Each academic year, the University of Alaska Southeast Sustainability Committee determines how best to serve the university community through outreach and educational events related to… Continue reading
The trial year for Juneau’s first online farmer’s market is in the books, and the organizers want to hear the community’s thoughts. Salt &Soil Marketplace… Continue reading
From sea to summit, Yakutat’s horizon boasts the tallest, most rapidly ascending mountain on Earth. It is here, below Mt. Saint Elias (Was’eitushaa), where the… Continue reading
When considering the importance of our national maritime economy, it’s hard to miss the connections between Alaska and the ocean. Alaska has the longest coastline… Continue reading
When it comes to a senior sales tax exemption, candidates for Juneau’s city Assembly didn’t split along ideological lines at Monday’s Juneau Votes! forum. Instead,… Continue reading
We are Juneau seniors, and we emphatically disagree with the call to eliminate all sales tax for seniors. Basically, reduction or elimination of sales tax… Continue reading
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
When considering the importance of our national maritime economy, it’s hard to miss the connections between Alaska and the ocean. Alaska has the longest coastline… Continue reading
Amid all the turmoil surrounding national issues and candidates jockeying for statewide office, it’s sometimes difficult to take time to study and participate in our… Continue reading
The rumors are swirling around about yet another special legislative session devoted to a broad-based tax is both troubling and wrong. This whole narrative, concept… Continue reading
We are Juneau seniors, and we emphatically disagree with the call to eliminate all sales tax for seniors. Basically, reduction or elimination of sales tax… Continue reading
The Mendenhall Glacier Recreation Area had an unlikely visitor this week: a young bull moose has been spotted at the heavily-trafficked landmark since Wednesday. Visitors… Continue reading
Each municipal election, the League of Women Voters of Juneau partners with the Juneau Empire to publish candidate profiles of those running for local office.… Continue reading
Back in 2015, the Juneau Assembly tried to strike a balance between the struggles of our senior citizens and those of young families trying to… Continue reading
Two years ago, seniors flooded the Assembly Chambers at City Hall to make their voice heard about proposed restrictions to the senior sales tax exemption.… Continue reading
Last week Gov. Bill Walker notified lawmakers that he’ll be calling a fourth special session in October. It’ll focus on new tax proposals to close… Continue reading
It’s an article of faith among many politicians that the Permanent Fund Dividend (PFD), needs to be reduced to fix Alaska’s fiscal problem. This assumption… Continue reading
We’re often told to protect what we love. But love has its limitations. Most people have difficulty looking after even their own self-interest very far… Continue reading
The Mendenhall Valley Public Library has received a “Gold” certification for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design from the U.S. Green Building Council. It’s the… Continue reading
This is my analysis of the fiscal mess we are in. What I am about to share with you is my prediction of what will… Continue reading
