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The Norwegian Bliss pulls out of Juneau’s downtown harbor on Tuesday, June 12, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

Opinion: Tourism is a local’s business

The community discussion around tourism seems to become more and more divisive.

The Norwegian Bliss pulls out of Juneau’s downtown harbor on Tuesday, June 12, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)
The Mendenhall Glacier, seen here in May 2016. (Angelo Saggiomo | Juneau Empire File)

Opinion: It’s a climate emergency!

It’s not just the climate that’s changing.

The Mendenhall Glacier, seen here in May 2016. (Angelo Saggiomo | Juneau Empire File)
Evan Vucci / Associated Press                                President Donald Trump speaks Jan. 9 at the White House about proposed changes to the National Environmental Policy Act.
Evan Vucci / Associated Press                                President Donald Trump speaks Jan. 9 at the White House about proposed changes to the National Environmental Policy Act.
Police calls for Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2020

Police calls for Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2020

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Police calls for Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2020
Opinion: Juneau needs tourism ombudsman; generous sales team makes difference; more on costs of cruise ship tourism
Opinion: Juneau needs tourism ombudsman; generous sales team makes difference; more on costs of cruise ship tourism
Application deadline for tourism-related scholarship is approaching
Application deadline for tourism-related scholarship is approaching
Happy ‘Neau Year: New Year’s Resolutions for Alaska’s Capital City 2020

Happy ‘Neau Year: New Year’s Resolutions for Alaska’s Capital City 2020

Only 20 more shopping days until Groundhog Day Eve.

Happy ‘Neau Year: New Year’s Resolutions for Alaska’s Capital City 2020
Juneau student named to Dean’s List

Juneau student named to Dean’s List

Recognizing Juneau’s youth.

Juneau student named to Dean’s List
Love is making your own granola

Love is making your own granola

God made Cheerios for a reason.

Love is making your own granola
Opinion: The futility of killing to make the world safer

Opinion: The futility of killing to make the world safer

We ought to examine how and why.

Opinion: The futility of killing to make the world safer
Police calls for Sunday, Jan. 12, 2020

Police calls for Sunday, Jan. 12, 2020

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Police calls for Sunday, Jan. 12, 2020
Eric Prestegard, outgoing executive director of Douglas Island Pink & Chum, Inc., leads a tour of the Macaulay Salmon Hatchery in this January 2016 file photo. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

DIPAC’s longtime executive director retires

He had been executive director since 2002.

Eric Prestegard, outgoing executive director of Douglas Island Pink & Chum, Inc., leads a tour of the Macaulay Salmon Hatchery in this January 2016 file photo. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)
Opinion: Bad laws have left psychiatric patients in Alaska with bad policies
Opinion: Bad laws have left psychiatric patients in Alaska with bad policies
Opinion: It will take more than a public corporation to save Alaska’s ferry system
Opinion: It will take more than a public corporation to save Alaska’s ferry system
Police calls for Friday, Jan. 10, 2020

Police calls for Friday, Jan. 10, 2020

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Police calls for Friday, Jan. 10, 2020
Adeline Hiemstra, a 14-year-old eighth grader at Randy Smith Middle School in Fairbanks, presented at the massive American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting in December 2019 in San Francisco. (Ned Rozell | For the Juneau Empire)
Adeline Hiemstra, a 14-year-old eighth grader at Randy Smith Middle School in Fairbanks, presented at the massive American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting in December 2019 in San Francisco. (Ned Rozell | For the Juneau Empire)
In this Oct. 18, 2018 file photo, then-Alaska Gov. Bill Walker addresses delegates at the annual Alaska Federation of Natives conference in Anchorag. (AP Photo | Mark Thiessen)

Ex-Alaska governor Bill Walker chosen for Harvard fellowship

He plans to talk to students about bridging the political divide.

In this Oct. 18, 2018 file photo, then-Alaska Gov. Bill Walker addresses delegates at the annual Alaska Federation of Natives conference in Anchorag. (AP Photo | Mark Thiessen)
In this Empire file photo, a cruise ship passenger photographs a ship in Juneau’s downtown harbor on August 29, 2017. (Juneau Empire File)

Opinion: There are positives to tourism

We are privileged to live in a beautiful area.

In this Empire file photo, a cruise ship passenger photographs a ship in Juneau’s downtown harbor on August 29, 2017. (Juneau Empire File)
Sherry Patterson; SEARHC Executive Office Manager and ROAR Conference Chair; speaks at last year’s Reclaim Own and Renew Women’s Conference. (Ben Hohenstatt | Juneau Empire File)
Sherry Patterson; SEARHC Executive Office Manager and ROAR Conference Chair; speaks at last year’s Reclaim Own and Renew Women’s Conference. (Ben Hohenstatt | Juneau Empire File)

Death Notice: David Shorty

David Shorty, 55, passed away at home in Juneau.