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Softball tourney to raise funds for local family

Softball tourney to raise funds for local family The 22nd annual Coed Softball Benefit Tournament is taking place next weekend and will be raising funds… Continue reading

The Gastineau Apartments, before it was torn down. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

CBJ settles lawsuit with Gastineau Apartment owners

The City and Borough of Juneau is getting some of its money back. On Thursday, the city announced by email that it has reached a… Continue reading

The Gastineau Apartments, before it was torn down. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)
<strong></strong>An acrylic on bear bread, conk of Mendenhall Glacier, by Marty Sharp. Sharp’s artwork will be displayed at Juneau Artist Gallery during First Friday.

First Friday show features watercolors, collages, capitol art tours

First Friday listings for Aug. 3, 2018.

<strong></strong>An acrylic on bear bread, conk of Mendenhall Glacier, by Marty Sharp. Sharp’s artwork will be displayed at Juneau Artist Gallery during First Friday.
Police calls for Thursday, Aug. 2, 2018

Police calls for Thursday, Aug. 2, 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, Aug. 2, 2018
A spawning chum salmon looks to return to the waters of Salmon Creek on Tuesday, July 24, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Opinion: Pebble Mine’s application should not advance

Since the threat of Pebble mine would risk my basic life necessities — food through subsistence harvesting with my family, and the way I get… Continue reading

A spawning chum salmon looks to return to the waters of Salmon Creek on Tuesday, July 24, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Gov. Bill Walker, February 2018 (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

Opinion: Actions and words split the candidates for governor

With the current political climate, I expected the divisive rhetoric of this election season. I did not expect the battle lines to be drawn so… Continue reading

Gov. Bill Walker, February 2018 (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)
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Writers’ Weir: i take myself back

A poem submitted by reader Jasz Garrett.

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Fish Factor: Gender parity and the seafood industry

Alaska appears to be an exception in terms of gender parity at all levels of its seafood industry. Women comprise roughly half of the world’s… Continue reading

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Medical exam room. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

It is time to say no to politicians in exam rooms

Allow physicians to continue to have honest conversations with their patients.

Medical exam room. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

Early learning: Child care or preschool?

People often ask me “what is the difference between a child care and a preschool?” As director of the Children’s House at Montessori Borealis Public… Continue reading

Police calls for Wednesday, August 1, 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

Juneau School District Superintendent Mark Miller talks Wednesday, July 25, 2018, about his time in Juneau. Miller has accepted a job as a superintendent in Sonora, California. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Interim superintendent candidates set to meet the public

The Board of Education is starting to make progress in its search for an interim superintendent, and is inviting the public to get involved. At… Continue reading

Juneau School District Superintendent Mark Miller talks Wednesday, July 25, 2018, about his time in Juneau. Miller has accepted a job as a superintendent in Sonora, California. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Police calls for Tuesday, July 31, 2018

Police calls for Tuesday, July 31, 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 Tuesday, July 31, 2018
Eating Wild: Blistered Beach Asparagus & Dungeness Crab Salad

Eating Wild: Blistered Beach Asparagus & Dungeness Crab Salad

Beach asparagus is truly the best pickle you’ll ever have.

Eating Wild: Blistered Beach Asparagus & Dungeness Crab Salad

City meeting will shed light on grant application process

If you’re interested in the finding one way a community project can get funding, a meeting at City Hall Tuesday night is the place to… Continue reading

Former Alaska U.S. Senator Mark Begich greets and speaks to Juneau residents interested in his campaign for governor at the IBEW Local 1547 Union office on Thursday, June 29, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

Opinion: Begich is my choice for governor

We need a governor who is foursquare in support of a woman’s right to choose.

Former Alaska U.S. Senator Mark Begich greets and speaks to Juneau residents interested in his campaign for governor at the IBEW Local 1547 Union office on Thursday, June 29, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

Repeal SB 91 completely

I am writing this letter to the people of Juneau and Alaska, in the hopes that it will help inform as many Alaskan citizens that… Continue reading

Police seek information on pistol stolen from car

The Juneau Crime Line is highlighting an unsolved property theft case from mid-June when a pistol was stolen from a man’s unlocked car. According to… Continue reading

Police calls for Monday, July 30, 2018

Police calls for Monday, July 30, 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 Monday, July 30, 2018
Juneau residents and visitors crowd into the Father Andrew P. Kashevaroff building housing the State Library, State Archives and State Museum during the Grand Opening in 2016. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire file)

Demographics show Alaska’s destiny

Alaska’s population fell by about 2,700 people in 2017. It’s not nearly as noticeable as the post-pipeline-construction crash in 1977 or the 1980s recession, but… Continue reading

Juneau residents and visitors crowd into the Father Andrew P. Kashevaroff building housing the State Library, State Archives and State Museum during the Grand Opening in 2016. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire file)