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Gimme a Smile: Top ten most terrifying Halloween costumes

These last-minute costumes can likely be found throughout your home.

Peggy McKee Barnhill (Courtesy photo)
Peggy McKee Barnhill (Courtesy photo)

Neighbors

Gimme a smile: _______ is good for you

We all have different ways to fill in the blank for what is good for you

Gov. Mike Dunleavy speaks during a press conference at the Alaska State Capitol on Monday, May 19, 2025. (Jasz Garrett / Juneau Empire file photo)

Opinion

Opinion: Dunleavy hides in the shadow of Trump’s assault on free speech

Using the power of the presidency to censor anyone who recognizes that is not only un-American, it’s an…

The Alaska Capitol is photographed Friday, July 11, 2025, in Juneau, Alaska. (Photo by Erin Thompson/Juneau Empire)

Opinion

Opinion: Alaska needs to be a smart shopper for taxes

Don’t go grocery shopping when you’re hungry, you’ll make too many wrong choices

FBI agents leave with boxes from the home of John Bolton, President Trump’s former national security adviser, after serving a warrant in Bethesda, Md., Aug. 22, 2025. The investigation into Bolton began to pick up momentum during the Biden administration, when U.S. intelligence officials collected information that appeared to show that he had mishandled classified information, according to people familiar with the inquiry. (Jason Andrew/The New York Times)

Opinion

Opinion: Trump’s war against Americans

There’s no guarantee American democracy will survive Trump’s presidency

Guy Crockroft (Courtesy photo)

Neighbors

Living and Growing: Consistency — An underrated quality

How did “Steady Eddie” do it? By working hard and being consistent.

Peggy McKee Barnhill (Courtesy photo)

Neighbors

Gimme a Smile: Time travel, 10 minutes at a time

I woke up Monday morning to the weird sight of my oven clock running 10 minutes fast

Larry Persily. (Juneau Empire file photo)

Opinion

My Turn: It’s the exact opposite of what we teach children

Breaking the rules and treating people unfairly is not the answer, even if others do it first.

Win Gruening (courtesy)

Opinion

Opinion: Juneau seasonal sales tax proposal is a permanent tax increase

A seasonal sales tax likely would increase the tax burden for many Juneau families

Fred LaPlante is the pastor at Juneau Church of the Nazarene. (Courtesy photo)

News

Living and Growing: What’s coloring your view?

The world around me hadn’t changed — only my vision had

Russian President Vladimir Putin and President Donald Trump begin to leave the stage after making statements following their meeting in Anchorage, Alaska, Aug. 15, 2025. After that meeting, Trump adopted Putin’s preference for pursuing a sweeping peace agreement that would require Ukraine to cede territory to Russia. (Doug Mills/The New York Times)

Opinion

Opinion: Trump embarrasses America. Again.

What mattered to Putin at this moment in history was how easy it would be to get almost…

An entryway to the Alaska Governor’s Mansion is seen July 11, 2025, in Juneau, Alaska (Photo by Erin Thompson/Juneau Empire)

Opinion

Opinion: Good pay, free housing, free parking, 4-year contract

Applications are now being accepted for the job of governor of Alaska

A home is photographed on Telephone Hill in Juneau, Alaska. (Photo by Skip Gray/courtesy)

Neighbors

Living and Growing: Our green oasis

We have lost so many of our beloved spots in recent years that it would create too much…

President Donald Trump and President Vladimir Putin of Russia meet at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, on Friday, Aug. 15, 2025. (Doug Mills/The New York Times)

Opinion

Opinion: Trump is not a peacemaker

Alaska’s news sites were buzzing last week after President Donald Trump announced he would be meeting Russian President…

Win Gruening (courtesy)

Opinion

Opinion: Sen. Dan Sullivan’s actions speak louder than his critics

He keeps proving he can deliver on his promises

In this June 23, 2016, photo, the Alaska Marine Highway ferry Matanuska passes Eagle Glacier. (Michael Penn / Juneau Empire File)

Opinion

Opinion: The Cascade Point subsidy Dunleavy is trying to hide

Gov. Mike Dunleavy wants us to think he’s doing it to improve ferry service between Juneau, Haines and…

The author’s father, “Tatay,” and mother are seen in this undated image. (Image courtesy Gina Del Rosario)

Neighbors

Living and Growing: Our Father

Tatay taught us, mostly, not by words, but by how he lived his life

Three Alaska Marine Highway System ferries are docked at its headquarters in Ketchikan as the Columbia arrives on July 16. (Meredith Jordan / Juneau Empire)

Opinion

Opinion: Juneau needs new ferry terminal like it needs a hole in a boat

What’s the rush to spend money designing a project that may never get built — that shouldn’t get…

(Juneau Empire file photo)

Opinion

Opinion: The world has changed, and so should taxes

The commerce of the world is different — immensely different — than it was decades ago

Alexander B. Dolitsky

Opinion

My Turn: WWII altered the US diet, and we grew larger

The post-war period saw a complex interplay of factors that dramatically changed the American diet and the way…