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University of Alaska, Anchorage, shelter prepare for cuts

University of Alaska, Anchorage, shelter prepare for cuts

State budget cuts have University of Alaska officials anticipating the possibility of program and staff reductions

University of Alaska, Anchorage, shelter prepare for cuts
Record warm water blamed for salmon deaths

Record warm water blamed for salmon deaths

Record-high temperatures in Alaska are believed to be the cause of salmon deaths in the western part of the state.

Record warm water blamed for salmon deaths
Opinion: To save kids’ lives, override Dunleavy’s vetoes

Opinion: To save kids’ lives, override Dunleavy’s vetoes

Dunleavy is trying to break Alaska with an extreme ideological agenda.

Opinion: To save kids’ lives, override Dunleavy’s vetoes
Opinion: Don’t turn our heads away from our elders

Opinion: Don’t turn our heads away from our elders

There is an apparent contempt for the oldest members of our community.

Opinion: Don’t turn our heads away from our elders
Opinion: Governor is blocking Alaska’s potential

Opinion: Governor is blocking Alaska’s potential

The university has the potential to bring in outside talent and income.

Opinion: Governor is blocking Alaska’s potential
Opinion: How we fight wildfires needs to change

Opinion: How we fight wildfires needs to change

The time for action is now.

Opinion: How we fight wildfires needs to change
Juneau crowd joins nationwide vigil denouncing immigrant detention facilities
Juneau crowd joins nationwide vigil denouncing immigrant detention facilities
2019 July 4th Juneau parade winners

2019 July 4th Juneau parade winners

Best of Parade: Alaska Airlines Best Color Guard: U.S. Coast Guard Color Guard Best Honor Guard: Civil Air Patrol cadets Floats Best Commercial: Juneau Pediatric… Continue reading

2019 July 4th Juneau parade winners
Finding Mercy and Grace

Finding Mercy and Grace

A few weeks ago my wife and I discovered our toaster was no longer toasting well. I realized that the elements were not working to… Continue reading

Finding Mercy and Grace
Over hundred people attend a rally starting at the Capitol to protest budget vetoes by Gov. Mike Dunleavy on Friday, July 12, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Opinion: The new PFD class divide

Dunleavy’s dividing Alaskans.

Over hundred people attend a rally starting at the Capitol to protest budget vetoes by Gov. Mike Dunleavy on Friday, July 12, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Police calls for Sunday, July 14, 2019

Police calls for Sunday, July 14, 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 Sunday, July 14, 2019
Thank you letters for July 14, 2019

Thank you letters for July 14, 2019

Thank you, Merci, Danke.

Thank you letters for July 14, 2019
PHOTOS: Protesters in downtown Juneau march to Governor’s Mansion
PHOTOS: Protesters in downtown Juneau march to Governor’s Mansion
Legislature ends efforts to overturn budget vetoes

Legislature ends efforts to overturn budget vetoes

Faint hopes turns into grim planning.

Legislature ends efforts to overturn budget vetoes
Opinion: Dunleavy’s budget will cost us in the long run
Opinion: Dunleavy’s budget will cost us in the long run
Juneau Mayor Beth Weldon speaks during a rally in front of the Capitol calling for an override of Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s budget vetoes on the first day of the Second Special Session of the Alaska Legislature in Juneau on Monday, July 8, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

Opinion: Earthquakes, Dunleavy’s vetoes and municipal budgets

Even though we are the capital city, we can’t call all the shots.

Juneau Mayor Beth Weldon speaks during a rally in front of the Capitol calling for an override of Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s budget vetoes on the first day of the Second Special Session of the Alaska Legislature in Juneau on Monday, July 8, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)
Opinion: Fantasy budgets don’t work for Alaska
Opinion: Fantasy budgets don’t work for Alaska
Police calls for Friday, July 12, 2019

Police calls for Friday, July 12, 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 Friday, July 12, 2019
The thin line between Alaska and Canada

The thin line between Alaska and Canada

Alaska’s border with Canada is one of the great feats of wilderness surveying.

The thin line between Alaska and Canada
Wilson leaves Alaska House Majority
Wilson leaves Alaska House Majority