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Now Playing: ‘Green Book’ tells a moving story about looking past bias

Now Playing: ‘Green Book’ tells a moving story about looking past bias

This week brings one of those highly acclaimed Oscar films that somehow missed us here on the peninsula when it was originally released back in… Continue reading

Now Playing: ‘Green Book’ tells a moving story about looking past bias
Gov. Mike Dunleavy speaks with his cabinet members at the Capitol on Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Alaska cannabis industry cites uncertainty with new governor

Dunleavy has made appointments to the Marijuana Control Board while planning to propose repealing it

Gov. Mike Dunleavy speaks with his cabinet members at the Capitol on Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Pioneer Potluck: Dropping the connection

This week’s recipes: sauerkraut casserole, lemon ginger salmon, banana split dessert

Voices of the Peninsula: The un-democracy of Pebble Mine

With the draft EIS for the Pebble Mine set to be released this Friday, Feb. 22, we on the Kenai Peninsula have something to learn… Continue reading

This undated aerial photo provided by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service shows a herd of caribou on the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in northeast Alaska. (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service via AP)

Opinion: Getting the facts on the upstream carbon impact of ANWR development

North Slope has legacy of environmental responsibility that shines among the oilfields in the world

This undated aerial photo provided by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service shows a herd of caribou on the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in northeast Alaska. (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service via AP)
Maine man arrested in Alaska cold case contests extradition

Maine man arrested in Alaska cold case contests extradition

Alaska authorities charged Downs in the 1993 sexual assault and killing of 20-year-old Sophie Sergie

Maine man arrested in Alaska cold case contests extradition
Dunleavy eyes repeal of alcohol, pot boards

Dunleavy eyes repeal of alcohol, pot boards

JUNEAU — Gov. Mike Dunleavy wants to repeal the boards tasked with regulating alcohol and marijuana in Alaska, according to documents from state officials. The… Continue reading

Dunleavy eyes repeal of alcohol, pot boards
In this Nov. 30, 2018 file photo, House District 1 candidate Republican Bart LeBon points to a vote tally board with his campaign manager Brittany Hartmann during a election recount at the Department of Elections’ Juneau office. Republican Bart LeBon picked up two votes while Democrat Kathryn Dodge picked up one making him the winner of the election with a total of 2,663 votes. LeBon joined the bipartisan House Majority Coalition on Thursday. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

House fills key leadership roles

House majority, minority taking shape.

In this Nov. 30, 2018 file photo, House District 1 candidate Republican Bart LeBon points to a vote tally board with his campaign manager Brittany Hartmann during a election recount at the Department of Elections’ Juneau office. Republican Bart LeBon picked up two votes while Democrat Kathryn Dodge picked up one making him the winner of the election with a total of 2,663 votes. LeBon joined the bipartisan House Majority Coalition on Thursday. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Schools briefs for the week of February 18, 2019

Schools briefs for the week of February 18, 2019

What’s happening this week

Schools briefs for the week of February 18, 2019

Letter to the Editor: Standing for principles

We are so pleased to be represented by a man of such integrity, Rep. Gary Knopp. He stood by his principles, above partisan politics and… Continue reading

Letter to the Editor: The governor kept his word

When people ask me what being a conservative means, my first response is always that “people are more important than government.” The last four years… Continue reading

Alaska Voices: The hard truth about Medicaid expansion

It’s time for a reality check. Since Alaska expanded Medicaid to able-bodied adults in 2015, our state has experienced cost overruns, unexpected — but predictable… Continue reading

Alaska Voices: Science requires knowledge, but that requires education

Tim Bradner, one of Alaska’s most respected business and resource journalists, had an excellent column Feb. 15 in the Anchorage Daily News on how government… Continue reading

Letter to the Editor: Say ‘no’ to Dunleavy’s budget cuts

To live within your means, you have to have an income. My husband and I are longtime Alaskan residents who love our state and what… Continue reading

Prescription for Play: Children’s play is critical for healthy development

Some doctors are starting to write a very different kind of prescription for their young patients — a strong recommendation to “play every day.” While… Continue reading

Alaska court strikes down ‘medically necessary’ abortion law

Alaska court strikes down ‘medically necessary’ abortion law

The measures were challenged by Planned Parenthood of the Great Northwest and the Hawaiian Islands

Alaska court strikes down ‘medically necessary’ abortion law

Letter to the Editor: Time for all of us to step up to the plate

Re, articles in Thursday’s ADN from Larry Persily and Mia Costello: They are right on, but if I could just add to the need for… Continue reading

Minister’s Message: The greatest love of all

Minister’s Message: The greatest love of all

I like Valentine’s Day. All the bright hearts, sweets, poems of love and affection, flowers, cards, etc., are fun to give and receive. Florists are… Continue reading

Minister’s Message: The greatest love of all
In this June 16, 2005 photo, Jack Coghill sits by the Tanana River in Nenana, Alaska. One of the last remaining members of the Alaska constitutional convention, former Lt. Gov. Jack Coghill died Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2019, at age 93 in North Pole. (Dan Joling | Associated Press File)

Signer of Alaska Constitution, Jack Coghill, dies at age 93

He was a political icon in the state.

In this June 16, 2005 photo, Jack Coghill sits by the Tanana River in Nenana, Alaska. One of the last remaining members of the Alaska constitutional convention, former Lt. Gov. Jack Coghill died Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2019, at age 93 in North Pole. (Dan Joling | Associated Press File)
A “listening session” was held and recorded in Cooper Landing this week as part of an organized effort to record community residents’ observations of change on the Kenai Peninsula. (Photo provided by Kenai National Wildlife Refuge)

Refuge notebook: Voices of the Kenai

By JOHN MORTON I’ve had the privilege recently to hear what other residents think about changes they have witnessed in their lifetimes here on the… Continue reading

A “listening session” was held and recorded in Cooper Landing this week as part of an organized effort to record community residents’ observations of change on the Kenai Peninsula. (Photo provided by Kenai National Wildlife Refuge)