Search Results for: SUSTAINABLE ALASKA

Capt. Phillip Thorne, outgoing Commander of Coast Guard Sector Juneau, walks with his wife, Jennifer, daughter, Madeline, 8, and mother, Gloria Thorne, at the conclusion of his Change of Command and Retirement Ceremonies at the Alaska State Museum on Friday, May 4, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

USCG Juneau Sector commander Thorne whistled ashore

The first day of Capt. Phillip R. Thorne’s U.S. Coast Guard career was captured in a photo in Connecticut newspaper “The New London Day.” It… Continue reading

Capt. Phillip Thorne, outgoing Commander of Coast Guard Sector Juneau, walks with his wife, Jennifer, daughter, Madeline, 8, and mother, Gloria Thorne, at the conclusion of his Change of Command and Retirement Ceremonies at the Alaska State Museum on Friday, May 4, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Dr. Keith Cox

Sustainable Alaska: How can we reduce fish ‘shrink’?

The seafood industry continually confronts major opportunities and challenges due to its diversity and complexity. It is one of the largest and most diverse food… Continue reading

  • May 4, 2018
  • By KEITH COX
Dr. Keith Cox

House votes to borrow $1 billion for oil and gas deal

In a 23-15 vote Thursday afternoon, the Alaska House of Representatives approved a plan to borrow a billion dollars from global bond markets and send… Continue reading

Anthony Mallott president and CEO of Sealaska Corp., speaks about the positive earnings of the Southeast Alaska Native corporation during an interview at the Juneau headquarters on Wednesday, May 2, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Sealaska Corp. completes huge financial turnaround

Sealaska CEO Anthony Mallott was feeling a little under the weather on Wednesday, but even then, he didn’t keep himself from smiling. For the first… Continue reading

Anthony Mallott president and CEO of Sealaska Corp., speaks about the positive earnings of the Southeast Alaska Native corporation during an interview at the Juneau headquarters on Wednesday, May 2, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
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What’s Happening the week of April 25-May 1

Raincountry Flyfishers meeting, Wednesday, April 25, 7 p.m., Thunder Mountain High School Library. Gary Sedgwick, David Athern, and George Elgee will present. All welcome. Pillars… Continue reading

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Kenny Smith talks about learning to carve at Lemon Creek Correctional Center on Monday, April 13, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Art behind bars: Lemon Creek art program benefits inmates, regional nonprofits

Editor’s note: Additional details have been added to clarify the collaboration between programs at the Sealaska Corporation and Sealaska Heritage Institute. At first, Kenny Smith… Continue reading

Kenny Smith talks about learning to carve at Lemon Creek Correctional Center on Monday, April 13, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Don’t weaken the most important fishery management legislation we have

In January 2014, I moved to Sitka from New York City. In the NYC kitchens I worked in, it was common knowledge that the best… Continue reading

  • Apr 19, 2018
  • By Renee Trafton
Chohla Moll, science teacher at Mount Edgecumbe, leads her students in collecting samples during Herring Camp. Bethany Goodrich | For the Capital City Weekly Chohla Moll, science teacher at Mount Edgecumbe, leads her students in collecting samples during Herring Camp. Bethany Goodrich | For the Capital City Weekly

Herring Camp: Teaching science and culture

In late March in Sitka, you never know what the weather will be. It can squall one moment, hail the next, and then the sky… Continue reading

Chohla Moll, science teacher at Mount Edgecumbe, leads her students in collecting samples during Herring Camp. Bethany Goodrich | For the Capital City Weekly Chohla Moll, science teacher at Mount Edgecumbe, leads her students in collecting samples during Herring Camp. Bethany Goodrich | For the Capital City Weekly
Mouhcine Guettabi, Assistant Professor of Economics at the University of Alaska, speaks at the Northrim Bank Economic Summit at the Baranof Hotel on Wednesday, April 11, 2018. Joe Schierhorn, right, is President and CEO of Northrim Bank Corp. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Economic luncheon focuses on uncertainty with state government funding

The uncertainty with Alaska’s state economy may continue to strike locally. Economic experts weighed in on the state of Alaska’s economy during Northrim Bank’s annual… Continue reading

Mouhcine Guettabi, Assistant Professor of Economics at the University of Alaska, speaks at the Northrim Bank Economic Summit at the Baranof Hotel on Wednesday, April 11, 2018. Joe Schierhorn, right, is President and CEO of Northrim Bank Corp. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Jacinda Mack, of Fraser River, left, Matthew Jackson, of Sitka, center, and Carrie James, of Ketchikan, talk about their film “Uprivers” in Juneau on March 29, 2018. The documentary film is about the perils an unchecked Canadian mining industry and the threat posed to Southeast Alaska watersheds. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

After Mount Polley: The activists and filmmaker behind the documentary ‘Uprivers’

