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Telephone Hill as seen from above. (photo courtesy of City and Borough of Juneau)

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My Turn: Telephone Hill Concept C vs Concept D – could we see Pro Forma?

It is standard that before a municipality undertakes a construction project for housing that a pro forma is…

Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, speaks during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill on March 7 in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Opinion

Opinion: Senator Sullivan supports $500,000 Grift

A hidden clause in Congress’s spending bill turns public service into personal profit.

Tone and Charles Deehr in Fairbanks, October 2021. (Photo courtesy Charles Deehr)

News

Alaska Science Forum: Red aurora rare enough to be special

Charles Deehr will never forget his first red aurora. On Feb. 11, 1958, Deehr was a student at…

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Rev. Tim Harrison is senior pastor at Chapel by the Lake.

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Living and Growing: ‘Blessed are the Peacemakers, for they shall be called children of God’

So says Matthew 5:9, one of the beatitudes of Jesus

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Low clouds hang over Cook Inlet north of Anchor Point on Oct. 23, 2025. The Trump administration is planning an oil and gas lease sale in federal territory of the inlet. It is set to be the first of at six Cook Inlet lease sales that Congress has mandated by held between now and 2032.

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Trump administration sets terms for upcoming oil and gas lease sale in Alaska’s Cook Inlet

The ‘Big Beautiful Cook Inlet Oil and Gas Lease Sale,’ scheduled for March, would follow a series of…

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Brant fly over the water on Sept. 28, 2016, at Izembek Lagoon in Izembek National Wildlife Refuge. The refuge supports the entire Pacific population of black brant, a species of goose.

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Tribes and environmental groups sue to stop road planned for Alaska wildlife refuge

Three lawsuits take aim at a Trump administration-approved land trade that would allow for a road through designated…

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Opinion

Opinion: Sen. Dan Sullivan – promises made, promises kept

The senator has promised and delivered on red-tape slashing solutions

The aurora borealis is seen from Mendenhall Lake in Juneau on Nov. 12, 2025. A series of solar flares caused unusually bright displays of the northern lights across Alaska Tuesday and Wednesday nights. (Chloe Anderson/Peninsula Clarion)

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In photos: Dark clear skies and solar storm put on a show near Juneau

The aurora borealis danced over the Mendenhall Glacier in Juneau on Nov. 12, 2025. Hundreds of Juneauites flocked…

Furloughed federal workers stand in line for hours ahead of a special food distribution by the Capital Area Food Bank and No Limits Outreach Ministries on Barlowe Road in Hyattsville, Maryland, on Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. (Photo by Ashley Murray/States Newsroom)

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Government reopens after 43 days: Trump signs bill ending record shutdown

WASHINGTON — The longest shutdown in U.S. history ended Wednesday night when President Donald Trump signed a spending…

U.S. Rep. Nick Begich III, R-Alaska, addresses a joint session of the Alaska Legislature. (Mark Sabbatini file photo)

Opinion

My Turn: Sullivan and Begich Will Lose in 2026

Supporting Trump’s Agenda Is Highly Unpopular… Even in Alaska

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Heather Mountcastle and Luke Weld playing crystal singing bowls at Holy Trinity Church.

Neighbors

Living and Growing: Our Juneau Renaissance

Juneau is a mecca for artists, and because we have so much talent of all kinds, we will…

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Letters to the Editor

Letter to the Editor: United Way campaign helps the Southeast

I am honored to serve as Chair for this year’s United Way Annual Giving Campaign of Southeast Alaska.…

The star shows the approximate location of the proposed Cascade Point Ferry terminal by the Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities in partnership with Goldbelt, Inc. (Google Maps screenshot)

Opinion

My Turn: The case against Cascade Point Ferry Terminal

I am writing to say that I think the State of Alaska’s Cascade Point Terminal is a bad…

The entrance to the Anchorage Correctional Complex is seen on Aug. 29, 2022. (Photo by Yereth Rosen/Alaska Beacon)

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Alaska parole rates are among the lowest in the nation. Advocates want to know why.

At its annual public meeting, the Alaska Board of Parole offered little explanation, but advocates want to know…

“I voted” stickers are seen on display in the headquarters offices of the Alaska Division of Elections in Juneau on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024. (Photo by James Brooks/Alaska Beacon)

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Alaska Division of Elections begins reviewing petition to repeal election reform law

Based on state law and the number of people who voted in the 2024 statewide election, repeal supporters…

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The marble statue depicting “The Authority of Law” is visible outside the Supreme Court in Washington on Monday, Oct. 6, 2025.

Opinion

My Turn: The Supreme Court is creating dictatorship in the shadows

Van Abbott weighs in on quiet power of the judiciary branch.

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Letters to the Editor

Letter to the Editor: Thank you to the Community Health Forum

Cancer Connection’s annual Community Health Forum, held on October 25th, featured an inspiring and informative presentation on “State-of-the-Art…

“Tide Pools” is part of the “Landscapes of Southeast Alaska” exhibit by Johanna Griggs, presented by Juneau Arts & Humanities Council. The exhibit will open at the Juneau Arts and Culture Center on Friday, Nov. 7 2025. (courtesy Juneau Arts and Humanities Council)

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November’s First Friday: Here’s what to see

Juneau Arts & Humanities Council announces community events at attend Nov. 7.

Faith Myers stands at the doors of the Alaska Psychiatric Institute in Anchorage. (File, courtesy photo)

Opinion

Opinion: Court rulings on mistreatment of psychiatric patients need more state follow-up

Faith Myers weighs in on the legacy of “Myers v API.”

Larry Persily. (Juneau Empire file photo)

Opinion

Opinion: Governor’s early Christmas spirit is misplaced

“I told the president, it’s like Christmas every morning,” Gov. Mike Dunleavy said at last week’s staged event…