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Opinion: More compromise and less conflict is the right path for Montana Creek

Opinion: More compromise and less conflict is the right path for Montana Creek

As if 2020 hasn’t been enough already!

  • Sep 29, 2020
  • By Shawn Eisele, Dan Kirkwood and Jeffrey Wilson
Opinion: More compromise and less conflict is the right path for Montana Creek
Police seek information, suspects after armed robbery

Police seek information, suspects after armed robbery

It happened Saturday night.

  • Sep 28, 2020
  • Juneau Empire
  • Crime
Police seek information, suspects after armed robbery
City subsidy rallies child care enrollment

City subsidy rallies child care enrollment

Increasing in-person programs.

City subsidy rallies child care enrollment
Greg Smith has served on the City and Borough of Juneau Assembly for nearly one year. (Michael Penn / Juneau Empire File)

Opinion: Finding good stories and inspiration in 2020

By Greg Smith It has been almost a year since I was elected to the Juneau Assembly. What a year it has been: a once-in-a-century… Continue reading

  • Sep 28, 2020
  • By Greg Smith
Greg Smith has served on the City and Borough of Juneau Assembly for nearly one year. (Michael Penn / Juneau Empire File)
Gimme a Smile: Quarantine TV

Gimme a Smile: Quarantine TV

I’ve been watching a lot of TV lately. I’m guessing I’m not the only one.

  • Sep 27, 2020
  • By Peggy McKee Barnhill
Gimme a Smile: Quarantine TV
Living & Growing: It’s time for a new season

Living & Growing: It’s time for a new season

There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven

  • Sep 27, 2020
  • By Dan Wiese
Living & Growing: It’s time for a new season
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg applauds after a performance in her honor after she spoke about her life and work during a discussion at Georgetown Law School in Washington in April 2018. The Supreme Court says Ginsburg has died of metastatic pancreatic cancer at age 87. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Opinion: Honoring RBG’s final wish for Americans

The president and the Congress must honor the will of the people.

  • Sep 27, 2020
  • By Deborah Craig
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg applauds after a performance in her honor after she spoke about her life and work during a discussion at Georgetown Law School in Washington in April 2018. The Supreme Court says Ginsburg has died of metastatic pancreatic cancer at age 87. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Desk shortage forces people to get creative about workspaces

Desk shortage forces people to get creative about workspaces

Yep. You read that right.

  • Sep 27, 2020
  • By JOSEPH PISANI AP Retail Writer
Desk shortage forces people to get creative about workspaces
Q&A: How to handle technology issues with online school

Q&A: How to handle technology issues with online school

The more we rely on technology, the bigger the consequences when gadgets let us down.

  • Sep 27, 2020
  • By TALI ARBEL AP Technology Writer
Q&A: How to handle technology issues with online school
Deputy City Clerk Di Cathcart collects ballots from the ballot drop box at Don D. Statter Harbor the afternoon of Saturday, Sept. 19. Drop boxes located in Auke Bay and at the Douglas Public Library and Fire Hall are one of a few ways to vote in this year’s by-mail municipal election. (Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire)
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Juneau voter turnout so far is at 11%, here’s how that compares to past years

Over 3,000 ballots were recieved by Thursday.

Deputy City Clerk Di Cathcart collects ballots from the ballot drop box at Don D. Statter Harbor the afternoon of Saturday, Sept. 19. Drop boxes located in Auke Bay and at the Douglas Public Library and Fire Hall are one of a few ways to vote in this year’s by-mail municipal election. (Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire)
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Trump public lands boss removed for serving unlawfully

Trump public lands boss removed for serving unlawfully

He served unlawfully for 424 days without being confirmed by the Senate, judge determined.

  • Sep 26, 2020
  • By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press
Trump public lands boss removed for serving unlawfully
Rule recommendation met with both praise and distrust

Rule recommendation met with both praise and distrust

Tongass may see ‘complete exemption.’

Rule recommendation met with both praise and distrust
State reports 6 new coronavirus deaths

State reports 6 new coronavirus deaths

State’s deadliest day comes amid unusual reporting.

State reports 6 new coronavirus deaths
Judges: Native corporations ineligible for aid funds

Judges: Native corporations ineligible for aid funds

Decision came Friday.

  • Sep 25, 2020
  • By BECKY BOHRER Associated Press
Judges: Native corporations ineligible for aid funds
This photo shows an envelope containing a 2020 census letter mailed to a U.S. resident in Detroit. The U.S. Census Bureau has spent much of the past year defending itself against allegations that its duties have been overtaken by politics. With a failed attempt by the Trump administration to add a citizenship question, the hiring of three political appointees with limited experience to top positions, a sped-up schedule and a directive from President Donald Trump to exclude undocumented residents from the process of redrawing congressional districts, the 2020 census has descended into a high-stakes partisan battle. (AP Photo / Paul Sancya)

Judge: Census must continue for another month

He says shortened schedule ordered by Trump administration likely to produce inaccurate results.

  • Sep 25, 2020
  • By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press
This photo shows an envelope containing a 2020 census letter mailed to a U.S. resident in Detroit. The U.S. Census Bureau has spent much of the past year defending itself against allegations that its duties have been overtaken by politics. With a failed attempt by the Trump administration to add a citizenship question, the hiring of three political appointees with limited experience to top positions, a sped-up schedule and a directive from President Donald Trump to exclude undocumented residents from the process of redrawing congressional districts, the 2020 census has descended into a high-stakes partisan battle. (AP Photo / Paul Sancya)
Juneau City Hall on Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020. (Peter Segall / Juneau Empire)

Property taxes are due soon

City reminds there are several ways to pay.

  • Sep 25, 2020
  • Juneau Empire
Juneau City Hall on Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020. (Peter Segall / Juneau Empire)
Message from a lonely Alaska island

Message from a lonely Alaska island

A message in a core.

Message from a lonely Alaska island
Columnist Geoff Kirsch says ramen is the superior hyper-preserved food stuff when compared to Twinkies. “Also, it’ll make the post-apocalypse seem like you’re back in college, especially if you’re listening sitting under a black light and listening to “’Dark Side of the Moon,’” he writes. (Tom & Nicole Moore / Paxaby)

Slack Tide: Doomsday cramming

I can clearly see I’m not doomsday prepped at all. In fact, I’m doomsday screwed.

  • Sep 25, 2020
  • By Geoff Kirsch
Columnist Geoff Kirsch says ramen is the superior hyper-preserved food stuff when compared to Twinkies. “Also, it’ll make the post-apocalypse seem like you’re back in college, especially if you’re listening sitting under a black light and listening to “’Dark Side of the Moon,’” he writes. (Tom & Nicole Moore / Paxaby)
Alaska readies for flu season as COVID pandemic continues

Alaska readies for flu season as COVID pandemic continues

Get your flu vaccines and save lives, Alaska’s chief medical officer says.

Alaska readies for flu season as COVID pandemic continues
Peter Segall / Juneau Empire file Crew members on the Tazlina standby as the vessel docks at the Auke Bay Ferry Terminal on May 16.

AMHS is down but not out, panelists say

Are regional systems the answer?

Peter Segall / Juneau Empire file Crew members on the Tazlina standby as the vessel docks at the Auke Bay Ferry Terminal on May 16.