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Runoff streams create curves to follow the path of least resistance. (Gabe Donohoe)

The icy path of least resistance

This sport requires so much gear.

Runoff streams create curves to follow the path of least resistance. (Gabe Donohoe)
Police calls for Wednesday, July 12, 2018

Police calls for Wednesday, July 12, 2018

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Police calls for Wednesday, July 12, 2018
Police calls for Friday, July 13, 2018

Police calls for Friday, July 13, 2018

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Police calls for Friday, July 13, 2018
Stock image. (JaPhoto by Jelleke Vanooteghem on Unsplash)

Stop child detention immediately

I remember the first day I dropped off my daughter Jaime at day care, in the home of a work colleague on the Navajo reservation.… Continue reading

Stock image. (JaPhoto by Jelleke Vanooteghem on Unsplash)
Alaska Rep. Don Young speaks during an interview at the Juneau Empire on Feb. 21. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

Partisanship shouldn’t undermine our fisheries

We must remain committed to the bipartisan, bicameral tradition of fisheries management and my legislation accomplishes just that.

Alaska Rep. Don Young speaks during an interview at the Juneau Empire on Feb. 21. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)
Two Coast Guard Air Station Sitka MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crews rescue 11 people after a float plane crashed 39 miles south southwest of Ketchikan, Alaska, on Prince of Wales Island, July 10, 2018. All 11 people were taken to a staging area nearby for further transfer to Ketchikan. (U.S. Coast Guard | Courtesy Photo)

All 11 rescued from crashed plane on Prince of Wales

All 11 people aboard a plane that crashed Tuesday have been rescued in mountainous terrain on Prince of Wales Island in Alaska, officials said. A… Continue reading

Two Coast Guard Air Station Sitka MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crews rescue 11 people after a float plane crashed 39 miles south southwest of Ketchikan, Alaska, on Prince of Wales Island, July 10, 2018. All 11 people were taken to a staging area nearby for further transfer to Ketchikan. (U.S. Coast Guard | Courtesy Photo)

Where are the parents?

A few years ago, my granddaughter left her brand new scooter (with name scribbled underneath) at RALLY. Next day it was gone. We posted a… Continue reading

Police calls for Wednesday, July 11, 2018

Police calls for Wednesday, July 11, 2018

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Police calls for Wednesday, July 11, 2018
Police calls for Tuesday, July 10, 2018

Police calls for Tuesday, July 10, 2018

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Police calls for Tuesday, July 10, 2018

Southeast Alaska Board of Realtors Memorial Scholarship recipients

In September 2013, Larry Spencer, a long-time REALTOR® from Juneau and advocate for Southeast Alaska Board of REALTORS® concerns, passed away. The Southeast Alaska Board… Continue reading

A Juneau Empire file photo, a brown bear walks through Pack Creek on Admiralty Island, seen from the observation tower. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

New federal hunting regulations are not good policy

Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke and the Trump Administration have proposed eliminating National Park Service rules that prohibit sport hunters from using certain extreme… Continue reading

A Juneau Empire file photo, a brown bear walks through Pack Creek on Admiralty Island, seen from the observation tower. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Juneau Empire file.

Police and fire for Monday, July 9, 2018

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Juneau Empire file.
Fireworks set off on shore along with a cruise ship illuminate Juneau’s waterfront prior to the city-funded fireworks show in Juneau’s downtown Harbor on Tuesday, July 3, 2017. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Where are our keepers of the peace?

The Fourth of July was one holiday I used to look forward to. Not anymore. Now it is just a torture! The once revered holiday… Continue reading

Fireworks set off on shore along with a cruise ship illuminate Juneau’s waterfront prior to the city-funded fireworks show in Juneau’s downtown Harbor on Tuesday, July 3, 2017. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Mark Begich (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

Begich’s uninspiring campaign kickoff

On his campaign Facebook page, Mark Begich has characterized himself “an independent voice for Alaska.” That seems more like a strategy pulled from Gov. Bill… Continue reading

Mark Begich (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

Police calls for Sunday, July 8, 2018

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In this file photo from November 2014, a Care-A-Van driver picks up a person with a wheelchair at Centennial Hall parking lot. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

Senior News: Juneau’s complementary transit system

For those who need a more personalized form of public transit, Juneau offers two transportation options.

In this file photo from November 2014, a Care-A-Van driver picks up a person with a wheelchair at Centennial Hall parking lot. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

Why a Duck?

When French philosopher Bernard-Henri Lévy asked his children to read the draft of his book “The Genius of Judaism,” one of them called attention to… Continue reading

David Valentine Evenson, 51 at the time, appears in Juneau District Court on charges of second-degree murder, manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide of Aaron G. Monette. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

Evenson set to serve sentence in transit center death case

After pleading guilty this April to criminally negligent homicide, Juneau resident David Valentine Evenson will serve a sentence of three years in prison. Juneau Superior… Continue reading

David Valentine Evenson, 51 at the time, appears in Juneau District Court on charges of second-degree murder, manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide of Aaron G. Monette. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)
“Solstice,” by Fisher Stevens, won the Judge’s Choice Award at the Douglas Sandcastle Challenge on July 4, 2018. (Photo courtesy Zane Jones)

Juneau and Douglas Fourth of July parade and contest winners

More floats registered for this year’s Juneau parade, committee director Jean Sztuk said, that organizers had to turn a few entrants away. The Douglas parade… Continue reading

“Solstice,” by Fisher Stevens, won the Judge’s Choice Award at the Douglas Sandcastle Challenge on July 4, 2018. (Photo courtesy Zane Jones)
Police calls for Friday, July 6, 2018

Police calls for Friday, July 6, 2018

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Police calls for Friday, July 6, 2018