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Fiscal gap threatens public safety
Published 2:29pm Tuesday, November 7, 2017Alaskans have been hearing a great deal about crime and public safety in the news lately. Some have questioned whether these recent trends are caused ... Read more
Walker announces ‘climate team’ days after teens sue
Published 12:12am Wednesday, November 1, 2017Gov. Bill Walker billed a press conference Tuesday morning as the rollout of his strategy to address climate change. When the announcement came, it was ... Read more
Bloodied but unbowed in the fight to protect PFDs
Published 2:12pm Friday, October 27, 2017Now is the time to enshrine Permanent Fund Dividends in the Alaska Constitution to protect your share of Alaska’s mineral wealth from politicians, and to ... Read more
Win-win by working together
Published 12:58pm Wednesday, October 25, 2017A bit over two years ago, the new Mendenhall Valley Public Library opened its doors. Perhaps it’s time to reflect on its usuage, value to ... Read more
Mayors to Legislature: End the economic uncertainty
Published 3:09pm Monday, October 23, 2017We’re optimistic that our Alaska Legislature will be able to not only strengthen the course of criminal justice reform by passing SB 54, but also ... Read more
Record-breaking fourth special session could be criminal
Published 2:10pm Monday, October 16, 2017When Gov. Bill Walker announced another special session several weeks ago, it was no surprise to those watching the train wreck that is Alaska politics. ... Read more
Online farmer’s market holds year-end meeting
Published 2:15pm Wednesday, October 4, 2017The trial year for Juneau’s first online farmer’s market is in the books, and the organizers want to hear the community’s thoughts. Salt &Soil Marketplace ... Read more
Strength and Xaat (Salmon): Haa Yaakwdáat Kusteeyi Yanshuká (Yakutat Culture Camp)
Published 3:41pm Sunday, October 1, 2017From sea to summit, Yakutat’s horizon boasts the tallest, most rapidly ascending mountain on Earth. It is here, below Mt. Saint Elias (Was’eitushaa), where the ... Read more
Assembly candidates split on senior sales tax, mining ordinance
Published 3:53am Tuesday, September 26, 2017When it comes to a senior sales tax exemption, candidates for Juneau’s city Assembly didn’t split along ideological lines at Monday’s Juneau Votes! forum. Instead, ... Read more
Seniors need to help maintain city services
Published 2:21pm Sunday, September 24, 2017We are Juneau seniors, and we emphatically disagree with the call to eliminate all sales tax for seniors. Basically, reduction or elimination of sales tax ... Read more
Growing greens in Hoonah, according to this 12-year-old
Published 9:32pm Friday, September 22, 2017The days are getting shorter and full of rain. Many Southeast Alaskans are dreading the impending seasonal shift. In Hoonah however, one 12-old boy is ... Read more
Local elections matter
Published 9:32pm Thursday, September 21, 2017Amid all the turmoil surrounding national issues and candidates jockeying for statewide office, it’s sometimes difficult to take time to study and participate in our ... Read more
Wealth creation, not taxes, is the solution to fiscal woes
Published 2:55am Thursday, September 21, 2017The rumors are swirling around about yet another special legislative session devoted to a broad-based tax is both troubling and wrong. This whole narrative, concept ... Read more
Seniors need to help maintain city services
Published 2:04pm Tuesday, September 19, 2017We are Juneau seniors, and we emphatically disagree with the call to eliminate all sales tax for seniors. Basically, reduction or elimination of sales tax ... Read more
Candidate profiles for Assembly, School Board election
Published 8:28pm Friday, September 15, 2017Each municipal election, the League of Women Voters of Juneau partners with the Juneau Empire to publish candidate profiles of those running for local office. ... Read more
Moose on the loose at Mendenhall Glacier
Published 8:04pm Friday, September 15, 2017The Mendenhall Glacier Recreation Area had an unlikely visitor this week: a young bull moose has been spotted at the heavily-trafficked landmark since Wednesday. Visitors ... Read more
Leave something for the next generation
Published 7:59am Friday, September 15, 2017Back in 2015, the Juneau Assembly tried to strike a balance between the struggles of our senior citizens and those of young families trying to ... Read more
Seniors try to revive sales tax issue for fall election
Published 3:06pm Sunday, September 10, 2017Two years ago, seniors flooded the Assembly Chambers at City Hall to make their voice heard about proposed restrictions to the senior sales tax exemption. ... Read more
Single-payer health care can be a budget solution
Published 2:57pm Sunday, September 10, 2017Last week Gov. Bill Walker notified lawmakers that he’ll be calling a fourth special session in October. It’ll focus on new tax proposals to close ... Read more
My prediction for the coming budget year
Published 2:00pm Sunday, August 27, 2017This is my analysis of the fiscal mess we are in. What I am about to share with you is my prediction of what will ... Read more