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TMHS softball coaches bid farewell to seniors

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TMHS softball coaches bid farewell to seniors

The Falcon softball team and coaching staff wishes the best to our five graduating seniors

JDHS baseball coaches bid farewell to seniors

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JDHS baseball coaches bid farewell to seniors

We will never know how good we would have been. I do know that we would have worked…

Opinion: COVID-19 harms children in seen and unseen ways

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Opinion: COVID-19 harms children in seen and unseen ways

Children can get COVID-19, but the pandemic presents risks that go beyond direct effects.

Police calls for Tuesday, May 19, 2020

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Police calls for Tuesday, May 19, 2020

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

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Death Notice: Loretta Bertholl

Loretta May Bertholl, May 19,1931-April 13, 2020. Former Juneau resident Loretta Bertholl passed away of coronavirus in a…

A spotted frog readies to go a courting after emerging for the season. Columbia spotted frogs hibernate in ponds, springs, beaver dams and under stream cut-banks where it doesn’t freeze and moisture has adequate dissolved oxygen for them to breathe (through the skin). (Courtesy Photo | Kerry Howard)

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Spotting spotted frogs in the wild

They’re “singing” and ready to mingle.

JDHS softball coaches bid farewell to seniors

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JDHS softball coaches bid farewell to seniors

We were looking forward to having a successful season with our four seniors leading our team.

Robin O. Brena is a life-long Alaskan who grew up in Skagway, a longtime oil and gas attorney with Brena, Bell & Walker, the former Chair of the Oil and Gas Subcommittee for Gov. Bill Walker’s Transition Team, and the Chair of Vote Yes for Alaska’s Fair Share. (Courtesy Photo | Robin O. Brena)

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Opinion: Major oil producers thrive, while Southeast suffers

It is time for Alaskans to take back our fair share of revenues.

JDHS girls soccer coaches bid farewell to seniors

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JDHS girls soccer coaches bid farewell to seniors

Eight seniors are recognized.

Juneau City Hall on Monday, March 30, 2020. (Peter Segall | Juneau Empire File)

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Opinion: Is ‘We Are All in This Together’ a slogan or reality?

To provide some relief for the property owners in the CBJ, now is the time to reduce property…

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Police calls for Sunday, May 17, 2020

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Police calls for Sunday, May 17, 2020

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

Living & Growing: What is ‘good enough’ is changing

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Living & Growing: What is ‘good enough’ is changing

When confronted with a great deal of uncertainty, rules governing personal conduct may change.

Duck-billed dinos stomped across the land bridge

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Duck-billed dinos stomped across the land bridge

A dinosaur found in Japan is very similar to one that has been found throughout Alaska.

Students from Juneau earn degrees

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Students from Juneau earn degrees

Recognitions for May 17, 2020.

Opinion: Finding the intrinsic beauty of sadness

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Opinion: Finding the intrinsic beauty of sadness

Knowing sadness can be a healthy thing.

A quote by Dwight D. Eisenhower, on the exterior of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, located south of the National Mall in Washington, D.C. (Courtesy Photo | Public Domain, Creative Commons)

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Opinion: Lawmaker should familiarize himself with Holocaust history

Rep. Ben Carpenter recently compared the pandemic safety measures in place at the Alaska Capitol to Nazi Germany’s…

Fog drifts through the trees in the Tongass National Forest on Monday, Dec. 9, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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Opinion: Pressure Perdue to make the right call on the Tongass

Another attack on the integrity of the Tongass National Forest is likely imminent. This will occur when Secretary…

Police calls for Friday, May 15, 2020

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Police calls for Friday, May 15, 2020

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

Global conservation work is needed to protect our coastal communities

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Global conservation work is needed to protect our coastal communities

For Alaskans, supporting international conservation is key to securing our environment and economy.