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Hector Mojica exits a voting booth at Glacier Valley Baptist Church on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Opinion: Post-election blues

The political reality was an old story for Alaska Democrats.

Hector Mojica exits a voting booth at Glacier Valley Baptist Church on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
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Opinion: Republican leaders are no longer role models

Their actions are decimating the party and future generations.

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Slack Tide: Gut check

Slack Tide: Gut check

More and more lately, the youth of this community has expressed increasing interest in my gut.

Slack Tide: Gut check
League of Women Voters of Juneau Director Judith Mitchell and Vice President Marianne Mills draw a door prize during the League’s fourth annual Wine Tasting and Silent Auction Fundraiser on Oct. 5, 2018, at the Hangar Ballroom. (Courtesy Photo | Kim Andree Jones)

Thank you for making League of Women Voters Wine Tasting and Silent Auction successful

On Oct. 5, 2018, the League of Women Voters of Juneau held its fourth annual Wine Tasting and Silent Auction Fundraiser. We would like to… Continue reading

League of Women Voters of Juneau Director Judith Mitchell and Vice President Marianne Mills draw a door prize during the League’s fourth annual Wine Tasting and Silent Auction Fundraiser on Oct. 5, 2018, at the Hangar Ballroom. (Courtesy Photo | Kim Andree Jones)
Veteran George Roberts salutes the flag as the U.S. Coast Guard color guard leaves a Centennial Hall ballroom at the conclusion of Veterans Day ceremonies Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2015. (James Brooks | Juneau Empire File)

Veterans Day events honor centennial

It’s been 100 years since the end of the First World War.

Veteran George Roberts salutes the flag as the U.S. Coast Guard color guard leaves a Centennial Hall ballroom at the conclusion of Veterans Day ceremonies Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2015. (James Brooks | Juneau Empire File)
A black-capped chickadee at 40-below zero. (Courtesy Photo | Ned Rozell)

Alaska Science Forum: Alaska chickadees are brainy birds

Alaska chickadees have proven themselves brainier than Colorado chickadees. A researcher at the University of California, Davis once compared black-capped chickadees from Anchorage to chickadees… Continue reading

A black-capped chickadee at 40-below zero. (Courtesy Photo | Ned Rozell)
Opinion: Our safety is worth protecting

Opinion: Our safety is worth protecting

Safety starts with listening. But it doesn’t end there.

Opinion: Our safety is worth protecting
Police calls for Friday, Nov. 9, 2018

Police calls for Friday, Nov. 9, 2018

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, Nov. 9, 2018
On the Trails: Fungi and wildlife

On the Trails: Fungi and wildlife

Taking a bite of mushroom or truffle is quick and easy.

On the Trails: Fungi and wildlife
Alaska Native word of the week

Alaska Native word of the week

This week’s word is xóots, which means brown bear.

Alaska Native word of the week
A measuring cup full of bog cranberries (Vaccinium oxycoccos) is seen in the kitchen of Erin Anais Heist on Oct. 14, 2018. (Erin Anais Heist | For the Juneau Empire)

Eating Wild: Cranberry-apple bread

It’s just sweet enough — not too sweet.

A measuring cup full of bog cranberries (Vaccinium oxycoccos) is seen in the kitchen of Erin Anais Heist on Oct. 14, 2018. (Erin Anais Heist | For the Juneau Empire)
Wayne Price, master Tlingit carver and Associate Professor of Northwest Coast Arts and Sciences, works on a healing pole at the University of Alaska Southeast on Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Wayne Price, master Tlingit carver and Associate Professor of Northwest Coast Arts and Sciences, works on a healing pole at the University of Alaska Southeast on Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Police calls for Thursday, Nov. 8, 2018

Police calls for Thursday, Nov. 8, 2018

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 Thursday, Nov. 8, 2018
A Year of Kindness: Thank you Juneau

A Year of Kindness: Thank you Juneau

Every act of kindness creates a ripple with no end. As we know, kindness comes in all shapes and sizes. Acts of kindness are the… Continue reading

A Year of Kindness: Thank you Juneau
Empire reporters James Brooks and Alex McCarthy provide commentary at Election Central at McGivney’s in downtown Juneau, Alaska on Nov. 6, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Facebook Live: Election Central

Empire reporters James Brooks and Alex McCarthy provide real-time results and commentary on Election Night in Juneau.

Empire reporters James Brooks and Alex McCarthy provide commentary at Election Central at McGivney’s in downtown Juneau, Alaska on Nov. 6, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Police calls for Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2018

Police calls for Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2018

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 Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2018
This is not Montana Creek Road. (Stock photo | Unsplash)

Portion of road near shooting range closed for winter

Tuesday was the last open day of the season for a portion of Montana Creek Road. Starting at the Hank Harmon Rifle Range, Montana Creek… Continue reading

This is not Montana Creek Road. (Stock photo | Unsplash)
Cody Wilkie, left, and Robert Beltz examine a Ford Ranger at the open viewing of the Juneau Police Department’s impounded vehicles on Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2017. (Alex McCarthy | Juneau Empire File)

JPD vehicle auction happening Saturday

There’s an advance viewing Wednesday.

Cody Wilkie, left, and Robert Beltz examine a Ford Ranger at the open viewing of the Juneau Police Department’s impounded vehicles on Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2017. (Alex McCarthy | Juneau Empire File)
This is the only known photograph we have of the interior of Skagway’s First City Hall during its time period as the town’s city hall. George A. Brackett with his long beard is seated on the immediate right. Brackett was the builder of the Brackett Wagon Road that ran from Skagway to White Pass City. Based on the presence of Brackett, it is possible that this picture represents the start or finish of negotiations between Brackett and the White Pass & Yukon Route railroad over the purchase of the Brackett Wagon Road by the railroad. (National Park Service, Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park, Brackett Family Collection, BFC/CBD 156; KLGO PB-38-6237)
This is the only known photograph we have of the interior of Skagway’s First City Hall during its time period as the town’s city hall. George A. Brackett with his long beard is seated on the immediate right. Brackett was the builder of the Brackett Wagon Road that ran from Skagway to White Pass City. Based on the presence of Brackett, it is possible that this picture represents the start or finish of negotiations between Brackett and the White Pass & Yukon Route railroad over the purchase of the Brackett Wagon Road by the railroad. (National Park Service, Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park, Brackett Family Collection, BFC/CBD 156; KLGO PB-38-6237)
Thanks to financial support from the local LGBTQ and ally community at annual Juneau Pride events, namely the Glitz Drag Show, the Southeast Alaska LGBTQ Alliance (SEAGLA) has launched a mini-grant program and opened a scholarship fund. (Unsplash | Peter Hershey)

News briefs: SEAGLA awards grants and opens scholarship fund, Cancer Connection holds annual Health Forum

SEAGLA awards six mini grants and opens scholarship fund Thanks to financial support from the local LGBTQ and ally community at annual Juneau Pride events,… Continue reading

Thanks to financial support from the local LGBTQ and ally community at annual Juneau Pride events, namely the Glitz Drag Show, the Southeast Alaska LGBTQ Alliance (SEAGLA) has launched a mini-grant program and opened a scholarship fund. (Unsplash | Peter Hershey)