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Notes On The News: The 10-second decision to launch a ‘Community’ section
The Independent launched a "Community" section on Sunday evening after about 10 seconds of consideration and 30 minutes of work, in response to an email about a volunteer group completing some trail work.
Jul 1, 20253 min read
Jul 1, 20250 min read
Random Bits Of Weirdness for the week ending June 28
Dairy, egg and other product shelves are largely empty at IGA Foodland on Saturday, June 28, 2025. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Independent)...
Jun 30, 20252 min read
AI Tries To Write The News: Alaska impacts of federal budget bill and Juneau’s flood preparations
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.
Jun 28, 20253 min read
Consuming Juneau: Local gas prices range from $3.51 to $4.40 a gallon
A price check of Juneau’s 12 retail gas stations on the morning of Thursday, June 26, shows prices for regular unleaded ranging from $3.50⁹ at Fisherman’s Bend to $4.39⁹ at two Delta Western Petroleum stations.
Jun 26, 20253 min read
Notes On The News: Elements of starting a newspaper, from picking a name to picking fonts
What editing the Independent’s website looks like. This is about the "how" of launching the Juneau Independent (i.e. how Kepler got...
Jun 22, 20255 min read
AI Tries To Write The News: Homeless camp cleanup and near-collision of cruise ships
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...
Jun 18, 20253 min read
Random Bits of Weirdness for the week of June 15
Cruise ship surrealism seems to be making waves this week, the most notable incident of course being the gustnado that tore one ship from...
Jun 15, 20252 min read
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