Juneau may limit money for schools in 2011, 2012
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For the past decade or so, the city has contributed above and beyond the maximum allowable amount to the Juneau School District.The Empire:Local @ March 10, 2010
Boxers have a friend in the corner
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Albert "Mean Machine" Valentine is arguably one of Juneau's most notable Roughhouse boxers. He also is one of the best cornermen, a fact that often goes unnoticed unless you happen to be strapped into a pair of gloves as you're staring down an opponent across the ring.The Empire:Local @ March 10, 2010
Corrections
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The correct name of the 3rd grade music winner for the 2010 ASTE contest is Raven Wahl, not Emily Wahl, as stated in an A3 article on Tuesday.The Empire:Local @ March 10, 2010
Police & Fire
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Juneau police and fire officials reported:The Empire:Local @ March 10, 2010
Fred Meyer Fund purchases mobile computer lab
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JUNEAU - SERRC-Alaska's Educational Resource Center provides dozens of statewide programs to improve student achievement. The agency's Alaska Close-Up program brings students from around the state to Juneau for weekly sessions to learn how Alaska's government really works. The program is aligned with Alaska Content Standards and includes time with legislators, the governor, classroom work and attending Legislative sessions.The Empire:Local @ March 10, 2010
Play It Again Sports owner returns from winter conference
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JUNEAU - Owner of Play It Again Sports of Juneau Rusty Scudder recently returned to the area after attending the company's winter conference and trade show. The event was held at the Paris Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas from Feb. 14 to 17.The Empire:Local @ March 10, 2010
Resource Data Inc. announces new staff
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JUNEAU - Custom software development firm Resource Data Inc. has hired new employees:The Empire:Local @ March 10, 2010
Photo: Snow play
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Connor Corcoran, 9, evades snowballs thrown by classmates on the playing field Tuesday between Juneau-Douglas High School and Marie Drake Elementary School.The Empire:Local @ March 10, 2010
Photo: Seen and heard
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Taylor Sutak, left, Johnny Roberts, Luke Padden, and John Lennon of the Floyd Dryden Middle School Choir sixth grade choir sing and use sign language as they perform Bob Chilcott's "Can You Hear Me" during string orchestra and choir programs Tuesday evening in the Thunder Mountain High School auditorium. Sixth-, seventh- and eighth-graders performed under the direction of Missouri Smyth and Mike Bucy.The Empire:Local @ March 10, 2010
Committee rejects land bill amendment
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Juneau residents who want to protect a small patch of land in Tracy Arm did not convince lawmakers Tuesday the parcel is worth amending a controversial lands bill that is making its way through the Legislature.The Empire:Local @ March 10, 2010