Their staccato voices can make a muskeg bog as loud as a city street, though most are so small they could sit in a coffee… Continue reading
Opponents of Proposition No. 2 — Ship-Free Saturday make many bold, reference-free claims on the purported impacts of the initiative. According to them Prop. 2… Continue reading
I write to encourage all Juneau residents to deeply consider the implications of their vote on the Ship-Free Saturday initiative on the October ballot. I… Continue reading
In late August I went on a day cruise to Tracy Arm. The weather was good for observing: gray, overcast skies to reduce the glare… Continue reading
“I don’t like to admit this. I don’t like that this is a fact of life,” Republican vice-presidential candidate JD Vance said after the school… Continue reading
I’m supporting Angela Rodell for mayor. Her experience as commissioner of the Alaska Department of Revenue, and then as executive director of the Alaska Permanent… Continue reading
To begin, I would like to take a moment to acknowledge that we are on the traditional territory of the Áakʼw Ḵwáan, the original inhabitants… Continue reading
The alpine deer cabbage was yellow and gold, a sign of the coming fall. From a distance even the leaves turned brown seemed to take… Continue reading
As the Juneau Assembly addresses several looming economic issues, voters will decide three significant ballot propositions in the upcoming Oct. 1 municipal election, each with… Continue reading
On a gray morning in early September, with no cruise ships in town(!), I wandered up Basin Road and the first part of the Perseverance… Continue reading
According to the results of this year’s academic readiness tests only a third of all Alaska students are proficient in language arts and mathematics. Who… Continue reading
On a recent river trip in northern Alaska, scientists from the University of Alaska Museum of the North found a lost world, a time of… Continue reading
It is Ordinary Time, the Season of Increase, the Season of Creation. During this season of Creation, the power of life renewing is manifest. In… Continue reading
Is it coincidental that CBJ increased assessed values on private property when intending to sell bonds against property taxes – and without bringing the mill… Continue reading
I haven’t seen much bird activity along my mid-August trails recently, but here at home there is always something going on. The suet block, seed… Continue reading
Cruise ships have been in the news a lot recently. In Barcelona, locals used water guns against tourists to mark their frustrations with overcrowding and… Continue reading
Turnout was understandably low in last week’s primary election. The results were almost meaningless. With the exception of the race for Alaska’s lone seat in… Continue reading
Fall is upon us and with it change. School is starting, leaves are changing colors, schedules change and the weather transforms the landscape. Change can… Continue reading
On Labor Day we honor the generations of workers who have built Alaska’s and our nation’s economies. But the fight for fair wages, working conditions… Continue reading
I felt like a lab rat pawing the lever. Click. Click. Click. Refresh. Refresh. Refresh. It’s normal to want to know about a tragedy. You… Continue reading
