Juneau Independent

I read a lot of business news. I like knowing what’s happening around the world in commerce, construction, transportation, oil and gas, finance and innovation. Though I don’t hardly ever — if ever — try new things, I appreciate learning about new things.

To understand why the role of the U.S. in the world is threatened, take climate change: China now is producing more solar and wind power capacity than the rest of the world combined and is exporting its green technology throughout the world by building electric vehicles and batteries. 

The CBJ Assembly has appropriated $9 million for the redevelopment of Telephone Hill. Its stated goal for the redevelopment is to provide Juneau with more affordable housing.

Flooding of the Guadalupe River near Kerrville, Texas. (U.S. Coast Guard photo) It’s hard to read about the campers washed away in the...

For the past two years, Alaskans have been engaged in a robust discussion about the future of education in our state. At the heart of this conversation is a simple but powerful truth: Alaska’s traditional public education system is failing too many of our children.

For years now, Organized Village of Kake President Joel Jackson has had a dream: a cultural healing center that can reintroduce people looking to heal from alcohol and drug addictions and intergenerational trauma to their culture.

Gov. Mike Dunleavy on July 2 called for a special session of the legislature to convene in Juneau on Aug. 2 to consider yet-to-be-seen education reforms and the creation of a Department of Agriculture. At the same time, he urged Republican members of the Legislature to skip the first five days. It’s a sophomoric bit of gamesmanship that should embarrass any leader regardless of political affiliation.

Sophie Sivertsen came to America in the early 20th century as an indentured servant. In order to afford passage across the Atlantic, she had pledged by contract to serve a farmer in the Midwest, who had lost his wife and who had four small children to raise.

Since 1978, when Mayor Bill Overstreet and Rudy Ripley launched Friends of the Flags, groups of volunteers have installed the official flags of all 50 states each year, with few exceptions.

Garbage collected and placed for pickup at the McNugget intersection’s outbound guardrail on June 22, 2025. (Photo by Mike Clemens) In...

Downtown Juneau is at a turning point. With a historic core full of potential but plagued by seasonal slowdowns, housing shortages, and...

By Angela Rodell Over the last several weeks, thousands of you took the time to sign petitions calling for a cap on our rising property...