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Police calls for Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020

Police calls for Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020

This report contains public information available to the Empire from law enforcement and public safety agencies. This report includes arrest and citation information, not conviction… Continue reading

Police calls for Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020
Thank you letters for Jan. 19, 2020

Thank you letters for Jan. 19, 2020

Thank you, merci, danke.

Thank you letters for Jan. 19, 2020

Death notice: DuAnne Thorndyke Jacobi

DuAnne Thorndyke Jacobi died Jan. 9, 2020, in Olympia, Washington.

Local college students make honor rolls

Local college students make honor rolls

Recognizing Juneau’s youth.

Local college students make honor rolls
Tourists visit Nugget Falls in September 2014. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

Opinion: When seeking more translates to less

There’s never been a time when anything was “as it used to be.”

Tourists visit Nugget Falls in September 2014. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)
Bernice King, daughter of slain civil rights leader Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., speaks on Thursday about a series of events to be held in and around The King Center in Atlanta. The events commemorating the birth of civil rights icon center around social justice, non-violence seminars and voter education. (AP Photo | Ron Harris)

X-ray vision: What the Torah can teach us about race relations in America

Do you remember Superman’s X-ray vision?

Bernice King, daughter of slain civil rights leader Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., speaks on Thursday about a series of events to be held in and around The King Center in Atlanta. The events commemorating the birth of civil rights icon center around social justice, non-violence seminars and voter education. (AP Photo | Ron Harris)
Police calls for Sunday, Jan. 19, 2020

Police calls for Sunday, Jan. 19, 2020

This report contains public information available to the Empire from law enforcement and public safety agencies. This report includes arrest and citation information, not conviction… Continue reading

Police calls for Sunday, Jan. 19, 2020
Catholic Bishop Andrew Bellisario speaks at a news conference Thursday in Anchorage announcing a review commissioned by the Archdiocese of Anchorage found credible evidence of sexual misconduct by 14 people who served in the archdiocese dating to 1966. (AP Photo | Mark Thiessen)

14 with church ties named in Alaska misconduct review

A review found credible evidence by 14 people who served in the archdiocese dating to 1966.

Catholic Bishop Andrew Bellisario speaks at a news conference Thursday in Anchorage announcing a review commissioned by the Archdiocese of Anchorage found credible evidence of sexual misconduct by 14 people who served in the archdiocese dating to 1966. (AP Photo | Mark Thiessen)
Alaska company takes pizza to new heights with air delivery

Alaska company takes pizza to new heights with air delivery

The air deliveries began as a simple matter of supplying a demand.

Alaska company takes pizza to new heights with air delivery
Your weekend guide: Women will march again, they’re bugging out at the Gold Town Theater and more
Your weekend guide: Women will march again, they’re bugging out at the Gold Town Theater and more
The Alaska State Capitol reflects the sun in December 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

Opinion: The American Dream with an Alaskan twist

The Permanent Fund is being mismanaged.

The Alaska State Capitol reflects the sun in December 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)
Visitors line up to view Juneau’s downtown harbor in August 2015. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

Opinion: Do you restrict your activities when traveling?

It is true isn’t it that those who want to restrict days, time, and hours of tourist activities in Juneau intend to restrict their days… Continue reading

Visitors line up to view Juneau’s downtown harbor in August 2015. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)
Planet Alaska: A lesson from haa shagóon in 2020
Planet Alaska: A lesson from haa shagóon in 2020
Police calls for Thursday, Jan. 16, 2020

Police calls for Thursday, Jan. 16, 2020

This report contains public information available to the Empire from law enforcement and public safety agencies. This report includes arrest and citation information, not conviction… Continue reading

Police calls for Thursday, Jan. 16, 2020
A winter walk in Gustavus

A winter walk in Gustavus

The day began in quiet leisure.

A winter walk in Gustavus
Letter: Empire photographer, sports reporter will be missed

Letter: Empire photographer, sports reporter will be missed

I was sad to read that both Michael Penn and Nolin Ainsworth are no longer part of the Empire.

Letter: Empire photographer, sports reporter will be missed
Kim Metcalfe walks her dog along Basin Road on Tuesday, May 21, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

Opinion: Rezone Basin Road to lessen tourist traffic

Locals can be free of the crush of cruise ship tourism.

Kim Metcalfe walks her dog along Basin Road on Tuesday, May 21, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)
Police calls for Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2020

Police calls for Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2020

This report contains public information available to the Empire from law enforcement and public safety agencies. This report includes arrest and citation information, not conviction… Continue reading

Police calls for Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2020
Staff reductions at the Juneau Empire

Staff reductions at the Juneau Empire

Our industry is facing financial pressure, and the Juneau Empire is not immune.

Staff reductions at the Juneau Empire
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)