Indigenous activists Jacinda Mack and Carrie James come from two different countries and opposite ends of rivers their livelihoods depend on. One issue unites them:… Continue reading

Jacinda Mack, of Fraser River, left, Matthew Jackson, of Sitka, center, and Carrie James, of Ketchikan, talk about their film “Uprivers” in Juneau on March 29, 2018. The documentary film is about the perils an unchecked Canadian mining industry and the threat posed to Southeast Alaska watersheds. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
In this Nov. 17, 2016 photo, Gavin McNicol, Junior Jules Francois and Denis Darline are photographed at SOIL Haiti’s composting site near Cap-Ha&

‘Mountains beyond mountains’: How human waste (that’s right, poop!) can be transformed into safe and useful resources

I arrived in Juneau last summer with mixed emotions. I was excited to start a new life in Southeast, but I’d also just left behind… Continue reading

In this Nov. 17, 2016 photo, Gavin McNicol, Junior Jules Francois and Denis Darline are photographed at SOIL Haiti’s composting site near Cap-Ha&
George Gress speaks with a reporter at his home in Juneau on Tuesday, March 27, 2018 about his three-year tenure making guitars for clients across the country. Richard McGrail | For the Capital City Weekly

Making sustainable music

A pallet, planks from an old dock in Dillingham, and a used skateboard are all things that George Gress has repurposed into guitars. He’s passionate… Continue reading

George Gress speaks with a reporter at his home in Juneau on Tuesday, March 27, 2018 about his three-year tenure making guitars for clients across the country. Richard McGrail | For the Capital City Weekly
The Alaska State Capitol. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

Reps. Parish, Kito divided by vote to boost PFDs

Correction: The first version of this article incorrectly stated that one of the four pillars of the coalition Alaska House Majority’s plan to balance the… Continue reading

The Alaska State Capitol. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)
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By the People, for the People

We have a system of government characterized by the principles of “By the People, For the People.” These were revolutionary ideas in the 1700s. Citizens,… Continue reading

  • Mar 26, 2018
  • By TERRI ROBBINS
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In this March 2016 photo, Director Kara Nelson, left, and Board Chair June Degnan, second from left, share in a group dinner with residents Andrea Robinson, center, Samantha Garton and Brandi Vrabec, right, at Haven House on Tuesday. Haven House is celebrating their one year annversary as a transitional home for recently released female prisoners or women coming out of substance abuse treatment. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

Haven House fundraiser happening Thursday

Haven House Juneau is more than helping incarcerated women transitioning out of prison and back to the streets — it’s about breaking through barriers. That… Continue reading

In this March 2016 photo, Director Kara Nelson, left, and Board Chair June Degnan, second from left, share in a group dinner with residents Andrea Robinson, center, Samantha Garton and Brandi Vrabec, right, at Haven House on Tuesday. Haven House is celebrating their one year annversary as a transitional home for recently released female prisoners or women coming out of substance abuse treatment. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)
Downtown Hoonah, 2014. Capital City Weekly file photo.

To keep a teacher

Imagine finishing work for the day and pulling your mattress out of a closet, which you then have to put up in the morning when… Continue reading

Downtown Hoonah, 2014. Capital City Weekly file photo.

Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation issues warning to Alaska lawmakers

The Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation’s board of trustees issued advice and a warning to the Alaska Legislature on Thursday, marking only the sixth time in… Continue reading

Tayler Shae and Becky Roth

The year of kindness for kids celebrates kindergarten to fifth-grade children in March

We are all co-creators of our community. Each of us bring our interests, beliefs, our unique talents, our history and culture, our challenges and needs… Continue reading

  • Mar 4, 2018
  • By Tayler Shae
Tayler Shae and Becky Roth
Lizette Stiehr, executive director for the Alaska Association on Developmental Disabilities, holds up a loud speaker microphone during singing at Key Coalition Rally at the Capitol on Friday, March 2, 2018. The Key Coalition of Alaska educates legislators about the importance of sustaining community-based services for people with disabilities and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Group cheerfully promotes equal rights for those with disabilities

Singing to the tune of “You Are My Sunshine,” Key Coalition of Alaska members and supporters flooded the steps of the Alaska State Capitol cheerfully… Continue reading

Lizette Stiehr, executive director for the Alaska Association on Developmental Disabilities, holds up a loud speaker microphone during singing at Key Coalition Rally at the Capitol on Friday, March 2, 2018. The Key Coalition of Alaska educates legislators about the importance of sustaining community-based services for people with disabilities and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Dr. Bidlack

Sustainable Alaska: Linking land and sea

On a recent winter day in Juneau, two of my colleagues headed out to Montana Creek to collect some stream water samples. The cold weather… Continue reading

Dr. Bidlack