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Counterproposal: Assembly’s seasonal tax allows Juneauites to have our cake and eat it too
Coming back into the public discourse this election season, it’s looking like Juneau citizens could again be deciding whether or not we exempt groceries and utilities from a sales tax.
Jun 242 min read
News outlets need to work together to be meaningful in people’s lives again
Newspapers have more problems than declining subscriber numbers, diminishing ad revenue and deteriorating finances.
Jun 233 min read
The first step towards a just future
The Future of Indigenous Languages requires an adjustment to the ways things currently are, because the death of most Indigenous...
Jun 205 min read
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
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
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
Another step toward more permanent supportive housing in Juneau
Amidst all the challenges our community is facing I felt it pertinent to write about one really amazing thing. After years of planning,...
Jun 183 min read
Possibly reaching a tipping point for change
The “No Kings” rally last Saturday was the fourth protest gathering for me since Trump’s second term began. There was a different vibe to...
Jun 184 min read
Juneau needs more housing
Juneau’s primary economic limitation — a chronic lack of sufficient housing — is also its oldest economic challenge. In 1895 Miner Bruce...
Jun 183 min read
Cruise ship tourists reply
As thousands of cruise ship passengers cross Juneau’s docks to connect with tours, I have greeted about a dozen larger ships with a sign...
Jun 184 min read
Adventures as a disabled artist, athlete and activist
My name is Fu Bao Hartle, I grew up in Juneau and it is an amazing place to live because it is inclusive for people with disabilities. I...
Jun 181 min read
Why razing Telephone Hill won’t fix the housing crisis
They say there's an affordable housing crisis, and perhaps there is, but not for the reasons folks like to say at podiums and in slick...
Jun 153 min read
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