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Weaver Delores Churchill and filmmaker Ellen Frankenstein smile outside the Gold Town Theater after a screening of “Tracing Roots,” Sunday, March 31, 2019. (Ben Hohenstatt | Capital City Weekly)                                Weaver Delores Churchill (left), shown in this March 2019 photo with and filmmaker Ellen Frankenstein, will be interviewed as part of Sealaska Heritage Institute’s virtual First Friday event. (Ben Hohenstatt | Juneau Empire File)

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First Friday offers virtual and in-person arts events

Here’s your guide to Friday, July 3.

Police calls for Wednesday, June 31, 2020

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Police calls for Wednesday, June 31, 2020

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

Courtesy Photo | Kerry Howard                                 Chocolate lilies smells fetid (unlike most flowers) and is pollinated by flies.

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Solstice and more

Sights are worth braving some broken or missing boards

Police calls for Tuesday June 30, 2020

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Police calls for Tuesday June 30, 2020

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A statue of William Henry Seward, former U.S. Senator and governor of New York, Vice President and Secretary of State who negotiated the purchase of the Alaska territory from the Russian Empire in 1867 on Tuesday, June 16, 2020. (Peter Segall | Juneau Empire)

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Moving Seward could make room for other statues

Moving the statue to a less dominant position would allow for the addition of others.

A statue of William Henry Seward, former U.S. Senator and governor of New York, Vice President and Secretary of State who negotiated the purchase of the Alaska territory from the Russian Empire in 1867 on Tuesday, June 16, 2020. A petition has been circulating online calling for the statue’s removal, citing Seward’s relationship with Alaska Natives. (Peter Segall | Juneau Empire)

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Opinion: Imagine living in Russia

Is this statue a polarizing issue? Which side are you on?

A whale dives on the way to Tracy Arm. (Courtesy photo | Linda Shaw)

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3 injured when boat, humpback whale collide in Alaska waters

The collision happened Saturday.

This March 25, 2020, file photo shows a small load of pollack being sorted as it comes off a boat at the Portland Fish Exchange in Portland, Maine. The amount of commercial fishing taking place worldwide has dipped since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, but scientists and conservation experts say it’s unclear if the slowdown will help jeopardized species of sea life to recover. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

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Worldwide slowdown in fishing unlikely to save rare species

Commercial fishing taking place worldwide has dipped since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.

Attorney General says mask order doesn’t apply to state offices

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Attorney General says mask order doesn’t apply to state offices

Clarkson said the order does not apply to state buildings and facilities in Anchorage

Opinion: Forward progress is a slow process

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Opinion: Forward progress is a slow process

Think of Chief Seattle and Rodney King.

Opinion: Supreme Court appointments will become the key issue in 2020 election

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Opinion: Supreme Court appointments will become the key issue in 2020 election

The 2020 Presidential election will soon become a single issue campaign.

This illustration provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in January 2020 shows the 2019 Novel Coronavirus. This virus was identified as the cause of an outbreak of respiratory illness first detected in Wuhan, China.

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State reports 25 new cases

Juneau’s not on the report this time.

Gimme a Smile: Maskmaker, maskmaker, make me a mask

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Gimme a Smile: Maskmaker, maskmaker, make me a mask

Disclaimer: To mask, or not to mask? That is the question … that I will not be addressing…

Police calls for Sunday, June 28, 2020

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Police calls for Sunday, June 28, 2020

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

Opinion: Juneteenth, Juneau, Jerry Jones and the worth of Black bodies

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Opinion: Juneteenth, Juneau, Jerry Jones and the worth of Black bodies

Anti-racist work is ours.

A statue of William Henry Seward, former U.S. Senator and governor of New York, Vice President and Secretary of State who negotiated the purchase of the Alaska territory from the Russian Empire in 1867 on Tuesday, June 16, 2020. A petition has been circulating online calling for the statue’s removal, citing Seward’s relationship with Alaska Natives. (Peter Segall | Juneau Empire)

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Opinion: Save Seward

We should be proud of Seward as an abolitionist.

Crimson Bears hold virtual awards ceremony

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Crimson Bears hold virtual awards ceremony

Coaches acknowledge hard work and dedication.

Opinion: The necessity of history

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Opinion: The necessity of history

Let it stand and also let others show why her moment in history is also necessary.

Landing gear from a 1952 C-124 Globemaster II aircraft accident rests on top of Colony Glacier June 10, 2015. Each summer since 2012 Alaskan Command has supported Operation Colony Glacier by removing aircraft debris and assisting in the recovery of human remains to ensure closure for families who have lost loved ones. (U.S. Air Force photo | Tech. Sgt. John Gordinier)

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More fragments from 1952 crash in Alaska found in glacier

Search continues.

This map shows regional corporations established by the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act in 1971. On Friday, a judge ruled Alaska Native Corporations are eligible to receive federal coronavirus relief funds. (Courtesy Photo | US National Park Service)

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Judge rules Alaska Native corporations can get tribal virus relief money

Alaska Native corporations are eligible for relief funding for tribes, a federal judge ruled.