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Susan Fitzgerald speaks about her volunteer work at a refugee shelter in New Mexico during a presentation in Juneau on Friday, May 31, 2019. (Ben Hohenstatt | Juneau Empire)

Learn about the US southwest border from someone you probably know

Some things are better than we think. Some aren’t.

Susan Fitzgerald speaks about her volunteer work at a refugee shelter in New Mexico during a presentation in Juneau on Friday, May 31, 2019. (Ben Hohenstatt | Juneau Empire)
How many glaciers are there in Alaska?

How many glaciers are there in Alaska?

There’s no easy answer.

How many glaciers are there in Alaska?
Opinion: Let’s teach our kids science, not scare them with half-truths

Opinion: Let’s teach our kids science, not scare them with half-truths

Our schools should be committed to all science subjects.

  • May 20, 2019
  • By WIN GRUENING
Opinion: Let’s teach our kids science, not scare them with half-truths
In this photo from March 15, 2019, Gigi Monroe, left, clutches a bouquet courtesy of organist T.J. Duffy, right, after a St. Patrick’s Day-themed performance at the State Office Building. (Ben Hohenstatt | Capital City Weekly)
In this photo from March 15, 2019, Gigi Monroe, left, clutches a bouquet courtesy of organist T.J. Duffy, right, after a St. Patrick’s Day-themed performance at the State Office Building. (Ben Hohenstatt | Capital City Weekly)
‘We need to beautify this ugly building’: Architects ask public what they want out of Centennial Hall
‘We need to beautify this ugly building’: Architects ask public what they want out of Centennial Hall
Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center Director John Neary smiles outside the visitor center, May 3, 2019. (Ben Hohenstatt | Juneau Empire)
Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center Director John Neary smiles outside the visitor center, May 3, 2019. (Ben Hohenstatt | Juneau Empire)
A spiritual language for an ecologically sound life

A spiritual language for an ecologically sound life

‘The 10 Commandments of Mother Earth.’

  • May 5, 2019
  • By ROGER WHARTON
A spiritual language for an ecologically sound life
Finding solace in nature amid grief and despair

Finding solace in nature amid grief and despair

A personal statement from a local naturalist.

Finding solace in nature amid grief and despair
‘A budget that no one loves’: Full dividend remains in budget, for now
‘A budget that no one loves’: Full dividend remains in budget, for now
Students strike against climate change
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Students strike against climate change

Juneau high schoolers hope policy changes faster than the climate does.

Students strike against climate change
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Planet or plastic? Students do their part to protect oceans
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Planet or plastic? Students do their part to protect oceans

A shark and a dolphin taught valuable lesson to students.

Planet or plastic? Students do their part to protect oceans
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Devilishly delicious: Devil’s club is the star of this yummy halibut recipe

Devilishly delicious: Devil’s club is the star of this yummy halibut recipe

Don’t miss the window to harvest Southeast’s iconic plant.

  • Apr 30, 2019
  • By ERIN ANAIS HEIST FOR THE JUNEAU EMPIRE
  • food
Devilishly delicious: Devil’s club is the star of this yummy halibut recipe
Warm spring may result in icy breakup

Warm spring may result in icy breakup

Forecasters predict mellow transition for most of Alaska’s big rivers.

Warm spring may result in icy breakup
Survey shows Southeast business owners at odds with Dunleavy budget
Survey shows Southeast business owners at odds with Dunleavy budget
Capitol Live: Juneau representative’s bill passes unanimously
Capitol Live: Juneau representative’s bill passes unanimously
This Juneau man fills every lunch break with a peaceful protest at the Capitol
This Juneau man fills every lunch break with a peaceful protest at the Capitol
Opinion: Earth Day rally is a fight against fossil fuels, NRA

Opinion: Earth Day rally is a fight against fossil fuels, NRA

Keep big money out of politics.

  • Apr 22, 2019
Opinion: Earth Day rally is a fight against fossil fuels, NRA
Opinion: Doing nuclear energy right requires global paradigm shift

Opinion: Doing nuclear energy right requires global paradigm shift

Earth must be treated as a home for all, not a resource for rich, powerful nations.

  • Apr 21, 2019
  • By RICH MONIAK
Opinion: Doing nuclear energy right requires global paradigm shift
Juneau school could have a new principal soon
Juneau school could have a new principal soon
Jeff Smiths Parlor Museum recently restored by the National Park Service, July 18, 2017. (Courtesy Photo | National Park Service, Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park, Karl Gurcke)

Southeast In Sepia: Jefferson Randolph ‘Soapy’ Smith’s parlor

The building Soapy operated in Skagway has an interesting history.

Jeff Smiths Parlor Museum recently restored by the National Park Service, July 18, 2017. (Courtesy Photo | National Park Service, Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park, Karl Gurcke)