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The U.S. Capitol building in Washington, March 25, 2025. (Eric Lee/The New York Times)

Opinion

My Turn: Stress and accountability — another letter to Sullivan and Begich

I hesitate to spend my valuable time writing to you again because I have the feeling you never…

(Juneau Empire file photo)

Letters to the Editor

Letter: JAHC removing DEI language is a compromise of principles

In regards to the article about the JAHC removing DEI language from their site: I understand that there…

Gov. Mike Dunleavy speaks to reporters during a press conference at the Alaska State Capitol on Thursday, April 17, 2025. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire file photo)

Opinion

My Turn: Trump-Dunleavy’s obliteration day

Alaska has overwhelmingly voted twice for President Trump and Gov. Dunleavy. So, you would think they would treat…

A polar bear is spotted on a multiyear ice floe in the Beaufort Sea on Aug. 13, 2023. The Trump administration is planning to designate a new “High Arctic” region off Alaska for offshore oil and gas leasing. (Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Scott Bice/U.S. Coast Guard)

News

Trump administration plans offshore oil leasing in Alaska’s ‘High Arctic’

Multiyear program will include a reconfigured Arctic area where future lease sales will be held.

Gov. Mike Dunleavy and other state of Alaska officials pose for a photo with Taiwan President Lai Ching-te, center, and other government officials during Dunleavy’s trip to Taiwan last month. (Taiwan Office of the President photo)

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Alaska’s governor flew to Taiwan to sell LNG. China’s not happy.

China says Dunleavy’s trip “sends a very wrong signal to the ‘Taiwan independence’ separatist forces.”

The steamboat Yukon travels the Yukon River. (Public domain photo)

Sports

Alaska Science Forum: An early ascent of the Yukon River

Civil War veteran Charles Raymond was 27 when he accepted an assignment to visit the new U.S. territory…

(Michael Penn / Juneau Empire file photo)

News

Police calls for Wednesday, April 16, 2025

This report contains public information from law enforcement and public safety agencies.

(Michael Penn / Juneau Empire file photo)

News

Police calls for Tuesday, April 15, 2025

This report contains public information from law enforcement and public safety agencies.

(Michael Penn / Juneau Empire file photo)

News

Police calls for Monday, April 14, 2025

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A rainbow spans the University of Alaska Southeast campus in September of 2024. (University of Alaska Southeast photo)

Neighbors

Sustainable Alaska: Reading relations

For the program’s 14th iteration, UAS’s One Campus, One Book committee selected Max Libioron’s challenging “Pollution is Colonialism.”…

The Norwegian Bliss arrives in Juneau on Monday, April 14, 2025. (Jasz Garrett / Juneau Empire file photo)

News

Ships in port for the week of April 20

This information comes from the Cruise Line Agencies of Alaska’s 2024 schedule. Capacity figures in parenthesis were pulled…

Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) walks out of the Senate chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington, Feb. 20, 2025. Murkowski, who has routinely broken with her party to criticize President Donald Trump, has made a startling admission about the reality of serving in public office at a time when an unbound leader in the Oval Office is bent on retribution against his political foes. (Haiyun Jiang / The New York Times)

Opinion

Opinion: Stand with Murkowski

On Monday at a summit for the Foraker Group’s leadership, Sen. Lisa Murkowski was asked, “What do you…

A black bear sporting numerous lacerations on its face hunts for salmon along Steep Creek at the Mendenhall Glacier Visitors Center. (Michael Penn / Juneau Empire file photo)

Opinion

My Turn: State overstepping its boundaries on wildlife predator control

In 2023 the Alaska Department of Fish and Game began a cull of predators, specifically brown bears in…

Rep. Andy Josephson, D-Anchorage and co-chair of the House Finance Committee, in charge of the operating budget, listens to debate Monday, April 14, 2025, on the operating budget. (James Brooks/Alaska Beacon)

News

Alaska House votes down symbolic antiabortion budget language, passes amendment against trans care

Debate continues this week on draft state operating budget authored by the House of Representatives.

(City and Borough of Juneau photo)

Opinion

Opinion: Juneau taxpayers fight back

The right of the citizenry to directly petition their government is often seen primarily as a way for…

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Neighbors

Living and Growing: Holy Week

Filipinos are known all over the world for their strong faith in God and for their deep love…

Speaker of the House Bryce Edgmon, I-Dillingham, talks to fellow legislators during a break in budget debates Wednesday, April 16, 2025. (James Brooks/Alaska Beacon)

News

Alaska House approves draft budget with large deficit and estimated $1,400 dividend

Under-construction state operating budget now goes to Senate, which is expected to make further cuts.

(Michael Penn / Juneau Empire file photo)

News

Police calls for Sunday, April 13, 2025

This report contains public information from law enforcement and public safety agencies.

(Michael Penn / Juneau Empire file photo)

News

Police calls for Thursday, April 10, 2025

This report contains public information from law enforcement and public safety agencies.

A queen bumblebee visits a blueberry flower. (Photo by Bob Armstrong)

Sports

On The Trails: Spring flowers and their pollinators

Spring flowers have co-evolved with insect pollinators for a long time. The flowers require pollen delivery to set…