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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 184 min read
Trump land sale plan draws protest in Sitka
Anna Laffrey Daily Sitka Sentinel Sitka residents are mounting a strong response to a draft provision of the U.S. Senate Republicans’...
Jun 184 min read
Search may identify historic Sitka grave
By Cathy Li Daily Sitka Sentinel On the salmonberry-covered hill of Marine Street, where the Holy Trinity Church used to be, Reverend...
Jun 183 min read
Former state Rep. Clark Gruening, longtime Juneau activist and grandson of Alaska territorial governor, dies at 82
Clark Gruening, who grew up in Juneau and was hailed for a wide range of achievements as a member of one of Alaska’s notorious political...
Jun 182 min read
Missing woman is declared dead by court after missing for 6 years
Tracy Lynn Day’s family hasn’t heard from her since Valentine’s Day 2019. Six years later, in a Juneau courtroom, Judge Peggy McCoy...
Jun 181 min read
Tlingit and Haida, CBJ draft joint plan for mitigating natural and other disasters
Public comments sought until July 1 about floods, landslides, fires, hazardous spills, other threats While many Juneau residents and...
Jun 183 min read
One of Juneau’s housing nonprofits is getting a new director
The Juneau chapter of St. Vincent de Paul, a global Catholic organization that provides housing support and many other services, will...
Jun 181 min read
Man who collapses near roadside rescued in early morning hours by passerby
Chris Storey was walking home from his 30th birthday celebration a few hours after midnight Monday when he heard a groan down an...
Jun 181 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 183 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 184 min read
AI Tries To Write The News: Homeless camp cleanup and near-collision of cruise ships
Editor’s note: AI Tries To Write The News is a weekly feature where a commercial AI blog tool is asked to write news stories about...
Jun 183 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 183 min read
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