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Women, Infants and Children walk-in clinic, 9 a.m.-6 p.m., SEARHC Juneau WIC Clinic, 3245 Hospital Drive, first floor. Free nutrition services for income-eligible women who… Continue reading

Around Town

Women, Infants and Children walk-in clinic, 9 a.m.-6 p.m., SEARHC Juneau WIC Clinic, 3245 Hospital Drive, first floor. Free nutrition services for income-eligible women who… Continue reading

Around Town

Women, Infants and Children walk-in clinic, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m., SEARHC Juneau WIC Clinic, 3245 Hospital Drive, first floor. Free nutrition services for income-eligible women who… Continue reading

Letter: Juneau Access Initiative

Honorable Gov. Bill Walker:It seems to me presumptions surrounding this project are making your job harder. For example, arguments for The Road in the press… Continue reading

  • Apr 19, 2016

Why you might soon text robots as often as your friends

SAN FRANCISCO — The robots are coming — to help run your life or sell you stuff — at an online texting service near you.In… Continue reading

My Turn: Senator tries to rewrite history about the Alaska Safe Children’s Act

Down the rabbit hole we go. A fairy tale is a story in which improbable events lead to a happy ending, or it is a… Continue reading

  • Apr 11, 2016
  • By CINDY MOORE
Jo McGuire, TSS senior project manager, talks about the impacts of marijuana legalization on the workplace during Thursday's Juneau of Chamber of Commerce business roundtable luncheon.

Marijuana: What business owners should keep in mind

Even though recreational marijuana is now legal in Alaska, employers can still have drug-free work policies, TSS Senior Project Manager Jo McGuire said during the… Continue reading

Jo McGuire, TSS senior project manager, talks about the impacts of marijuana legalization on the workplace during Thursday's Juneau of Chamber of Commerce business roundtable luncheon.

Drug maker reconsidering $20M North Carolina factory

RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina’s governor met Thursday with gay-rights advocates bearing a letter signed by more than 100 corporate executives urging him to repeal… Continue reading

Resolution in FBI-Apple case prolongs larger legal battle

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The FBI’s victory in breaking into a San Bernardino killer’s iPhone without Apple’s help merely prolongs a battle over how far… Continue reading

Robert Edwardson, left, speaks during the Native Issue Forum on the current state and future of Alaska Native languages at Elizabeth Peratrovich Hall on Wednesday. Other speakers are Alfie Price, second from left, Lance Twitchell, Marvin Adams and Rep. Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins, D-Sitka, right. Kolene James, center, is the moderator.

Advocates say Tlingit language immersion preschool, childcare coming to Juneau this year

The Alaska Legislature is considering two bills that would pave the way for language immersion charter schools in the state. But one of the bill’s… Continue reading

Robert Edwardson, left, speaks during the Native Issue Forum on the current state and future of Alaska Native languages at Elizabeth Peratrovich Hall on Wednesday. Other speakers are Alfie Price, second from left, Lance Twitchell, Marvin Adams and Rep. Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins, D-Sitka, right. Kolene James, center, is the moderator.
Rob Barnes, Head of State Legislative Affairs for Google, speaks to the Joint House Senate Transportation Committee about Google's Self-Driving Car Project at the Capitol on Thursday. Barnes told lawmakers that self-driving cars haven't yet been tested on ice and snow.

Photo: Google makes its case for self-driving cars in Alaska

Rob Barnes, Head of State Legislative Affairs for Google, speaks to the Joint House Senate Transportation Committee about Google’s Self-Driving Car Project at the Capitol… Continue reading

Rob Barnes, Head of State Legislative Affairs for Google, speaks to the Joint House Senate Transportation Committee about Google's Self-Driving Car Project at the Capitol on Thursday. Barnes told lawmakers that self-driving cars haven't yet been tested on ice and snow.

