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Notes On The News: Elements of starting a newspaper, from picking a name to picking fonts
What editing the Independent’s website looks like. This is about the "how" of launching the Juneau Independent (i.e. how Kepler got...
Jun 225 min read
Alaska Sens. Dan Sullivan, Lisa Murkowski offer support for Trump-ordered bombing of Iran
Less than an hour after President Donald Trump announced that the United States had bombed three Iranian nuclear facilities, Alaska Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan said he supported the decision.
Jun 213 min read
US steps into war between Israel and Iran, strikes 3 Iranian nuclear sites
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The U.S. military struck three sites in Iran early Sunday, inserting itself into Israel ’s war aimed at...
Jun 211 min read
Mahmoud Khalil reunites with family after more than 100 days in Ice detention
Mahmoud Khalil – the Palestinian rights activist, Columbia University graduate and legal permanent resident of the US who had been held...
Jun 211 min read
Israel-Iran war enters a second week with renewed strikes
Israel ’s military said Saturday it was preparing for the possibility of a lengthy war after the second week of the Israel-Iran war ...
Jun 211 min read
GOP’s food stamp plan is found to violate Senate rules
In another blow to the Republicans’ tax and spending cut bill, the Senate parliamentarian has advised that a proposal to shift some food...
Jun 211 min read
Battling invasive plants in downtown Juneau — a walk with an optimist
Invasive species are everywhere, but the people who dedicate their lives to battling them believe they can win, especially in Alaska....
Jun 211 min read
Southeast Alaska and the Yukon are neighbors, but fear of being stuck between causes trip cancellations
Racing to find common ground across the border Alaskans and Canadians are canceling their cross-border trips due to fear of being...
Jun 211 min read
Staying connected on the Columbia
The fastest and largest vessel in the fleet is testing public Wi-Fi The Alaska Marine Highway System connects Alaska, and on Tuesday, it...
Jun 211 min read
Alaska legislators probe state’s conduct with federal immigration detainees
Staff at Anchorage Correctional Center used pepper spray to force detainees into their cells during a lockdown, testimony showed This...
Jun 214 min read
Congress approves bills dealing with Native federal aid and land for Alaska Native villages
U.S. Rep. Nick Begich, R-Alaska, speaks at the Resource Development for Alaska annual membership luncheon on June 18, 2025. (Yereth...
Jun 212 min read
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
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