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Don’t sacrifice environmental standards to appease industry
Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Bates’ rationale that mobile cruise ships should be regulated the same way as stationary industries like mines is ridiculous.
Oct 61 min read


Photo story: Family Fish Camp
The fifth Juneau Family Fish Camp hosted by UAF Cooperative Extension's 4-H Program centered Tlingit stories as participants cut, smoked and processed fish.
Oct 60 min read


On puppies
The new puppy Aggie. (Photo courtesy of Michelle Bonnet Hale) By Michelle Bonnet Hale My pipeline has two columns: one near completion and the other just beginning. They are both my usual blend of personal and local, political and philosophical. I try every day to sit down to work on them. They both require research, phone calls, and digging through details to make sure that my positions are supported. They require thinking for more than 30 seconds. Deep thought has become an
Oct 64 min read


Police blotter for Oct. 4
This report contains public information available from local emergency response and law enforcement organizations.
Oct 61 min read


You’re being lied to about Ballot Measure 2
When it comes to politics, what a campaign says is rarely as important as what they’re avoiding. And the writers of Ballot Measure 2 are hoping you don’t notice what’s on 33 pages of the 35-page measure.
Oct 62 min read


National Shrine of Saint Thérèse honors Jim Wilcox
The Advisory Board of the National Shrine of Saint Thérèse in Juneau has officially conferred the prestigious St. Thérèse Award upon local resident and devoted volunteer Jim Wilcox.
Oct 62 min read


Vice President Vance flies to Fairbanks to stump for incumbent Alaska senator
A Republican loss could tip the power balance to Democrats and send the state and nation into a ‘far-left direction,’ Vance told hundreds gathered for the campaign rally.
Oct 67 min read


Army study: ICE’s shock gloves cause pain, compliance, fear
The shock gloves immigration agents could soon use to control detainees and protesters worked so powerfully during a military exercise that participants felt intense pain, stopped fighting immediately and feared additional exposures, according to a previously unreleased Army study.
Oct 64 min read


Feds approve $150M for second power link between Interior and Southcentral Alaska
The U.S. Department of Energy said on Monday that it has approved $150 million to partially fund a second electrical intertie between Southcentral Alaska and the Interior.
Oct 62 min read


Election Day underway in Juneau, early results set to be released tonight
Cost-of-living concerns, providing services to retain residents remain key issues for first voters showing up at polls.
Oct 63 min read


Americans’ water bills are growing faster than groceries, overall inflation
In some states, water bills are increasing twice as fast as household incomes.
Oct 62 min read


Alaskans still have time to appeal FEMA denials for disaster assistance, agency says
Alaskans who have applied for disaster assistance funds from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and received a denial may still appeal, according to an agency update.
Oct 63 min read
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