Mad world

There’s a lot of weird going on right now.Not that on any given day of any month in any decade or generation there isn’t, but… Continue reading

On day celebrating women, reminder of lingering gender gap

International Women’s Day on Tuesday celebrated women and their accomplishments, but it also offered a stark reminder of the gender divides in rights, representation and… Continue reading

FILE - In this Sept. 24, 2014, file photo, healthcare workers load a man suspected of suffering from the Ebola virus onto an ambulance in Kenema, Sierra Leone. An Associated Press investigation found that Metabiota Inc., an American company given crucial disease-fighting responsibilities in the Ebola outbreak, was criticized for committing one blunder after another - misdiagnosing patients with the virus, feuding with other responders and offering rosy predictions about the course of the epidemic that proved wrong. (AP Photo/Tanya Bindra, File)

AP Investigation: American company bungled Ebola response

WASHINGTON — An American company that bills itself as a pioneer in tracking emerging epidemics made a series of costly mistakes during the 2014 Ebola… Continue reading

FILE - In this Sept. 24, 2014, file photo, healthcare workers load a man suspected of suffering from the Ebola virus onto an ambulance in Kenema, Sierra Leone. An Associated Press investigation found that Metabiota Inc., an American company given crucial disease-fighting responsibilities in the Ebola outbreak, was criticized for committing one blunder after another - misdiagnosing patients with the virus, feuding with other responders and offering rosy predictions about the course of the epidemic that proved wrong. (AP Photo/Tanya Bindra, File)

World considers a Trump presidency, many shudder

BRUSSELS — Following Donald Trump’s breathtaking string of Super Tuesday victories, politicians, editorial writers and ordinary people worldwide were coming to grips Wednesday with the… Continue reading

Grounded Eagle

The carriage of one of the Mount Roberts Tramway cars lies, surrounded by caution tape, on the sidewalk in front of the tram hangar. Inside… Continue reading

Joshua Madrid hugs his dog, Cheese, as Loki lies next to them in Madrid's bus, parked in a temporary city-approved area for people living in their vehicles in Seattle on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2016. Seattle has the third-highest number of homeless people in the U.S. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

Seattle experiments with new solutions to ease homelessness

SEATTLE — As homeless deaths mounted last fall in Seattle, elected officials declared an emergency, resorting to a tool often reserved for natural disasters to… Continue reading

Joshua Madrid hugs his dog, Cheese, as Loki lies next to them in Madrid's bus, parked in a temporary city-approved area for people living in their vehicles in Seattle on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2016. Seattle has the third-highest number of homeless people in the U.S. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

Sheriff: Fugitives had outside aid, kidnapped cab driver

SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — Three inmates who pulled off an intricate getaway from a California jail had outside help from a man who slipped… Continue reading

In this Jan. 21 photo, Ed John, a member of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, addresses the media at United Nations headquarters. John stated that the world's indigenous languages are going extinct and urgent action is needed to keep them alive.

Indigenous leader: Save Native languages from extinction

UNITED NATIONS — A Canadian tribal chief is calling for urgent efforts to revive indigenous languages, saying their extinction is going unnoticed while the world… Continue reading

In this Jan. 21 photo, Ed John, a member of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, addresses the media at United Nations headquarters. John stated that the world's indigenous languages are going extinct and urgent action is needed to keep them alive.
From left to right, freshman Briannah Letter, senior Rebecca Hassler, and junior and Palestinian exchange student Yara Dgeish practice a short reader's theater play for Drama, Debate and Forensics at Thunder Mountain High School. Dgeish is one of four students in Juneau this year with the YES program, which brings students from countries with significant Muslim populations to the US.

Different place, same world

The four Muslim high school students on exchange in Juneau for this academic year from Indonesia, Palestine, Egypt and Turkey have gotten at least one… Continue reading

From left to right, freshman Briannah Letter, senior Rebecca Hassler, and junior and Palestinian exchange student Yara Dgeish practice a short reader's theater play for Drama, Debate and Forensics at Thunder Mountain High School. Dgeish is one of four students in Juneau this year with the YES program, which brings students from countries with significant Muslim populations to the US.