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Opinion: It’s important to remember the Endangered Species Act

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Opinion: It’s important to remember the Endangered Species Act

With all the Congressional drama happening in Washington, D.C., I don’t want to forget about one of our…

Pet fostering takes off as coronavirus keeps Americans home

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Pet fostering takes off as coronavirus keeps Americans home

Shelters from California to New York have put out the call for people to temporarily foster pets.

Planet Alaska’s storefront in downtown Juneau. ( Vivian Mork Yéilk’ | For the Capital City Weekly)

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Planet Alaska: We’re in this together

“It’s painful to live in the unknown but that’s what we’re all doing.”

Twelfth case of COVID-19 confirmed in Juneau

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Twelfth case of COVID-19 confirmed in Juneau

The news was shared Saturday afternoon.

Opinion: How Pence failed America

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Opinion: How Pence failed America

Imagine how different the White House response would have if this happened three years earlier.

Living & Growing: You never know what a kind gesture will do

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Living & Growing: You never know what a kind gesture will do

Keep on helping.

Police calls for Friday, April 3, 2020

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Police calls for Friday, April 3, 2020

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

Lessons from dusty, stinky bones

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Lessons from dusty, stinky bones

Gagging in the name of science.

This undated electron microscope image made available by the U.S. National Institutes of Health in February 2020 shows the Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, yellow, emerging from the surface of cells, pink, cultured in the lab. Also known as 2019-nCoV, the virus causes COVID-19. The sample was isolated from a patient in the U.S. On Thursday, March 5, 2020, Tennessee’s Department of Health Commissioner Lisa Piercey confirmed the state’s first case of the new coronavirus. (NIAID-RML via AP)

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State confirms Juneau’s 11th COVID-19 case

News came Friday afternoon.

Juneau’s City Hall on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

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Assembly OKs $3 million to assist small businesses

If paid off in a year, there’s no interest.

The Alaska State Capitol Building as seen Jan. 9, 2015 in Juneau. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire file)

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Opinion: A danger we face is this crisis making us more dependent on government

“Nothing is so permanent as a temporary government program,” said Milton Friedman.

Jay and Bella Hammond and another, unidentified, person are interviewed on the dock at Juneau’s Harris Harbor. (Courtesy Photo | Alaska’s Digital Archives, Alaska Office of the Governor Photograph Collection, 1959 to present. ASL-PCA-213)

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Opinion: Late former first lady of Alaska was a pioneer in ending the Cold War

“Like many Alaskans, I was saddened to hear of the recent passing of former First Lady Bella Hammond.”

In this February photo, a moose munches on a tree in downtown Anchorage, Alaska. Alaska wildlife officials have a message for residents: Please don’t feed the moose. State Fish and Game officials said Wednesday, April 1, 2020, they’ve seen an uptick in people feeding moose such foods as carrots and apples after a heavy snow season that left many of animals thin and nutritionally vulnerable. Plus, intentionally feeding moose is illegal, and can result in a misdemeanor violation of state game feeding laws. Unintentional feeding can result in a $300 ticket from Alaska Wildlife Troopers. (AP Photo | Mark Thiessen, File)

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Alaska officials to residents: Don’t feed the moose

State officials said they’ve seen an uptick in people feeding moose carrots and apples.

Police calls for Thursday, April 2, 2020

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Police calls for Thursday, April 2, 2020

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

Jeff Lund is nearly finished with his two weeks in quarantine after a week fly fishing with old friends on Northern California Rivers. (Jeff Lund | For the Juneau Empire)

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Sanctuary of stress: Finding relief in unplugging at home

Tie rather than scroll. Read paper, not screens.

Cruise ships are docked at PortMiami, Tuesday, March 31, 2020, in Miami. The U.S. Coast Guard said Tuesday that it’s working with Holland America on a detailed docking plan that would require two ships carrying passengers and crew from an ill-fated cruise to handle all medical issues without impacting South Florida’s already-stressed hospitals. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

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Coast Guard: Cruise ships must stay at sea with sick onboard

The new rules require daily updates on each ship’s coronavirus caseload for vessels in U.S. waters.

Juneau reports 4 new COVID-19 cases

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Juneau reports 4 new COVID-19 cases

Total is now nine.

Courtesy Photo | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Moose have been part of both successful and unsuccessful population transplant attempts in Alaska. Moose have been part of both successful and unsuccessful population transplant attempts in Alaska. (Courtesy Photo | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)

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Transplanting mammals in Southeast

There have been successes and failures.

Opinion: It is when we are challenged that we reveal our true self

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Opinion: It is when we are challenged that we reveal our true self

There is always hope.

Juneau’s City Hall on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

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Opinion: Juneau’s past offers lesson for handling COVID-19

“It ain’t over till it’s over.”