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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 18, 20254 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 18, 20253 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 18, 20254 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 18, 20253 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 18, 20254 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 18, 20251 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 15, 20253 min read
Sleepwalking into an American dictatorship
"The Sleepwalkers: How Europe Went to War in 1914” by Australian Historian Christopher Clark analyzes how Europe’s leaders at the time...
Jun 15, 20253 min read
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