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Opinion: Ballot Measure 1 — The Very Fair Share Act

Opinion: Ballot Measure 1 — The Very Fair Share Act

I am betting the oil industry can afford to pay a greater share.

Opinion: Ballot Measure 1 — The Very Fair Share Act
Nonprofit holds face mask design contest for kids

Nonprofit holds face mask design contest for kids

Submissions are due in October.

Nonprofit holds face mask design contest for kids
Opinion: This year has a silver lining

Opinion: This year has a silver lining

I’m more aware of the freedom we have to walk up mountains, stroll through woods and enjoy beaches.

Opinion: This year has a silver lining
Opinion: State supreme court made an outrageous choice

Opinion: State supreme court made an outrageous choice

It’s sad the Alaska Supreme Court preferred saving money on reprinting ballots over saving democracy.

Opinion: State supreme court made an outrageous choice
A black bear saunters across a busy street downtown in 2018. A larger than normal number of young bears and dwindling natural food supply for them are forcing the animals to head for Juneau’s garbage with unusual frequency, a wildlife official said. KTOO Public Media reports that a poor berry crop and lackluster salmon runs mean more bears are looking for food among the city’s trash. (AP Photo / Becky Bohrer)

More young bears, less food send them to Juneau’s garbage

A poor berry crop and lackluster salmon runs contribute.

A black bear saunters across a busy street downtown in 2018. A larger than normal number of young bears and dwindling natural food supply for them are forcing the animals to head for Juneau’s garbage with unusual frequency, a wildlife official said. KTOO Public Media reports that a poor berry crop and lackluster salmon runs mean more bears are looking for food among the city’s trash. (AP Photo / Becky Bohrer)
Police calls for Sunday, Sept. 20, 2020

Police calls for Sunday, Sept. 20, 2020

This report contains public information from law enforcement and public safety agencies.

Police calls for Sunday, Sept. 20, 2020
Living & Growing: We belong to the human family

Living & Growing: We belong to the human family

When we frame life as “us” and “them,” we deny ourselves growth and celebration of God-given diversity.

Living & Growing: We belong to the human family
Thank you letter for Sept. 20, 2020

Thank you letter for Sept. 20, 2020

Thank you, merci, danke, gracias, gunalchéesh.

Thank you letter for Sept. 20, 2020
Flowers and light candies outside the Supreme Court Friday, Sept. 18, 2020, in Washington, after the Supreme Court announced that Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died of metastatic pancreatic cancer at age 87. (AP Photo / Alex Brandon)

Trump to Senate: Vote ‘without delay’ on his high court pick

Among the senators to watch are Republicans Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski and Mitt Romney.

Flowers and light candies outside the Supreme Court Friday, Sept. 18, 2020, in Washington, after the Supreme Court announced that Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died of metastatic pancreatic cancer at age 87. (AP Photo / Alex Brandon)
This Sept. 6, 2020, photo shows mist from Nugget Falls refracting light to create a prism-like effect. “Like many children I watched this summer, mine enjoyed climbing the glacially smoothed rock slopes up to the visitor center or down to the water at Photo Point. And hiking to Nugget Falls,” writes columnist Rich Moniak. (Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire)

Opinion: The river of nostalgia

“Nostalgia ripens with age. It takes years to build a thick catalogue of cherished memories.”

This Sept. 6, 2020, photo shows mist from Nugget Falls refracting light to create a prism-like effect. “Like many children I watched this summer, mine enjoyed climbing the glacially smoothed rock slopes up to the visitor center or down to the water at Photo Point. And hiking to Nugget Falls,” writes columnist Rich Moniak. (Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire)
A group of people watch bears cross the road near Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center on Sept. 16, 2020. (Courtesy Photo / Kenneth Gill, gillfoto)

Wild Shots: Photos of Mother Nature in Alaska

Reader-submitted photos for late summer 2020.

A group of people watch bears cross the road near Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center on Sept. 16, 2020. (Courtesy Photo / Kenneth Gill, gillfoto)
Spectators gathered at Mayor Bill Overstreet Park to watch C-17 Globemaster III cargo planes from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson perform a flyby over Juneau on May 15, 2020. Monday, Sept. 21, the park will be the site of a Veterans for Peace-sponsored event commemorating International Day of Pease. Peter Segall / Juneau Empire File)

Veterans for Peace sponsor International Day of Peace event

It will be held at Mayor Bill Overstreet Park.

Spectators gathered at Mayor Bill Overstreet Park to watch C-17 Globemaster III cargo planes from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson perform a flyby over Juneau on May 15, 2020. Monday, Sept. 21, the park will be the site of a Veterans for Peace-sponsored event commemorating International Day of Pease. Peter Segall / Juneau Empire File)
Opinion: Irony and tragedy of COVID-19 response

Opinion: Irony and tragedy of COVID-19 response

Did our senators ever speak truth to power?

Opinion: Irony and tragedy of COVID-19 response
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg dies
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg dies
Gov. Mike Dunlevy speaks at a news conference on Aug. 18, 2020. (Courtesy Photo / Office of Gov. Mike Dunleavy)

State says additional unemployment payments are coming soon

People will receive the extra $300 payment for each week filed if eligible to receive $100 or more.

Gov. Mike Dunlevy speaks at a news conference on Aug. 18, 2020. (Courtesy Photo / Office of Gov. Mike Dunleavy)
Judge makes decision on whether to force Alaska to reprint 800K ballots
Judge makes decision on whether to force Alaska to reprint 800K ballots
Opinion: Alaska needs more relief funding

Opinion: Alaska needs more relief funding

If you’re like me, COVID-19 has changed your life.

Opinion: Alaska needs more relief funding
The site of the Hotel Valdez, destroyed in the Great Alaska Earthquake of March 1964. (Courtesy Photo / Ned Rozell)

Earthquakes and insects on Alaska road trips

“It felt like the earth was a giant halibut, and I was the fishing pole.”

The site of the Hotel Valdez, destroyed in the Great Alaska Earthquake of March 1964. (Courtesy Photo / Ned Rozell)
Peter Segall / Juneau Empire File                                This photo shows the University of Alaska Southeast campus on June 1.

Date set for virtual Power and Privilege Symposium

This year’s Power and Privilege Symposium will be different from past iterations of the event, and it is set for 8:15 a.m.-7 p.m. Nov. 10,… Continue reading

Peter Segall / Juneau Empire File                                This photo shows the University of Alaska Southeast campus on June 1.
Police calls for Friday, Sept. 18, 2020

Police calls for Friday, Sept. 18, 2020

This report contains public information from law enforcement and public safety agencies.

Police calls for Friday, Sept. 18, 2020