Three candidates apply for District 1 Assembly seat so far

Three women applied.

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The meeting is the “first of many opportunities to work in concert with the president.”

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Pedestrian and dog killed in crash

Police are still investigating the crash.

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Art with a point: Kids sew at Alaska State Library, Archives and Museum

Kids had sew much fun.

Make embroidery ornaments in holiday workshop

Materials are included in the class.

Simon Greer, a teammate at Stoned Salmon Farms, looks over cannabis plants growing in one of their two nursery rooms in Juneau on Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

New pot shop keeps one eye on locals, one on the future

There’s a discount if you come in wearing Xtratufs.

Alfie Price dances with the multicultural dance group Yees Ku Oo on Front Street during Gallery Walk on Friday, Dec. 7, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
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Crowd art-icipation: Gallery Walk exhibits get attendees involved

All the world was a canvas at Gallery Walk.

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Meet Southeast Alaska’s Amp Wizard

Tube amps: Where physics meets folklore.

A cruise ship passenger photographs the Radiance of the Seas in Juneau’s downtown harbor on Tuesday, August 29, 2017. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

Judge makes ruling on cruise ship lawsuit against city

There are still questions about specifics in the ruling.

Alaska Native tribes allege human rights violation over Canadian mine pollution

Six mines targeted in petition.

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Coach Jesse Cruz watches his team workout during Thunder Mountain High School’s wrestling team practice on Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

‘Cruz’ control: Last-minute coach find turning out well for Thunder Mountain wrestling team

Kids and administrators think highly of him.

 

Thunder Mountain’s Kadin Messmer wrestles Ketchikan’s Degan Linne during their 103-pound finals match in the Region V Division I Wrestling Championships at TMHS on Saturday, Dec. 8, 2018. Linne pinned Messmer at 5:44 to win the region title. (Nolin Ainsworth | Juneau Empire)

TMHS wrestlers resilient at Region V tourney

Next stop: state.

 

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Thank Yous for Dec. 9, 2018

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Giving to United Way

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Meet Southeast Alaska’s Amp Wizard

Tube amps: Where physics meets folklore.

 

Alfie Price dances with the multicultural dance group Yees Ku Oo on Front Street during Gallery Walk on Friday, Dec. 7, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
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All the world was a canvas at Gallery Walk.

 

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Photos: Thanksgiving in Fairbanks

You can’t understand “dry cold” until you feel it.

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U.S. Forest Service Chief Vicki Christiansen announces David Schmid as the new Regional Forester for Alaska Region

He will oversee management of more than 22 million acres.

 

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Make embroidery ornaments in holiday workshop

Materials are included in the class.

 

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It will be a holly, jolly, trolley Gallery Walk

Your ultimate guide to tonight’s event.

 

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Heather Haugland teaches a salsa workshop at the Red Dog Saloon on Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
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Salsa 101: How to dance with two left feet

Leave the XtraTufs at home.

 

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Video: This senior hula group is spreading Christmas cheer

It’s a hula dancing Christmas.

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Gov. Bill Walker talks about his four years as governor during an interview on Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire) Gov. Bill Walker talks about his four years as governor during an interview on Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
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Walker laments how fiscal crisis dominated tenure

Walker reflects.

 

House District 1 Republican candidate Bart LeBon watches as ballots are counted, along with Campaign Manager Brittany Hartmann, during a recount at the Division of Elections office in Juneau on Friday, Nov. 30, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
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LeBon tops Dodge by one vote after House race recount

LeBon picked up two votes during the recount.

 

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Photos: It’s the most wonderful time of the year in Juneau

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas.

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Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy poses with first lady Rose Dunleavy after he was sworn into office Monday, Dec. 3, 2018, in Kotzebue, Alaska. He had originally planned the ceremony in her hometown of Noorvik, Alaska, but poor weather prevented his plane from landing there and the ceremony was moved to Kotzebue.(Stanley Wright | Alaska Governor’s Office via AP)

Opinion: No, Mr. Governor, erosion didn’t kill the fish

He has a lot to discover about the issues facing the state.

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<span class="neFMT neFMT_PhotoCredit"><strong>Marc Lester | Anchorage Daily News</strong><strong></strong></span> <span class='IDappliedStyle' title='InDesign: Light'>This aerial photo shows damage at the Glenn Highway near Mirror Lake after earthquakes in the Anchorage area, Alaska, Friday, Nov. 30, 2018. Back-to-back earthquakes measuring 7.0 and 5.7 shattered highways and rocked buildings Friday in Anchorage and the surrounding area, sending people running into the streets and briefly triggering a tsunami warning for islands and coastal areas south of the city. (Marc Lester | Anchorage Daily News)</span>

Opinion: We should follow California’s lead — again

Leadership in addressing climate change is needed.

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In this file photo, a king salmon lies in a net at Auke Bay. (Bjorn Dihle | For the Juneau Empire)

Opinion: Stand for Salmon’s defeat is the beginning of the end

Wait and see.

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