Neighbors
Gimme a smile: _______ is good for you
We all have different ways to fill in the blank for what is good for you
![Brent Merten (courtesy photo) [USE THIS ONE HE DOESNT LIKE OTHER ONE]](https://www.juneauempire.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2025/09/40446373_web1_livinggrowing-marten-JUE-092725-tease_1.jpg?w=300)
Neighbors
Living and Growing: Touch grass … and people, too
We all need to step back from the virtual world and its endless echo chambers
Neighbors
Calendar, Sept. 27-Oct. 1
Submissions to this calendar can be sent to editor@juneauempire.com. They should include the date, time, location, short summary…
News
Ships in port, Sept. 27-Oct.1
This information comes from the Cruise Line Agencies of Alaska’s 2025 schedule. Capacity figures in parenthesis were pulled…
Opinion
Letter to the Editor: Taxes pay for the services we need
Taxes are not money donated to the government for nothing in return
Opinion
My Turn: An open invitation to Secretary Rollins
I will introduce you to our communities and forests
Opinion
Opinion: Dunleavy hides in the shadow of Trump’s assault on free speech
Using the power of the presidency to censor anyone who recognizes that is not only un-American, it’s an…
Opinion
My Turn: Affordability requires Assembly accountability
It’s a reasonable expectation that we elect Assembly members to solve community problems, not just throw money at…
News
Opposition to Telephone Hill demolition heard at Monday CBJ Assembly meeting
Monday’s meeting was the last regular Assembly session before the deadline to evict residents
News
Johnson, Jr. convicted of attempted sexual assault
The Juneau jury reached their decision on Friday after a three-day trial
Neighbors
Calendar, Sept. 24-27
Submissions to this calendar can be sent to editor@juneauempire.com. They should include the date, time, location, short summary…
News
Police calls, Sept. 17-20
This report contains public information available to the Empire from law enforcement and public safety agencies. This report…
Opinion
My Turn: Southeast Alaska’s economy thrives through balance, not timber alone
For 17,000 years, Indigenous people of Southeast Alaska have thrived on these lands
Opinion
My Turn: Telephone Hill homes stand as historic symbols of freedom and fresh starts
The history of Juneau’s beginnings is under attack
Opinion
Letter to the Editor: Time for Congress to do something!
Does anyone there have the guts to push back against this death march of democracy?
Opinion
My Turn: Don’t kneecap Assembly with unaffordable Proposition 1
The CBJ would not have the flexibility to raise the property tax above 9 mills without first submitting…
Opinion
My Turn: Look before you leap on property tax cap
The property tax cap will limit the contributions of those people most able to pay them: property owners
Opinion
Letter to the Editor: Vote no on Propositions 1 and 2
If voters decide to cap the mill rate and/or eliminate the tax on food and utilities the Assembly…
Opinion
My Turn: Voting yes on Proposition 2 calls for a yes vote on Proposition 3
Proposition 2 would give financial relief to every person in Juneau permanently