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Howler monkeys, like the ones seen here, protest intruders by making a great racket and pelting the intruders with feces. (Courtesy Photo / Wikimedia)

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Gross but good: How dung, mucus and more are used in nature

Animals (and people) make use of many things we find icky

Police calls for Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020

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Police calls for Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020

This report contains public information available to the Empire from law enforcement and public safety agencies. This report…

Death Notices

Death Notice: Matthew Dillman

Matthew Dillman, died Aug. 14, 2020

Young and Galvin get a rematch

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Young and Galvin get a rematch

2018 race was decided by seven percentage points.

Opinion: An in-person bar exam is unnecessary and dangerous

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Opinion: An in-person bar exam is unnecessary and dangerous

Here’s what could be done instead.

Unloaded firearms should be stored in a lockable gun cabinet, safe or locked vault. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt. Thomas Dow)

Letters to the Editor

Opinion: Unintentional gun deaths and injuries are preventable

Kids’ curiosity is wonderful, until you are trying to hide something from them…

Letters to the Editor

Opinion: What has and hasn’t changed since 1970

Some things in life just don’t change.

Embattled public lands chief hangs on despite nomination getting nixed

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Embattled public lands chief hangs on despite nomination getting nixed

BILLINGS, Mont. — A former oil industry attorney will continue calling the shots for a government agency that…

In this undated photo provided by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, an airplane flies over caribou from the Porcupine Caribou Herd on the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in northeast Alaska.The Department of the Interior has approved an oil and gas leasing program within Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The refuge is home to polar bears, caribou and other wildlife. Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt signed the Record of Decision, which will determine where oil and gas leasing will take place in the refuge’s coastal plain. (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)

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US approves oil, gas leasing plan for Alaska Wildlife refuge

By MARK THIESSEN

Opinion: Guns vs Butter and greed over all

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Opinion: Guns vs Butter and greed over all

Economic despair among the underclass is at heart of recent unrest.

Opinion: CARES Act funding should be used to make Alaska elections safer and more accessible

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Opinion: CARES Act funding should be used to make Alaska elections safer and more accessible

I think most Alaskans agree that a cornerstone of our democracy is our right to vote.

U.S. Bureau of Land Management Acting Director William “Perry” Pendley speaks at a conference for journalists in Fort Collins, Colo. President Donald Trump intends to withdraw the nomination of Pendley to head the Bureau of Land Management, a senior administration official said Saturday, Aug. 15, 2020, much to the relief of environmentalists who insisted the longtime advocate of selling federal lands should not be overseeing them. (AP Photo / Matthew Brown)

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Trump to withdraw public lands chief nomination

President Donald Trump intends to withdraw the nomination to head the Bureau of Land Management.

Police calls for Saturday, Aug. 16, 2020

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Police calls for Saturday, Aug. 16, 2020

This report contains public information available to the Empire from law enforcement and public safety agencies. This report…

Thank you letter for Aug. 16, 2020

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Thank you letter for Aug. 16, 2020

Thank you, merci, danke, gracias, gunalchéesh.

Living Growing: How we can get through coronavirus anxiety

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Living Growing: How we can get through coronavirus anxiety

Hang in there!

Opinion: Amid reopening, small businesses should be more protected from liability

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Opinion: Amid reopening, small businesses should be more protected from liability

During these uncertain times, we shouldn’t also worry about potential bankrupting litigation.

Opinion: It takes a team to govern

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Opinion: It takes a team to govern

If the pandemic has taught us anything, it’s that it we need a team of leaders in the…

Poll worker Dian Martin minds an early voting site in a state office building in Juneau, Alaska, on Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2020. Voting in Alaska will look a bit different amid the coronavirus pandemic, with election officials saying poll workers will be required to wear protective gear, such as masks, and will encourage voters to maintain social distance and wear masks. (AP Photo / Becky Bohrer)

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Voting in Alaska will look different amid pandemic

A large number of requested mail-in ballots could mean some races won’t be settled on election night

This photo shows absentee ballot paperwork sent to an Alaskan voter in July 2020. United States Postal Service workers in Juneau will not be able to act as witnesses for absentee ballots. (Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire)

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Primary Elections: Where to vote

Masks required in Juneau.

Canada-US border restrictions extended

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Canada-US border restrictions extended

They will be in place at least through September.