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The Juneau Arts & Culture Center on Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Opinion: CBJ Assembly priorities raise questions

A political bait-and-switch.

  • Sep 20, 2019
  • By Win Gruening
The Juneau Arts & Culture Center on Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
‘Things are shifting’: Five Alaska Natives tell their stories about climate change
‘Things are shifting’: Five Alaska Natives tell their stories about climate change
Opinion: Let’s tackle this climate emergency

Opinion: Let’s tackle this climate emergency

Our planet is changing fast.

  • Sep 18, 2019
  • By Dr. Samarys Seguinot Medina
Opinion: Let’s tackle this climate emergency
Katharine Hayhoe reconciles Christianity and climate science
Katharine Hayhoe reconciles Christianity and climate science
Opinion: The future of the Arctic has immense potential

Opinion: The future of the Arctic has immense potential

The opportunity for Arctic residents is immense.

  • Sep 15, 2019
  • By Hugh S. Short
Opinion: The future of the Arctic has immense potential
Thank you letters for Sept. 15, 2019

Thank you letters for Sept. 15, 2019

Thank you, Merci, Danke.

  • Sep 15, 2019
Thank you letters for Sept. 15, 2019
Empire Live: Christianity and Climate Change with Katherine Hayhoe
Empire Live: Christianity and Climate Change with Katherine Hayhoe
Former CIA director David Petraeus comes to Juneau

Former CIA director David Petraeus comes to Juneau

He says there’s a looming question the U.S. needs to answer.

Former CIA director David Petraeus comes to Juneau
Empire Live: Alaska Natives talk climate change

Empire Live: Alaska Natives talk climate change

Live updates from the lecture.

Empire Live: Alaska Natives talk climate change
Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy and Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon speak during the International Forum of Sovereign Wealth Funds’ annual meeting Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019, at Centennial Hall. The two governors were part of a panel discussion during the yearly gathering of state-owned investment funds. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Gov says warming Arctic could be good for Alaska

Alaska, Wyoming governors discuss state of the Arctic.

Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy and Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon speak during the International Forum of Sovereign Wealth Funds’ annual meeting Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019, at Centennial Hall. The two governors were part of a panel discussion during the yearly gathering of state-owned investment funds. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Greg Smith is running for a Assembly District 1 seat. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Meet the candidates: First time at bat for Greg Smith

It’s his first run but he’s no rookie to politics.

Greg Smith is running for a Assembly District 1 seat. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Opinion: Young Fishermen’s Development Act needs support

Opinion: Young Fishermen’s Development Act needs support

Young people in Alaska face mounting challenges to entering commercial fisheries.

  • Sep 13, 2019
  • By Linda Behnken and Tara Racine
Opinion: Young Fishermen’s Development Act needs support
Vincent Pieribone, Vice President of OceanX, deliveries the keynote speech at the annual meeting of the International Forum of Sovereign Wealth Funds at Centennial Hall on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

The ocean has a PR problem

Luckily, it has a cutting-edge team for that.

Vincent Pieribone, Vice President of OceanX, deliveries the keynote speech at the annual meeting of the International Forum of Sovereign Wealth Funds at Centennial Hall on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Juneau skaters and families take advantage of a free skate on the opening day at the Treadwell Arena on Monday, Aug. 5, 2019. There will be a free skate this week courtesy of Juneau-Gastineau Rotary. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Juneau skaters and families take advantage of a free skate on the opening day at the Treadwell Arena on Monday, Aug. 5, 2019. There will be a free skate this week courtesy of Juneau-Gastineau Rotary. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Empire Live: Former CIA Director David Petraeus part of panel on global Arctic interests

Empire Live: Former CIA Director David Petraeus part of panel on global Arctic interests

Live coverage of the International Forum of Sovereign Wealth Funds.

Empire Live: Former CIA Director David Petraeus part of panel on global Arctic interests
Alicia Hughes-Skandijs is running for re-election for a Assembly District 1 seat. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Meet the Candidates: Hughes-Skandijs to fence for Assembly District 1 seat

She’s one of three millenials running for Assembly seats.

Alicia Hughes-Skandijs is running for re-election for a Assembly District 1 seat. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Jackson Pearson identifies Labrador tea, left, and Bog Laurel, right. (Vivian Faith Prescott | For the Capital City Weekly)

Planet Alaska: One of these could kill you, the other makes great tea

Here’s how to tell the difference.

Jackson Pearson identifies Labrador tea, left, and Bog Laurel, right. (Vivian Faith Prescott | For the Capital City Weekly)
Dr. Dan Grossman, gives a lecture on his current project “In the Heat of the Moment: Reports from the Front Lines of the Climate Crisis” at the Juneau Arts and Humanities Council on Monday, Sept. 9, 2019. (Peter Segall | Juneau Empire)

Audience packs in for climate journalist Dan Grossman

It’s only going to get hotter.

Dr. Dan Grossman, gives a lecture on his current project “In the Heat of the Moment: Reports from the Front Lines of the Climate Crisis” at the Juneau Arts and Humanities Council on Monday, Sept. 9, 2019. (Peter Segall | Juneau Empire)
‘Not another penny for dirty energy’: Juneau climate ‘warriors’ urge state fund to stop investing in fossil fuels
‘Not another penny for dirty energy’: Juneau climate ‘warriors’ urge state fund to stop investing in fossil fuels
Empire Live: Climate change rally at the Capitol aims for international audience
Empire Live: Climate change rally at the Capitol aims for international audience