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President Donald Trump greets President Vladimir Putin of Russia as they met at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, on Friday, Aug. 15, 2025. (Doug Mills/The New York Times)

My Turn: When we were allies

Soviet and American pilots flew the Alaska-Siberia Air Route to deliver combat planes halfway around the world

  • Aug 20, 2025
  • By Alexander Dolitsky
President Donald Trump greets President Vladimir Putin of Russia as they met at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, on Friday, Aug. 15, 2025. (Doug Mills/The New York Times)
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Police calls, Aug. 14-18

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

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The Norwegian Bliss arrives in Juneau on Monday, April 14, 2025. (Jasz Garrett / Juneau Empire file photo)

Ships in port, Aug. 20-23

This information comes from the Cruise Line Agencies of Alaska’s 2025 schedule. Capacity figures in parenthesis were pulled from cruise lines’ websites. Wednesday, Aug. 20… Continue reading

  • Aug 20, 2025
The Norwegian Bliss arrives in Juneau on Monday, April 14, 2025. (Jasz Garrett / Juneau Empire file photo)
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Calendar, Aug. 20-23

Submissions to this calendar can be sent to editor@juneauempire.com. They should include the date, time, location, short summary of the event, a website and/or social… Continue reading

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Promotional image courtesy Warner Bros. Discovery
A child races into the night in “Weapons.”

On the Screen: ‘Weapons’ a thoughtful horror set to American tragedy

Wrapped in a supernatural horror story is a distinctly human narrative

Promotional image courtesy Warner Bros. Discovery
A child races into the night in “Weapons.”
This hearty meal comes straight out of an Irish pub ... sort of. (Photo by Tressa Dale/Peninsula Clarion)

A hearty meal for adventurers

This recipe for turkey cottage pie makes enough for supper, with plenty of leftovers for elevensies.

This hearty meal comes straight out of an Irish pub ... sort of. (Photo by Tressa Dale/Peninsula Clarion)
Charles Clement (courtesy)

My Turn: Celebrating 50 years of healing, partnership and progress in Southeast Alaska

Today, SEARHC is one of the largest Native-run health organizations in the country

  • Aug 15, 2025
  • By Charles Clement
Charles Clement (courtesy)
President Donald Trump and President Vladimir Putin of Russia meet at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, on Friday, Aug. 15, 2025. (Doug Mills/The New York Times)

Opinion: Trump is not a peacemaker

Alaska’s news sites were buzzing last week after President Donald Trump announced he would be meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin somewhere in the state on… Continue reading

President Donald Trump and President Vladimir Putin of Russia meet at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, on Friday, Aug. 15, 2025. (Doug Mills/The New York Times)
A home is photographed on Telephone Hill in Juneau, Alaska. (Photo by Skip Gray/courtesy)

Living and Growing: Our green oasis

We have lost so many of our beloved spots in recent years that it would create too much sadness to destroy our our beloved refuge

A home is photographed on Telephone Hill in Juneau, Alaska. (Photo by Skip Gray/courtesy)
City and Borough of Juneau City Hall is photographed on July 12, 2025, in Juneau, Alaska. (Photo by Erin Thompson/Juneau Empire file)

My Turn: How greedy do we want to be?

Our city government has become much less business-friendly in recent years

City and Borough of Juneau City Hall is photographed on July 12, 2025, in Juneau, Alaska. (Photo by Erin Thompson/Juneau Empire file)
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Police calls, Aug. 6-11

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

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The Norwegian Bliss arrives in Juneau on Monday, April 14, 2025. (Jasz Garrett / Juneau Empire file photo)

Ships in port, Aug. 13-16

This information comes from the Cruise Line Agencies of Alaska’s 2025 schedule. Capacity figures in parenthesis were pulled from cruise lines’ websites. Wednesday, Aug. 13… Continue reading

  • Aug 13, 2025
The Norwegian Bliss arrives in Juneau on Monday, April 14, 2025. (Jasz Garrett / Juneau Empire file photo)
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Community Calendar for Aug. 13, 2025

Submissions to this calendar can be sent to editor@juneauempire.com. They should include the date, time, location, short summary of the event, a website and/or social… Continue reading

  • Aug 13, 2025
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Win Gruening (courtesy)

Opinion: Sen. Dan Sullivan’s actions speak louder than his critics

He keeps proving he can deliver on his promises

Win Gruening (courtesy)
Photo courtesy Jeff Lund 
The author’s wife with a Dolly Varden.

I Went to the Woods: The fly fishing ecosystem

Anyone who didn’t drop rent on a single rod on their first trip into a fly shop remembers their own journey to the top tier of fly rod technology

Photo courtesy Jeff Lund 
The author’s wife with a Dolly Varden.
In this June 23, 2016, photo, the Alaska Marine Highway ferry Matanuska passes Eagle Glacier. (Michael Penn / Juneau Empire File)

Opinion: The Cascade Point subsidy Dunleavy is trying to hide

Gov. Mike Dunleavy wants us to think he’s doing it to improve ferry service between Juneau, Haines and Skagway

In this June 23, 2016, photo, the Alaska Marine Highway ferry Matanuska passes Eagle Glacier. (Michael Penn / Juneau Empire File)
Alexander Dolitsky, left, and Russian Ambassador Yuri Dubinin, right, in spring of 1990 at the University of Alaska Southeast library. (Photo courtesy Alexander Dolitsky)

Opinion: Why the West provoked and prolongs the Russia-Ukraine war

The West never stopped its Cold War policies of undermining USSR/Russia

  • Aug 9, 2025
  • By Alexander Dolitsky
Alexander Dolitsky, left, and Russian Ambassador Yuri Dubinin, right, in spring of 1990 at the University of Alaska Southeast library. (Photo courtesy Alexander Dolitsky)
KTOO, Juneau’s public radio station, is photographed in Juneau, Alaska, on Friday, July 11, 2025. (Photo by Erin Thompson/Peninsula Clarion)

Opinion: Alaska’s public media is under threat. Together, we can save it.

Public media is more than just news — it’s essential community infrastructure serving Alaska’s towns and villages

  • Aug 9, 2025
  • By Ed Ulman, Jaclyn Sallee and Mollie Kabler
KTOO, Juneau’s public radio station, is photographed in Juneau, Alaska, on Friday, July 11, 2025. (Photo by Erin Thompson/Peninsula Clarion)
Liam Neeson is Lt. Frank Drebin Jr. in “The Naked Gun.” (Promotional image courtesy Paramount Pictures)

On the Screen: Profoundly dumb, deeply hilarious

‘Naked Gun’ brings back the goofball comedy

Liam Neeson is Lt. Frank Drebin Jr. in “The Naked Gun.” (Promotional image courtesy Paramount Pictures)
These scones are an easy treat. Photo provided by Tressa Dale

Scones for 3 sisters

These easy scones feature fresh cherries and chocolate

These scones are an easy treat. Photo provided by Tressa Dale