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Local lawmakers worried about funding for ferry service, public safety
Published 10:07pm Friday, January 19, 2018The uncertain future of the Alaska Marine Highway System and funding for public safety services dominated the conversation as City and Borough of Juneau Assembly ... Read more
Master gardener training registration open
Published 3:12pm Friday, January 19, 2018Master gardener training that begins Feb. 7 in Juneau will teach participants how to design, plant, and maintain a successful garden in Southeast Alaska. Classes ... Read more
Two child care centers in Juneau are closing, worsening provider shortage
Published 2:11pm Thursday, January 18, 2018Finding early childhood care is challenging in Juneau, and it’s about to get tougher. TLC Child Care and Juneau Christian Center Daycare are closing their ... Read more
Juneau legislators ‘worried’ about upcoming session
Published 8:59pm Friday, January 12, 2018Juneau’s three-person delegation to the Alaska Legislature told a well-attended town hall meeting Thursday night that they are worried about what will and will not ... Read more
Offshore leasing plan bodes ill for American waters
Published 3:02am Thursday, January 11, 2018Nowhere is the Trump administration’s historic assault on our natural environment more worrisome than his reckless push for increased offshore oil and gas drilling. The ... Read more
School Board lists requests, priorities ahead of legislative session
Published 10:33pm Wednesday, January 10, 2018As this year’s legislative session quickly approaches, the Juneau Board of Education is making its priorities clear. In a meeting Tuesday night, the board’s members ... Read more
Spruce tips bring a touch of spring in winter
Published 8:34pm Tuesday, January 9, 2018In Alaska many of us spend all spring and summer harvesting foods so we can enjoy good food and nutrition all winter. We enjoy salmon, ... Read more
Optimism for our state in 2018
Published 11:02pm Friday, January 5, 2018As Alaskans, there’s no doubt that we face significant challenges, including high crime rates, especially domestic violence and sexual assault, thousands of Alaskans struggling with ... Read more
Don’t go back to clear-cutting the Tongass
Published 2:55pm Friday, January 5, 2018We know what a national treasure the Tongass is because we live and work here. The Tongass is our home: where we harvest so much ... Read more
Finding the good as 2017 ends
Published 12:11am Friday, December 29, 2017The inspiration for this column comes from two places. One is that it’s the end of year and the second is from Haines writer (also ... Read more
Happy ‘Neau Year: New Year’s Resolutions for Juneau 2018
Published 2:36am Friday, December 22, 2017Ah, the holidays: the most festive time of year. And nothing spells fun like writing lists… especially lists of empty promises to suddenly improve every ... Read more
A better future for the holidays
Published 1:28am Wednesday, December 20, 2017Alaskans are on the verge of seeing the oil-rich coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) opened to leasing for the first time ... Read more
‘CaliRock’ for a cause: Juneau bassist, band Dankrupt come to town
Published 11:56pm Wednesday, December 6, 2017Los Angeles’ Dankrupt, a band including Juneau-raised bassist Nick Banaszak, will soon bring to Juneau a night filled with energy, share their unique Southern California ... Read more
Urging a ‘no’ vote on the tax bill
Published 3:08pm Monday, December 4, 2017I just received a letter from Sen. Lisa Murkowski, dated November 20, discussing her belief that the individual mandate aspect of the ACA is untenable ... Read more
Board of Game forum spurs unlikely accord
Published 3:17pm Friday, December 1, 2017Dried salmon savored by rural Alaska Natives as part of a subsistence way of life won’t be found among the Spanish tapas, Brazilian steaks, or ... Read more
Murkowski misinformed on Obamacare’s individual mandate
Published 3:22pm Friday, November 24, 2017It is with profound disappointment that I write this response to U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski’s op-ed on Nov. 21 in the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. I ... Read more
Dave Scanlan takes over as the new head honcho at Eaglecrest ski area
Published 10:25pm Thursday, November 23, 2017Dave Scanlan is new to Eaglcrest Ski Area, but he’s no stranger to small community ski areas. At 40, he’s spent his professional life working ... Read more
Juneau-Douglas graduate will show off environmental business at Public Market
Published 2:49am Thursday, November 23, 2017Grant Ainsworth’s journey to this year’s Public Market began in a classroom at the University of Portland. Ainsworth, who grew up in Juneau, was taking ... Read more
Governor’s new climate committee is political cover for his inaction
Published 4:16pm Wednesday, November 22, 2017An age-old trick in government is that if you want to avoid or delay a politically difficult decision, simply appoint a committee to study the ... Read more
Kindness creates opportunities
Published 2:37pm Friday, November 10, 2017Is kindness contagious? This is a question we will see and hear answered in one of the upcoming Southeast Speaks Up segments that air on ... Read more