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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, Dec. 14, 2021

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This photo available under the Creative Commons license shows a New Mexico whiptail. The lizards are obligately parthenogenetic(capable of reproduction without fertilization) and unisexual (female). (Courtesy Photo / Greg Schechter)

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On the Trails: Parthenogenesis in vertebrates

There’s another way to be a single parent.

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Opinion

Opinion: Now’s the time for our funds to divest from fossil fuels

It appears that some of the fund’s decisions have been political for some time. Let me explain…

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Letters to the Editor

Opinion: Blame bandwagon makes little sense

This letter is based on my experience with the fluctuation of salmon prices, simple economics and upside down…

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Opinion

Opinion: Be respectful and mask up around others who do the same

Iit would be great if we could all just be polite and respect each other.

A float plane takes off over Gastineau Channel in Juneau, Alaska., on May 30, 2018. Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy said on Monday, Dec. 13, 2021, that he will propose a $5 million grant in his upcoming budget to support tourism marketing efforts amid the ongoing pandemic. (AP Photo / Becky Bohrer)

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Dunleavy proposes grant for Alaska tourism effort

Proposal part of upcoming budget.

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 CANADIAN PRESS/AP, NIAID-RML

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COVID at a Glance for Monday, Dec. 13

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 CANADIAN PRESS/AP, NIAID-RML

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COVID at a Glance for Wednesday, Dec. 15

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

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Thank you letter for the week of Dec. 12, 2021

Thank you, merci, danke, gracias, gunalchéesh.

Death Notices

Death Notice: Christopher Hertel

Christopher Hertel, a longtime Juneau resident, died Dec. 9 at his daughter’s home in Grants Pass Oregon

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, Dec. 10, 2021

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Alaska Permanent Fund Corp. board ousts CEO Rodell

The board that oversees Alaska’s multibillion dollar investment portfolio on Thursday removed Angela Rodell as chief executive officer.

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Opinion

Opinion: COP 26 aftermath and outcomes for Alaska

Climate change stands out as a majorly important and urgent issue.

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, Dec. 12, 2021

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Geoff Kirsch is an award-winning Juneau-based writer and humorist.

Neighbors

Slack Tide: Juneau Holiday Gift Guide 2021

Neoprene PJs and caviar dreams.

A forest growing on Malaspina Glacier in southern Alaska. (Courtesy Photo / Martin Truffer)

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Alaska Science Forum: Elephant Point and trees growing on ice

Pointing out the origins of a name.

Lt. Gov. Kevin Meyer is seen on the floor of the Alaska House on Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2019, in Juneau, Alaska. Meyer, a Republican who oversees elections in Alaska, in November 2020, announced plans for a hand-count review of votes cast on a successful ballot initiative, which would change how elections in Alaska are conducted, casting the review as a way to calm questions that had been raised about the validity of election results. The Associated Press received emails on Nov. 30, 2021, hat were received by Meyer’s office with complaints or concerns about the election, more than a year after they were requested. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer, File)

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Email complaints scarce before ballot review

By Becky Bohrer

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, Dec. 9, 2021

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Living & Growing: Advent is about keeping hope alive

Advent is about anticipation, expectation and hope.

(Peter Segall / Juneau Empire File)

Opinion

Opinion: CBJ Assembly underserves and overspends

The Assembly has blithely approved funding for extraneous projects costing millions of dollars.