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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 Friday, Feb. 11

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, Feb. 8, 2022

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

An American coot spent time in Auke Bay this winter, farther north than usual. (Courtesy Photo / Kerry Howard)

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On the Trails: Three winter surprises

Regular bird-watchers spotted an unusual bird in Auke Bay this winter…

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Opinion: Here’s why I support the secure firearm storage bill

It’s about making sure kids and volatile adults don’t get ahold of loaded firearms.

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Letters to the Editor

Opinion: Build Back Better offers historic opportunity

Let us not let this opportunity slip away by refusing to seize this epochal moment.

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Opinion: GOP stance on 1/6 is un-American

The Republican Party now calls the Jan.6 insurrection ““legitimate political discourse.”

Demonstrators outside the White House on January 11, 2022, commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Guantanamo Bay Detention Center. (Maria Oswalt / Unsplash)

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Opinion: It’s time to close Guantanamo Bay

Resolve detainees’ fates, close the prison and end the policy of indefinite detention.

Ketchikan resident Jack Finnegan, left, owner of Fishability, and Bonnie, center, and Stormy Hamar, who own Kasaan Arts, Museum, and Canoes stand outside the Sealaska Heritage Building on Feb. 8. Earlier Tuesday, each business owner was named a winner of the Path to Prosperity contest, put on by nonprofit Spruce Root. (Dana Zigmund/Juneau Empire)

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Entrepreneurs get a boost on the Path to Prosperity

Spruce Root awards $50,000 in prizes

“I Voted” stickers wait for Alaskan voters to pick them up during early in-person voting at Mendenhall Mall on Oct. 22, 2020. (Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire File)

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Opimion: The good, the bad and the missing in Dunleavy’s elections bill

To summarize, the governor’s bill is a mixed bag.

Les Gara. (Courtesy photo / Les Gara)

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We need a governor who protects reproductive rights because he believes in them

That’s why I’ll be voting for Les Gara.

President Joe Biden speaks during a joint news conference with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in the East Room of the White House, Monday, Feb. 7, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo / Alex Brandon)

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Biden threatens: No gas pipeline if Russia invades Ukraine

The White House has expressed increasing alarm about the prospects of war.

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Neighbors

Recognitions for the week of Feb. 6

Local students earn academic 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 Sunday, Feb. 6, 2022

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 Friday, Feb. 4, 2022

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

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Sports

Scores at a glance for the week of Jan.28

Quick recaps for local teams.

Gov. Mike Dunleavy delivers his State of the State address before a joint session of the Alaska State Legislature. (Peter Segall / Juneau Empire File)

Opinion

Opinion: Relying on public amnesia

“The future is now”

This photo shows the Alaska State Capitol. (Peter Segall / Juneau Empire File)

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Opinion: The Alaska Legislators needs to take action to protect every Alaskan

I advocate for strong legislation that will address PFAS contamination.

A bull caribou from the Fortymile herd as seen from a camera around the neck of a female caribou. Still image from a nine-second video the collar captured during a study of the herd using cameras that dropped to the ground in autumn. I(Courtesy Image /Libby Ehlers)

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Alaska Science Forum: Secret lives of caribou caught on camera

Cams gave biologists who teamed up from several agencies a new look at the Fortymile herd.

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 Friday, Feb. 4

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 Thursday, Feb. 3, 2022

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