Friday Jun 19 | Juneau Empire
Context, respect vital to fishery management
Recently I had the privilege to visit several villages on the lower Yukon River.
The Inn at Whittier, a 25-room lodge and restaurant, has reopened for year-round business under new ownership.
10,000 years told in laughter and tears
Considering the play "Time Immemorial" was commissioned to mark Alaska's 50th anniversary, it may seem strange that the state's beginning almost didn't get a scene.
New anti-terrorism rule worries Alaska airplane owners
FEDERAL SECURITY PROPOSAL WORRIES ALASKA AIRCRAFT OWNERS : A new Transportation Security Administration proposal has Alaska pilots and aircraft owners concerned their operations will be overregulated, forcing ...
Groups pitch in to feed struggling Western Alaska residents
Hunger problems in Western Alaska villages, hard hit by high fuel prices and a poor fishing season, have touched the hearts and wallets of hundreds of people, whose donations of food and money are now reaching ...
Donlin Creek developers roll out gold mine proposal
Developers of the Donlin Creek gold deposit in Southwest Alaska have begun a series of regional public meetings to share current information and to take comments about the proposed large-scale hard rock mine ...
Postal service announces plan for new bypass mail hubs
Postal officials, concerned about the high costs of providing bypass mail service to rural Alaska, have announced plans to go ahead with a measure to create hubs at remote locations.
Priest Accused of Sexual Abuse of Natives
Story Created: Jan 16, 2009 at 7:43 PM AKST Story Updated: Jan 16, 2009 at 7:43 PM AKST Multimedia Dozens of Alaska Natives have joined forces and filed a lawsuit accusing the president of Seattle University of ...
Seattle U. pres. accused of covering up priest sex abuse
A lawsuit has been filed by Alaska Natives who say they were sexually abused by Jesuit priests in remote communities, and the president of Seattle University is accused of covering up the offenses.
Changes coming for bypass mail program
An Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-400 combi can be loaded with bypass mail and haul passengers but will not be able to land at unpaved airports in rural Alaska that are proposed by the US Postal System.
Palin administration launching subcabinet focused on rural issues
Governor Palin had hoped to sign the administrative order officially creating the Rural subcabinet in Hooper Bay today, but weather foiled the event.