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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, center, and Norwegian Foreign Minister Borge Brende, right, tour Ny-Alesund Village, the northernmost civilian settlement in the world, before visiting Blomstrand Glacier, on Thursday.

Kerry tours Arctic Circle

NY-ALESUND, Norway — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Thursday visited Norway’s extreme north, viewing areas where climate change has melted ice and opened… Continue reading

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, center, and Norwegian Foreign Minister Borge Brende, right, tour Ny-Alesund Village, the northernmost civilian settlement in the world, before visiting Blomstrand Glacier, on Thursday.

My Turn: Focus on men’s health and safety in June

In June, we celebrate Father’s Day, Men’s Health Month and National Safety Month. These separate observances have a common theme — we can use them… Continue reading

  • Jun 16, 2016
  • By SUSAN JOHNSON

Courts convict English soccer fans for rioting

MARSEILLE, France — A Marseille court convicted six English soccer fans Monday and handed prison sentences ranging from one-to-three months to five of them for… Continue reading

  • Jun 14, 2016
  • By MIKE CORDER
In this June 2 photo, Ron Rady poses next to the concrete walls his company installed at the Sgt. Scott Johnson and Trooper Gabe Rich Memorial Park in North Pole. Rady never thought he would be in a position to make this kind of contribution to his community. He arrived in Alaska in 2000 after deciding to get out of the Arizona heat.

North Pole contractor credited for effort on public memorial

NORTH POLE — Three concrete walls jut out of the dirt and shimmy across the ground like humongous eels.The walls on Doughchee Avenue off of… Continue reading

In this June 2 photo, Ron Rady poses next to the concrete walls his company installed at the Sgt. Scott Johnson and Trooper Gabe Rich Memorial Park in North Pole. Rady never thought he would be in a position to make this kind of contribution to his community. He arrived in Alaska in 2000 after deciding to get out of the Arizona heat.

Is Murkowski part of the climate problem?

U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, is the Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resource Committee and the most powerful person in the Senate to… Continue reading

  • Jun 13, 2016

My Turn: Sen. Kelly is having too much fun to consider tax proposals

Sen. Pete Kelly, R-Fairbanks, is very proud of the $418 million the Legislature cut from the budget this year. He says it’s real, just like… Continue reading

  • Jun 12, 2016
  • By Rich Moniak

Living & Growing: The 15-second sound bite

Years ago the Israeli Consul General was in town and my friend Nat and I were talking to him about employing the 15-second sound bite.… Continue reading

  • Jun 12, 2016
  • By CHAVA LEE

Thanks for cemetery cleanup assistance

I’ve always felt that if our government pays veterans’ funeral expenses and buys them a grave marker, we should make sure that it’s readable so… Continue reading

  • Jun 12, 2016

Alaska experiences record high spring temperatures

ANCHORAGE — No one calls springtime in Alaska balmy but the state this year saw record high spring temperatures.The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says… Continue reading

Letter: Denali wolf decimation a travesty

On Tuesday in an Alaska Dispatch News article came the news that the last surviving wolf in the renowned Denali Park Toklat Wolf Pack is… Continue reading

  • Jun 3, 2016
Thunder Mountain High School senior Kevin Allen will be spending the summer in Washington, D.C., working as an intern for Sen. Lisa Murkowski.

From the halls of high school to the halls of Congress

Kevin Allen is not your typical teenager. Instead of on a sports field or at a bonfire, you’re more likely to find him giving input… Continue reading

Thunder Mountain High School senior Kevin Allen will be spending the summer in Washington, D.C., working as an intern for Sen. Lisa Murkowski.

Director picked for National Weather Service Alaska Region

Carven Scott has been named director of the NOAA National Weather Service’s Alaska Region in Anchorage. He started his new assignment May 15.Beginning in December… Continue reading

Alaska wildfire season: Above-average threat, officials say

California could face a dangerous and difficult wildfire season in 2016 despite a relatively wet winter, federal officials warned Tuesday.Most of the rest of the… Continue reading

The Tlingit cedar clan house represents Aak'w Kwaan moiety hosts with hats from other moieties inside on the benches that represent guests. The former clan house was a amalgam of several moieties and didn't really represent any one group. This time the museum is working hard to "get it right." The theme of the Native American section is 'Resilience" and will include recent art to show that Alaska Natives are still here, still creating. Photos courtesy of the Alaska State Library, Archives, and Museum.

Inside the SLAM: An exclusive preview

On June 4, Southeast residents have a chance at a date with history: an exclusive preview tour for 200 people inside the new Father Andrew… Continue reading

The Tlingit cedar clan house represents Aak'w Kwaan moiety hosts with hats from other moieties inside on the benches that represent guests. The former clan house was a amalgam of several moieties and didn't really represent any one group. This time the museum is working hard to "get it right." The theme of the Native American section is 'Resilience" and will include recent art to show that Alaska Natives are still here, still creating. Photos courtesy of the Alaska State Library, Archives, and Museum.

My Turn: Alaska’s environment and economy depend on each other

For the past couple of months, the phrase “budget deficit” has been everywhere. In late March, I spent a week in our state’s capitol with… Continue reading

  • May 17, 2016
  • By ELVIE UNDERWOOD
Juneau Empire news clipping from May 11, 1966, during Alaska's first Arbor Day celebration. Children featured were fourth graders from Capitol School and St. Ann's Parochial School.

Alaska’s 50-year anniversary of Arbor Day

On Monday it’ll be Alaska’s 50th Arbor Day, and a variety of events will be happening around Juneau to celebrate, such as the reenactment of… Continue reading

Juneau Empire news clipping from May 11, 1966, during Alaska's first Arbor Day celebration. Children featured were fourth graders from Capitol School and St. Ann's Parochial School.

My Turn: As governor, Palin actually believed in climate change

Since her meteoric rise to fame in the 2008 U.S. presidential campaign, former Alaska governor Sarah Palin has been a leading voice in the climate… Continue reading

  • May 13, 2016
  • By RICK STEINER
More than 20 years of changes in an undisturbed patch of tundra in northern Alaska, east of Kaktovik.

Alaska Science Forum: Much of the Arctic is lower than it was before

When botanist Janet Jorgenson first visited a patch of tundra east of Kaktovik in 1988, it was flat, dry and thick with 29 species of… Continue reading

More than 20 years of changes in an undisturbed patch of tundra in northern Alaska, east of Kaktovik.

It’s not just Alberta: Warming fueled fires are increasing

WASHINGTON — Alberta’s unusually early and large fire is just the latest of many gargantuan fires on an Earth that’s grown hotter with more extreme… Continue reading

Young boy planting a seedling

Arbor Day: American legacy

“Arbor Day is not like other holidays. Each of those reposes in the past, while Arbor Day proposes for the future.” - J. Sterling MortonTrees… Continue reading

Young boy planting a seedling