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Perseverance Trail to be closed for repairs
Perseverance Trail to be closed for repairs
Jeff Smiths Parlor Museum recently restored by the National Park Service, July 18, 2017. (Courtesy Photo | National Park Service, Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park, Karl Gurcke)

Southeast In Sepia: Jefferson Randolph ‘Soapy’ Smith’s parlor

The building Soapy operated in Skagway has an interesting history.

Jeff Smiths Parlor Museum recently restored by the National Park Service, July 18, 2017. (Courtesy Photo | National Park Service, Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park, Karl Gurcke)
Man indicted for escaping halfway house
Man indicted for escaping halfway house
Arctic tern nesting areas closed at glacier

Arctic tern nesting areas closed at glacier

The area is off limits for the summer.

Arctic tern nesting areas closed at glacier
University of Alaska Southeast students awarded for projects

University of Alaska Southeast students awarded for projects

Recognitions for April 14, 2019.

University of Alaska Southeast students awarded for projects
Group apologizes after appearance by banned Alaska professor

Group apologizes after appearance by banned Alaska professor

Ban implemented over sexual misconduct allegations.

Group apologizes after appearance by banned Alaska professor
Opinion: New devices can help monitor cruise ship air pollution
Opinion: New devices can help monitor cruise ship air pollution
Sen. Murkowski: An opportunity for nuclear energy in Alaska

Sen. Murkowski: An opportunity for nuclear energy in Alaska

Alaska stands to benefit as much as any other state.

Sen. Murkowski: An opportunity for nuclear energy in Alaska
Police calls for Friday, April 19, 2019

Police calls for Friday, April 19, 2019

This report contains public information available to the Empire from law enforcement and public safety agencies. This report includes arrest and citation information, not conviction… Continue reading

Police calls for Friday, April 19, 2019
Finding purpose in exploring the Last Frontier

Finding purpose in exploring the Last Frontier

Travel to get somewhere, not to get away from something.

Finding purpose in exploring the Last Frontier
How do plants breathe?

How do plants breathe?

They also need oxygen to live.

How do plants breathe?
Opinion: University of Alaska struggles to deliver education efficiently

Opinion: University of Alaska struggles to deliver education efficiently

Management decisions must promote collaboration, not rivalry.

Opinion: University of Alaska struggles to deliver education efficiently
PHOTOS: Historic Night for Juneau Soccer

PHOTOS: Historic Night for Juneau Soccer

JDHS, TMHS boys and girls action.

PHOTOS: Historic Night for Juneau Soccer
Capitol Live: Labor leaders deliver protest letter to governor
Capitol Live: Labor leaders deliver protest letter to governor
Commission plans to move ahead with apology over rifle sticker

Commission plans to move ahead with apology over rifle sticker

Marti Buscaglia was supposed to write apology to truck’s owner.

Commission plans to move ahead with apology over rifle sticker
Opinion: Lawmaker silenced my public testimony. This is what I tried to say.

Opinion: Lawmaker silenced my public testimony. This is what I tried to say.

Censoring legitimate concerns of abuses of power serving private interests comes to mind here.

Opinion: Lawmaker silenced my public testimony. This is what I tried to say.
Yukon’s Innoko is a long river short on people

Yukon’s Innoko is a long river short on people

Innoko will soon be a noisy place.

Yukon’s Innoko is a long river short on people
Birds large and small sniff their way through life

Birds large and small sniff their way through life

Birds’ inability to smell has proven wrong many times.

Birds large and small sniff their way through life
Juneau legislators will hold town hall meeting
Juneau legislators will hold town hall meeting
Who owns aloha? Hawaii eyes protections for native culture

Who owns aloha? Hawaii eyes protections for native culture

Resolution calls for task force to ‘recognize and protect’ property, expressions.

Who owns aloha? Hawaii eyes protections for native culture