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The Year of Kindness for Kids celebrates high school aged teens

R.O.C.K. Juneau (Raising our Children with Kindness) continues A Year of Kindness for Kids. This month, Juneau gears up for another year of school success… Continue reading

Sustainable Alaska: Earth Overshoot Day

Today as I write this article (on Aug. 1), I reflect on the significance of it being Earth Overshoot Day. That is, we humans have… Continue reading

Gov. Bill Walker, February 2018 (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

Opinion: Actions and words split the candidates for governor

With the current political climate, I expected the divisive rhetoric of this election season. I did not expect the battle lines to be drawn so… Continue reading

Gov. Bill Walker, February 2018 (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)
Eunavae Smallwood, 9, follows her father, Wayne, and brothers, Landon, 11, and Lakai, 13, into Auke Lake on Monday, July 23, 2018. Wayne said, “We come every day, even if its raining. It just feels great.” (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

July 2018 is warmest month ever in Juneau

It’s never been hotter. According to measurements taken by the National Weather Service here, July 2018 was the warmest month ever recorded in Juneau. Instruments… Continue reading

Eunavae Smallwood, 9, follows her father, Wayne, and brothers, Landon, 11, and Lakai, 13, into Auke Lake on Monday, July 23, 2018. Wayne said, “We come every day, even if its raining. It just feels great.” (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Eating Wild: Blistered Beach Asparagus & Dungeness Crab Salad

Eating Wild: Blistered Beach Asparagus & Dungeness Crab Salad

Beach asparagus is truly the best pickle you’ll ever have.

Eating Wild: Blistered Beach Asparagus & Dungeness Crab Salad
Former Alaska U.S. Senator Mark Begich greets and speaks to Juneau residents interested in his campaign for governor at the IBEW Local 1547 Union office on Thursday, June 29, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

Opinion: Begich is my choice for governor

We need a governor who is foursquare in support of a woman’s right to choose.

Former Alaska U.S. Senator Mark Begich greets and speaks to Juneau residents interested in his campaign for governor at the IBEW Local 1547 Union office on Thursday, June 29, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)
Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski speaks at the Juneau Chamber of Commerce’s weekly luncheon at the Moose Lodge on Thursday, June 1, 2017.

Murkowski, Sullivan must stand up to Trump and Russia

I want to address what I feel is the most significant concern facing us and that is the kowtowing to Vladimir Putin and the subsequent… Continue reading

  • Jul 30, 2018
  • By Kate Troll
Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski speaks at the Juneau Chamber of Commerce’s weekly luncheon at the Moose Lodge on Thursday, June 1, 2017.
Merrill Jensen, Director & Horticulturist for the Jensen-Olson Arboretum, moves a watering hose on Wednesday, July 25, 2018. During dry spells Jensen has to move the watering hose every two to four hours around the clock. It takes four days to water the entire garden. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Good weather expected to continue

The sun is shining, the weather is warm, and conditions are absolutely lovely at the Jensen-Olson Arboretum. That means manager Merrill Jensen isn’t having much… Continue reading

Merrill Jensen, Director & Horticulturist for the Jensen-Olson Arboretum, moves a watering hose on Wednesday, July 25, 2018. During dry spells Jensen has to move the watering hose every two to four hours around the clock. It takes four days to water the entire garden. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Alaskans made government accountable to the people

Alaskans set out to make their government more accountable to the people — and it just worked. The Alaska Legislature raised the bar for ethics… Continue reading

  • Jul 25, 2018
  • By Dan Krassner
The Alaska Capitol in Juneau

Alaskans made government accountable to the people

Alaskans set out to make their government more accountable to the people — and it just worked. The Alaska Legislature raised the bar for ethics… Continue reading

  • Jul 23, 2018
  • By Dan Krassner
The Alaska Capitol in Juneau
Adelie McMillan, of Juneau, plays during the 2018 Capital Cup. (Courtesy Photo | Dennis Senger)

Juneau victorious at Capital Cup

Juneau defeated Whitehorse 325 games to 289 games to win the Capital Cup on Sunday in Whitehorse. The three-day tennis competition started on Friday and… Continue reading

Adelie McMillan, of Juneau, plays during the 2018 Capital Cup. (Courtesy Photo | Dennis Senger)
U.S. Rep. Don Young speaks during an interview at the Juneau Empire on Feb. 21, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

The MSA and Don Young’s partisan dilemma

Like the breakup of a marriage, there are two sides to this story.

U.S. Rep. Don Young speaks during an interview at the Juneau Empire on Feb. 21, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)
Kate Troll

How much more bleeding for big oil must Alaskans withstand?

Soon, your PFD may ultimately need another kind of PFD, a Personal Flotation Device.

  • Jul 3, 2018
  • By KATE TROLL
Kate Troll
Kate Troll

How much more bleeding for big oil must Alaskans withstand?

If the Board of Trustees for the Permanent Fund continues to ignore a changing investment world and instead chooses to remain in declining oil stocks… Continue reading

  • Jul 2, 2018
  • By Kate Troll
Kate Troll

The champion of nothing

The Save Our Seas Act isn’t really an act at all.

  • Jul 1, 2018
  • By Rich Moniak For the Juneau Empire

The champion of nothing

“Our oceans are our lifeblood,” U.S. Sen Dan. Sullivan, R-Alaska, wrote in a recent My Turn. “It’s imperative that they remain sustainable.” I felt a… Continue reading

  • Jul 1, 2018
  • By Rich Moniak
Mansour Sadeghi speaks to a crowd of protestors Saturday at Capital Park during a rally against family separation at the U.S. southern border. (Kevin Gullufsen | Juneau Empire)

‘Give me your tired, your hungry’: Juneau protesters rally against family separation

The Families Belong Together Rally on Saturday drew an estimated 400 people.

  • Jun 30, 2018
  • By Kevin Gullufsen Juneau Empire
  • Local News
Mansour Sadeghi speaks to a crowd of protestors Saturday at Capital Park during a rally against family separation at the U.S. southern border. (Kevin Gullufsen | Juneau Empire)
Mansour Sadeghi speaks to a crowd of protesters Saturday at Capital Park during a rally against family separation at the U.S. southern border. (Kevin Gullufsen | Juneau Empire)

‘Give me your tired, your hungry’: Juneau protesters rally against family separation

The Families Belong Together Rally on Saturday drew an estimated 400 people, who came to speak out against the separation of children from their families… Continue reading

Mansour Sadeghi speaks to a crowd of protesters Saturday at Capital Park during a rally against family separation at the U.S. southern border. (Kevin Gullufsen | Juneau Empire)
Inside seven of Juneau’s greatest gardens

Inside seven of Juneau’s greatest gardens

It takes persistence to grow in Juneau. Frosts last longer, our cold soils don’t drain. Sometimes it seems the sun doesn’t poke through the clouds… Continue reading

  • Jun 25, 2018
  • By Kevin Gullufsen Juneau Empire
  • Local News
Inside seven of Juneau’s greatest gardens
A char moves into Sam Creek along with hundreds of sockeye salmon. The char is skinny now, but will get fat gorging on salmon eggs. (Courtesy Photo | Jonny Armstrong)

The impossible journey of the juvenile coho

Turns out finance and salmon survival have something in common: the importance of diversification.

A char moves into Sam Creek along with hundreds of sockeye salmon. The char is skinny now, but will get fat gorging on salmon eggs. (Courtesy Photo | Jonny Armstrong)