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Police calls for Friday, May 29, 2020

Police calls for Friday, May 29, 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 Friday, May 29, 2020
Opinion: Municipal budget crunch looms, questions remain

Opinion: Municipal budget crunch looms, questions remain

We should be focusing on economic recovery, budget discipline and responsibly conserving resources.

Opinion: Municipal budget crunch looms, questions remain
COVID-19. (Image courtesy the CDC)

State announces new COVID-19 case

It’s the first since May 22.

COVID-19. (Image courtesy the CDC)
Staff Picks: What we’re reading, watching, listening to and playing this month
Staff Picks: What we’re reading, watching, listening to and playing this month
Police calls for Thursday, May 28, 2020

Police calls for Thursday, May 28, 2020

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Police calls for Thursday, May 28, 2020
Building an immune system capable of fighting disease is probably more important than being mentally, or physically capable of a mountain hunt in a few months. Ryan John scours the mountains near Ketchikan on an afternoon in September. (Courtesy Photo | Jeff Lund)

Thinking inside the box

Staying fit and not just for hiking in August.

Building an immune system capable of fighting disease is probably more important than being mentally, or physically capable of a mountain hunt in a few months. Ryan John scours the mountains near Ketchikan on an afternoon in September. (Courtesy Photo | Jeff Lund)
It’s time for a real living wage

It’s time for a real living wage

Recently, I sent a letter to our congressional representatives about living wages and wanted to share the ideas here, too. What constitutes a living wage?… Continue reading

It’s time for a real living wage
Opinion: The Fair Share Act has a data problem

Opinion: The Fair Share Act has a data problem

OK, let’s be honest.

Opinion: The Fair Share Act has a data problem
Spruce boughs hang near a pond in the Tongass National Forest on Monday, Dec. 9, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)
Spruce boughs hang near a pond in the Tongass National Forest on Monday, Dec. 9, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)
Police calls for Wednesday, May 27, 2020

Police calls for Wednesday, May 27, 2020

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Police calls for Wednesday, May 27, 2020
Opinion: We are all each other’s Island Trader

Opinion: We are all each other’s Island Trader

We’re entering a long phase, where we need to figure out collectively what the duration looks like.

Opinion: We are all each other’s Island Trader
Bog plants and bird feeder begin to bustle

Bog plants and bird feeder begin to bustle

Right now, it’s busy outside.

Bog plants and bird feeder begin to bustle
Assembly may approve $1M for child care providers
Assembly may approve $1M for child care providers
Police calls for Tuesday, May 26, 2020

Police calls for Tuesday, May 26, 2020

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Police calls for Tuesday, May 26, 2020
Thomas Waerner, of Norway, celebrates in Nome his win in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. Waerner is still waiting to return to his home in Norway. Waerner and his 16 dogs have been stranded in Alaska by travel restrictions and flight cancellations caused by the coronavirus pandemic. (Marc Lester | Anchorage Daily News via AP, File)

Virus strands Norway racer in Alaska after Iditarod win

Man and 16 dogs been stranded in Alaska by travel restrictions and flight cancellations.

Thomas Waerner, of Norway, celebrates in Nome his win in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. Waerner is still waiting to return to his home in Norway. Waerner and his 16 dogs have been stranded in Alaska by travel restrictions and flight cancellations caused by the coronavirus pandemic. (Marc Lester | Anchorage Daily News via AP, File)
In this May 22, 2018 photo, Eric Forrer, left, and Joe Geldhof, right, discuss their lawsuit against the state of Alaska to stop a plan that calls for borrowing up to $1 billion from global bond markets to pay oil and gas tax credits owed by the state. (James Brooks | Juneau Empire File)

Opinion: Why I sued the state over the constitutionality of the release of federal funds

The threat of unconstitutional solutions to political problems will escalate.

In this May 22, 2018 photo, Eric Forrer, left, and Joe Geldhof, right, discuss their lawsuit against the state of Alaska to stop a plan that calls for borrowing up to $1 billion from global bond markets to pay oil and gas tax credits owed by the state. (James Brooks | Juneau Empire File)
Residents line the Sterling Highway, in front of Sen. Lisa Murkowski’s office to oppose Pebble mine on Wednesday, June 26, 2019, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Victoria Petersen | Peninsula Clarion File)

Pebble Mine opponents say new federal change favors project

Oppositions groups are angry about a preferred route for metals leaving the proposed mine.

Residents line the Sterling Highway, in front of Sen. Lisa Murkowski’s office to oppose Pebble mine on Wednesday, June 26, 2019, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Victoria Petersen | Peninsula Clarion File)
Slack Tide: Forget pandemics —it’s Memorial Day

Slack Tide: Forget pandemics —it’s Memorial Day

Whatever event you venture to attend, assume it will be BYOPPE.

Slack Tide: Forget pandemics —it’s Memorial Day
Police calls for Sunday, May 24, 2020

Police calls for Sunday, May 24, 2020

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Police calls for Sunday, May 24, 2020
Living & Growing: Gratitude can be true happiness

Living & Growing: Gratitude can be true happiness

What is happiness? An essential question that we should all ask ourselves at some point in our life.

Living & Growing: Gratitude can be true happiness