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Syringes and colorful bandages are prepared as children from local schools prepare to get COVID-19 vaccines in Pittsfield, Mass., on Monday Dec. 13, 2021. Three doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine offer strong protection for children younger than 5, the company announced Monday, May 23, 2022. Pfizer plans to give the data to U.S. regulators later this week in a step toward letting the littlest kids get the shots. (Ben Garver / The Berkshire Eagle)

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Pfizer says 3 COVID shots protect children under 5

The company released preliminary results on Monday.

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 May 22, 2022

Here’s what to expect this week.

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, May 21, 2022

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

This photo shows the Capital City Fire/Rescue logo that adorns an an ambulance decorated with a formline design. On Friday night, CCFR responded to and extinguished a small fire at a local middle school. (Peter Segall / Juneau Empire File)

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Firefighters extinguish ‘small fire’ at middle school

No injuries were reported.

(Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire File)

Sports

Coaches’ Corner: JDHS boys basketball

Season-end awards announced.

Death Notices

Death Notice: Gary Horton

Deacon Gary W. Horton, 85, died in the Juneau Pioneers Home, Monday, May 16, 2022. Obituary to follow…

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Neighbors

Slack Tide: Good day, sunshine

Good morning, good morning, here comes the sun king.

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Opinion

Opinion: Good news for Alaska journalism

We need to ability to get more in-depth news about our government’s decision making.

Heather Best (in water), a USGS hydrologist, prepares to toss a road-grader blade with a river-measuring device attached into the Yukon River near Eagle, Alaska. USGS hydrologic technician Liz Richards watches for icebergs. (Courtesy Photo / Ned Rozell)

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Alaska Science Forum: Wading into the icy Yukon River for science

EAGLE, ALASKA — Snow geese flew in a ragged V overhead, rasping as they looked down upon Alaska’s…

Anchorage’s City Hall is seen as something of a "pilot project" for a new City Hall in Juneau, according architects designing the proposed facility – but primarily in terms of practical features since they say green space is also a key part of the design. ( Ken Graham Photography)

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Clear skies and a cleared out virtual meeting

Few attendees and no public input at online presentation of proposed $41.2m facility.

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, May 20, 2022

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Neighbors

Living & Growning: Building vibrant communities together

Collectively, we know there is work to be done to build a better tomorrow.

Assistant Fire Manager Leif Mathiesen, of the Sequoia & Kings Canyon Nation Park Fire Service, looks for an opening in the burned-out sequoias from the Redwood Mountain Grove which was devastated by the KNP Complex fires earlier in the year in the Kings Canyon National Park, Calif., on Nov. 19, 2021. Thousands of sequoias have been killed by wildfires in recent years. (AP Photo / Gary Kazanjian)

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Forest plan stirs dispute over what counts as ‘old’

Already disagreement is emerging…

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Opinion

Opinion: It’s time for bold action to protect our fisheries

Our fisheries feed the world and sustain our unique cultures and communities.

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Opinion

Opinion: Setting things straight

Wednesdays’ Empire had a My Turn by Judy Crondahl making numerous assumptions and untrue allegations and I felt…

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 Wednesday, May 18, 2022

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

Faith J. Myers stands at the doors of API. (Courtesy Photo)

Opinion

Opinion: Giving psychiatric patients a voice makes fiscal sense

Psychiatric patients could offer valuable insight into how to improve their treatment.

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 Thursday, May 19, 2022

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

view of Angoon in February of 2015. (Courtesy Photo / Mary Catharine Martin)

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The SalmonState: Listen, then support — a new approach in Southeast Alaska is a long time in the works

A look at a few of the projects and priorities in the works.

At-home test kits are available in Juneau at City Hall cash office, all Juneau public libraries, Juneau Public Health Center and the Juneau Police Department. (Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire File)

Letters to the Editor

Opinion: There is an urgent need for COVID testing on cruise ships

I strongly urge self-administered antigen tests be provided by the cruise line to every passenger.