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Bowling them over with wonder during annual Only Fools Run at Night to celebrate Juneau’s solstice
41st annual race under late-night sun sees colorful field of participants being more than kind of blue About 100 participants start the...
Jun 214 min read
Alaska’s GDP has stagnated, with growth ranking near the U.S. bottom, analysis shows
Alaska’s gross domestic product grew more slowly over the past decade than that of all other states except for one, according to a...
Jun 203 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
U.S. Border Patrol installing two cameras at Taku Inlet to monitor US-Canada vessel traffic
Monitoring part of escalating effort by officials who say they are seeking out illegal drug activity Two sensor cameras are being...
Jun 193 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
Federal land sales, more logging and more oil revenue: What’s in the big federal bill for Alaska?
A look at the lands and energy pieces of the ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ and where they stand right now in the U.S. Senate Members of the U.S....
Jun 198 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 195 min read
Consuming Juneau: Comparing grocery prices between stores and before/after tariffs
A couple of months ago a six-pack of muffins cost $9.99 at IGA Foodland. As of this week, a four-pack costs $10.49. The increase from...
Jun 183 min read
Anchorage clears its 2 largest homeless encampments
The mayor’s team said it’s been planning the abatement , or clearing, of the camp for about six months and the people living here have...
Jun 181 min read
Headline History: A tale of two long-ago Juneau Independent newspapers
Each of the two previous versions of a local newspaper titled the Juneau Independent were startups created by professional journalists in...
Jun 184 min read
A Republican push to sell public lands in the West is reigniting a political fight
BILLINGS, Mont. — Congressional Republicans say their plan to sell potentially hundreds of thousands of acres of federal land will...
Jun 181 min read
New owners bring years of newspaper experience in Alaska and the the Midwest
The Skagway News will transition to new owners over the next two months. Pattie and Tommy Wells are taking over the paper as experienced...
Jun 182 min read
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