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The Tongass National Forest sign stands near the Auke Village Recreation Area. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

Opinion

Opinion: The Roadless Rule doesn’t have to be controversial

Regulations aren’t needed to prevent roadbuilding on landforms such as the sprawling Juneau and Stikine icefields

Win Gruening (courtesy)

Opinion

My Turn: Juneau taxpayers pay the price for no growth mindset

Economic growth, measured by an increase in income, employment, and a broader and thus healthier tax base, would…

This photo shows a dandelion. "During spring’s root season, people dig up and dry dandelion root, then ground it for coffee, claiming it’s a good substitute." writes By Yéilk’ Vivian Mork. (Yéilk’ Vivian Mork / For the Capital City Weekly)

News

Planet Alaska: Waking up with the plants of Taakw eetí

Wake up, Taakw eetí is almost here!

Southeast Alaska’s rural communities are geographically isolated and the SSP works to connect them. While the SSP has programs and partners that span the region, it has historically focused on Yakutat, Sitka (pictured), Hoonah, Kake, Kasaan, and Klawock. With increased financial support, the SSP intends to expand in geography, depth, and focus.  (Courtesy Photo / Bethany Sonsini Goodrich)

News

Resilient Peoples & Place: Southeast Alaskans should care about the Seacoast Trust. Here’s why

What does this actually mean for the lives of Southeast Alaskans?

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Planet Alaska: A grumble of fishermen and a squabble of seagulls

Whatever we’re called as a collective, we’re a noisy bunch.

A bear pokes its head out of the greenery along Glacier Highway on June 13, 2021. (Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire File)

Neighbors

Slack Tide: Garbage bear talks trash

This bear says more than “Grr…”But he says that, too.

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Neighbors

Gimme a Smile: Fill it up with regular

I do love going out to the movies.

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News

The Salmon State: An early fall trip to Hasselborg Lake

We were already happier, ready to skip our phones across the water like stones.

The typical cocoon of a Caloptila moth, a leaf miner and leaf roller, with a plate-like cover over the pupa.

News

On the Trails: Small things living on leaves

I found a funny looking thing on the underside of an alder leaf.

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News

Planet Alaska: The more we give

The richer we are.

The author managed to take a grouse despite being deep in thought for a good half hour of his deer hunt. He made jalapeno poppers that night.
Internal dialogue of a hunter (Jeff Lund / For the Juneau Empire)

News

I Went to the Woods: The internal dialogue of a hunter

There is always something that comes to mind when I am outside.

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Neighbors

Slack Tide: Alaskæpœdia: Everything You Want to Know About the Last Frontier… And Less — Rain

Or, as some Alaskans like to call it “liquid sunshine.”

True gratitude is being able to look at a fishless afternoon and be content. (Jeff Lund / For the Juneau Empire)

News

I Went to the Woods: Feeling gratitude, even for wet socks

Maybe it’s my duty as a human to enjoy doing simple things that many take for granted.

This photo shows a handful of thimbleberries. (Vivian Faith Prescott / For the Capital City Weekly)

News

Planet Alaska: The way to the thimbleberry patch

These tart and sweet berries resemble a small red thimble.

The small white flowers of sticky asphodel may be pollinated by small flies. (Courtesy Photo / Bob Armstrong)

News

On the Trails: A not at all mythical sticky situation

A pretty little perennial plant, sometimes called sticky asphodel, grows in many of our muskegs.

Planet Alaska: Woven with herring

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Planet Alaska: Woven with herring

Sharing herring is caring.

Humor columnist Geoff Kirsch celebrates ten years of laughs

Neighbors

Humor columnist Geoff Kirsch celebrates ten years of laughs

Read and hear what he has to say.

Planet Alaska: Turn Back the Tide on Sexual Assault and Sexual Abuse in Alaska

Neighbors

Planet Alaska: Turn Back the Tide on Sexual Assault and Sexual Abuse in Alaska

It’s time to turn back the tide.