Members of Juneau Mountain Rescue during a training exercise in May 2025. (Photo courtesy of Juneau Mountain Rescue) With years of collective experience, Juneau Mountain Rescue volunteers sometimes deal with the worst-case scenarios. That includes last summer when there were five fatalities in Juneau’s backcountry between June 21 and Sept. 16 — four of which […]
Alaska’s burnout problem is bigger than stress
Alaskans pride themselves on resilience. We work long hours, adapt to difficult conditions, raise families through dark winters and carry a culture that values toughness and independence. But resilience without recovery eventually becomes exhaustion. Across healthcare, more providers are seeing the same troubling pattern: people who are chronically fatigued, mentally overloaded, emotionally strained and physically […]
Clarence “Butch” Laiti during the April 2025 panel discussion, “The Future of Rural Alaska Fisheries.” (Screengrab) Clarence “Butch” Laiti was Yanyeidí and T’aaḵu Ḵwáan, born and raised in Juneau. He was a Vietnam War veteran, grandfather and great grandfather. Laiti died at the age of 77 on April 10. Until his death, he served as […]
Alaska governor vetoes bill that sought to adjust state’s transportation planning
Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy has vetoed a bill from Rep. Genevive Mina, D-Anchorage, that sought to raise the priority of public transit programs like buses in state transportation planning. Senators passed House Bill 26 by a 16-4 vote on April 29, and the House approved it on a 22-14 vote May 1. If the bill […]