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This photo shows Diane Kaplan at Silver Salmon Camp. (Courtesy Photo / Sven Haakanson)

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Opinion: Exciting new beginnings — they always come with sad farewells

Perhaps now is the right time to hand off our creation to the next generation.

Alaska Health Commissioner Adam Crum speaks at a news conference Monday, Aug. 5, 2019, in Anchorage, Alaska. Gov. Mike Dunleavy has appointed Crum to lead the state Department of Revenue. Crum starts in his new role Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2022. The appointment is subject to confirmation by the state Legislature. (AP Photo / Mark Thiessen)

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Dunleavy picks health commissioner to lead revenue agency

Crum starts in his new role Wednesday.

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Neighbors

Thank you letter for the week of Nov. 13

Thank you, merci, danke, gracias, gunalchéesh.

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 Nov. 12

(Michael Penn / Juneau Empire File)

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Police calls for Saturday, Nov. 12

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

"My whole life it’s been all binge, no purge. And so I don’t have 'dad' bod so much as 'double' dad bod." writes Geoff Kirsch. (Diana Polekhina / Unsplash)

Neighbors

Slack Tide: Double dad bod

Sometimes I need a good ribbing — even if I can no longer see my ribs.

Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., speaks during a gospel breakfast with former President Bill Clinton, Sunday, Nov. 6, 2022, in Las Vegas. Masto is running against Republican candidate Adam Laxalt. (AP Photo / John Locher)

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Democrats keep Senate majority as GOP push falters in Nevada

Fate of the House was still uncertain as the GOP struggled to pull together a slim majority there.

The Twitter splash page is seen on a digital device, Monday, April 25, 2022, in San Diego. Twitter is once again adding gray “official” labels to some prominent accounts, Thursday, Nov. 10. The company, in its second chaotic week after billionaire Elon Musk took over, had rolled out the labels earlier this week, only to kill them a few hours later.  (AP Photo / Gregory Bull)

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Twitter drama too much? Several alternatives emerge as options

Twitter has been a bit of a mess lately.

(Michael Penn / Juneau Empire File)

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Police calls for Friday, Nov. 11

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

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A woman welcomes runners to Brooklyn during the New York City Marathon on Nov. 6, 2022.

Sports

Alaska Science Forum: A five-hour tour of the Big Apple

The New York City Marathon seems worth more than money…

This photo shows Fireweed Award winners Gina Heffern, Gretchen Glaspy and Laura McDermott. (Courtesy Photo)

Neighbors

Hospital announces first recipients of Fireweed Award

Award recognizes exceptional care and service to the community.

Opinion

Opinion: The gaslighting politics of ‘Unlock Alaska’

Here’s the real gaslighting.

(Michael Penn / Juneau Empire File)

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Police calls for Thursday, Nov. 10

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

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Neighbors

Living & Growing: Inner vision

“Our inner vision is what will protect us.”

Gavel (Courtesy photo)

Opinion

Opinion: Judging judges — balancing the judicial selection process

Alaska’s method of selecting judges can be and should be improved.

A cable network television broadcast displays information during the evening on the Pennsylvania Senate race with Democrat John Fetterman and Republican Dr. Mehmet Oz, at a hotel, Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo / Alex Brandon)

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GOP inches toward U.S. House win; Senate could hinge on runoff

WASHINGTON — Republicans inched closer to a narrow House majority Wednesday, while control of the Senate hinged on…

Courtesy Photo / Juanita McCallon

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Writers Weir: ‘My Daddy Went to War Today’

A poem about a World War II veteran.

Spruce tip fireweed jelly. (Vivian Faith Prescott / For Capital City Weekly)

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Planet Alaska: The magic of jam and jelly

There’s a lot of magic happening around us in nature and even in our kitchens.

FID, the most influential underground GI newspaper in Alaska, was published by Navy and Coast Guard personnel in Kodiak in 1971. (Courtesy Image)

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Opinion: On Veterans Day, let’s thank GIs in Alaska for their dissent

The University of Alaska Southeast and Veterans For Peace chapter 100 will host the Waging Peace in Vietnam…

Finding where bucks were isn't a problem this time of year. Finding where they are is the challenge. (Jeff Lund / For the Juneau Empire)

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I Went to the Woods: Really skilled or really lucky

My success may come in spite of my method, not because of it.