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Opinion: Juneau Christmas, past and present

Realizing the gifts you already have and sharing with others.

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Opinion: Alaska oil tankers must adopt whale-strike reduction measures

The federal government must issue a mandatory nationwide whale-strike risk reduction rule…

(Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire File)

News

Judge hears case challenging Alaska House candidate win

An Anchorage Democrat faces a legal challenge to her state House win.

(Michael Penn / Juneau Empire File)

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Police calls for Wednesday, Dec.21

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

What the author means when he says, “we’re building a house” he means “people who know what they are doing are building a house for them.” (Jeff Lund / For the Juneau Empire)

Sports

I Went to the Woods: Appreciating masters of their craft

Mariah Carey can sing. But did you see my guy laying D-1 before starting on the foundation?

Alaska Chief Medical Officer Dr. Anne Zink speaks at a press conference in Anchorage on March 23, 2020. (Office of Gov. Mike Dunleavy)

Opinion

Opinion: Free, flexible programs can help you get a Fresh Start

Many adults in Juneau and surrounding communities live with ongoing health concerns.

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News

Suit challenges review underlying Alaska oil lease sale

The lawsuit asks that a judge strike down the environmental review underlying the lease sale.

The City and Borough of Juneau is conducting a short online survey about what the community wants to see from Marine Park ahead of renovations. (Courtesy Photo / CBJ)

Letters to the Editor

Opinion: Overcrowding concerns undersell local park

Marine Park is available for my use, I am not deterred from visiting it by the tourists.

This photo available under a Creative Commons license shows a great bustard. These birds, especially the males, selectively eat blister beetles that contain toxic cantharidin, but because the toxin is lethal to the birds except at very low doses, only one or two at a time. This toxin is known, from in vitro experiments in the lab, to kill fungi, round worms, and bacteria. (Francesco Veronesi / Flickr)

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On the Trails: Self-medication by many animals

Examples come from many kinds of critters.

(Michael Penn / Juneau Empire File)

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Police calls for Tuesday, Dec.20

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The City and Borough of Juneau is conducting a short online survey about what the community wants to see from Marine Park ahead of renovations. (Courtesy Photo / CBJ)

Opinion

Opinion: Overcrowding makes Marine Park survey a silly exercise

No matter what they do the area will be overcrowded with tourists…

A video of former President Donald Trump is shown on a screen, as the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol holds its final meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Dec. 19, 2022. (AP Photo / J. Scott Applewhite)

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Jan. 6 panel urges Trump prosecution with criminal referral

WASHINGTON — The House Jan. 6 committee urged the Justice Department on Monday to bring criminal charges against…

(Michael Penn / Juneau Empire File)

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Police calls for Saturday, Dec.17

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

This photo shows Jane Hale on a Paris morning. (Courtesy Photo)

Neighbors

Coming Out: A little winter-love in a dark corner

You can’t just see a painting. You have to let the painting see you.

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Opinion

Opinion: Military bases threaten the health of Alaska Native communities by causing environmental racism

This article has been corrected to fix a reference to contaminants in groundwater, not drinking water.

The Aurora Borealis glows over the Mendenhall Glacier in 2014. (Michael Penn / Juneau Empire File)

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Aurora forecast

Forecasts from the University of Alaska Fairbanks’ Geophysical Institute for the week of Dec. 18

Steve Waddle places golden king crab into a tote in the hold of the F/V Angjenl while unloading at Petersburg, Alaska on March 1, 2007. The U.S. Department of Commerce’s disaster declaration for salmon and crab fisheries in Washington and Alaska opens the door for financial relief as part of an omnibus spending bill being negotiated by U.S. lawmakers. The declaration Friday, Dec. 16, 2022, covers Bristol Bay king crab harvests suspended for two years, and the snow crab harvest that will be canceled for the first time in 2023. (AP Photo / Klas Stolpe)

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Crabbers, fishermen seek US aid after disaster declaration

It opens the door for financial relief as part of a spending bill being negotiated by lawmakers.

FILE - House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, of Calif., speaks at an annual leadership meeting of the Republican Jewish Coalition, Nov. 19, 2022, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo / John Locher)

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McCarthy’s race for speaker risks upending House on Day One

It’s all in jeopardy,” McCarthy said Friday…

(Michael Penn / Juneau Empire File)

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Police calls for Friday, Dec.16

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

A tufted puffin in flight above Bogoslof Island in the Bering Sea. (Public domain photo / Ajay Varma, USGS)

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Alaska Science Forum: Seabird deaths part of Arctic Report Card

What smart people predicted in 2006 is still trending the same way…