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State cites tech woes for delay in increased jobless aid

Payments had been expected this week.

This 2020 electron microscope image made available by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases shows a Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 particle isolated from a patient, in a laboratory in Fort Detrick, Md. Coronaviruses, including the newest one, are named for the spikes that cover their outer surface like a crown, or corona in Latin. Using those club-shaped spikes, the virus latches on to the outer wall of a human cell, invades it and replicates, creating viruses to hijack more cells. (NIAID / NIH)

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CBJ reports 26 new COVID-19 cases

None are in the homeless population.

This July 17, 2017 photo shows the Governor’s Mansion. The Calhoun Avenue residence will be open for trick-or-treaters the evening of Saturday, Oct. 31. (Michael Penn / Juneau Empire File)

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Governor’s Mansion to open for trick-or-treaters

“Not even a global pandemic could stop this spooky-fun event!”

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Opinion: Ballot Measure 2 will amplify voices of women and independent voters

By Sabrena Combs

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Opinion: We face a ‘Robert Frost Choice’

There’s two different moral roads.

An ermine emerges to look around while exploring the crevices among the roadside rocks. While its white winter coat is conspicuous now, it will help it blend in with its surroundings during winter. (Courtesy Photo /David Bergeson)

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A white weasel wanders on a wintry walk

Darting in and out of the rocks was a small, white critter that quickly disappeared.

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Police calls for Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2020

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

Ballot Measure 1, which would raise taxes on certain North Slope oil fields, is on the ballot for Alaska’s general election in November. (Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire)

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Opinion: Alaskans deserve their fair share

It’s imperative that Alaskans stand up for our state and for each other by voting yes on Measure…

A voter fills out their ballot in person at the Mendenhall Valley Public Library on Oct. 6, 2020. The library was the site of one of the voting centers during the City and Borough of Juneau's by-mail municipal election. (Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire)

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Opinion: Vote no on Ballot Measure 2

Get out and vote no on Ballot Measure 2.

Bill Corbus, former revenue commissioner and past president of Alaska Electric, Light and Power, speaks Thursday, Jan. 23, 2020, at a Greater Juneau Chamber of Commerce meeting at Elizabeth Peratrovich Hall. (Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire File)

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Opinion: Ballot Measure 1 could permanently injure Alaska’s major industry

Don’t go there Alaska, Vote no on Ballot Measure 1.

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Opinion: Ballot Measure 1 must be defeated in an historically bad year

We are your neighbors, friends and community leaders. But most importantly, we are voting no.

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Opinion: Let’s look at what Ballot Measure 1 opponents say

It makes no sense to continue to give our resources to Big Oil at bargain prices…

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Opinion: I find our political division concerning

We must start to try to understand where another person’s political views are coming from.

Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett, meets with Sen. Martha McSally, R-Ariz., Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Greg Nash / Pool)

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Barrett confirmed as Supreme Court justice in partisan vote

Monday’s 52-48 vote was the closest high court confirmation ever to a presidential election.

This photo shows a by-mail ballot sent to an Alaska voter in October. (Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire)

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Opinion: Voter rights in jeopardy — then and now

Unless we have voting rights equity for all, we can neither have nor maintain our democracy.

Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue tours a CREP wetland structure on the Heath Stolee farm, Thursday, Sept. 3, 2020, in Radcliffe, Iowa. (AP Photo / Charlie Neibergall)

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Opinion: USDA to protect Alaska’s seafood from China’s retaliation

We are confident that this approach is best for Alaska fishermen.

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Police calls for Sunday, Oct. 25, 2020

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

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Gimme a Smile: Fall equals football

For me this year, fall equals football.

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Opinion: Trump’s dueling pandemic realities

As usual, Fauci was right.

Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, testifies during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. Sen. Al Gross, an independent running with Democratic support, is challenging Sullivan in Alaska, a state that has long been a GOP stronghold. Across the country, Republicans are nervous about Senate seats like Sullivan's they once thought safe as Democrats hope to capitalize on President Donald Trump's unpopularity to retake the chamber. (Al Drago / Pool)

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Parties’ late spending on Senate races shows GOP’s jeopardy

Republicans and Democrats are unleashing millions in eleventh-hour spending to contest Senate seats