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GED recipients celebrate with graduation ceremony

...You've all come tonight to say 'you've done a great job. Well done. You're on your way. You've set your path. The future's...myself and if I worked for the world that it would work for me as well. I'm proud to be part of the Williams."In closing, Lyle...

http://juneauempire.com/local/2013-05-18/ged-recipients-celebrate-graduation-cer
Local
As mining booms in Southeast, so does mine training program

...elsewhere in the state who took it online as well - did the best, scoring a 92.3 percent...following safety procedures to students as well.Despite the sometimes graphic material...he hopes to go into the mining field as well. Asked when he became interested in mining...

http://juneauempire.com/state/2013-05-18/mining-booms-southeast-so-does-mine-tra
State
Rustan Burton named publisher of the Empire

...real, dominant place in communities as well."He said he looks forward to getting...loves Alaska and will serve the community well. We are lucky he's chosen to come work...owns and operates 12 daily newspapers as well as non-daily newspapers, city magazines...

http://juneauempire.com/local/2013-05-17/rustan-burton-named-publisher-empire
Local
Neary named new director of the Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center

John Neary remembers well the time he watched a group of tourists...before a big brown bear was interested, as well. As the story goes, the tourists backed...leave feeling like they spent that hour well. "The expectations are kinda big...

http://juneauempire.com/outdoors/2013-05-16/neary-named-new-director-mendenhall-
Outdoors
Interior issues new drilling rule on public land

...allows users to gather well-specific data on thousands...proper construction of wells and disposal of wastewater...with industry groups as well as fracking opponents...site does not work as well as officials hope...estimated 90 percent" of wells drilled on federal and...

http://juneauempire.com/not-web/2013-05-17/interior-issues-new-drilling-rule-pub
Not For Web
BLM releases plan to address abandoned Alaska wells

...the so-called "legacy well" sites. Members of Alaska's...Jewell acknowledged the wells are a problem but said...she wanted to review the wells listed in the report in...handling of the legacy well issue, said it appeared...documentation on the 18 USGS wells, though, to make sure...

http://juneauempire.com/state/2013-05-09/blm-releases-plan-address-abandoned-ala
State
Buccaneer Energy begins drilling Cosmo well

...drilling its first Cosmopolitan Prospect well with the Endeavour-Spirit of Independence...of drilling and logging operations, the well will be plugged back to the bottom of the...tested."If successfully tested, the well will be temporary abandoned as a future...

http://juneauempire.com/state/2013-05-15/buccaneer-energy-begins-drilling-cosmo-
State
US beats Russia 8-3 to reach world hockey semis

...opportunistic play, and we did a very good job defensively, as well as we could against a high power offense. We did it with a lot...play our best game of the tournament. Today everything worked well. I'm happy for Swedish hockey because you have to play for...

http://juneauempire.com/sports/2013-05-17/us-beats-russia-8-3-reach-world-hockey
Sports
Seeking donations for rain gear round-up

...this year has seen few donations. In fact, they only have one so far, said organizer John Webber."It's not looking well," he said. "We've only gotten one donation so far.We'll take just about anything at this point."Rain gear donations...

http://juneauempire.com/outdoors/2013-05-17/seeking-donations-rain-gear-round
Outdoors
On the Trails: Mallard mayhem and other observations

...around here; it happens with many other species of lichen, as well as with mosses. I'd love to know what determines these distributions...bowl behind the cabin are likely to need considerable work as well! It is a shame that some humans just pitch their trash along...

http://juneauempire.com/outdoors/2013-05-17/trails-mallard-mayhem-and-other-obse
Outdoors

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