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A virtual ceremony doesn’t do it for some graduates
A virtual ceremony doesn’t do it for some graduates
Cities can’t make it on current revenues

Cities can’t make it on current revenues

School bond relief and community assistance would be especially welcome.

Cities can’t make it on current revenues
A special quarantine tent set up outside Bartlett Regional Hospital’s emergency room on Monday, March 30, 2020. (Peter Segall | Juneau Empire File)

Hospital changes visitor policy

It coincides with resumption of elective procedures.

A special quarantine tent set up outside Bartlett Regional Hospital’s emergency room on Monday, March 30, 2020. (Peter Segall | Juneau Empire File)
The Tongass National Forest sign stands near the Auke Village Recreation Area. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)                                The Tongass National Forest sign stands near the Auke Village Recreation Area. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

Tribes ask feds to stop work on Roadless Rule plan

They want USDA to slow its rollback.

The Tongass National Forest sign stands near the Auke Village Recreation Area. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)                                The Tongass National Forest sign stands near the Auke Village Recreation Area. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)
Opinion: Good progress battling the virus. It’s time to heal the economy.

Opinion: Good progress battling the virus. It’s time to heal the economy.

Lockdown proponents frame the options as returning to work or risking death. This is a false choice.

  • Apr 30, 2020
Opinion: Good progress battling the virus. It’s time to heal the economy.
Juneauites gathered signatures to recall Gov. Mike Dunleavy in late February. (Peter Segall | Juneau Empire)
Juneauites gathered signatures to recall Gov. Mike Dunleavy in late February. (Peter Segall | Juneau Empire)
First Friday comes to your couch

First Friday comes to your couch

First Friday goes on.

First Friday comes to your couch
The Gas ‘N Go in Lemon Creek was robbed on April 16, 2020. Burglars stole roughly $10,000 in vaping and e-cigarette supplies, a Juneau Police Department spokeperson said. (Michael S. Lockett | Juneau Empire)

Gas station burgled for 3rd time in a year

Roughly $10,000 in merchandise was stolen.

The Gas ‘N Go in Lemon Creek was robbed on April 16, 2020. Burglars stole roughly $10,000 in vaping and e-cigarette supplies, a Juneau Police Department spokeperson said. (Michael S. Lockett | Juneau Empire)
Jim Johnsen, president of the University of Alaska, speaks to the Juneau Chamber of Commerce at the Moose Lodge on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

University of Alaska announces furloughs for top leaders

Top University of Alaska administrators, including President Jim Johnsen, will be subject to mandatory furloughs to help address budget issues, the system announced Wednesday. The… Continue reading

Jim Johnsen, president of the University of Alaska, speaks to the Juneau Chamber of Commerce at the Moose Lodge on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
There’s a strip of lightly seasoned grouse in Jeff Lund’s version of a hooter popper. (Jeff Lund | For the Juneau Empire)

Sometimes, it’s not about numbers

If you start to over analyze everything you’re in danger of missing the point.

There’s a strip of lightly seasoned grouse in Jeff Lund’s version of a hooter popper. (Jeff Lund | For the Juneau Empire)
Judge sides against Native corporations in CARES Act ruling

Judge sides against Native corporations in CARES Act ruling

Tribes says corporations aren’t governments.

Judge sides against Native corporations in CARES Act ruling
Ben Hohenstatt | Juneau Empire file                                 Jan Reece, outreach/training specialist for Juneau Suicide Prevention Coalition, holds up a card with contact information for suicide prevention resources after a screening of “The S-Word” at Gold Town Theater in March 2019.
Ben Hohenstatt | Juneau Empire file                                 Jan Reece, outreach/training specialist for Juneau Suicide Prevention Coalition, holds up a card with contact information for suicide prevention resources after a screening of “The S-Word” at Gold Town Theater in March 2019.
The Juneau Family Health and Birth Center, April 28, 2020. (Ben Hohenstatt | Juneau Empire)

Special delivery? Juneau home birth center poised to take up slack from hospital

Could be an option for those who want to avoid taking resources or exposure to the coronavirus.

The Juneau Family Health and Birth Center, April 28, 2020. (Ben Hohenstatt | Juneau Empire)
For now, Assembly agrees with state reopening

For now, Assembly agrees with state reopening

Testing levels are good, cheif medical officer said.

For now, Assembly agrees with state reopening
Spring is really here now

Spring is really here now

Robins are hopping along the roadsides and singing in the trees.

Spring is really here now
Senators: Loan program refilled, terms now more favorable for seasonal businesses
Senators: Loan program refilled, terms now more favorable for seasonal businesses
The Downtown Juneau Library, April 7, 2020. (Michael S. Lockett | Juneau Empire)

Juneau board has no plans to follow Mat-Su’s lead on banned books

Stricken authors include Maya Angelou and F. Scott Fitzgerald.

The Downtown Juneau Library, April 7, 2020. (Michael S. Lockett | Juneau Empire)
Patrons wait outside a shop in downtown Juneau on Friday, April 27, 2020. (Peter Segall | Juneau Empire)

Population projections run into a pandemic

State has net zero or negative growth.

Patrons wait outside a shop in downtown Juneau on Friday, April 27, 2020. (Peter Segall | Juneau Empire)
Ferries will receive $10M in federal relief funding

Ferries will receive $10M in federal relief funding

It’s a cut of the state’s COVID-19 money.

Ferries will receive $10M in federal relief funding
Police say teenager a ‘person of interest’ in Fred Meyer vehicle vandalism
Police say teenager a ‘person of interest’ in Fred Meyer vehicle vandalism