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Rita T. ThomasRita T. Thomas (Travers) died May 15, 2013 surrounded by loved ones at the Sitka Pioneers Home. Services will be held June 1 at the Cathedral of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Juneau. A full obituary will follow.

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Death Notices
Disrespect

First off, thank you to the Juneau Jazz & Classics for bringing the tremendous talent Booker T. Jones to Juneau. What a rare treat it was to experience such a blues legend in person. I have to say however, that I was deeply...

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Letters
Indians rally to beat Mariners 10-8

...eighth, ninth and 10th innings."You don't look up very often and see your opponent...Chavez in the ninth off Perez, but couldn't close it out because of their own miscues...just run around and make sure you don't miss a base. It was exciting. You just...

http://juneauempire.com/sports/2013-05-21/indians-rally-beat-mariners-10-8
Sports
Housing Commission seeks further Assembly support

...figure out why affordable housing hasn't been built.Gregory noted that the Affordable...and its cycle. "And tell me why we can't continue on with JEDC helping and coordinating...with you? Is there a reason why they can't keep doing it?"The Juneau Economic Development...

http://juneauempire.com/local/2013-05-21/housing-commission-seeks-further-assemb
Local
Ketchikan works to boot old Guinness record

...this town to come out on a day that didn't start off with the best weather, I'm overwhelmed...even more people. That's when it wasn't a question of if we beat the record, but...certificates.Even though the ink isn't even dry on this one yet, Ketchikan residents...

http://juneauempire.com/state/2013-05-21/ketchikan-works-boot-old-guinness-recor
State
Education Department gives Alaska, 2 more states waivers

...coast."Thirty-seven states and the District of Columbia can't wait any longer for education reform," Duncan said in a statement...reform, but as these states have demonstrated, our kids can't wait any longer for Congress to act," Duncan said.In exchange...

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State
Repeal and replace the giveaway

...Murkowski administration has said this giveaway "just simply doesn't pencil out."It is a fact that there is not one thing in this...budgets for it, not more production. The current tax system isn't perfect, but it's far better for Alaska than this giveaway...

http://juneauempire.com/opinion/2013-05-21/repeal-and-replace-giveaway
Opinion
Alaska unveils plan to assess gas, oil in ANWR

...and experience to put forth this kind of plan, he said."Again, the frustration here is why wouldn't you want to know? ... Why wouldn't the American people want to know what is under their land?" he said. "It's not the Department of...

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State
Volcano's ash prompts flight cancellations

...region," he said. "But if the winds are wrong, you don't want to test that pumice."Pavlof eruptions typically involve...aircraft, according to scientists. That's not to say it couldn't spew out much higher plumes, they said.The volcano 625 miles...

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State
Falcons' grapplers end of season awards

...are projecting 5-10 incoming freshman and the possibility of having 3-5 kids who will be sophomores next year that didn't wrestle this year."I'm not going to make any bold predictions but these guys are ready to start training for next season...

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