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In this June 29 photo, a sailor spends some time in Fritz Cove with a backdrop of the Mendenhall Glacier. This year is on pace to be the warmest ever in Alaska.

Juneau on pace for warmest year ever, beating last year’s warmest year ever

Alaska’s capital city has just finished its ninth consecutive month of warmer-than-normal temperatures and is on pace for its warmest year on record, according to… Continue reading

In this June 29 photo, a sailor spends some time in Fritz Cove with a backdrop of the Mendenhall Glacier. This year is on pace to be the warmest ever in Alaska.
In this 2014 photo, a downed spruce tree sits near the East Glacier Trail at the Mendenhall Glacier Recreation Area. The Forest Services announced changes to its Tongass Management Plan on Thursday that the agency hopes will alleviate conflict between various user groups.

Forest Service announces changes to Tongass plan

The U.S. Forest Service has announced changes to its Tongass Forest Plan, which the agency hopes will alleviate conflicts between the timber industry, recreational users… Continue reading

In this 2014 photo, a downed spruce tree sits near the East Glacier Trail at the Mendenhall Glacier Recreation Area. The Forest Services announced changes to its Tongass Management Plan on Thursday that the agency hopes will alleviate conflict between various user groups.
The salt chuck at Ernest Gruening Cabin in Juneau, painting by Patti Hutchens Jouppi

In the Works with painter Patti Hutchens Jouppi

Capital City Weekly: Do you have any particular creative routines or habits — favorite spaces to work, times of day, materials you use, music you… Continue reading

The salt chuck at Ernest Gruening Cabin in Juneau, painting by Patti Hutchens Jouppi
Summer solstice is not often the warmest part of Alaska's summer.

Alaska Science Forum: Summer solstice doesn’t mean maximum warmth

A person might think that since we get our maximum sunlight on the summer solstice (on or about June 21), we should also get our… Continue reading

Summer solstice is not often the warmest part of Alaska's summer.
Artists on the Island Institute’s ferry tour speak at 360 North in May.

What we talk about when we talk about climate change

We were at the Fish House in Ketchikan early in April, talking about climate; the room was full and the conversation was lively. Outside, the… Continue reading

Artists on the Island Institute’s ferry tour speak at 360 North in May.
Urban etchings at a bus stop

Art in Unusual Places

The Capital City Weekly welcomes reader-submitted images of art in unusual or unexpected places. Photographers of all levels of ability are invited to send in… Continue reading

Urban etchings at a bus stop

Letter: Murkowski leads on energy innovation

“Is Murkowski part of the climate problem?” (June 13) just doesn’t have all the facts on U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski’s record of protecting Alaskans and… Continue reading

  • Jun 20, 2016
Paul Turnisky, owner of Chum Fun, fishes king salmon with his client, Skylar Joly, at Fish Creek Pond on Friday.

Taku River records lowest ever king salmon returns

Commercial gillnet fisherman Tim Mosher drew a line on his GPS plotter, cutting Taku Sound in half. The line marks a boundary the Alaska Department… Continue reading

Paul Turnisky, owner of Chum Fun, fishes king salmon with his client, Skylar Joly, at Fish Creek Pond on Friday.

Sunny, clear skies for National Weather Service open house

For the first time since it opened in 1998, the National Weather Service in Juneau held a community open house on Thursday.“We want to reacquaint… Continue reading

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, center, and Norwegian Foreign Minister Borge Brende, right, tour Ny-Alesund Village, the northernmost civilian settlement in the world, before visiting Blomstrand Glacier, on Thursday.

Kerry tours Arctic Circle

NY-ALESUND, Norway — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Thursday visited Norway’s extreme north, viewing areas where climate change has melted ice and opened… Continue reading

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, center, and Norwegian Foreign Minister Borge Brende, right, tour Ny-Alesund Village, the northernmost civilian settlement in the world, before visiting Blomstrand Glacier, on Thursday.

My Turn: Focus on men’s health and safety in June

In June, we celebrate Father’s Day, Men’s Health Month and National Safety Month. These separate observances have a common theme — we can use them… Continue reading

  • Jun 16, 2016
  • By SUSAN JOHNSON

Courts convict English soccer fans for rioting

MARSEILLE, France — A Marseille court convicted six English soccer fans Monday and handed prison sentences ranging from one-to-three months to five of them for… Continue reading

  • Jun 14, 2016
  • By MIKE CORDER
In this June 2 photo, Ron Rady poses next to the concrete walls his company installed at the Sgt. Scott Johnson and Trooper Gabe Rich Memorial Park in North Pole. Rady never thought he would be in a position to make this kind of contribution to his community. He arrived in Alaska in 2000 after deciding to get out of the Arizona heat.

North Pole contractor credited for effort on public memorial

NORTH POLE — Three concrete walls jut out of the dirt and shimmy across the ground like humongous eels.The walls on Doughchee Avenue off of… Continue reading

In this June 2 photo, Ron Rady poses next to the concrete walls his company installed at the Sgt. Scott Johnson and Trooper Gabe Rich Memorial Park in North Pole. Rady never thought he would be in a position to make this kind of contribution to his community. He arrived in Alaska in 2000 after deciding to get out of the Arizona heat.

Is Murkowski part of the climate problem?

U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, is the Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resource Committee and the most powerful person in the Senate to… Continue reading

  • Jun 13, 2016

My Turn: Sen. Kelly is having too much fun to consider tax proposals

Sen. Pete Kelly, R-Fairbanks, is very proud of the $418 million the Legislature cut from the budget this year. He says it’s real, just like… Continue reading

  • Jun 12, 2016
  • By Rich Moniak

Living & Growing: The 15-second sound bite

Years ago the Israeli Consul General was in town and my friend Nat and I were talking to him about employing the 15-second sound bite.… Continue reading

  • Jun 12, 2016
  • By CHAVA LEE

Thanks for cemetery cleanup assistance

I’ve always felt that if our government pays veterans’ funeral expenses and buys them a grave marker, we should make sure that it’s readable so… Continue reading

  • Jun 12, 2016

Alaska experiences record high spring temperatures

ANCHORAGE — No one calls springtime in Alaska balmy but the state this year saw record high spring temperatures.The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says… Continue reading

Letter: Denali wolf decimation a travesty

On Tuesday in an Alaska Dispatch News article came the news that the last surviving wolf in the renowned Denali Park Toklat Wolf Pack is… Continue reading

  • Jun 3, 2016
Thunder Mountain High School senior Kevin Allen will be spending the summer in Washington, D.C., working as an intern for Sen. Lisa Murkowski.

From the halls of high school to the halls of Congress

Kevin Allen is not your typical teenager. Instead of on a sports field or at a bonfire, you’re more likely to find him giving input… Continue reading

Thunder Mountain High School senior Kevin Allen will be spending the summer in Washington, D.C., working as an intern for Sen. Lisa Murkowski.