Maria Gladziszewski, Brian Holst, and Martin Stepetin are running uncontested for seats on the Assembly and Board of Education respectively. (Photo illustration / Juneau Empire)

School board, areawide candidates have busy jobs ahead

The three candidates are running for three different positions, each with three-year terms.

Maria Gladziszewski, Brian Holst, and Martin Stepetin are running uncontested for seats on the Assembly and Board of Education respectively. (Photo illustration / Juneau Empire)
Brian Holst is a candidate for Juneau School District Board of Education. (Michael Penn / Juneau Empire File)

Get to know a candidate: Brian Holst

Read about the school board hopeful in his own words.

Brian Holst is a candidate for Juneau School District Board of Education. (Michael Penn / Juneau Empire File)
Get to know a candidate: Martin Stepetin

Get to know a candidate: Martin Stepetin

Read about the school board hopeful in his own words.

Get to know a candidate: Martin Stepetin
Maria Gladziszewski is a candidate for City and Borough of Juneau Assembly’s areawide seat. (Courtesy Photo / Maria Gladziszewski)

Get to know a candidate: Maria Gladziszewski

Read about the areawide Assembly seat hopeful in her own words.

  • Sep 9, 2020
Maria Gladziszewski is a candidate for City and Borough of Juneau Assembly’s areawide seat. (Courtesy Photo / Maria Gladziszewski)
Thanks to writer John Gierach, Jeff Lund has discovered a love for brown trout, bamboo fly rods and Colorado’s Frying Pan river. (Jeff Lund / For the Juneau Empire)

Appreciating a legend while he’s still around

Things like fly fishing are endless springs of inspiration if you do them right.

Thanks to writer John Gierach, Jeff Lund has discovered a love for brown trout, bamboo fly rods and Colorado’s Frying Pan river. (Jeff Lund / For the Juneau Empire)
Dan Monteith (center) seen here with Luke Holton and Douglas Indian Association Council Member Barbara Cadiente-Nelson, during a panel discussion after a screening of Holton’s film, “Sayéik” in November 2018 at the Gold Town Theater, will be the speaker in an upcoming Sealaska Heritage Institute lecture. (Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire file)Theater. (Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire File)
Dan Monteith (center) seen here with Luke Holton and Douglas Indian Association Council Member Barbara Cadiente-Nelson, during a panel discussion after a screening of Holton’s film, “Sayéik” in November 2018 at the Gold Town Theater, will be the speaker in an upcoming Sealaska Heritage Institute lecture. (Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire file)Theater. (Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire File)
Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire                                 The derelict tug Lumberman is scheduled for disposal by at-sea scuttling in mid-October, said Juneau harbormaster Matt Creswell, Sept. 9, 2020.

Derelict tugboat slated for mid-October sinking

The vessel will be dragged into the Gulf and scuttled.

Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire                                 The derelict tug Lumberman is scheduled for disposal by at-sea scuttling in mid-October, said Juneau harbormaster Matt Creswell, Sept. 9, 2020.
Kristina Cranston works in her home-studio-gallery in Sitka. (Courtesy Photo / Tommy Joseph)

Planet Alaska: Revitalizing Tlingit doll-making

It’s universal.

Kristina Cranston works in her home-studio-gallery in Sitka. (Courtesy Photo / Tommy Joseph)
This undated electron microscope image made available by the U.S. National Institutes of Health in February 2020 shows the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. The sample was isolated from a patient in the U.S. (NIAID-RML via AP)

City recommends bar patrons get tested for the coronavirus

Advisory comes amid report of 19 new cases.

This undated electron microscope image made available by the U.S. National Institutes of Health in February 2020 shows the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. The sample was isolated from a patient in the U.S. (NIAID-RML via AP)
Libertarian presidential candidate Jo Jorgensen was in Juneau Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020, meeting with residents and business owners, and to play a quick game of hockey with local players at the Treadwell Arena. (Peter Segall / Juneau Empire)
Libertarian presidential candidate Jo Jorgensen was in Juneau Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020, meeting with residents and business owners, and to play a quick game of hockey with local players at the Treadwell Arena. (Peter Segall / Juneau Empire)
Battered by the virus, tribes race to boost census count

Battered by the virus, tribes race to boost census count

Reaching a full count on most reservations now looks nearly impossible.

  • Sep 8, 2020
  • By MATTHEW BROWN, IRIS SAMUELS and LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press
Battered by the virus, tribes race to boost census count
Gov. Mike Dunleavy speaks to local leaders at the Alaska Municipal League’s legislative conference in this February 2020 photo. (Peter Segall/ Juneau Empire File)

Dunleavy to pay $2,800 after ads found to violate ethics law

Agreement resolves allegations that his office improperly used state funds for online, printed ads.

Gov. Mike Dunleavy speaks to local leaders at the Alaska Municipal League’s legislative conference in this February 2020 photo. (Peter Segall/ Juneau Empire File)
Police calls for Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020

Police calls for Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020

This report contains public information from law enforcement and public safety agencies.

  • Sep 8, 2020
  • Juneau Empire
  • Crime
Police calls for Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020
Voters face $15M question in upcoming election
Voters face $15M question in upcoming election
This photo shows a fly infected by Cordyceps entomopathogenic fungus. There are many hijackers in the animal kingdom and some parasites alter the behavior of their hosts. (Courtesy Photo / Alejandro Santillana)

Dirty tricks abound in the animal kingdom

Ain’t nature grand!

This photo shows a fly infected by Cordyceps entomopathogenic fungus. There are many hijackers in the animal kingdom and some parasites alter the behavior of their hosts. (Courtesy Photo / Alejandro Santillana)
A male pink salmon fights its way up stream to spawn in a Southeast Alaska stream in August 2010. (Michael Penn / Juneau Empire File)

Study: Pink salmon could prosper in warmer Arctic waters

The findings bolster reports from Alaska subsistence fishermen.

A male pink salmon fights its way up stream to spawn in a Southeast Alaska stream in August 2010. (Michael Penn / Juneau Empire File)
Police calls for Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020

Police calls for Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020

This report contains public information from law enforcement and public safety agencies.

  • Sep 8, 2020
  • Juneau Empire
  • Crime
Police calls for Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020
A kiteboarder practices their hobby in spite of dreary weather as Juneau’s third wettest summer on record comes to a damp end, Sept. 3, 2020. (Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire)

Rainfall-ing short: Juneau’s summer 1 inch shy of record

Juneau “enjoys” third wettest summer on record

A kiteboarder practices their hobby in spite of dreary weather as Juneau’s third wettest summer on record comes to a damp end, Sept. 3, 2020. (Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire)
State reports a low number of new COVID-19 cases
State reports a low number of new COVID-19 cases
Juneau City Hall, seen here in this file photo, will be open for voting services starting Sept. 21. The Mendenhall Valley Public Library will also double as a vote center and will offer a variety of voting related services until the Oct. 6 municipal election. (Peter Segall / Juneau Empire File)

What to expect during mail-in municipal election

What to expect when you’re electing.

Juneau City Hall, seen here in this file photo, will be open for voting services starting Sept. 21. The Mendenhall Valley Public Library will also double as a vote center and will offer a variety of voting related services until the Oct. 6 municipal election. (Peter Segall / Juneau Empire File)