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AI Tries To Write The News: Legislature’s special session, Aukeman triathlon
AI Tries To Write The News is a weekly feature where a commercial AI blog tool is asked to write news stories about notable local events of the past week, with excerpts of the results provided.
Aug 5, 20255 min read
Alaska Science Forum: The war within the aspen leaves
The caterpillar stage of the aspen leaf miner feeds on a leaf. (Photo by Ned Rozell) On one of the friendliest platforms imaginable, a...
Jul 31, 20253 min read
AI Tries To Write The News: Goldbelt dock, flood preparations
Editor’s note: AI Tries To Write The News is a weekly feature where a commercial AI blog tool is asked to write news stories about notable local events of the past week.
Jul 27, 20254 min read
Alaska Science Forum: The secrets within Hummingbird Lake
Ancient pollen grains and other plant remains found deep within Hummingbird Lake in Southeast Alaska give clues to its unglaciated past....
Jul 24, 20254 min read
Notes On the News: Empire’s newsroom staff joins Juneau Independent; new board and nonprofit status established
The Juneau Independent is debuting its 2.0 release as of Monday with a masthead featuring all six of the Juneau Empire’s newsroom staff as of earlier this year.
Jul 21, 20253 min read
AI Tries To Write The News: KTOO budget cuts, local elections
AI Tries To Write The News is a weekly feature where a commercial AI blog tool is asked to write news stories about notable local events of the past week, with excerpts of the results provided.
Jul 20, 20253 min read
Consuming Juneau: Cost of living 27% above US average; home prices highest in Alaska
It’s hard to put an affordable spin on these facts: Juneau is Alaska’s highest-cost major city, has the state’s highest house prices, and nationally has the second-highest grocery and health care costs among major cities.
Jul 13, 20254 min read
AI Tries To Write The News: Coast Guard changes command, Juneau’s first cryptocurrency convention
AI Tries To Write The News is a weekly feature where a commercial AI blog tool is asked to write news stories about notable local events of the past week, with excerpts of the results provided.
Jul 13, 20254 min read
Consuming Juneau: What businesses in town accept cryptocurrency?
There’s an ATM at Safeway, a window washer and a cookie/lemonade stand; a few other stores tried it for a bit and went back to conventional currency
Jul 6, 20253 min read
Random Bits Of Weirdness For The Week Ending July 5
Will legislators and glacial outburst waters flood into the capital city at the same time, and the latest about the Juneau icebreaker after the passage of the "big, beautiful bill."
Jul 6, 20253 min read
AI Tries To Write The News: July 4 in Juneau and Murkowski’s tie-breaking budget vote
Editor’s note: AI Tries To Write The News is a weekly feature where a commercial AI blog tool is asked to write news stories about...
Jul 5, 20254 min read
Sentinel Island Light Station: Adapting to change over 124 years
Historic installation again a bright landmark in Lynn Canal after more than 25 years of restoration efforts.
Jul 3, 20256 min read
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