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Opinion: Dunleavy’s cameo in an alternative universe

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Opinion: Dunleavy’s cameo in an alternative universe

To paraphrase President Donald Trump, “not many people know” that Big Brother had the power to interfere in…

In this June 2019 photo, people gather outside U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski’s office in Juneau, Alaska, to protest the proposed Pebble Mine. The Pebble Limited Partnership, which wants to build a copper and gold mine near the headwaters of a major U.S. salmon fishery in southwest Alaska, says it plans to offer residents in the region a dividend. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer, File)                                In this June 2019 photo, people gather outside U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski’s office in Juneau, Alaska, to protest the proposed Pebble Mine. The Pebble Limited Partnership, which wants to build a copper and gold mine near the headwaters of a major U.S. salmon fishery in southwest Alaska, says it plans to offer residents in the region a dividend. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer, File)

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Mine developer sees review as positive for Alaska project

Pebble is on track to win key approvals. Critics say it has been rushed and is inadequate.

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 causes COVID-19, isolated from a patient in the U.S., emerging from the surface of cells cultured in a lab. (NIAID-RML via AP)

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State reports 68 new cases

None for Juneau, but more info shared about previously reported case.

Opinion: A healthy economy will help us defeat the coronavirus

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Opinion: A healthy economy will help us defeat the coronavirus

Government should be focused on the emergency before us, put lesser priorities on the back burner.

Opinion: Trump’s use of force tramples our freedoms

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Opinion: Trump’s use of force tramples our freedoms

Alaskans have a choice in November.

Ballot Measure 1 protects jobs and economy

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Ballot Measure 1 protects jobs and economy

We shouldn’t give oil away at a price that robs all Alaskans of a better future.

Police calls for Thursday, July 23, 2020

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Police calls for Thursday, July 23, 2020

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

Police calls for Friday, July 24, 2020

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Police calls for Friday, July 24, 2020

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

Opinion: Acknowledging an ‘invisible package of unearned assets’

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Opinion: Acknowledging an ‘invisible package of unearned assets’

As a white person, acknowledging white privilege exists doesn’t mean I need to feel shame or guilt.

The governor and Department of Public Safety condemned Google in a news release after the company would not allow Alaska State Troopers to pay for further distribution of an ad, July 17, 2020. (Peter Segall | Juneau Empire)

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Opinion: A question about diversity

How much emphasis does troopers’ advertising place on recruiting women and racial minorities?

Roald Helgesen is Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska new chief operating officer. (Courtesy Photo | For Tlingit and Haida)

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Tlingit and Haida hires new chief operating officer

The Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska hired Roald Helgesen as chief operating…

Sue Mauger, Cook Inletkeeper’s science and executive director, works in the Russian River. (Courtesy Photo | Joe Yelverton)

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What climate change means for Alaska’s rivers — and king salmon

A study finds some answers for Chinook salmon decline lie in freshwater rivers and streams.

Headlights from a line of cars shine at dusk as people evacuate the Spit in Homer, Alaska, following a powerful earthquake in the Aleutian Islands that prompted a tsunami warning. There were no immediate reports of damage in the sparsely populated area of the state, and the tsunami warning was later canceled. (Pat Williams Russell)

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Powerful quake jolts Alaska towns, produces small tsunami

There were no immediate reports of damage.

Police calls for Wednesday, July 22, 2020

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Police calls for Wednesday, July 22, 2020

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

Sealaska Heritage Institute media intern and Northwest Coast art student Mikayla Mitchell peruses some of the books recently donated to the institute by Lesley Jacobs. (Courtesy Photo | Brian Wallace for Sealaska Heritage Institute)

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Sealaska Heritage Institute library grows thanks to donations

Seattle resident donates Northwest Coast art books.

Eric Risberg | associated press file                                Visitors walk along a pathway near the entrance to the Muir Woods National Monument, named after John Muir, in Marin County, Calif. The Sierra Club is reckoning with the racist views of founder John Muir, the naturalist who helped spawn environmentalism. The San Francisco-based environmental group said Wednesday, July 22, 2020, that Muir was part of the group’s history perpetuating white supremacy.

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Environmental group calls out founder John Muir for racist views

The Sierra Club is calling out its founder.

Pond lilies and dandelions brighten a cool, damp day

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Pond lilies and dandelions brighten a cool, damp day

Some of the dandelion stems had reached extraordinary lengths.

Opinion: Ballot Measure 1 would be deleterious to Alaska’s future

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Opinion: Ballot Measure 1 would be deleterious to Alaska’s future

A yes vote on Ballot Measure 1 would be like driving a ship into the eye of a…

Opinion: Conversations lead to hope

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Opinion: Conversations lead to hope

Our own feelings of discomfort must not be an excuse to look the other way.

The MV LeConte as seen at the Auke Bay Ferry Terminal, July 20, 2020. (Peter Segall | Juneau Empire)

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Ferry work group says $24M subsidy insufficient

The task force faces a Sept. 30 deadline to complete its report.