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Opinion: Alaska Veterans For Peace denounce offensive statements regarding service members

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Opinion: Alaska Veterans For Peace denounce offensive statements regarding service members

We adamantly oppose anyone referring to U.S. service members injured or killed in war as “losers.”

Opinion: Vote no on Proposition 2 — debt is a 4-letter word

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Opinion: Vote no on Proposition 2 — debt is a 4-letter word

Stay the course and keep reducing our indebtedness.

Opinion: Kudos to a letter writer

Letters to the Editor

Opinion: Kudos to a letter writer

Don’t miss an excellent My Turn.

Alicia Hughes-Skandijs is a current City and Borough of Juneau Assembly member and is running for reelection in District 1. (Courtesy Photo / Alicia Hughes-Skandijs)

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Get to know a candidate: Alicia Hughes-Skandijs

Read about the District 1 Assembly candidate in her own words.

Kenny Solomon-Gross is running for the District 1 City and Borough of Juneau Assembly seat. (Courtesy Photo / Kenny Solomon-Gross)

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Get to know a candidate: Kenny Solomon-Gross

Read about the District 1 Assembly candidate in his own words.

Get to know a candidate: Martin Stepetin

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Get to know a candidate: Martin Stepetin

Read about the school board hopeful in his own words.

Kristina Cranston works in her home-studio-gallery in Sitka. (Courtesy Photo / Tommy Joseph)

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Planet Alaska: Revitalizing Tlingit doll-making

It’s universal.

Dan Monteith (center) seen here with Luke Holton and Douglas Indian Association Council Member Barbara Cadiente-Nelson, during a panel discussion after a screening of Holton’s film, “Sayéik” in November 2018 at the Gold Town Theater, will be the speaker in an upcoming Sealaska Heritage Institute lecture. (Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire file)Theater. (Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire File)

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Upcoming lecture focuses on Douglas’ history and healing

It will be livestreamed.

Thanks to writer John Gierach, Jeff Lund has discovered a love for brown trout, bamboo fly rods and Colorado’s Frying Pan river. (Jeff Lund / For the Juneau Empire)

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Appreciating a legend while he’s still around

Things like fly fishing are endless springs of inspiration if you do them right.

Brian Holst is a candidate for Juneau School District Board of Education. (Michael Penn / Juneau Empire File)

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Get to know a candidate: Brian Holst

Read about the school board hopeful in his own words.

Maria Gladziszewski is a candidate for City and Borough of Juneau Assembly’s areawide seat. (Courtesy Photo / Maria Gladziszewski)

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Get to know a candidate: Maria Gladziszewski

Read about the areawide Assembly seat hopeful in her own words.

Opinion: Ballot Measure 1 is not in Southeast Alaska’s best interests

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Opinion: Ballot Measure 1 is not in Southeast Alaska’s best interests

​Think about it, play the long game. Play safe.

Opinion: Why I’m in favor of Ballot Measure 1

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Opinion: Why I’m in favor of Ballot Measure 1

I understand why the oil industry opposes Ballot Measure 1, but why should we?

CBJ clarifies testing recommendation

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CBJ clarifies testing recommendation

Bar patrons should get tested.

Gov. Mike Dunleavy speaks to local leaders at the Alaska Municipal League’s legislative conference in this February 2020 photo. (Peter Segall/ Juneau Empire File)

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Dunleavy to pay $2,800 after ads found to violate ethics law

Agreement resolves allegations that his office improperly used state funds for online, printed ads.

A male pink salmon fights its way up stream to spawn in a Southeast Alaska stream in August 2010. (Michael Penn / Juneau Empire File)

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Study: Pink salmon could prosper in warmer Arctic waters

The findings bolster reports from Alaska subsistence fishermen.

Police calls for Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020

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Police calls for Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020

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

Opinion: The Fair Share Act is a flawed product for a flawed premise

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Opinion: The Fair Share Act is a flawed product for a flawed premise

Examining supporters’ claims.

Police calls for Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020

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Police calls for Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020

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

This photo shows a fly infected by Cordyceps entomopathogenic fungus. There are many hijackers in the animal kingdom and some parasites alter the behavior of their hosts. (Courtesy Photo / Alejandro Santillana)

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Dirty tricks abound in the animal kingdom

Ain’t nature grand!