This has all been great advice. Didn't expect the juniper to be such a loser!
I think we are likely to pull it out, by the time we lop off the 6-12 inches needed to get out of the side walk, it'll be bare bones. Looks like it'll go when the weather warms up.
Still need to figure out how to handle the yew up by the porch. It give a nice bit of depth to the walk way, and covers up the ugly porch steps a bit.
