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NEWS ABOUT: Juneau

Juneau stories: 7 news summaries

 Palin's Goodbye 
 Cost Alaska $40K 
 —at Least 

Figures are 'incredibly misleading:' Palin flack

Sep 5, 09 4:58 PM CDT
(AP) - Early estimates put the cost of Sarah Palin's midterm resignation as Alaska governor at a minimum of $40,000, not including a special legislative session partly linked to her departure. The preliminary figures obtained by the AP show it cost the state almost $14,100 for the July 26 swearing-in... More »

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Alaska • Juneau • resignation • Sarah Palin • Sean Parnell

OPINION

 Top Towns to Raise 
 Outdoorsy Kids 


Jul 14, 09 6:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - Backpacker combed through info on outdoor programs and proximity to national forests and parks to find the best cities in the US to raise active, crunchy kids. The results:
  • Boulder, Colo.: "Yes, we live here, but Boulder wins on its merits." Close to woods,
... More »

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parenting • United States • children • list • hiking • Juneau • nature • cities • eco friendly towns • outdoors • excercise • Boulder, Colo. • Jackson, Wyo. • Durango, Colo. • Flagstaff, Ariz.

 In Alaska, Melting Glaciers 
 Cause Land to Rise 

Glaciers receding 30 feet each year

May 18, 09 9:01 AM CDT
(Newser) - Around Juneau, Alaska, climate change is causing an unexpected problem, the New York Times reports: As glaciers melt, the land is rising away from the sea. The change—10 feet in about 200 years—is enough to dry up local streams and wetland habitats, and is the result of land... More »

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climate change • Alaska • salmon • Juneau • glacier • wetlands • habitat • Mendenhall glacier

 Palin Billed 
 State to 
 Live at Home 

Gov. charged per diem home fee, and family got $43K in travel expenses

Sep 9, 08 3:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - Sarah Palin charged the state of Alaska nearly $17,000 in per diem fees for 312 nights she spent at her Wasilla home, even though she had moved with her family to the state capitol of Juneau before the legislative session last year, reports the Washington Post. The state has... More »

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Juneau • Department of Commerce • Sarah Palin • Republican National Convention • Wasilla • Todd Palin • travel expenses • per diems • Kim Garnero

 Alaskan City Goes
 Green—by Necessity 

After avalanche, Juneau is forced to find ways to use less energy

May 14, 08 7:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - An energy conservation effort born out of necessity has turned the residents of Juneau, Alaska, into poster children for the green movement, the New York Times reports. Electricity rates skyrocketed 400% after an avalanche knocked out several major transmission towers last month; the state capital has since lowered its electricity... More »

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Alaska • conservation • alternative energy • Juneau • electricity • clean energy • energy consumption

No Pol Left Behind in Alaska Corruption

Bribery scandal spreads from Juneau to DC

Nov 12, 07 4:07 PM CST
(Newser) - Back-room backslaps, pockets stuffed with $100 bills, and the odd Viagra pill—the Washington Post looks at the freewheeling frontier-style corruption exposed in oil-rich Alaska over the last few years, as elected representatives on every level were caught in scandals and many entered guilty pleas. Now the stain is threatening... More »

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Alaska • bribe • corruption • Ted Stevens • Juneau • Pete Kott • Ben Stevens • Veco

Bong Case
4 SCOTUS

A Supreme Court case weighs student's right to "glorify" drug use

Mar 20, 07 10:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - A student glorifying illegal drug use shouldn't be protected by the First Amendment, Ken Starr argued before the Supreme Court yesterday in the case of a high school student suspended for displaying a banner reading "Bong Hits 4 Jesus" during the Winter Olympics Torch Relay in Juneau, Alaska... More »

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Samuel Alito • John Roberts • Kenneth Starr • Alaska • bongs • drugs • First Amendment • drug use • Juneau • Olympic Games • US Supreme Court

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