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Thunder Mountain senior signs with Edmonds college softball team

Thunder Mountain senior signs with Edmonds college softball team

She’s overcome two knee surgeries.

Thunder Mountain senior signs with Edmonds college softball team
Juneau gets first local oyster farm

Juneau gets first local oyster farm

Small, but mighty.

Juneau gets first local oyster farm
Plastic cups, dog tags and nettles: The unlikely items that made some of Wearable Art’s memorable looks

Plastic cups, dog tags and nettles: The unlikely items that made some of Wearable Art’s memorable looks

Reduce, reuse, recycle, receive Wearable Art fanfare.

Plastic cups, dog tags and nettles: The unlikely items that made some of Wearable Art’s memorable looks
Alyse Galvin: Dunleavy’s budget will leave Alaska morally, economically bankrupt

Alyse Galvin: Dunleavy’s budget will leave Alaska morally, economically bankrupt

Let’s encourage our Legislature to make smart decisions.

  • Feb 20, 2019
  • By ALYSE GALVIN
Alyse Galvin: Dunleavy’s budget will leave Alaska morally, economically bankrupt
Murkowski knocks Green New Deal’s ‘impossible’ timeline, wary of ‘PFD over everything else’

Murkowski knocks Green New Deal’s ‘impossible’ timeline, wary of ‘PFD over everything else’

Murkowski talks economy, ANWR, shutdowns and Trump.

Murkowski knocks Green New Deal’s ‘impossible’ timeline, wary of ‘PFD over everything else’
Photos: Wearable Art Show 2019

Photos: Wearable Art Show 2019

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Photos: Wearable Art Show 2019
The wall of the Red Chris tailings pond is a little less than 350 feet, or about the height of a 35-story building. It follows the same design as the Mount Polley tailings dam, which broke in 2014, sending 24 million cubic meters of toxic mine tailings into the Fraser River watershed. It is designed, however, to hold 305 million cubic meters of mine waste — seven times more than Mount Polley. Both mines are owned by Imperial Metals. (Courtesy Photo | Garth Lenz via Salmon State)

Could Canadian mine be cautionary tale for Southeast?

Experts weigh in on environmental and economic hazards.

The wall of the Red Chris tailings pond is a little less than 350 feet, or about the height of a 35-story building. It follows the same design as the Mount Polley tailings dam, which broke in 2014, sending 24 million cubic meters of toxic mine tailings into the Fraser River watershed. It is designed, however, to hold 305 million cubic meters of mine waste — seven times more than Mount Polley. Both mines are owned by Imperial Metals. (Courtesy Photo | Garth Lenz via Salmon State)
Alaska Native weaving project honors survivors of violence
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Alaska Native weaving project honors survivors of violence

Family thread runs through endeavor.

Alaska Native weaving project honors survivors of violence
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Humor columnist Geoff Kirsch celebrates ten years of laughs
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Humor columnist Geoff Kirsch celebrates ten years of laughs

Read and hear what he has to say.

Humor columnist Geoff Kirsch celebrates ten years of laughs
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Biggest news from the Alaska Legislature, Dunleavy administration

Biggest news from the Alaska Legislature, Dunleavy administration

House disarray, budget concerns the talk of the town.

Biggest news from the Alaska Legislature, Dunleavy administration
Governor proposes cutting ferry funding at the end of the summer

Governor proposes cutting ferry funding at the end of the summer

Administration hopes private contractor will take over.

Governor proposes cutting ferry funding at the end of the summer
Young artist blends hip-hop and Tlingit heritage on big stage
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Young artist blends hip-hop and Tlingit heritage on big stage

He gives all his cultures a voice.

Young artist blends hip-hop and Tlingit heritage on big stage
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Everything you ever wanted to know, or not, about Valentine’s Day
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Everything you ever wanted to know, or not, about Valentine’s Day

There’s more to Feb. 14 than chocolate and feeling bad about yourself.

  • Feb 14, 2019
  • By GEOFF KIRSCH
Everything you ever wanted to know, or not, about Valentine’s Day
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A TV show set in Sitka is in the works

A TV show set in Sitka is in the works

The goal: Show a side of Alaska that’s not bush people.

A TV show set in Sitka is in the works
Stunning photos of the ice caves at the Mendenhall Glacier

Stunning photos of the ice caves at the Mendenhall Glacier

A winter wonderland of ice.

Stunning photos of the ice caves at the Mendenhall Glacier
Famous foul-mouthed chef spotted in Juneau

Famous foul-mouthed chef spotted in Juneau

He’s filming a TV show.

Famous foul-mouthed chef spotted in Juneau
Photos: The Best Dressed at the Alaska State Capitol

Photos: The Best Dressed at the Alaska State Capitol

The budget may be boring but the outfits aren’t.

Photos: The Best Dressed at the Alaska State Capitol
Angelica Curtis and her son Jonathan are shown in this recent photograph. (Courtesy photo | Curtis family)

Custody case goes before Supreme Court

The case connects to the Legislature as well.

Angelica Curtis and her son Jonathan are shown in this recent photograph. (Courtesy photo | Curtis family)
Golden anniversary of Stonewall uprising celebrated in Juneau

Golden anniversary of Stonewall uprising celebrated in Juneau

They did something.

Golden anniversary of Stonewall uprising celebrated in Juneau
Traffic at Riverside and Stephen Richards drives backs up past Gee Street the morning of Feb. 8, 2019. There is a plan to alleviate traffic at the congestion-prone intersection. (Ben Hohenstatt | Juneau Empire)

Mendenhall Valley residents could find their morning commutes getting better

Lights, traffic, action.

Traffic at Riverside and Stephen Richards drives backs up past Gee Street the morning of Feb. 8, 2019. There is a plan to alleviate traffic at the congestion-prone intersection. (Ben Hohenstatt | Juneau Empire)