juneauempire.com/state/2013-05-16/arctic-states-open-council-china-india-
State
Group to sue to force polar bear recovery plan

...Service to complete a required five-year status review of the bears found along the northern coast of Alaska and other Arctic regions.The Interior Department listed polar bears as threatened five years ago because of loss of their primary habitat, sea ice...

http://juneauempire.com/state/2013-05-16/group-sue-force-polar-bear-recovery-pla
State
Falcons and Crimson Bears tracking to state

...hurdles this year, running a 46.56 at the Region V Championships in Juneau last weekend...as the next fastest 15 times were from regions outside the district. Dimond High School's...Douglas Cook and Ricky Voelz representing Region V as well. Cook and Voelz will also run...

http://juneauempire.com/sports/2013-05-16/falcons-and-crimson-bears-tracking-sta
Sports
Critics lukewarm on US plans in Arctic region

...A new U.S. strategy for the Arctic region has gotten a lukewarm response from a...outlining U.S. priorities in the icy region. Unveiled last week, the blueprint vows...the Arctic, like climate change and the region's indigenous people. It holds high-level...

http://juneauempire.com/state/2013-05-14/critics-lukewarm-us-plans-arctic-region
State
House Committee to hear Sealaska land bills

...outside the existing, very limited land pool would help all of the residents of rural and Alaska Native communities in the region."H.R. 740 is titled "Southeast Alaska Native Land Entitlement Finalization and Jobs Protection Act" and was sponsored...

http://juneauempire.com/local/2013-05-16/house-committee-hear-sealaska-land-bill
Local
Be Alert! Wildlife babies are out & about

...spring.Certainly Southeast Alaska does not have an urban abundance of moose, but these large ungulates do live in the SE region and just this week a cow moose was spotted north of Juneau. "This is probably the most dangerous time of year to be around...

http://juneauempire.com/outdoors/2013-05-17/be-alert-wildlife-babies-are-out-abo
Outdoors

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