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Murkowski announces new staff state director, press secretary

U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, announced that former staff member Leila Kimbrell is returning to serve as her new State Director. In addition, Murkowski welcomes… Continue reading

  • Sep 23, 2017

Thank you for 27th Annual Gold Rush Days

Juneau Gold Rush Days, Inc. would like to thank all the sponsors and volunteers that helped make the 27th Annual Gold Rush Days a huge… Continue reading

  • Sep 23, 2017

Thank you to volunteers of food drive

On Saturday September 16th the Southeast Alaska Food Bank conducted a very successful food drive at Super Bear IGA in conjunction with their monthly “Price… Continue reading

  • Sep 23, 2017

Local designers win national award

Bauer/Clifton Interiors, a local interior design firm, has taken home four awards from the Interior Design Society at a national conference in Las Vegas. They… Continue reading

  • Sep 23, 2017
  • By Juneau Empire

Recent births

Recent births at Bartlett Regional Hospital: • On Sept. 11, a daughter, Ajok M. Dior, weighing 7 pounds, 15 ounces, was born to Madelina Akuei… Continue reading

  • Sep 22, 2017

The end is one poet’s beginning

Kate Partridge’s first book of poetry “Ends of the Earth” combines her personal life experiences in Alaska with history, both ancient and contemporary. Partridge published… Continue reading

Clearance Oliver Prest’s first landing of an airplane on the Skagway beach on July 6, 1922. Image courtesy of the National Park Service, Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park, Candy Waugaman Collection, KLGO TA-8-8917.

The first aeroplanes in Skagway

When I started doing research on the first airplane (or aeroplane as they were called then) in Skagway I thought I would be writing about… Continue reading

Clearance Oliver Prest’s first landing of an airplane on the Skagway beach on July 6, 1922. Image courtesy of the National Park Service, Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park, Candy Waugaman Collection, KLGO TA-8-8917.
Ted stands by tomatoes inside Moby. Photo by Bethany Goodrich. (Photo by Bethany Goodrich)

Growing greens in Hoonah, according to this 12-year-old

The days are getting shorter and full of rain. Many Southeast Alaskans are dreading the impending seasonal shift. In Hoonah however, one 12-old boy is… Continue reading

Ted stands by tomatoes inside Moby. Photo by Bethany Goodrich. (Photo by Bethany Goodrich)
The emerald green waters as nearing Petersburg. (Photo by Corinne Conlon)

A trip up the Stikine

The Petersburg Rainforest Festival had its 10th anniversary this year. The community has a solid foraging community that shares those connections with others. As part… Continue reading

The emerald green waters as nearing Petersburg. (Photo by Corinne Conlon)
A female northern harrier flies along Gold Ridge. (Photo by Bob Armstrong)

Raptors on the Ridge

One day in mid-September, I was perched on a rocky outcrop high on the side of Gold Ridge. Despite the hopeful forecast of clearing skies,… Continue reading

A female northern harrier flies along Gold Ridge. (Photo by Bob Armstrong)
Galveston, Texas flooded with rainwater from Hurricane Harvey in late August. (Photo by Hal Needham)

Hurricanes and far north sea ice

Speaking at a conference in coastal Texas last fall, a researcher from Florida mentioned with relief that her home was 13 feet above sea level.… Continue reading

Galveston, Texas flooded with rainwater from Hurricane Harvey in late August. (Photo by Hal Needham)
In this July 2013 photo, a black bear sow pauses to look around as it attempts to open a Pacific Waste garbage container in the Bonnie Brae subdivision on Douglas Island. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

Magical thinking and the big black bear

Have you ever voiced a thought, only to have it come true in the most unexpected way? One minute you’re saying something, and the next… Continue reading

  • Sep 21, 2017
  • By PEGGY MCKEE BARNHILL
In this July 2013 photo, a black bear sow pauses to look around as it attempts to open a Pacific Waste garbage container in the Bonnie Brae subdivision on Douglas Island. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)
In this 2009 photo, an Alaska Airlines passenger jet lifts off from Juneau International Airport. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

A tension in the departure lounge

Attention passengers traveling on flight 67 with service to Ketchikan, Sitka and Juneau (although who knows whether we’ll actually be able to land or take… Continue reading

  • Sep 21, 2017
  • By Geoff Kirsch
In this 2009 photo, an Alaska Airlines passenger jet lifts off from Juneau International Airport. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

Soley graduates from Marquette University

Theresa Soley of Juneau has graduated from Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Soley earned a Master of Arts in Communication. Marquette University is a Catholic,… Continue reading

  • Sep 16, 2017
  • By Juneau Empire

Juneau lawyer earns national accolades

A Juneau lawyer earned multiple honors in the 24th edition of “Best Lawyers in America.” Richard D. Monkman of Sonosky, Chambers, Sachse, Miller & Monkman,… Continue reading

  • Sep 16, 2017

State seeks nominations for historical records award

The Alaska State Historical Records Advisory Board (ASHRAB) is seeking nominations for a Certificate Archival of Excellence Award. This award recognizes and publicizes excellence by… Continue reading

  • Sep 16, 2017

Birth Center fundraiser taking place at SALT

The Juneau Family Health and Birth Center has collaborated with SALT Alaska for its annual fundraising dinner for three years, but this year’s event features… Continue reading

  • Sep 16, 2017

Foodland’s ACE Hardware shares award, appreciation

Foodland IGA will hold a customer appreciation day on Sept. 19 to celebrate their part in winning a national award. J.D. Power and Associates named… Continue reading

  • Sep 16, 2017

Thank you for participation in summer reading program

The Juneau Public Libraries would like to thank everyone who contributed to our 2017 Summer Reading Program Build a Better World. We are especially grateful… Continue reading

  • Sep 16, 2017

Thank you for making Sandy Beach invitational a success

Thanks to all the Juneau friends, families and former high school runners who made our Aug. 26 high school cross country invitational at Sandy Beach… Continue reading

  • Sep 16, 2017