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Police calls for Thursday, March 17, 2022

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

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Opinion: Thinking outside the box on Juneau’s economy

Innovation, not stagnation, is the key.

This December 2021 photo shows the Mendenhall Glacier Visitor. (Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire File)

Opinion

Opinion: Glacier area proposal seems to benefit tourists more than locals

By Ken Post

Laura Rorem stands on a ferry retreat circa 2004. (Courtesy Photo )

Neighbors

Living & GrowingThe gift of the wilderness

Lent begins in the wilderness — Jesus’ and our own.

Chignik Lake is the first of two lakes in the Chignik River system; it is longer and deeper than the second lake, Black Lake, which is wide and shallow. (U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service)

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The Salmon State: A tale of two salmon

Chignik has two genetically distinct runs of sockey

(Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire File)

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State House passes campaign contribution limits bill

Bill would set a $2,000 limit on what someone could contribute to a candidate per campaign period.

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, March 16, 2022

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(Peter Segall / Juneau Empire File)

Opinion

Opinion: Price of oil and an election year could prompt reckless spending

Let’s hope a majority of legislators keep their hands down when the bidding opens.

Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland speaks with reporters while standing outside the Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument in Jackson, Miss., on Feb. 15, 2022. The Interior Department is on the verge of releasing a report on its investigation into the federal government’s past oversight of Native American boarding schools. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland said Wednesday, March 16, 2022, the report will come out next month. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)

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Haaland: Report on Indigenous boarding schools expected soon

The Interior Department is on the verge of releasing a report.

JDHS’ Trinity Jackson (12), a senior, dribbles while defended by KHS’ Paige Boehlert (3), a senior, during the Region V 4A championship game. Ketchikan High School won the tournament, securing an automatic berth in the state tournament. Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé will find out Sunday if they will be heading to state, too. (Courtesy Photo / Jeff Lund)

Sports

I Went to the Woods: Reflections of a former coach

Basketball can teach you a lot about life. But the key word is can.

This undated electron microscope image made available by the U.S. National Institutes of Health in February 2020 shows the Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, yellow, emerging from the surface of cells, blue/pink, cultured in the lab. Also known as 2019-nCoV, the virus causes COVID-19. The sample was isolated from a patient in the U.S. Alberta's oilsands are operating with critical staff only as the highly contagious Omicron variant sweeps the country. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, NIAID-RML

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COVID at a Glance for Wednesday, March 16

Numbers come from reports from the City and Borough of Juneau Emergency Operations Center and the Alaska Department…

This undated electron microscope image made available by the U.S. National Institutes of Health in February 2020 shows the Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, yellow, emerging from the surface of cells, blue/pink, cultured in the lab. Also known as 2019-nCoV, the virus causes COVID-19. The sample was isolated from a patient in the U.S. Alberta's oilsands are operating with critical staff only as the highly contagious Omicron variant sweeps the country. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, NIAID-RML

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COVID at a Glance for Wednesday, March 23

Numbers come from reports from the City and Borough of Juneau Emergency Operations Center and the Alaska Department…

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, March 15, 2022

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

A hawk owl surveys the ground around its perch; note the white patches on the side of the head and the facial disc. (Courtesy Photo / Bob Armstrong)

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On the Trails: Eagle-eyed birders spot a hawk owl

Owl’s well on the trails.

Iditarod winner Brent Sass poses for photos with lead dogs Morello, left, and Slater in the finish chute of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Nome, Alaska, Tuesday March 15, 2022. (Anne Raup / Anchorage Daily News)

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Sass wins his 1st Iditarod sled dog race across Alaska

“It’s awesome, it’s a dream come true.”

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Opinion: As job vacancies linger, businesses need unemployment insurance reform

Both employers and workers deserve reforms to the unemployment system.

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Senate approves bill to make daylight saving time permanent

The Sunshine Protection Act would mean no more changing clocks twice a year.

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Opinion

Opinion: Investing in clean energy is key to true energy independence

War in Ukraine intensifies the urgent need to end the era of global conflict over fossil fuels…

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Opinion: Carbon footprint series hits tech snag, but video is available

Next event is March 23.

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 Sunday, March 13, 2022

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