Opinion
My Turn: ‘Ship-free Saturdays’ will nullify progress made toward controlling cruise ship impacts
Alaska’s wildness and communities are what draw people to this incredible part of our world, and it is…
Opinion
Opinion: The case for keeping the parties from controlling our elections
Next month Alaskans will participate in the second open primary under the ranked-choice system approved by voters in…
Neighbors
Living and Growing: The silence of God and the language of creation
“There is one God who revealed Himself through Jesus Christ His Son, who is His Word which came…
Sports
On the Trails: An odd plant malady, a clever duck, and more
I recently learned about a mysterious, relatively rare affliction of plants called “fasciation.” A fireweed plant at the…
Neighbors
Living and Growing: Mixtape for the nation
The world would be a little more beautiful if we still shared mixtapes. If you don’t know what…
Sports
Alaska Science Forum: Mystery of the glass tool kit in the sand
From space, the Nogahabara Dunes are a splotch of blond sand about six miles in diameter surrounded by…
Sports
I Went to the Woods: Food for thought
To my left is a man with a thick British accent who piled a few forkfuls of eggs…
Opinion
Opinion: A gift-wrapped Supreme Court decision for Republicans
On Monday, U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan gave us another example of his fair-weather fidelity to the Constitution. He…
Opinion
Opinion: Let’s celebrate our country this Fourth of July
On July 4, 1776, a year after the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War, steeple bells rang throughout…
Sports
On the Trails: Flowers, showy and otherwise
The spring and summer flower show at Cowee Meadows (way out on the Point Bridget Trail) is always…
Neighbors
Living and Growing: Not a single bug
I just read a great shocking and informative article about our treatment of creation. A photo of a…
Neighbors
Gimme A Smile: What’s in your pockets?
You might have seen a recurring conversation online. It goes like this: the woman receives a compliment on…
Opinion
Opinion: The concerns of reasonable Alaskans isn’t ‘noise’
It’s been two months since Alaska Landmine published leaked emails that suggest Gabrielle Rubenstein, vice-chair of the Permanent…
Sports
On the Trails: Nest-building by male birds
Most birds build some sort of nest where the eggs are incubated. In many species, the female does…
Opinion
Opinion: The many truths Dahlstrom will deny
“Now more than ever, we need real conservative leadership in Washington to right the ship,” Lt. Gov. Nancy…
Opinion
Opinion: The importance of a strong, independent community hospital
Juneau’s city-owned Bartlett Regional Hospital (BRH) is in the news, presenting our community with yet another challenging situation.
Neighbors
Living and Growing: Empowering youth through service — the Baha’i Junior Youth Group in our community
We would like to take a moment to acknowledge that we are on the traditional territory of the…
Sports
I Went to the Woods: Survey says…
Our floatplane cleared the notch in the snowy ridge then turned slightly north as the mountain dropped below…
Sports
On the Trails: Wood ducks, redstarts, yellowlegs and flowers
Mid-June, and a few days ago we saw a wood duck with two tiny chicks on Moose Lake.…
Opinion
Opinion: Mitigating the loss of tax revenue from cruise ship free Saturdays
The cruise ship free Saturday initiative presents us with a modified lesson in Newton’s law of motion. Every…