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Police calls for Wednesday, July 20, 2022

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This photo shows the Juneau School District headquarters on March 17, 2021. (Peter Segall / Juneau Empire file)

Letters to the Editor

Opinion: Grading Juneau School District

Are public school students learning their 3 R’s? The answer surprised me.

Longtime Alaska law enforcement official Jim Cockrell, seen here in an undated photo in his role as a colonel with the Alaska State Troopers, was appointed by Gov. Mike Dunleavy as Commissioner of the Department of Public Safety on Tuesday, April 6, 2021. (Courtesy photo / Office of Gov. Mike Dunleavy)

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Opinion: Historic investment in public safety will save lives

I would like to thank Governor Dunleavy and the Legislature

It's a police car until you look closely. The eye shies away, the . (Juneau Empire File / Michael Penn)

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Police calls for Thursday, July 21, 2022

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White sand beaches aren’t entirely rare in Southeast Alaska, but they are special nonetheless, especially on warm summer days. (Jeff Lund / For the Juneau Empire)

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I Went to the Woods: Adjusting the itinerary

It’s not that anglers want things to be difficult, we just enjoy the payoff of time and experience…

Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, speaks during hearing on the fiscal year 2023 budget for the FBI in Washington, May 25, 2022. A bipartisan group of senators, including Collins, released proposed changes July 20, to the Electoral Count Act, the post-Civil War-era law for certifying presidential elections that came under intense scrutiny after the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol and Donald Trump’s effort to overturn the 2020 election. (Ting Shen / Pool Photo)

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Senators propose changes to electors law after Capitol riot

“The events that occurred on January 6, 2021 must never happen again,” Sen. Lisa Murkowski said.

It's a police car until you look closely and see the details don't quite match. (Juneau Empire File / Michael Penn)

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Police calls for Tuesday, July 19, 2022

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Death Notices

Death Notice: Mark Walker

Mark Walker, 61, died in his home on July 11, 2022.

Courtesy Photo / KMHocker photo Recently emerged mayflies landed on our caps and hands, perhaps resting from the rigors of courtship dances.

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On the Trails: Fun in Gustavus

A walk near a shallow lake was the highlight.

A flare burns at Venture Global LNG in Cameron, La., on April 21, 2022. Most major countries are finding it easier to promise to fight climate change than actually do it. (AP Photo / Martha Irvine)

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Most major nations lag in acting on climate-fighting goals

Only the EU has enacted polices close to or consistent with international goals of limiting warming.

Faith J. Myers stands at the doors of Alaska Psychiatric Institute. (Courtesy Photo)

Opinion

Opinion: Psychiatric patient care must be independently reviewed

It is time for the state to allocate funding for an independent research report.

Letters to the Editor

Opinion: Vote your values

This fall we will be supporting Les Gara and Jessica Cook

Former Gov. Frank Murkowski speaks on a range of subjects during an interview with the Juneau Empire in May 2019. (Michael Penn / Juneau Empire File)

Opinion

Opinion: Charity starts at home

Not Saudi Arabia.

A Princess Cruise Line ship is docked in Juneau on Aug. 25, 2021. (Michael Lockett / Juneau Empire File)

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Ships in Port for the week of July 17

Here’s what to expect this week.

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Recogntions for the week of July 17

Awards and honors.

It's a police car until you look closely and see the details don't quite match. (Juneau Empire File / Michael Penn)

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Police calls for Saturday, July 16, 2022

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Sun lights up a foggy morning in the Tongass National Forest. (Courtesy Photo / Amanda Ristau, Untamed Majesty Photography)

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Wild Shots: Photos of Mother Nature in Alaska

Reader-submitted photos.

It's a police car until you look closely and see the details don't quite match. (Juneau Empire File / Michael Penn)

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Police calls for Friday, July 15, 2022

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The Valley of 10,000 Smokes pictured during a visit in 2018. (Courtesy Photo / Bob Gillis)

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Alaska Science Forum: 110 years since the largest Alaska eruption

“Stretching as far as the eye could reach … were hundreds — no, thousands — of little volcanoes.”

A picture showing the Juneau road system ending at Cascade Point in Berners Bay in May 2006. The area from Echo Cove to Cascade Point is owned by Gold Belt Inc.,an Alaska Native corporation, (Michael Penn / Juneau Empire File)

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Opinion: Cascade Point and the homework DOT hasn’t done

The board should insist that homework be done