News
With bipartisan support, Alaska Senate panel again proposes new ‘75/25’ PFD formula
Proposal directing money mostly to state spending would mean about $1,420 per recipient this year.
Opinion
My Turn: There’s a right way and a wrong way — guess which the governor is choosing
There’s been much talk in the Alaska State Capitol about the United States being “a republic, not a…
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Police calls for Friday, Feb. 21, 2025
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Police calls for Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025
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Police calls for Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025
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U.S. House passes GOP budget teeing up enormous tax and spending cuts
Officials say cuts may result in 100,000 Alaskans losing Medicaid coverage, 70,000 losing SNAP benefits.
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More cruise traffic in Alaska is followed by more wastewater violations, officials say
Violations roughly triple after elimination of ocean ranger program by Dunleavy in 2019.
Sports
On the Trails: Three small owls
We have three small owls that share a lot of characteristics. They are the boreal owl (Aegolius funereus)…
Letters to the Editor
Letter: Apologies and sympathies to fired federal workers
I’m writing to let my friends and neighbors know, those in federal and nonprofit jobs, who have lost…
Letters to the Editor
Letter: University’s removal of all DEI references is shameful
The University of Alaska Board of Regents has voted to prohibit any mention at the university of diversity,…
News
Police calls for Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025
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News
Political correctness runs afowl in Perseverance Theatre production opening Friday
Satirical comedy “The Thanksgiving Play” comes to Juneau, no thanks to cancel culture.
News
Update: Trump administration, breaking with Musk’s directive, says replying to his email is voluntary
Federal workers told Saturday by Musk failure to reply by Monday would be treated as a resignation.
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Aurora forecast through the week of Feb. 15
These forecasts are courtesy of the University of Alaska Fairbanks’ Geophysical Institute and available online, along with more…
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Police calls for Monday, Feb. 17, 2025
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Police calls for Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025
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Police calls for Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025
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Neighbors
Gimme A Smile: Looking for spring in all the wrong places
Is it spring yet? Is it spring yet? We’re through Valentine’s Day, so spring is next, right?
News
Juneau’s push to expand renewable power could boost the region’s mines — or cost them
Proposals to electrify cruise docks and build hydroelectric plant may help one mine, hurt another.
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Alaska fisheries observers experience harassment at much higher than reported rates, study says
Researchers estimate 22% to 38% of observers experience victimization each year.