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Scientist/explorer Ernest Leffingwell spent nine winters on Flaxman Island off Alaska’s northern coast. (Photo from the book “Conquering the Arctic ice,” by Ejnar Mikkelsen)

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Alaska Science Forum: Ernest Leffingwell, fan of the far north

One hundred years ago, a group of men sailed to the northern coast of Alaska to find a…

(Michael Penn / Juneau Empire File)

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Police calls for Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023

This report contains public information from law enforcement and public safety agencies.

Thunder Mountain High School senior Olivia Mills prepares to start the 50 free at last weekend’s Region V Championships in Sitka. (James Poulson/Daily Sitka Sentinel)

Sports

Foy, Schwarting, Peimann top local title hopes as state championships come to Juneau

Two-day ASAA Swim Dive State Championships start Friday at Dimond Park Aquatic Center.

A tag is place on a evidence bag containing small baggies of drugs seized by the Juneau Police Department. (Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire File)

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Juneau grand jury indicts six people in Southeast Alaska drug distribution investigation

Illegal activity based in Petersburg, one suspect arrested in Juneau, according to police.

(Michael Penn / Juneau Empire File)

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Police calls for Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023

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The author hosting a Christmas dinner for her family in 2022.

Neighbors

Cooking For Pleasure: Serving up a warm mood in lousy weather

This Middle Eastern red lentil soup is not the sustenance of long-ago cold memories.

A sign at Chicago Midway International Airport. (Photo by Teri Schwartz)

Neighbors

Living and Growing: “All lanes lead to all gates”

Some time ago I was standing in a long security line at Chicago’s Midway airport. Above the crowd…

Crew members adjust the net as it releases fish aboard the Northern Hawk factory trawler on Saturday, Aug. 5 in the Bering Sea. (Photo by Loren Holmes/Anchorage Daily News)

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With little movement on salmon bycatch, Alaska advocates look to Biden administration for action

Amid catastrophic shortfalls in salmon harvests in some of Alaska’s rural, Indigenous communities, advocates have pleaded for a…

A view of Juneau is seen from Mt. Roberts on Nov. 1, 2022. (Claire Stremple/Alaska Beacon)

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Domestic violence in Alaska: A crisis at home

Survivors and advocates shed light on how far the state has come and the work yet to be…

Sample jellies, jams, and dried goods to gift to local elders and tribal citizens. (Photo by Vivian Faith Prescott)

News

Planet Alaska: Fall into gifting

Southeast Alaska has a short growing season, but a long tradition of sharing.

(Juneau Empire File)

Opinion

My Turn: Give Dunleavy the same quality of legal defense he gives indigents

As reported recently by the Alaska Beacon, a new regulation approved by the Dunleavy administration will give the…

Dmytro Haiman looks out the window from the Ukrainian Cultural Institute in Dickinson, N.D., on Monday, July 17, 2023. Haiman is one of several Ukrainians who are part of a pilot effort of the North Dakota Petroleum Council’s Bakken Global Recruitment of Oilfield Workers program. Haiman is from Chernihiv, Ukraine. (AP Photo/Jack Dura)

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Alaskans see largest drop in pay, residents of Midwest and Mountain West see biggest bumps

Study measures inflation-adjusted income during the past four years

(Michael Penn / Juneau Empire File)

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Police calls for Monday, Oct. 30, 2023

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The front of the Alaska State Capitol is seen on Wednesday, April 12. (Photo by James Brooks/Alaska Beacon)

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Alaska retirement board recommends closure of widely used plan after analysis finds flaws

“Managed accounts” cover more than 10,000 of the 122,000-plus managed by state.

An American goshawk female in brown “juvenile” plumage guards her nest. (Photo by Bob Armstrong)

Neighbors

On the Trails: Hawks of the forest

We have two species of forest hawks: the American goshawk and the much smaller sharp-shinned hawk. Both have…

Acrylic works by local artist Jessalyn Ward will be featured at Bustin Out Boutique as part of November’s First Friday in Juneau. (Courtesy of the Juneau Arts and Humanities Council)

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Here’s what’s happening for First Friday in November

An annual napkin art contest, a workshop for homemade dog treats, and art featuring end-of-an-age glaciers and end-of-life…

A sign for a store that accepts food stamps and exchange benefits transfer cards is seen in this 2019 photo. Alaska has being going through a year-long crisis in processing applications for benefits. (Photo by Scott Heins/Getty Images)

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Alaska faces new backlog in processing food stamp benefits after clearing older applications

ANCHORAGE — An Alaska state agency faces a new backlog in processing applications for people seeking food stamp…

(Michael Penn / Juneau Empire File)

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Police calls for Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023

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Suzanne Morris, left, and Melissa Anderson finish the Halloween Half Marathon on Saturday. (Klas Stolpe for the Juneau Empire)

Sports

Miller, Kruger win scary Halloween Half

Gentemann, Tracy top costumes; Janes 5K winner

Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé junior Alexander Smith battles for a puck in front of the Eagle River goal during Saturday’s 6-1 Crimson Bears win over the Wolves at Treadwell Arena. (Klas Stolpe for the Juneau Empire)

Sports

JDHS opens season by icing Eagle River

Crimson Bears hockey puts football-size scores on visiting Wolves