With the holidays around the corner, many of us are enjoying festive traditions like volunteering, caroling, baking cookies and family gatherings. But there is one… Continue reading
In 2007, a high school exchange student from Hong Kong joined the Juneau-Douglas High School tennis team and won the state’s first-ever girls singles title.… Continue reading
Dave Scanlan is new to Eaglcrest Ski Area, but he’s no stranger to small community ski areas. At 40, he’s spent his professional life working… Continue reading
An age-old trick in government is that if you want to avoid or delay a politically difficult decision, simply appoint a committee to study the… Continue reading
When Gov. Bill Walker announced a gas pipeline deal last week, we felt something we haven’t experienced in a long while: Hope. The $43 billion… Continue reading
As she began a presentation built around economic statistics in Southeast Alaska, Rain Coast Data Director Meilani Schijvens began with an apology. “There’s a lot… Continue reading
Southeast Alaskans can take pride in a long history of advancing the common good, thanks to innumerable donors, volunteers and advocates across the region, where… Continue reading
An Alaska state ferry recently started work doubling as an ocean research platform. The M/V Columbia, which conducts weekly runs between Bellingham, Washington and Alaska,… Continue reading
This past week, Lt. Gov. Mallott and I were pleased to join our Congressional Delegation in Washington, D.C. to provide testimony to the Senate Energy… Continue reading
Local author and former City and Borough of Juneau Assembly member Kate Troll will discuss her new book, “The Great Unconformity: Reflections on Hope in… Continue reading
A few Alaska researchers recently accepted a surprise assignment of giving Jerry Brown a tour of the Seward Peninsula. The California governor was stopping in… Continue reading
Thumbs up to the downtown business community For the third year in a row, downtown Juneau businesses gave out candy to trick-or-treaters on Halloween. It’s… Continue reading
The 21st annual Sitka WhaleFest, hosted by the Sitka Sound Science Center (SSSC), will kick off Nov. 2 for a weekend of activities and learning.… Continue reading
In sitting down to write this installment of the UAS Sustainability Committee’s monthly column, I’m taking a break from my preparations for the annual invasion… Continue reading
As a wildlife field technician, Luke Metherell combines job, hobby and homework on weeklong backpacking trips in the mountains. A biology student at University of… Continue reading
As the Alaska House of Representatives advances toward a vote on Senate Bill 54, lawmakers are missing one critical piece of information: the price tag.… Continue reading
Gov. Bill Walker billed a press conference Tuesday morning as the rollout of his strategy to address climate change. When the announcement came, it was… Continue reading
Last week’s rainstorm has passed, but its effects will linger for at least a few weeks. On Monday, Alaska Electric Light and Power said the… Continue reading
In a meeting seven months ago, President Donald Trump asked U.S. Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan if he should rename Denali back to Mount… Continue reading
The Juneau Audubon Society recently wrapped up its third year of studying local swallow populations. Next year, members hope to elevate the project’s scientific scope… Continue reading
