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State university system plans strategy for federal budget cuts

...monitoring program.The funding pinch isn't an entirely new development, although the drop-off next month will be much steeper. The elimination of federal earmarks has already made federal funds scarcer than they used to be, Beam said.In weeks like...

http://juneauempire.com/state/2013-05-27/state-university-system-plans-strategy-
State | Local
Juneau Ridge Hike

...wait patiently until the steep climb is finished.We...our way across several steep snow gullies that are...slopes ahead that looked steeper in places than I thought...stunning, as usual. The steeper snow turned out to be...caught on impossibly steep grassy slopes that eventually...

http://juneauempire.com/blog-post/betsy-fischer/2013-06-06/juneau-ridge-hike
Mt. Roberts Race slated for Saturday

...are expecting a fast and muddy race Saturday. Recent work on the trail has replaced some of the switchbacks with shorter, steeper sections of Mount Roberts Trail, and the shortened course could result in record times. The race is held later in the year...

http://juneauempire.com/sports/2011-08-11/mt-roberts-race-slated-saturday
Sports
New Mexico man killed in plane crash

...sightseeing plane in southeast Alaska crashed on the side of a steep mountain, Alaska State Troopers said Wednesday.Thomas L...000-foot level of the mountain as very treacherous, unstable and steep."It is a very challenging area," he said.Johnson said...

http://juneauempire.com/state/2013-06-05/new-mexico-man-killed-plane-crash
State
Personal income in Alaska drops 3.2 percent

ANCHORAGE - Alaska had the steepest recent fall of personal income of any state, according to a federal agency. The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis reported...

http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/062309/reg_453703593.shtml
Explore Alaska without the pricey excursions

...walking distance from the port, though it requires a jaunt up steep streets. The trail, which forms a spine for a network of trails...even a mountain goat, black bear or porcupine. The trail is steep and narrow in sections and can be hot in the sun, so bring...

http://juneauempire.com/state/2013-06-12/explore-alaska-without-pricey-excursion
State | Local
Keep an eye on avalanche dangers

...by loose snow sluffs off of rocks, trees, and even simply by more windloading. Most of this slide activity is limited to steeper pitches and open areas. The deeper weak layers of instability appear to be gaining strength. As (Thursday's) winds die...

http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/022511/reg_790658368.shtml
Regional News
Laws overcomes White Mountains 100-miler

...and along the Wickersham Creek valley of black spruce. The steepest climb of the race, the Wickersham Wall, rose 600 feet over...Laws said. "It is like going up Mount Roberts, just steeper and longer. I just kept telling myself that I had to earn...

http://juneauempire.com/sports/2013-03-31/laws-overcomes-white-mountains-100-mil
Sports
iPods and iTunes abound on Eaglecrest

On powder days at Eaglecrest, skiers and riders scour the slopes - down the steepest runs and gullies, over rollers and through the trees, ending with groomers in the afternoon when muscles are spent. A hike along...

http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/013108/mus_242140937.shtml
Governor, lawmakers seek gas investigation

...Gov. Sarah Palin and two state senators are asking for an investigation into why Alaska's gasoline prices are so much steeper than anywhere else in the nation. They asked Attorney General Talis Colberg to look into why Alaskans are paying about 75...

http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/081308/reg_318134347.shtml

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