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This harbor seal pup from Juneau is one of six to be admitted to the Alaska SeaLife Center in Seward. (Courtesy Photo | SeaLife Center)

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Juneau pup 1 of 6 admitted to SeaLife Center

Seal team six.

Water droplets sit on a blade of grass following a rainy period in Interior Alaska. (Courtesy Photo | Ned Rozell)

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Rain falls, as it always has

Rain is, after all, the free distribution of a substance more valuable than gold.

Police calls for Friday, June 26, 2020

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Police calls for Friday, June 26, 2020

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

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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Opinion: We can’t change the past, except by changing our present

“The removal petition deliberately throws gasoline on the residual embers of resentment…”

Triston Chaney and his brother sit aboard their grandpa’s gill-netter in Bristol Bay. (Courtesy Photo | Triston Chaney)

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An interview with a lifelong fisherman

“When the salmon are running, we can catch all we want pretty quickly.”

Opinion: Disabled psychiatric patients need better care

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Opinion: Disabled psychiatric patients need better care

A more social worker-heavy model as an addition to a police department is a reasonable idea.

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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Opinion: Preserve our history, don’t tear it down

“Erasing Seward from our history won’t make our history more fair…”

The Tongass National Forest sign seen en route to the Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center on Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

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Court blocks timber sale in Alaska’s Tongass Forest

It ends the plan to open almost 38 square miles of old growth forest.

Police calls for Thursday, June 25, 2020

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Police calls for Thursday, June 25, 2020

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

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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Opinion: United we stand, divided we fall

Here is what I know: The statue is causing pain to some of my neighbors.

Police calls for Wednesday, June 24, 2020

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Police calls for Wednesday, June 24, 2020

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

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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Opinion: Seward has an inspiring legal legacy

Seward’s courageous and early role as a defense lawyer should be inspiring.

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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Opinion: Now, is the time to develop empathy on a personal, community and governmental level

Now, is a very fertile, rich, and urgent moment.

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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Opinion: Which parts of our history should be enshrined?

We need to expand our ideas for the statuary in the Court Plaza.

A moose with no name: Contest to be held for new fire-prevention mascot

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A moose with no name: Contest to be held for new fire-prevention mascot

Move over, Smokey. Division of Forestry seeks name for mascot.

Police calls for Tuesday, June 23, 2020

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Police calls for Tuesday, June 23, 2020

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

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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Opinion: Removing statue would be political correctness gone wild

I would hope that the state of Alaska would continue to memorialize Seward by maintaining his statue

Mallards stand near the pond at Rotary Park, June 21, 2020. (Ben Hohenstatt | Juneau Empire)

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Fun at home — Looking out the windows

Busy birds and bears.

Opinion: Alaska’s environmental standards aren’t stringent

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Opinion: Alaska’s environmental standards aren’t stringent

Is this how a state with the highest environmental standards in the world would act?

The Capitol building in Juneau, Alaska. (Peter Segall | Juneau Empire File)

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Filing seeks hold on Alaska business aid pending changes

He contends the money should be spent according to “defined standards.”