Borough budget challenges just got bigger — and messier A recent news story warned residents that Juneau’s landfill will be at capacity in the next… Continue reading
Just before the spring equinox, a friend and I went out on the Fish Creek Trail one morning on a low tide. We saw five… Continue reading
There’s an uncommon sight on Seward Street these days: a bra shop with cajones. The owners of Bustin’ Out Boutique have put out a sandwich… Continue reading
Like many of us I know that public broadcasting is in the sights of the Trump administration for massive cuts and perhaps elimination. This very… Continue reading
There is a path to increasing food security without an Alaska Department of Agriculture this legislative session. Gov. Mike Dunleavy should hire an aide in… Continue reading
In the Assembly’s March 3, 2025, FY26 CBJ Capital Priorities List, our Assembly and manager requested from our state and federal funding partners $10 million… Continue reading
When I was growing up, my parents never, ever served cooked carrots for dinner. Nor were they even mentioned as a possible vegetable option. They… Continue reading
It could happen, right? Despite your very best efforts, you could find yourself in the baffling predicament of having nothing to say. Maybe you’re facing… Continue reading
Rick Thoman noted in a recent report that the paucity of 2024-2025 snowfall in Anchorage and other Southcentral Alaska locations may be unprecedented in the… Continue reading
I doubled our money. Then lost the winnings. Then lost the initial bet. Just like that I turned our $100 into $200 then $0 in… Continue reading
The folks of Southeast Alaska are fortunate in that we sometimes experience glimpses of bears along the trails and even in our yards. These encounters… Continue reading
Four years ago when Republicans defended the Senate filibuster, Sen. Dan Sullivan argued it “encourages, if not demands, compromise and bipartisan work both when one’s… Continue reading
February ground to a halt and March slowly geared up. Days were getting longer, but the tedious pseudo-spring weather prevailed — no longer really winter… Continue reading
If you call Social Security these days, the voice message states your application could take 200-230 days to process and Alaskans now have to appear… Continue reading
I guess I’m lucky: Only two of my friends have been fired by the Trump-Musk DOGE juggernaut. It’s horrible for both of them, but I… Continue reading
“Have patience, have patience, Don’t be in such a hurry, When you get impatient, you only start to worry, Remember, remember that God is patient,… Continue reading
“How we came to a place where we are fighting now with Canada and making nice with Russia is beyond me,” Sen. Lisa Murkowski said… Continue reading
Aak’w Landing, the long-proposed cruise dock development in downtown Juneau is one step closer to reality. During an Assembly Committee of the Whole meeting on… Continue reading
Homelessness and affordable housing continue to plague far too many in our community. Over the last five years homelessness in Alaska has increased by 10.3%.… Continue reading
While we are waiting (?patiently?) for spring to really get rolling, here are a few things to think about. • Sexual dimorphism in bird plumage:… Continue reading
