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Motherhood is an incredible undertaking — just laundry and dishes, alone. And the rewards? Well, the rewards usually entail more laundry and dishes. So much laundry and dishes. (Unsplash / Jeremy McKnight)

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Slack Tide: Whoah, Mama! Mother’s Day 2022

Break out the white wine and Dansko clogs.

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 8, 2022

Here’s what to expect this week.

A hiring sign is displayed at a home improvement store in Northbrook, Ill., Thursday, May 5, 2022. America’s employers added 428,000 jobs in April, extending a streak of solid hiring that has defied punishing inflation, chronic supply shortages, the Russian war against Ukraine and much higher borrowing costs. (AP Photo / Nam Y. Huh)

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U.S. added 428,000 jobs in April despite surging inflation

The economy’s hiring gains have been strikingly consistent in the face of inflation.

A crow harasses a juvenile eagle during its flying lesson above Channel Heights on July 5. (Courtesy Photo / Denise Carooll)

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Wild Shots: Photos of Mother Nature in Alaska

Wild Shots: Photos of Mother Nature in Alaska

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 6, 2022

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

AP Photo / Becky Bohrer Denali, is seen from a turnout in Denali State Park, Alaska in this October 2017 photo. National park rangers in Alaska on Friday, May 6, 2022, resumed an aerial search for the year’s first registered climber on North America’s tallest peak after he didn’t check in with a friend.

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Climber’s body found on Denali

Update: The National Park Service on Friday evening announced the body of the climber was found. The climber…

The frozen Yukon River at Eagle, Alaska, in February 2020. (Courtesy Photo / Ned Rozell)

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Alaska Science Forum: Awaiting river breakup on the Yukon

By Ned Rozell

This October 2020 photo shows the MV Kennicott. (Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire File)

Opinion

Opinion: The war Dunleavy waged against the Alaska Marine Highway System

Budget cuts and irregular service.

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Opinion: Unasked questions about abortion

There are several important questions that nobody is even asking, let alone answering…

Joab Cano

Neighbors

Living & Growing: Following Christ

What does it mean to follow Christ?

Alaska state Senate President Peter Micciche, center, looks on as lawmakers gather in front of him on the Senate floor on Wednesday, May 4, 2022, in Juneau, Alaska. A bill dealing with the annual dividend paid to residents was bumped from the Senate floor on Wednesday. Micciche said it did not have the votes to pass. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer)

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Alaska lawmakers struggle with dividend debate

Legislative leaders have said they see resolving the divisive debate as critical.

This photo shows black garden ants tending citrus mealybug. When injured, colonial animals such as ants and bees, may emit a type of alarm signal that also calls in reinforcements, to help repel possible danger.(Courtesy Photo / Katja Schulz from Washington, D. C)

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On the Trails: The smell of fear

It’s not fiction.

(Michael S. Lockett / Juneau Empire) File

Opinion

Opinion: Power boats should not be permitted on Mendenhall Lake

If one sinks in the deepest parts of the lake, it is likely there forever.

The Policy and Procedures in the Federal Subsistence Board Process spring 2022 class. This class, hosted by University of Alaska Southeast in partnership with Sitka Conservation Society and supported by the USDA Forest Service connects students with the fish and wildlife public processes that manage subsistence resources. Left to right: Ardel Wikinson, Nathan Cleveland, Nachama Voluck, Heather Bauscher, Jan Straley, and Clare Jungers. (Courtesy Photo / Ryan Morse)

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Resilient Peoples & Place: Youth voices reflect on the Federal Subsistence Board process

“As young people, you have a lot more power than you realize”

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Opinion

Opinion: Working together, we can improve the lives of Alaskans suffering with mental health concerns

The time to act is now.

This photo shows original painting, “Kickback; Southeast Sneakers,” by Marty Sharp. (Courtesy Photo)

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Here’s what’s happening for First Friday

A schedule of events for May 6, 2022.

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, May 3

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

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 4, 2022

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

This photo shows elections materials for the upcoming special primary election. (Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire)

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Opinion: Voting is essential for a functional democracy

Please vote at every opportunity.

In this Sept. 1, 2015, photo, a honeybee works atop gift zinnia in Accord, N.Y. A shipment of honeybees bound from California to Alaska died after an airline re-routed them through Atlanta, then left them to sit on the tarmac during hot weather. Delta Air Lines said Friday, April 29, 2022, it is making changes to prevent a repeat of what happened last weekend. (AP Photo / Mike Groll)

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Honeybees bound for Anchorage die in airline shipping

A shipment of honeybees bound from California to Alaska died after an airline re-routed them through Atlanta, then…