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No, Trump isn’t acting like a king
On Saturday, June 14, 2025, a group of obviously concerned citizens gathered at the whale statue to sing and chant and demand we not have...
Jun 195 min read
Federal land sales, more logging and more oil revenue: What’s in the big federal bill for Alaska?
A look at the lands and energy pieces of the ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ and where they stand right now in the U.S. Senate Members of the U.S....
Jun 198 min read
Wild Life: Dropping Fawns
The forests surrounding Juneau have become a brushy nursery this month. There are plenty of baby animals and mothers to consider, but I’d...
Jun 185 min read
Consuming Juneau: Comparing grocery prices between stores and before/after tariffs
A couple of months ago a six-pack of muffins cost $9.99 at IGA Foodland. As of this week, a four-pack costs $10.49. The increase from...
Jun 183 min read
Anchorage clears its 2 largest homeless encampments
The mayor’s team said it’s been planning the abatement , or clearing, of the camp for about six months and the people living here have...
Jun 181 min read
Headline History: A tale of two long-ago Juneau Independent newspapers
Each of the two previous versions of a local newspaper titled the Juneau Independent were startups created by professional journalists in...
Jun 184 min read
A Republican push to sell public lands in the West is reigniting a political fight
BILLINGS, Mont. — Congressional Republicans say their plan to sell potentially hundreds of thousands of acres of federal land will...
Jun 181 min read
New owners bring years of newspaper experience in Alaska and the the Midwest
The Skagway News will transition to new owners over the next two months. Pattie and Tommy Wells are taking over the paper as experienced...
Jun 182 min read
Four new bills become law in Alaska, two with governor’s signature
Gov. Mike Dunleavy has signed a bill expanding the exemptions that allow some Alaskans who are absent from the state to receive Permanent...
Jun 182 min read
Don’t kneecap the Assembly
As my first column for the Juneau Independent, this has been a tough piece to write. I want to talk about the tax ballot measures...
Jun 184 min read
Trump land sale plan draws protest in Sitka
Anna Laffrey Daily Sitka Sentinel Sitka residents are mounting a strong response to a draft provision of the U.S. Senate Republicans’...
Jun 184 min read
Search may identify historic Sitka grave
By Cathy Li Daily Sitka Sentinel On the salmonberry-covered hill of Marine Street, where the Holy Trinity Church used to be, Reverend...
Jun 183 min read
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