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An Alaska yellowjacket sits among the leaves in late fall. (Courtesy Photo / Ned Rozell)

Fall equinox and the signs of the big turn

It is time for Alaskans to start paying the bill for all that summer daylight.

An Alaska yellowjacket sits among the leaves in late fall. (Courtesy Photo / Ned Rozell)
Lora Vess is an Associate Professor of Sociology and Department Chair of Social Sciences at the University of Alaska Southeast. “

Raging fires are the new normal of climate change.

Sustainable Alaska: The role of humans in ‘natural’ disasters

Lora Vess is an Associate Professor of Sociology and Department Chair of Social Sciences at the University of Alaska Southeast. “
Opinion: The climate change excuse

Opinion: The climate change excuse

It is clear that Dan Sullivan is the clear choice Nov. 3.

  • Sep 30, 2020
Opinion: The climate change excuse
Opinion: Thank Sullivan when Alaska writes a check to an oil company

Opinion: Thank Sullivan when Alaska writes a check to an oil company

Let’s look at what he actually does.

  • Sep 29, 2020
  • By Stuart Cohen
Opinion: Thank Sullivan when Alaska writes a check to an oil company
Opinion: We are at risk of undermining the foundations of our communities

Opinion: We are at risk of undermining the foundations of our communities

To address pandemic and climate change, listen to science and mobilize our nation’s resources.

  • Sep 28, 2020
  • By Art Bloom
Opinion: We are at risk of undermining the foundations of our communities
Greg Smith has served on the City and Borough of Juneau Assembly for nearly one year. (Michael Penn / Juneau Empire File)

Opinion: Finding good stories and inspiration in 2020

By Greg Smith It has been almost a year since I was elected to the Juneau Assembly. What a year it has been: a once-in-a-century… Continue reading

  • Sep 28, 2020
  • By Greg Smith
Greg Smith has served on the City and Borough of Juneau Assembly for nearly one year. (Michael Penn / Juneau Empire File)
Rule recommendation met with both praise and distrust
Rule recommendation met with both praise and distrust
The Tongass National Forest sign seen en route to the Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center. The U.S. Forest Service is proposing to exempt the country’s largest national forest from a ban on timber harvests and road building in roadless areas, a move conservation groups denounced Thursday. (Michael Penn / Juneau Empire File)

Groups decry Roadless Rule rollback for the Tongass

Feds propose exempting the Tongass from a ban on timber harvests and road building.

  • Sep 24, 2020
  • By BECKY BOHRER Associated Press
The Tongass National Forest sign seen en route to the Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center. The U.S. Forest Service is proposing to exempt the country’s largest national forest from a ban on timber harvests and road building in roadless areas, a move conservation groups denounced Thursday. (Michael Penn / Juneau Empire File)
Opinion: Alaska and America’s very survival are at stake this election year

Opinion: Alaska and America’s very survival are at stake this election year

There’s only one choice for this Marine and others who treasure our democracy.

  • Sep 23, 2020
  • By Jim Ayers
Opinion: Alaska and America’s very survival are at stake this election year
Planet Alaska: A berry by any other name would taste as sweet

Planet Alaska: A berry by any other name would taste as sweet

Head over heels for gaawák.

Planet Alaska: A berry by any other name would taste as sweet
Living & Growing: We belong to the human family

Living & Growing: We belong to the human family

When we frame life as “us” and “them,” we deny ourselves growth and celebration of God-given diversity.

  • Sep 20, 2020
  • By Larry Rorem and Laura Rorem
Living & Growing: We belong to the human family
Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan of Alaska sits for an interview Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020, at the Peninsula Clarion in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Opinion: What makes an ‘authentic’ Alaskan?

The claims that a candidate isn’t “Alaskan” and unqualified to represent Alaska are a bit tiresome.

  • Sep 17, 2020
  • By Win Gruening
Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan of Alaska sits for an interview Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020, at the Peninsula Clarion in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
Automaker to pay $1.5B to settle emissions cheating probes

Automaker to pay $1.5B to settle emissions cheating probes

The company didn’t make it clear just how the vehicles would be cleaned up.

  • Sep 14, 2020
  • By MICHAEL BALSAMO and TOM KRISHER Associated Press
  • National News
Automaker to pay $1.5B to settle emissions cheating probes
Antarctica is still free of COVID-19. Can it stay that way?

Antarctica is still free of COVID-19. Can it stay that way?

At this very moment a vast world exists that’s free of the coronavirus

Antarctica is still free of COVID-19. Can it stay that way?
Get to know a candidate: Derek Dzinich

Get to know a candidate: Derek Dzinich

Read about the District 2 candidate in his own words.

  • Sep 11, 2020
Get to know a candidate: Derek Dzinich
Opinion: Kudos to a letter writer

Opinion: Kudos to a letter writer

Don’t miss an excellent My Turn.

  • Sep 10, 2020
Opinion: Kudos to a letter writer
Popular lecture series returns, season schedule announced

Popular lecture series returns, season schedule announced

Lende her your ears.

  • Sep 10, 2020
  • Juneau Empire
  • Events
Popular lecture series returns, season schedule announced
Opinion: Why I’m in favor of Ballot Measure 1

Opinion: Why I’m in favor of Ballot Measure 1

I understand why the oil industry opposes Ballot Measure 1, but why should we?

  • Sep 9, 2020
  • By Fred Torrisi
Opinion: Why I’m in favor of Ballot Measure 1
Opinion: Ballot Measure 1 is not in Southeast Alaska’s best interests

Opinion: Ballot Measure 1 is not in Southeast Alaska’s best interests

​Think about it, play the long game. Play safe.

  • Sep 9, 2020
Opinion: Ballot Measure 1 is not in Southeast Alaska’s best interests
Zach Brown speaks during a “Stand Strong for Climate” rally in front of the Alaska State Capitol on Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2019 as students hold signs asking nations to divest from investments in the fossil fuel industry. (Michael Penn / Juneau Empire File)

Opinion: The Koch brothers brought us Ohio Dan

It’s time for an authentic, independent voice who will speak for Alaskans.

  • Sep 4, 2020
  • By Zach Brown
Zach Brown speaks during a “Stand Strong for Climate” rally in front of the Alaska State Capitol on Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2019 as students hold signs asking nations to divest from investments in the fossil fuel industry. (Michael Penn / Juneau Empire File)