News
Police calls for Wednesday, May 9, 2018
This report contains public information available to the Empire from law enforcement and public safety agencies. This report…
News
Cesar ‘saves’ the day
After scoring the go-ahead run in the top of the seventh inning, Juneau-Douglas High School senior Michael Cesar…
Neighbors
Alaska for Real: The Duma of Decay
A few days ago if you had seen a load of flying laundry neatly settle itself into a…
Neighbors
Playing with Fire: “The Arsonists” at Perseverance Theatre
If given one word to describe Perseverance Theatre’s final production of the 2017-2018 subscription season, “The Arsonists” by…
News
Coffee shop burglar caught, thanks to surveillance camera
A Juneau resident is behind bars after allegedly burglarizing a coffee shop Sunday morning, according to a release…
Opinion
Winning the battle and losing the war on oil tax credits
As the Alaska Legislature completes its annual task of setting next year’s budget, conversations about oil tax credits…
Opinion
A complaint about the Trillium Landing mail service
I am a tax-paying senior citizen recently relocated to Juneau and residing in Trillium Landing, a new complex…
Opinion
No debt for paper: barbarous banks are at Alaska’s gates
A National Public Radio headline caught my attention the other day because it seemed part of a larger…
News
Police calls for Monday, May 7, 2018
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News
Police calls for Sunday, May 6, 2018
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Neighbors
Self-care and the Labyrinth
The first Saturday in May is World Labyrinth Day, a day worthy of celebration. Thanks to a career…
Opinion
The competing strains of winter wheat
“For we are sowing winter wheat That other hands will harvest That they might have enough to eat…
Neighbors
Finding home in Alaska
This past week, I’ve been hopping around the country, visiting schools that I could be attending in the…
Opinion
Public safety is priority No. 1
Currently, our City and Borough of Juneau Assembly members and staff, as well as concerned citizens, are meeting…
News
Police calls for Friday, May 4, 2018
This report contains public information available to the Empire from law enforcement and public safety agencies. This report…
Opinion
Vote for Sara Hannan
Sara Hannan and I first met as worthy opponents on a basketball court. Sara is taller than I…
Letters to the Editor
White House Correspondents Dinners are a farce
The recent kerfuffle over the comedian at the White House Correspondents Dinner is small potatoes compared to the…
News
Photo Contest: Signs of Spring
Signs of spring are all around us in nature: Nettles and fiddlehead ferns are growing, flowers are in…
Neighbors
A good, early spring walk
In mid-April, I had the privilege of observing a necropsy of a subadult male sea lion that recently…
News
Sustainable Alaska: How can we reduce fish ‘shrink’?
The seafood industry continually confronts major opportunities and challenges due to its diversity and complexity. It is one…