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Thank you letters for April 19

Thank you, merci, danke, gracias, gunalchéesh.

Living & Growing: Awaken and listen to creation

Neighbors

Living & Growing: Awaken and listen to creation

The present is where we are at the moment, and it is here that we need to listen…

Neighbors

Neighbors recognition for the week of Sunday, Feb. 23, 2020

Recognizing Juneau’s youth.

Juneau students and residents, led by members of the Yees Ku Oo Dance Group, march to Centennial Hall during a “Stand Strong for Climate” rally on Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2019. The International Forum of Sovereign Wealth Funds is holding four days of meetings at Centennial Hall. The rally was organized by 350 Juneau, a local chapter of an international climate advocacy movement, 350.org. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Opinion

Opinion: COVID-19 offers lessons and hope, if we act smart

In the midst of this unprecedented pandemic, I am finding a small amount of hope in the fact…

Opinion: Now’s the time for nondiscrimination

Opinion

Opinion: Now’s the time for nondiscrimination

As the medical director of the only clinic in Anchorage that markets to LGBTQ Alaskans, it is my…

Opinion: The experts Dunleavy ignored

Opinion

Opinion: The experts Dunleavy ignored

Dunleavy has handled the pandemic admirably, but the financial crisis is a different story.

It is now and always will be a police car. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

News

Man arrested after police say he fired shots into Rotary Park pond

No one was hurt.

Tom Ploszaj, left, and Tony Stelik read a sign prohibiting gatherings of 10 or more people as they arrive at the State House for a scheduled protest against the state lockdown due to COVID-19, Saturday, April 18, 2020, in Concord, N.H. (AP Photo | Michael Dwyer)

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Governors feel heat to reopen from protesters, president

Protests against stay-at-home orders were planned for Saturday in several cities.

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Riley the wolf on the Denali Park Road with one of her packmates in 2017. (Courtesy Photo | National Park Service)

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Life of Riley reaches its end

She was a tough wolf until the end.

Police calls for Friday, April 17, 2020

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Police calls for Friday, April 17, 2020

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

A snowboarder makes his way through the snow at Eaglecrest Ski Area earlier this month. The City and Borough of Juneau-owned and operated ski area has received snowfall each of the past 30 days. (Courtesy Photo | Jeremy Lavendar)

Opinion

Opinion: Stay safe out there

High peaks, low infection rates.

Police calls for Thurday, April 16, 2020

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Police calls for Thurday, April 16, 2020

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

The ferry Columbia sails through Lynn Canal on Monday, April 29, 2019. (Alex McCarthy | Juneau Empire)

Opinion

Opinion: We’re committed to the Alaska Marine Highway System

“The governor and I are committed to the Marine Highway’s success.”

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

Opinion

Opinion: Pick priorities, not winners and losers, to plug our budget gap

The Assembly must make some hard choices.

Death Notices

Death Notice: Susan (Sturrock) Judson

The family of Susan (Sturrock) Judson announce with a heavy heart of her passing on April 10, 2020.

Staff Picks is a recurring round-up of what the Juneau Empire and Capital City Weekly staff are reading, watching, lighting to and playing.

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Staff Picks: Here’s what we’re reading, watching, listening to and playing

Punk, science fiction, religious allegories featuring polar bears and more.

Complaining about a lost fish or low water in times like these is evidence that you probably have it better than most and should act accordingly. (Jeff Lund | For the Juneau Empire)

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Steelhead fishing in the time of Covid-19

Being healthy and employed makes me treasure simple pleasures like a lost fish.

This undated electron microscope image made available by the U.S. National Institutes of Health in February 2020 shows the virus that causes COVID-19. The sample was isolated from a patient in the U.S. Some political leaders are hailing a potential breakthrough in the fight against COVID-19: simple pin-prick blood tests or nasal swabs that can determine within minutes if someone has, or previously had, the virus. But some scientists have challenged their accuracy. (NIAID-RML via AP)

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State reports 3 new cases for Juneau

All are men.

University of Alaska President Jim Johnsen makes his presentation to the university’s Board of Regents at the UAS Recreation Center in August 2016. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

Opinion

Opinion: Building community, contribution and care in the time of COVID-19

I am proud to be a part of a university system that serves our communities and our state.