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If you are going to a big party and want to bring something unusual but not too difficult to make, consider this recipe.

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Spruce needles are loaded with nasty chemicals; some of them toxic and consumers must have a physiological way to avoid the toxic effects. And mature needles are tough, not easily digestible. Who would want to eat such a diet??

Employees at Petersburg's Lee's Clothing store pose in their Dale of Norway sweaters. (Klas Stolpe / Juneau Independent) By Klas Stolpe Juneau Independent I have learned a lot in my 66 years. Well, some things… a few… not much really. But sweaters. I know a thing or two about sweaters. I had been hoping to share my knowledge gleaned from years of succumbing to my Norwegian-themed hometown’s vast sweater lineage when the annual Solstice Sweater Shuffle kicks off at 10 a.m. Sat

One thing that unites Juneauites even more than talking and/or complaining about the weather is our goldfish-like memory when it comes to said weather. I blame a lot of that on the weather itself; a glorious weekend of sunshine seems to dry soggy reminders of a month-long rains and a winter storm that brings two feet of snow is more than sufficient to bury the memories of weeks where the ground sat brown and cold.

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One person said they tasted ‘like Christmas’, another said they were a fragrant explosion of flavors.

Scientists with the Alaska Earthquake Center created this diagram in which red dots represent the Dec. 6, 2025, Hubbard Glacier earthquake and its many aftershocks. The dotted line connecting the Totschunda and Fairweather fault systems represents a possible “connector fault,” about which scientists have theorized for years. (Graphic courtesy Alaska Earthquake Center) By Ned Rozell A few days ago, the forces beneath Alaska rattled people within a 500-mile radius: A magnitude

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First, a word about definitions: we use the word "anadromous" to refer especially to fish that run up streams from the sea to spawn. That word comes from the Greek words meaning "to run up." However, since some salmon live in freshwaters and run up from lakes into the spawning streams, they also fit the definition of anadromous. So here, I will use the term "sea-run" for the familiar types of salmon.

Fall is not really a good time to look for wildflowers, but along several trails we have noticed that yarrow is still blooming nicely, even a bit past the middle of the month.

AI Tries To Write The News is a weekly feature where a commercial AI blog tool is asked to write news stories about notable local events of the past week, with excerpts of the results provided.