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Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan of Alaska sits for an interview Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020, at the Peninsula Clarion in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Opinion: What makes an ‘authentic’ Alaskan?

The claims that a candidate isn’t “Alaskan” and unqualified to represent Alaska are a bit tiresome.

In this Monday Sept. 14, 2020 photo, From back left, Coast Guard Academy Cadets Henry Smith, Branyelle Carillo, Mia Haskovec, Jordan Park, and Tyler Huynh, pose for a photograph at the Seamanship Sailing Center at the United State Coast Guard Academy in New London, Conn. A group of Coast Guard cadets spent part of their summer filling in on a critical national security mission after a case of COVID-19 sidelined crew members on a cutter being sent to patrol the US-Russia border. (AP Photo / Jessica Hill)

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Pandemic spells opportunity for marooned Coast Guard cadets

The cadets became qualified to handle the ship’s lines, become lookouts and perform safety duties.

WATCH: 2020 virtual candidate forum

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WATCH: 2020 virtual candidate forum

See candidates for school board and Assembly answer questions.

Police calls for Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2020

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Police calls for Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2020

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

Trails offer signs of Autumn’s beginning

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Trails offer signs of Autumn’s beginning

Autumn begins.

Opinion: Would you want 16 felons near your kids on a daily basis?

Letters to the Editor

Opinion: Would you want 16 felons near your kids on a daily basis?

Please call your Planning Commission and Assembly members.

Opinion: I tend to go in the opposite direction of fearmongering

Letters to the Editor

Opinion: I tend to go in the opposite direction of fearmongering

Where are all the ads?

Winds kick up century old volcanic ash in Alaska

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Winds kick up century old volcanic ash in Alaska

While western states were suffered hazy skies, Alaska dealt with an air problem born a century ago.

Police calls for Monday, Sept. 15, 2020

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Police calls for Monday, Sept. 15, 2020

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Opinion: Race, ethnicity and minority in America today

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Opinion: Race, ethnicity and minority in America today

We are dangerously close to toppling our house.

Sample ballots from the City and Borough of Juneau for the Oct. 6, 2020, municipal election. Voters will be asked to vote on two ballot propositions, one to establish a commission to review the city charter and one issuing $15 million in bonds for infrastructure projects. (Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire)

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Opinion: Why I’ll be voting for the bond package

“It is the neglect of timely repair that makes rebuilding necessary.”

Opinion: Alaskans should be honest with each other about budget challenge

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Opinion: Alaskans should be honest with each other about budget challenge

It will take a balanced, three-pronged approach.

State department warns of social media pyramid scheme

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State department warns of social media pyramid scheme

It’s likely operating in multiple communities.

The Nutcracker is on the verge of defeat at the hands of the Mouse King in this December 2019 photo. This year would have been the 13th consecutive year Juneau Dance Theatre staged a full performance of the famous ballet, but it has been canceled because of the pandemic.(Courtesy Photo / Juneau Dance Theatre)

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Annual ballet performances canceled

A digital alternative is in the works.

WATCH: City talks warming shelter purchase, CARES act spending and more

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WATCH: City talks warming shelter purchase, CARES act spending and more

It’s a loaded Committee of the Whole agenda.

Automaker to pay $1.5B to settle emissions cheating probes

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Automaker to pay $1.5B to settle emissions cheating probes

The company didn’t make it clear just how the vehicles would be cleaned up.

Melting permafrost reveals a surprise 22,000 years in the making

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Melting permafrost reveals a surprise 22,000 years in the making

It was found by reindeer herders in the Russian Arctic.

EcoChaplain Roger Wharton is an Episcopal priest from Juneau. (Courtesy Photo / Roger Wharton)

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Living & Growing: The Great Commandment — an ecological perspective

To love God is to live a simple life that is as ecologically sound as possible.

Police calls for Sunday, Sept. 13, 2020

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Police calls for Sunday, Sept. 13, 2020

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

Ode to a Dead Salmon

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Ode to a Dead Salmon

“That’s the other way you know summer’s almost over in Juneau, even a COVID-19 summer: dead salmon.”