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Neighbors news: Wells Fargo donates to Housing First, Rasmuson Foundation approves grants, school breakfast program continues

Neighbors

Neighbors news: Wells Fargo donates to Housing First, Rasmuson Foundation approves grants, school breakfast program continues

Neighbors news in brief.

Opinion: The upside-down economics of the health insurance system

Opinion

Opinion: The upside-down economics of the health insurance system

Democrats and Republicans in Congress got it all wrong.

Sen. Shelley Hughes

Opinion

Opinion: Sen. Hughes: Time to let go and get it right

The sound of the crowd is at fever pitch.

Living & Growing: Finding the balance between light and dark

Neighbors

Living & Growing: Finding the balance between light and dark

It’s not always easy here in Alaska.

Thank you letters for Dec. 8, 2019

Neighbors

Thank you letters for Dec. 8, 2019

Thank you, merci, danke.

The Tongass National Forest sign stands near the Auke Village Recreation Area. (Juneau Empire File)

Opinion

Opinion: Trout Unlimited’s assertions on Tongass are wrong

Assertions that 66% of the “largest and best stands” have been cut is absurd.

Sustainable Alaska: Saving Energy at UAS

News

Sustainable Alaska: Saving Energy at UAS

How the campus saves energy (and money).

Police calls for Friday, Dec. 6, 2019

News

Police calls for Friday, Dec. 6, 2019

This report contains public information available to the Empire from law enforcement and public safety agencies. This report…

Redoubt’s big impact 30 years ago

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Redoubt’s big impact 30 years ago

The eruption that nearly brought down a passenger jet.

University of Alaska regents reject consolidation plan

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University of Alaska regents reject consolidation plan

Regents will revisit issue in 2021.

The Tongass National Forest is the largest national forest in the United States at 17 million acres. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

Opinion

Opinion: The Roadless Rule doesn’t save anything

It is a politically motivated impediment to good forest management and use.

The Alaska Marine Highway’s ferry Matanuska passes the Eagle Glacier on its way south to Juneau. (Juneau Empire File)

Letters to the Editor

Opinion: The ferry, cruise ship connection

Letters to the editor.

Your weekend guide: a tourism talk, a robotics tournament and live music and art

News

Your weekend guide: a tourism talk, a robotics tournament and live music and art

Here’s what’s happening this week.

Police calls for Thursday, Dec. 5, 2019

News

Police calls for Thursday, Dec. 5, 2019

This report contains public information available to the Empire from law enforcement and public safety agencies. This report…

A city employee uses an all-terrain vehicle to plow Franklin Street sidewalks in this March 2017 photo. Sunday, there will be a Kid’s Day hosted by the Downtown Business Association downtown. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

News

Kid’s Day is Sunday downtown

Sunday is Kid’s Day downtown.

Holiday pops, a Gallery Walk street closure and a New Years Eve party announced

News

Holiday pops, a Gallery Walk street closure and a New Years Eve party announced

News briefs for the week of Dec. 5, 2019.

A little brown bat. (Courtesy Photo | Alaska Department of Fish and Game)

News

Dogs make the best bat-scent detectors, helping local researchers

The excellent noses of dogs are put to work in bat research.

Police calls for Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2019

News

Police calls for Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2019

This report contains public information available to the Empire from law enforcement and public safety agencies. This report…

People gather on Front Street during Gallery Walk on Friday, Dec. 7, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

News

Your Guide to Gallery Walk 2019

It’s the biggest Friday Friday of the year.

Southeast Alaska teen hospitalized in state’s first vaping injury case

News

Southeast Alaska teen hospitalized in state’s first vaping injury case

The teenager remains hospitalized.