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Chloe Anderson for the Juneau Empire A bald eagle is pictured near Eagle Beach on Sept. 16.

Weekly Wonder: Eagles, a symbol of hope and patriotism

Every time I see an eagle down south, I think of Rachel Carson

Chloe Anderson for the Juneau Empire A bald eagle is pictured near Eagle Beach on Sept. 16.
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Calendar, Sept. 24-27

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Death Notice: Stanley Walter Butts

Stanley Walter Butts, eldest son of Moni and Walt Butts, died at home on July 31, 2025, in Anchorage Alaska.… Continue reading

Roasted tofu and quinoa salad with sunflower miso dressing make a high-protein salad to fuel busy afternoons. (Photo by Tressa Dale/Peninsula Clarion)

A meal to feel good about

Roasted tofu and quinoa salad with sunflower miso dressing is a high-protein salad to fuel busy afternoons.

Roasted tofu and quinoa salad with sunflower miso dressing make a high-protein salad to fuel busy afternoons. (Photo by Tressa Dale/Peninsula Clarion)
Courtesy photo Adam Bauer of the Local Spiritual Assembly of Bahá’í of Juneau.

Living and Growing: The paradox of freedom

Religion teaches that spiritual freedom is found not in the rejection of all limits, but in choosing the right ones

Courtesy photo Adam Bauer of the Local Spiritual Assembly of Bahá’í of Juneau.
A photograph of Our Lady of Medjugorje by the Italian artist Carmelo Puzzolo. The original painting hangs in St. Pope John Paul II Hall in Medjugorje, Bosnia-Herzegovina. (Photo by Gina Del Rosario)

Living and Growing: Medjugorje

Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, the King of kings, the Creator of this universe, entrusted Himself to Mary when He chose Her to be His mother

A photograph of Our Lady of Medjugorje by the Italian artist Carmelo Puzzolo. The original painting hangs in St. Pope John Paul II Hall in Medjugorje, Bosnia-Herzegovina. (Photo by Gina Del Rosario)
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Calendar, Sept. 20-24

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Charles Fox for ICT The National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition held an event and candlelight vigil for the National Day of Remembrance at the Indian Gaming Association in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday Sept. 16. They honored U.S. Indian boarding school survivors and the children who never returned home.

‘I would not cry:’ National Day of Remembrance recognizes boarding school survivors and families

A candlelight vigil, songs, and talks marked a day set aside to remember the children who survived boarding schools and those who didn’t

  • Sep 19, 2025
  • By Jourdan Bennett-Begaye ICT News
Charles Fox for ICT The National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition held an event and candlelight vigil for the National Day of Remembrance at the Indian Gaming Association in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday Sept. 16. They honored U.S. Indian boarding school survivors and the children who never returned home.
Lew Shapiro, in white hat, inspects a potential water system repair project in Ghana on July 5, 2010. (Photo by Josie Sam)

Alaska Science Forum: From the Bronx to Barrow to Ghana

Lewis Shapiro covered a lot of ground during his 90 years.

Lew Shapiro, in white hat, inspects a potential water system repair project in Ghana on July 5, 2010. (Photo by Josie Sam)
The key to this alphabet soup is knife work, and you get extra credit for homemade chicken bone broth. (Photo by Tressa Dale/Peninsula Clarion)

Reading at the table

We had a great time at dinner picking letters out of our alphabet soup and thinking of words that start with them

The key to this alphabet soup is knife work, and you get extra credit for homemade chicken bone broth. (Photo by Tressa Dale/Peninsula Clarion)
The northern lights are pictured near the Mendenhall Glacier on Sept. 3, 2025. (Chloe Anderson for the Juneau Empire)

Weekly Wonder: Chasing the aurora

She’s hard to find, and even trickier to photograph

The northern lights are pictured near the Mendenhall Glacier on Sept. 3, 2025. (Chloe Anderson for the Juneau Empire)
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Calendar, Sept. 10-13

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Derived from the best-selling Audible audiobook “Midnight Son,” by James Dommek Jr., a new documentary on Hulu, “Blood & Myth,” follows Dommek’s investigation into a series of shocking violent crimes that shatter a remote Native village in Northern Alaska. (Courtesy of Disney/via Alaska Beacon)

Film explores clash of Native culture, Western justice

New documentary, “Blood & Myth,” relates to 2012 shootings and woman’s death that convicted Iñupiaq man blamed on encounter with “little people”

Derived from the best-selling Audible audiobook “Midnight Son,” by James Dommek Jr., a new documentary on Hulu, “Blood & Myth,” follows Dommek’s investigation into a series of shocking violent crimes that shatter a remote Native village in Northern Alaska. (Courtesy of Disney/via Alaska Beacon)
Photo provided by Alexander Dolitsky Alexander Dolitsky participates in a traditional Jewish blessing, in which two leather boxes (tefillins) are secured around a person’s head and arm, at Hearthside Books in the Merchant Wharf Mall in downtown Juneau, August 2025.

From whispers in Kiev to shofar blasts in Juneau

Certainly, one would not refuse an offer of such a sincere blessing

Photo provided by Alexander Dolitsky Alexander Dolitsky participates in a traditional Jewish blessing, in which two leather boxes (tefillins) are secured around a person’s head and arm, at Hearthside Books in the Merchant Wharf Mall in downtown Juneau, August 2025.
These chicken wings are sweet, mildly spicy, and fragrant with fresh ginger and garlic. (Photo by Tressa Dale/Peninsula Clarion)
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Small bites of indulgence

These gochujang-braised chicken wings are best enjoyed as a side dish to seasoned vegetables and in the comfortable company of old friends.

These chicken wings are sweet, mildly spicy, and fragrant with fresh ginger and garlic. (Photo by Tressa Dale/Peninsula Clarion)
Photo courtesy Corvus Design The Anan Wildlife Observatory’s main viewing deck, shelter and spiral staircase to lower-level platforms all factored into the design award presented by the Alaska chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects.

Anan Observatory rebuild wins landscape architects award in Wrangell

The award recognizes the new viewing platforms, shelter, boardwalk and stairs by Corvus Design

Photo courtesy Corvus Design The Anan Wildlife Observatory’s main viewing deck, shelter and spiral staircase to lower-level platforms all factored into the design award presented by the Alaska chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects.
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Calendar, Sept. 3-7

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Calendar, Sept. 3-7

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A gray-headed chickadee feeds along the Canning River in northern Alaska in 2015. Photo by Aaron Lang.

Alaska Science Forum: Calling lost chickadees in far north poplars

If and when beavers do arrive, they could completely change habitats along North Slope river corridors

A gray-headed chickadee feeds along the Canning River in northern Alaska in 2015. Photo by Aaron Lang.
Photo by Lione Clare Andrew Thoms is the Executive Director of the Sitka Conservation Society (SCS). SCS is one of the SSP’s earliest Partners and Thoms has been involved for over a decade. He shares his perspective on how the collective values of the SSP drive his personal and professional work.

Woven Peoples and Place: Celebrating values in action

Living with the land and building community with Andrew Thoms

  • Aug 30, 2025
Photo by Lione Clare Andrew Thoms is the Executive Director of the Sitka Conservation Society (SCS). SCS is one of the SSP’s earliest Partners and Thoms has been involved for over a decade. He shares his perspective on how the collective values of the SSP drive his personal and professional work.