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Photos: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Celebration

Photos: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Celebration

Scenes from the annual event celebrating MLK.

Photos: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Celebration
Opinion: Why the judge was wrong in throwing out my lawsuit on state debt
Opinion: Why the judge was wrong in throwing out my lawsuit on state debt
Opinion: A fresh start for working Alaskans

Opinion: A fresh start for working Alaskans

It’s time to do things differently and reject partisan politics.

Opinion: A fresh start for working Alaskans
Opinion: The future of Juneau

Opinion: The future of Juneau

Let’s talk about the city’s relationship with the cruise industry.

Opinion: The future of Juneau
Police calls for Monday, Jan. 21, 2019

Police calls for Monday, Jan. 21, 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 Monday, Jan. 21, 2019
Juneau resident makes dean’s list at Gonzaga
Juneau resident makes dean’s list at Gonzaga
There will be a community observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day Monday. (Brian Kraus | Unsplash)

Martin Luther King Jr. Day observance, free legal clinic set for Monday

Two communitywide events are being held Monday in Juneau in observation of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. At 1 p.m., the Juneau Black Awareness Association… Continue reading

There will be a community observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day Monday. (Brian Kraus | Unsplash)
Opinion: Cherish and protect children

Opinion: Cherish and protect children

There’s no stronger bond than that of a mother and her child, and there’s no greater joy on earth than grandparents holding their grandchild for… Continue reading

Opinion: Cherish and protect children
Opinion: The search for the America that ‘ought to be’

Opinion: The search for the America that ‘ought to be’

A prescription for healing what’s broken.

Opinion: The search for the America that ‘ought to be’
Police calls for Sunday, Jan. 20, 2019

Police calls for Sunday, Jan. 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 Sunday, Jan. 20, 2019
United Way thanks Mendenhall Auto

United Way thanks Mendenhall Auto

Thank You letters for Jan. 20, 2019.

United Way thanks Mendenhall Auto
Photos: Signs at the Women’s March

Photos: Signs at the Women’s March

The funny, the creative, the references.

Photos: Signs at the Women’s March
I’m a product of my generation

I’m a product of my generation

Come on people now, smile on your brother.

I’m a product of my generation
Juneau Style

Juneau Style

Juneau’s fashion blog.

Juneau Style
Photos: Missing indigenous women at forefront of Juneau’s Women’s March
Photos: Missing indigenous women at forefront of Juneau’s Women’s March
Photos: Juneau-Douglas hockey over Homer in overtime

Photos: Juneau-Douglas hockey over Homer in overtime

Action from Juneau-Douglas hockey’s 4-3 overtime win against Homer at Treadwell Arena on Friday, Jan. 18, 2019. • Contact staff photographer Michael Penn at 523-2262… Continue reading

Photos: Juneau-Douglas hockey over Homer in overtime
Opinion: Government shutdown endangers our country

Opinion: Government shutdown endangers our country

The government shutdown can’t be justified by citing the obvious needs of border security. Border security is a necessity but why pursue it by endangering… Continue reading

Opinion: Government shutdown endangers our country
Suicide prevention bill gains bipartisan support in Senate

Suicide prevention bill gains bipartisan support in Senate

“Suicide and suicide prevention is not a partisan issue.”

Suicide prevention bill gains bipartisan support in Senate
Alaska suicide rate increases 13 percent during 2012-17 period

Alaska suicide rate increases 13 percent during 2012-17 period

Suicide was the leading cause of death for people between the ages of 10 and 64.

Alaska suicide rate increases 13 percent during 2012-17 period
Photos: Women’s March in Juneau

Photos: Women’s March in Juneau

Rallying in the capital city.

Photos: Women’s March in Juneau