Common sense legislation, introduced by Deputy Mayor Jesse Kiehl, to protect LGBTQ individuals from experiencing discrimination in the work place, housing market, and beyond will… Continue reading
“Is Murkowski part of the climate problem?” (June 13) just doesn’t have all the facts on U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski’s record of protecting Alaskans and… Continue reading
Pride has been mistaken by a lot of people. Pride is not about forcing people into two groups: gay and straight. It’s about celebrating people… Continue reading
My name is JoLynn Shriber. I am 43 years young. I have been a resident of Juneau for four years but I am originally from… Continue reading
It is impossible to miss the plight of the mentally ill on the streets. The greatest trick providers of mental health services ever pulled was… Continue reading
I’m a 16-year-old exchange student from Cairo, Egypt, who just completed a year studying at Juneau-Douglas High School. I had so many good teachers, coaches… Continue reading
The Juneau Empire and one Letter to the Editor were very critical of the House Bill 247 conference committee compromise enacted last week. As a… Continue reading
Many years ago I was walking out of Nugget Mall when a car pulled up, and the driver dropped off his passenger. Before the passenger… Continue reading
I am a Sealaska Corporation shareholder. I graduated from Ketchikan High School. I have a bachelor of arts in business finance and a Master of… Continue reading
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, is the Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resource Committee and the most powerful person in the Senate to… Continue reading
Dear Gov. Bill Walker,The oil industry multinationals have been suckling the Alaska teat and filling their one percenters’ milk jugs for nearly a half a… Continue reading
Thank you to everyone who has been making an appeal for restraining fireworks in residential neighborhoods. Our neighborhood is subjected to a war-like barrage of… Continue reading
The U.S. Department of Education has just released 192 pages of new Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) federal regulations for schools. What is clear is… Continue reading
This year, the state of Alaska will pay $775 million in tax credit cash payments to subsidize the oil industry and their capital investments. Forget… Continue reading
Discussions about fireworks noise in neighborhoods and parks often feature comments such as this: “This is a very heated topic between the people pro-fireworks and… Continue reading
On Tuesday in an Alaska Dispatch News article came the news that the last surviving wolf in the renowned Denali Park Toklat Wolf Pack is… Continue reading
The issue of needless gun violence is endemic throughout our nation. Though Juneau, with its 30-mile berth, may not recognize the problem with such urgency,… Continue reading
Last Tuesday, what started out as a wonderful fishing trip in Gastineau Channel on flat, calm waters was rudely interrupted by a cruise ship with… Continue reading
The editorial in the Sunday Empire titled “The federal budget for all to see” by Romina Boccia of the Heritage Foundation was lacking a lot… Continue reading
I was saddened to learn of the passing of Diane Church, a well beloved elder member of the Juneau community.In spite of great adversity and… Continue reading
