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My Turn: What kind of Alaska do you want to live in?

This question gets to the heart of the matter. What is it we really want Alaska to look like? What kind of Alaska do we… Continue reading

  • Feb 19, 2017
  • By Reps. PAUL SEATON

House votes to lift Obama limits on Alaska hunting, trapping

WASHINGTON — The House has approved a bill to lift some Obama administration restrictions on hunting and trapping of bears, wolves and other predators on… Continue reading

  • Feb 16, 2017
  • By The Associated Press

Emperor Goose up for hunt after decades of conservation

BETHEL — Federal wildlife officials are looking to open up a subsistence hunt this year for a goose that’s been off-limits to hunting for the… Continue reading

Keeping the oil industry healthy

An observation from educator/philosopher William James came to mind as I watched Robin Brena lecture the House Resources Committee a few days ago on his… Continue reading

  • Feb 13, 2017
  • By RICK BOYLES

Parish, Kito and Walker offer qualified support for big budget-fix bill

Juneau’s two delegates to the Alaska House of Representatives and Gov. Bill Walker say they are optimistic about a keystone budget fix proposed by the… Continue reading

Bethel search crew sees spike in alcohol-related calls

BETHEL — Members of Bethel’s volunteer search and rescue organization are dealing with a spike in alcohol-related calls this winter, which is putting a strain… Continue reading

My Turn: Alaska’s criminal justice reform efforts should be celebrated

Alaska lawmakers should celebrate their landmark successful criminal justice overhaul last year. In July 2016, Gov. Bill Walker signed Senate Bill 91 into law, a… Continue reading

  • Feb 4, 2017
  • By MARK LEVIN

Alaska editorial: Senate survey shows residents want a full-fledged solution to fiscal gap

This editorial first appeared in the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner: Lawmakers are wise to listen to their constituents, and at the beginning of this year’s legislative… Continue reading

  • Feb 2, 2017

Alaska Editorial: Senate survey shows residents want a full-fledged solution to fiscal gap

Lawmakers are wise to listen to their constituents, and at the beginning of this year’s legislative session, the Alaska Senate majority caucus made a meaningful… Continue reading

  • Jan 31, 2017

Deadline to apply for UAS scholarships is approaching fast

The deadline to apply for University of Alaska Southeast scholarships is Feb. 15. According to a release from the university, UAS-specific scholarships are open to… Continue reading

  • Jan 29, 2017
  • By Juneau Empire
This Oct. 26, 2016, photo provided by New Forests Inc. shows Chugach Alaska Corp. lands near Carbon Mountain, Alaska. An undeveloped Alaska coal field, California’s offsets for carbon pollution and thousands of acres of forest are the unlikely players in a complex agreement that is expected to generate millions for an Alaska Native organization. (Nathan Lojewski/New Forests via AP)

Alaska Natives to protect land for California carbon program

ANCHORAGE — An undeveloped Alaska coal field, California’s offsets for carbon pollution and thousands of acres of forest are the unlikely players in a complex… Continue reading

This Oct. 26, 2016, photo provided by New Forests Inc. shows Chugach Alaska Corp. lands near Carbon Mountain, Alaska. An undeveloped Alaska coal field, California’s offsets for carbon pollution and thousands of acres of forest are the unlikely players in a complex agreement that is expected to generate millions for an Alaska Native organization. (Nathan Lojewski/New Forests via AP)

Rep. Reinbold: The simple truth of the state of the budget

The conversation around the state budget hasn’t been exactly truthful. The “cuts” have been exaggerated in an attempt to gain public support for “revenue options”,… Continue reading

  • Jan 27, 2017
  • By REP. LORA REINBOLD

For Denali’s 100th anniversary, state should permanently protect park wildlife along the boundary

Next month (Feb. 26) will mark the 100th anniversary of Alaska’s most iconic tourism destination — Denali National Park &Preserve. This would be the perfect… Continue reading

  • Jan 27, 2017
  • By RICK STEINER
Oil and gas subsidy debate, which sank budget deal last year, is poised to return

Oil and gas subsidy debate, which sank budget deal last year, is poised to return

An issue that sank plans for a budget fix in 2016 will soon resurface in the Alaska Legislature. A bill addressing North Slope oil and… Continue reading

Oil and gas subsidy debate, which sank budget deal last year, is poised to return

Walker debuts pay freeze bill: 5,000 workers would be affected

Gov. Bill Walker has officially proposed freezing the pay of approximately 5,000 nonunion state employees. Senate Bill 31 was announced Friday morning, two weeks after… Continue reading

Local woodworkers Max Stanley and Chris Hinkley, of Latitude Woodwares, in their Auke Bay shop on Thursday. The craftsmen, known for wood topographical maps of Southeast, launched a crowdsourcing campaign this week in an attempt to expand their business to national markets. The pair have developed what they call “skyline hangs” — magnetic knife hangers shaped into cityscapes — they hope will sell big in major metropolitan areas. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

A new way to hang your keys: Juneau woodworkers laser-cut new business

Local woodworkers Max Stanley and Chris Hinkley aren’t your typical hobbyists. For the past three years, the pair of engineers by training have perfected a… Continue reading

Local woodworkers Max Stanley and Chris Hinkley, of Latitude Woodwares, in their Auke Bay shop on Thursday. The craftsmen, known for wood topographical maps of Southeast, launched a crowdsourcing campaign this week in an attempt to expand their business to national markets. The pair have developed what they call “skyline hangs” — magnetic knife hangers shaped into cityscapes — they hope will sell big in major metropolitan areas. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

My Turn: Alaska’s national parks need infrastructure support

In 2016, the National Park Service celebrated its centennial anniversary. 2017 marks the 100th anniversary of Denali National Park, one of the many crown jewels… Continue reading

  • Jan 19, 2017
  • By Jeff Samuels
Piano Tide, a novel by Kathleen Dean Moore, who writes from Chichagof Island, is based in an imaginary Southeast Alaskan community.

‘Piano Tide’ offers a story of environmental ethics in Southeast Alaska

A woman with a piano, a dog, and not much else ferries into a tiny Southeast Alaskan village. The townspeople — a grumpy, shouting philosopher… Continue reading

Piano Tide, a novel by Kathleen Dean Moore, who writes from Chichagof Island, is based in an imaginary Southeast Alaskan community.
Rep. Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins, D-Sitka, left, Rep. Dan Ortiz, I-Ketchikan, Rep. Justin Parish, D-Juneau, and Rep. Sam Kito, D-Juneau, are sworn-in by Lt. Gov. Byron Mallott on the first day of the first session of 30th Alaska Legislature at the Capitol on Tuesday.

Deficit is distant thunder as Legislature convenes

For one day, there were smiles.At times resembling students returning for the first day of a new high school year, the 30th Alaska Legislature convened… Continue reading

Rep. Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins, D-Sitka, left, Rep. Dan Ortiz, I-Ketchikan, Rep. Justin Parish, D-Juneau, and Rep. Sam Kito, D-Juneau, are sworn-in by Lt. Gov. Byron Mallott on the first day of the first session of 30th Alaska Legislature at the Capitol on Tuesday.

Urgency in budget, but legislators face rifts

JUNEAU — Alaska legislators agree on the need to address the state’s multibillion-dollar budget deficit. But rifts remain over how best to do that, with… Continue reading