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Opinion: Kensington Mine cares about community, environment

Coeur Alaska cares deeply about protecting our people and the environment.

Bagging barnacles: I’m exploring a changing ecosystem
Bagging barnacles: I’m exploring a changing ecosystem
Mummy squirrel tells of a different Alaska

Mummy squirrel tells of a different Alaska

A clue into Alaska’s ancient past.

Mummy squirrel tells of a different Alaska
Opinion: Changes in education will only happen through local involvement

Opinion: Changes in education will only happen through local involvement

K-12 state funding may not be so fortunate next year.

Opinion: Changes in education will only happen through local involvement
Return of the king: Pacific salmon rebounds in California after drought
Return of the king: Pacific salmon rebounds in California after drought
Police calls for Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019

Police calls for Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019

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Police calls for Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019
Photos: Coast Guard competes in Buoy Tender Olympics 2019
Photos: Coast Guard competes in Buoy Tender Olympics 2019
Quinn Christopherson, winner of National Public Radio’s Tiny Desk Concert contest, is slated to perform during a sold-out show in Juneau. (Courtesy Photo | For Quinn Christopherson )
Quinn Christopherson, winner of National Public Radio’s Tiny Desk Concert contest, is slated to perform during a sold-out show in Juneau. (Courtesy Photo | For Quinn Christopherson )
Help evaluate Juneau School District’s superintendent
Help evaluate Juneau School District’s superintendent
Police calls for Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2019

Police calls for Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2019

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Police calls for Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2019
The fun in hunting is misery

The fun in hunting is misery

‘If we don’t grow, we are destined for mediocracy.’

The fun in hunting is misery
Hawk moths in Southeast Alaska

Hawk moths in Southeast Alaska

There are well over 1,400 species of hawk moth in the world.

Hawk moths in Southeast Alaska
Police calls for Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2019

Police calls for Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2019

This report contains public information available to the Empire from law enforcement and public safety agencies. This report includes arrest and citation information, not conviction… Continue reading

Police calls for Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2019
Photos: Wildfire damages Sunshine Cove

Photos: Wildfire damages Sunshine Cove

Fireworks possible cause of fire at Sunshine Cove.

Photos: Wildfire damages Sunshine Cove
Photos: GRLZ Open Mic Night

Photos: GRLZ Open Mic Night

Fem-only open stage creates safe space.

Photos: GRLZ Open Mic Night
Photos: First Day of School 2019

Photos: First Day of School 2019

School’s in session.

Photos: First Day of School 2019
Alaska just recorded its hottest month — ever

Alaska just recorded its hottest month — ever

Alaska has been America’s canary in the coal mine for climate warming, and the yellow bird is swooning.

Alaska just recorded its hottest month — ever
Lessons on Justice and Grace

Lessons on Justice and Grace

Faith in God? Or faith in our own way of living our life?

Lessons on Justice and Grace
Gov. Mike Dunleavy at the signing ceremony for Senate Bill 2002 at the Alaska Association of General Contractors in Anchorage on August 8, 2019. (Courtesy photo)

Opinion: Listening beyond echo chamber

Who finally got Dunleavy to listen?

Gov. Mike Dunleavy at the signing ceremony for Senate Bill 2002 at the Alaska Association of General Contractors in Anchorage on August 8, 2019. (Courtesy photo)
Opinion: Our budget, our values

Opinion: Our budget, our values

We’re sometimes told that government is “bloated.”

Opinion: Our budget, our values