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Assembly and School Board wade through budget priorities

Assembly and School Board wade through budget priorities

Can’t wait for the state.

Assembly and School Board wade through budget priorities
(Courtesy photo | Jeff Lund)

Opinion: Roadless Rule needed to protect salmon, trout

The rule was set up in a sensible way for Southeast.

  • Oct 29, 2019
  • By Mark Kaelke
(Courtesy photo | Jeff Lund)
In this Feb. 16 photo, Deidre Levi rests her head for a moment in her grandmother’s house before a basketball game in the Native Village of St. Michael. Levi says she spoke up about being sexually assaulted because she wanted to be a role model for girls in Alaska. (AP Photo | Wong Maye-E)

Opinion: The social costs of not believing women

What is the social cost of accepting this behavior?

  • Oct 29, 2019
  • By Robin Smith
In this Feb. 16 photo, Deidre Levi rests her head for a moment in her grandmother’s house before a basketball game in the Native Village of St. Michael. Levi says she spoke up about being sexually assaulted because she wanted to be a role model for girls in Alaska. (AP Photo | Wong Maye-E)
Empire Live: Assembly and School Board hold joint meeting

Empire Live: Assembly and School Board hold joint meeting

Live updates from the meeting.

Empire Live: Assembly and School Board hold joint meeting
UA Regents address accrediting agency concerns

UA Regents address accrediting agency concerns

Regents commit to inclusivity.

UA Regents address accrediting agency concerns
Darren Jaeckel smiles near a jack-o’-lantern he carved underwater at the Sixth Annual Spooktacular Dive and Underwater Pumpkin Carving event Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019. (Ben Hohenstatt | Juneau Empire)

Divers carve out time to make underwater jack-o’-lanterns

They had to wait to light candles.

Darren Jaeckel smiles near a jack-o’-lantern he carved underwater at the Sixth Annual Spooktacular Dive and Underwater Pumpkin Carving event Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019. (Ben Hohenstatt | Juneau Empire)
The USCGC Healy, the Coast Guard’s only medium icebreaker, lies moored to the pier in Juneau as it returns to Seattle at the end of deployment, Oct. 27, 2019. (Peter Segall | Juneau Empire)

One-of-a-kind Coast Guard icebreaker visits Juneau on way home

The Coast Guard’s only medium icebreaker swings through Juneau.

The USCGC Healy, the Coast Guard’s only medium icebreaker, lies moored to the pier in Juneau as it returns to Seattle at the end of deployment, Oct. 27, 2019. (Peter Segall | Juneau Empire)
Empire Live: University regents agree on response letter to accrediting agency

Empire Live: University regents agree on response letter to accrediting agency

Live updates from the meeting.

Empire Live: University regents agree on response letter to accrediting agency
Thunder Mountain nets tourney title in Anchorage

Thunder Mountain nets tourney title in Anchorage

Falcons know how to finish.

Thunder Mountain nets tourney title in Anchorage
Deborah Parker, National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center board member, activist and survivor of sexual and physical violence, delivers the keynote speech at a domestic violence awareness summit Friday, Oct. 25, 2019. (Ben Hohenstatt | Juneau Empire)
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‘It’s survival’: Woman opens up about becoming face of Native domestic violence

Summit looks at how to solve Alaska’s problem.

Deborah Parker, National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center board member, activist and survivor of sexual and physical violence, delivers the keynote speech at a domestic violence awareness summit Friday, Oct. 25, 2019. (Ben Hohenstatt | Juneau Empire)
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The state of Alaska is readying for the 2020 census, which will help determine how much federal money the state receives and impact the redistricting process.

‘It’s power and money’: Here’s why Alaska is set to spend on 2020 census

It’s an opportunity to put money in the coffers.

The state of Alaska is readying for the 2020 census, which will help determine how much federal money the state receives and impact the redistricting process.
Opinion: The closet Republicans in Congress

Opinion: The closet Republicans in Congress

It’s time for Republicans in Congress to acknowledge Trump is unfit for the office he holds.

  • Oct 27, 2019
  • By Rich Moniak
Opinion: The closet Republicans in Congress
Player of the Week: Chaz VanSlyke

Player of the Week: Chaz VanSlyke

Catch him if you can.

Player of the Week: Chaz VanSlyke
Director Leslie Ishii, right, works with actress Jennifer Bobiwash during Perseverance Theatre’s production of “Devilfish” written by Vera Starbard in September 2019. After serving as the theater’s interim artistic director since July, Ishii has been selected to be the permanent replacement for former artistic director Art Rotch. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
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Perseverance Theatre hires an artistic director

Familiar face fills the role.

Director Leslie Ishii, right, works with actress Jennifer Bobiwash during Perseverance Theatre’s production of “Devilfish” written by Vera Starbard in September 2019. After serving as the theater’s interim artistic director since July, Ishii has been selected to be the permanent replacement for former artistic director Art Rotch. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Alaskan Brewing Co. employees pour a sample of a new spruce cherry grapefruit hard seltzer at the Imperial Saloon, Friday, Oct. 25, 2019. (Ben Hohenstatt | Juneau Empire)

The trend is near: Alaskan Brewing Co. offers hard seltzer sneak peek

It’s a first.

Alaskan Brewing Co. employees pour a sample of a new spruce cherry grapefruit hard seltzer at the Imperial Saloon, Friday, Oct. 25, 2019. (Ben Hohenstatt | Juneau Empire)
Tour groups and hunters find ways to coexist

Tour groups and hunters find ways to coexist

We can work it out.

Tour groups and hunters find ways to coexist
A panel of men discuss the role they can play in breaking cycles of domestic violence during a domestic violence awareness summit at Elizabeth Peratrovich Hall, Friday, Oct. 25, 2019. (Ben Hohenstatt | Juneau Empire)
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Empire Live: Panel examines the role men play in ending domestic violence

Summit speakers acknowledge issue, discuss solutions.

A panel of men discuss the role they can play in breaking cycles of domestic violence during a domestic violence awareness summit at Elizabeth Peratrovich Hall, Friday, Oct. 25, 2019. (Ben Hohenstatt | Juneau Empire)
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A black bear is seen at the Alaska State Capitol on Oct. 4, 2018. (Megan Wallace | Courtesy photo)

Bear-ly any nuisance bears in Juneau this year

A ‘paws’ in unwelcome ursine visitors.

A black bear is seen at the Alaska State Capitol on Oct. 4, 2018. (Megan Wallace | Courtesy photo)
UA Regents will hear public testimony Monday evening

UA Regents will hear public testimony Monday evening

Public testimony can be made by phone.

UA Regents will hear public testimony Monday evening
Micah Nelson, 28.

Update: Wanted man arrested peacefully after standoff

Police took him into custody without violence.

Micah Nelson, 28.