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This 2020 electron microscope image provided by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases - Rocky Mountain Laboratories shows SARS-CoV-2 virus particles which cause COVID-19, isolated from a patient in the U.S., emerging from the surface of cells cultured in a lab. Viruses are constantly mutating, with coronavirus variants circulating around the globe. (NIAID-RML)

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COVID at a glance for Friday, March 5

The most recent state and local numbers.

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Letters to the Editor

Opinion: It’s time for the Jones Act to go

The Alaska Libertarian Party urges elected officials to work toward repealing the Jones Act.

A clutch of tree swallow eggs is partly ringed by long, white feathers. Naturalist Bernd Heinrich noted that the tree swallows using his nest boxes had a strong interest in white or light-colored feathers, sometimes collecting them from some distance away. (Courtesy Photo / Jessica Millsaps, Juneau Audubon tree swallow project, under permits from ADFG and USFWS.)

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On The Trails: Wary ermine; tree swallow nests

Sights seen overhead and (nearly) underfoot.

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Opinion

Opinion: Laws like the Equality Act shouldn’t hide behind masks

The far left is obscuring the implications of their vote.

Loren Jones speaks about marijuana to the Juneau Chamber of Commerce at its weekly luncheon at the Moose Lodge in this January 2019 photo. Gov. Mike Dunleavy did not reappoint Jones to the Marijuana Control Board. (Michael Penn / Juneau Empire File)

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Jones out as Alaska marijuana board member

“I’m about to turn 75; I’m still on the Juneau Assembly. I’ve got lots of things to occupy…

A phone screen displays a message warning of a potential spam call. Alaska Department of Public Safety warns of a new scam involving text messages sent to the family members of missing people. (Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire)

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Department of Public Safety warns of scam targeting families of missing people

Scammers trawl social media for info, according to the department.

Has it always been a police car? (Michael Penn / Juneau Empire)

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Police calls for Tuesday, March 2, 2021

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

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Opinion

Opinion: Some principles of Earth based climate change

“As for the next ice age, it’s about time. But no worries. CO2 has saved us.”

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Opinion: We need more information on meeting growing power needs

More renewable energy could put Juneau on the map as a sustainable community.

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Police calls for Sunday, Feb. 28, 2021

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

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Opinion

Reflections on valuing family

If we’re lucky, bonds endure until it’s the children providing loving care for their aging parents.

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Recognitions for the week of Sunday, Feb.28

Juneau students earn academic honors.

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Slack Tide: Don’t Bogart this column, my friend

Cannabis, or marijuana, is a plant containing the psychoactive ingredient tetrahydracannabinol.

Death Notices

Death Notice: Antonio J. Barril

Antonio “Tony” Julian Barril 75, died in his North Douglas home in Juneau, Alaska, on Feb.24, 2021. A…

This photo shows the Juneau Youth Hostel. The youth hostel is currently seeking board members. (Courtesy Photo / Jeff Gnass)

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Youth Hostel seeks board members

Juneau Empire

Alaska state Sen. Lora Reinbold, an Eagle River Republican, holds a copy of the Alaska Constitution during a committee hearing in Juneau, Alaska. Reinbold has been a vocal critic, along with other lawmakers, of Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s disaster declarations while the Legislature was not in session. She has used her committee to amplify voices of those who question the effectiveness of masks and the usefulness of the government’s emergency response. In a scathing letter that included references to her Facebook posts, Dunleavy accused Reinbold of misrepresenting the state’s COVID-19 response and deceiving the public. “The misinformation must end,” the governor wrote. (AP Photo / Becky Bohrer)

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Some GOP state lawmakers help spread COVID-19 misinformation

Republican state lawmakers are using their platform to promote false information about the virus.

This July 2020 photo provided by Johnson & Johnson shows a vial of the COVID-19 vaccine in Belgium. The U.S. is getting a third vaccine to prevent COVID-19, as the Food and Drug Administration on Saturday, Feb. 27, 2021 cleared a Johnson & Johnson shot that works with just one dose instead of two.(Courtesy Photo / Johnson & Johnson)

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1-dose shot cleared, giving US its 3rd COVID-19 vaccine

The FDA cleared it Saturday.

Has it always been a police car? (Michael Penn / Juneau Empire)

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Police calls for Friday, Feb. 26, 2021

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

Guy Cockroft (Courtesy Photo)

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Living & Growing: The ministry of encouragement

We should look for opportunities to provide encouragement to others who need it.

This 2020 electron microscope image provided by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases - Rocky Mountain Laboratories shows SARS-CoV-2 virus particles which cause COVID-19, isolated from a patient in the U.S., emerging from the surface of cells cultured in a lab. Viruses are constantly mutating, with coronavirus variants circulating around the globe. (NIAID-RML)

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COVID at a glance for Friday, Feb. 26

The most recent state and local numbers.