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Letters to the Editor

Opinion: Roadless Rule reinstatement doesn’t hamper mining

Management of the Tongass’ resources must be based on facts.

This photo shows Salmon Creek Dam in August 2013. AEL&P will conduct a test of the dam’s emergency action plan on Thursday, Sept. 2. (Michael Penn / Juneau Empire File)

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AEL&P to test Salmon Creek Dam emergency plan

“This is a test.”

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Letters to the Editor

Opinion: Government should not require masks

I do not need the government controlling what I wear or my health decisions.

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Opinion

Opinion: Nobody is more passionate about protecting BC’s environment than British Columbians

We’d like you to know BC’s mining industry is deeply committed to responsible resource development.

This photo shows a handful of thimbleberries. (Vivian Faith Prescott / For the Capital City Weekly)

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Planet Alaska: The way to the thimbleberry patch

These tart and sweet berries resemble a small red thimble.

Lue Isaac will be this month's featured artist for  Juneau Artists Gallery. (Courtesy Image / Lue Isaac)

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Here’s what’s happening this First Friday

Virtual and in-person galleries.

True gratitude is being able to look at a fishless afternoon and be content. (Jeff Lund / For the Juneau Empire)

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I Went to the Woods: Feeling gratitude, even for wet socks

Maybe it’s my duty as a human to enjoy doing simple things that many take for granted.

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, Sept. 1

The most recent state and local figures

Elizabeth Siddon, current president of Juneau’s Board of Education, is running for a second term on the board. She is the only incumbent on the ballot, which has attracted six candidates for three positions. (Courtesy photo / Elizabeth Siddon)

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Get to know a candidate: Elizabeth Siddon

Incumbent defends seat on the school board.

This Aug. 13 photo shows Juneau school board candidate Ibn Bailey. (Dana Zigmund / Juneau Empire)

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Get to know a candidate: Ibn Bailey

He’s seeking a school board seat .

This July 30 photo shows Juneau school board candidate Aaron Spratt. (Dana Zigmund/Juneau Empire File)

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Get to know a candidate: Aaron Spratt

He’s seeking a seat on the school board.

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 Thursday, Sept. 2

The most recent state and local figures

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 Friday, Sept. 3

The most recent state and local figures

It's a police car until you look closely. The eye shies away, the . (Juneau Empire File / Michael Penn)

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Police calls for Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021

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

The small white flowers of sticky asphodel may be pollinated by small flies. (Courtesy Photo / Bob Armstrong)

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On the Trails: A not at all mythical sticky situation

A pretty little perennial plant, sometimes called sticky asphodel, grows in many of our muskegs.

Death Notices

Death Notice: Henry Reyes

Henry Reyes, 61, of Juneau died in his home on Monday, Aug. 23, 2021. A full obituary will…

Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire File)

Opinion

Opinion: The Tongass offers vast wealth of resources. Management should take that into account

Southeast Alaska is at a unique crossroads in its management of the Tongass National Forest.

(Peter Segall / Juneau Empire file)

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State House calls for $1,100 dividend

There are divisions over funding source.

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 Tuesday, Aug. 31

The most recent state and local figures

This Aug. 2 photo shows school board candidate Amber Frommherz. (Dana Zigmund / Juneau Empire File)

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Get to know a candidate: Amber Frommherz

She’s running for school board.