“We need to do something differently because our old tactics don’t work. The old tactics of just focusing on the supply don’t work, so we have to go after the demand,” said Lt. Kris Sell.
Community
Weekend finals underway in Gold Medal tournament
“Now that teams are getting knocked out, there are a lot of player-fans at this point,” said Kevin Gullufsen, who’s covering the tournament for the Juneau Empire.
Dispatches from Gold Medal Basketball Tournament
Family atmosphere, competitive play marks the annual event at the Juneau-Douglas High School gym.
Gold Medal has urban origins, village tradition
Before statehood, before the Alaska Marine Highway System, there was the Gold Medal Basketball Tournament in Juneau. This year, the event turns 70.
Gold Medal kicks off in Juneau
This year’s lineup includes teams from Hoonah, Kake, Craig, Haines, Wrangell, Hydaburg, Klukwan, Yakutat and Metlakatla.
North Douglas retirees seek backyard grow house, spur dueling pot petitions
“We’re typical. My husband and I,” said aspiring pot entrepreneur June Hall. “And I think the people out here on North Douglas are like us. They’re not scary, lurking individuals.”
Finding help and hope to avoid suicide
How to talk or comfort those who may have witnessed a suicide, and what to listen for if a family member or friend is contemplating suicide.
Juneau School Board adds back one position for Native Success support
Members of the Alaska Native Sisterhood, parents and concerned community members told the School Board the programs that help Native students graduate should be a higher priority.
Angoon mayor unsatisfied with state response to tainted subsistence seal
Hawk Inlet is healthy according to state officials. That’s the message Angoon received about three weeks after concerns were raised about high levels of mercury found in a subsistence seal.
Meet Jamie Bursell, the newest Juneau Assembly member
“There’s a huge variety of issues that we have to tackle. I feel like I have a lot of good life experience, and I enjoy Juneau.”