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Opinion: Vic Fischer at 99 continues to leave his imprint on Alaska

In honor of Vic Fischer turning 99, I will continue to do my part in making Alaska the…

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Opinion: The relationship between financial literacy and paying taxes

Paying state and local taxes will be part of the household budgets they learn to manage.

In October 2007, 1-year-old Anna Rozell admired a statue of Balto in Central Park of New York City. (Courtesy Photo / Ned Rozell)

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Alaska Science Forum: Long after run to glory, Balto lives on

Balto gives scientists insight into what makes Alaska sled dogs and other working breeds unique.

(Michael Penn / Juneau Empire File)

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Police calls for Thursday, May 4, 2023

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Neighbors

Coming Out: Making mustard

Pardon my caps, but I LOVE THAT STUFF.

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Living & Growing: ‘All Shall Be Well’

Julian of Norwich is a mystic whose message of love and trust in God’s goodness are much needed…

(Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire File)

Letters to the Editor

Opinion: Recent decisions are beyond reason

The Alaska Department of Fish & Game closed the winter king salmon troll fishery in Northern Southeast Alaska…

Gov. Mike Dunleavy speaks during a news conference in which options for a long-range fiscal plan were discussed. (Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire File)

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Opinion: Tax talk should be paired with PFD pragmatism

Alaska is 30 years into state budget deficits, borrowing billions from savings to pay the bills.

(Michael S. Lockett / Juneau Empire File)

Letters to the Editor

Opinion: I’m leaving town for the cruise season

I’ll be taking my money elsewhere for a while…

(Michael Penn / Juneau Empire File)

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Police calls for Thursday, May 4, 2023

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Annie Bartholomew’s debut album, Sisters of White Chapel, only at Kindred Post during May First Friday. Annie will be at the shop with her banjo playing songs from the release and selling early copies of the CD featuring of songs inspired by women who came to Alaska during the Klondike Gold Rush. (Courtesy Photo / Juneau Arts and Humanities Council)

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Here’s what’s happening for First Friday

Musicians, authors and artists, oh my!

A red dress hangs on a tree in the courtyard at Winnipeg City Hall during a rally, Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, to call on the city to cease dumping operations at Brady landfill and conduct a search for the remains of missing and murdered indigenous women believed to be buried there. Friday, May 5, 2023, marks Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples Awareness Day, a solemn day meant to draw more attention to the disproportionate number of Indigenous people who have vanished or have faced violence. (Daniel Crump / The Canadian Press)

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Wearing red, Indigenous families honor missing relatives

“I join in raising awareness about an injustice that was once invisible.”

(Michael Penn / Juneau Empire File)

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Police calls for Wednesday, May 3, 2023

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A troller fishes in Sitka Sound, Alaska on February 2, 2021. A ruling from a U.S. judge in Seattle could effectively shut down commercial king salmon trolling in Southeast Alaska — a valuable industry that supports some 1,500 fishermen — after a conservation group challenged the harvest as a threat to protected fish and the endangered killer whales that eat them. (James Poulson / Daily Sitka Sentinel)

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Ruling might cancel Alaska commercial king salmon season

The state of Alaska quickly announced an appeal.

Flames are visible from the Beluga Point parking area near Anchorage on July 19, 2016, as a wildfire near McHugh Creek burns. A recent series of wildfires near Anchorage and the hottest day on record have sparked fears that a warming climate could soon mean serious, untenable blazes in urban areas — just like in the rest of the drought-plagued American West. (Marc Lester / Anchorage Daily News)

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Climate change sparks disaster fears in Alaska’s largest city

This is the new reality.

(Michael Penn / Juneau Empire File)

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Police calls for Tuesday, May 2, 2023

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Opinion

Opinion: Thank you, homemaker-moms

Please value any homemaker-moms you know, and not just on Mother’s Day…

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Opinion: Alaska has bright future if we keep oil taxes competitive

It’s time to keep our eye on the future…

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Opinion: Interpretation of Heller opinion missed the mark

In his April 17 column in defense of banning modern sporting rifles like the Armalite 15, Rich Moniak…