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Sustainable Soundscapes: Places may look the same, but their sounds are changing

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Sustainable Soundscapes: Places may look the same, but their sounds are changing

Listening closely to this planet’s sounds can tell us a lot about where we are, and where we’re…

Alaska Rep. David Eastman sits at his desk on the Alaska House floor on Thursday, March 5, 2020, in Juneau, Alaska. The House voted Thursday to remove Eastman, a Wasilla Republican, from committee positions after House Minority Leader Lance Pruitt indicated frustrations with Eastman within the GOP caucus. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer)

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Alaska House temporarily strips Eastman of committee roles

The Alaska House voted Thursday to remove Republican Rep. David Eastman.

Police calls for Friday, March 6, 2020

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Police calls for Friday, March 6, 2020

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

Alaska raises coronavirus preparedness level

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Alaska raises coronavirus preparedness level

Steps one can take to help prevent contracting a cold also can help prevent getting COVID-19.

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

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Opinion: Cruise ship decision should be tabled by the Assembly

Prudence and levelheadedness are called for.

Here’s what’s happening this First Friday

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Here’s what’s happening this First Friday

Schedule of this month’s art walk downtown.

Death Notices

Death Notice: Gabriel Meachum

Gabriel Francis Meachum, 32, passed away in Eagle River on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2020.

The MV Matanuska tied up at the Auke Bay Ferry Terminal on Thursday, Feb. 6, 2020. (Peter Segall | Juneau Empire File)

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Opinion: Roads don’t rust

“A boat is a hole in the water into which you throw money.”

Cruise ship turned away from Asia ports comes to town

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Cruise ship turned away from Asia ports comes to town

A cruise ship that was turned away from ports in Asia because of fears of spreading a new…

The grass is bluer at this new jam

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The grass is bluer at this new jam

There’s a new slow jam for slow Sunday nights.

Police calls for Thursday, March 5, 2020

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Police calls for Thursday, March 5, 2020

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

Staying safe when soaked

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Staying safe when soaked

Most of the time we don’t know there’s a flaw in our system until it is exposed.

Gov. Mike Dunleavy speaks to local leaders at the Alaska Municipal League’s legislative conference at the Baranoff Hotel on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020. (Peter Segall | Juneau Empire)

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Opinion: Dunleavy is the sanity that needed to happen

We need to get spending under control.

Fresh snow coats Heintzleman Ridge as seen from Twin Lakes in December 2019. Snow is an insulator for wildlife. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

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A lot goes on underneath the snow

Snow makes a great — albeit damp and cool — blanket.

Police calls for Wednesday, March 4, 2020

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Police calls for Wednesday, March 4, 2020

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

Opinion: I’m speaking up for transportation

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Opinion: I’m speaking up for transportation

A letter to the editor in the form of a poem.

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. Also known as 2019-nCoV, the virus causes COVID-19. The sample was isolated from a patient in the U.S. (Courtesy Photo | NIAID-RML via AP)

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City and Borough of Juneau to hold coronavirus meeting

City and Borough of Juneau will hold a meeting to discuss COVID-19 Monday, March 9, the city announced…

Defending champion Joar Lefseth Ulsom runs his team down Fourth Ave during the ceremonial start of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Anchorage. Alaska Airlines announced Monday, March 2, 2020, it will drop its sponsorship of the Iditarod, Alaska’s most famous sporting event. The airline in a statement said the decision was made as it transitions to a new corporate giving strategy, but People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, the most vocal critic of the thousand-mile sled dog race across Alaska, immediately took credit. (AP Photo/Michael Dinneen, File)

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Alaska Airlines drops sponsorship of Iditarod sled dog race

Decision was made as the company transitions to a new corporate giving strategy, airline said.

Juneau Nordic Ski Team members Erin Wallace, front, leads Aaron Blust and Anna Iverson in a pole-less skiing drill through fresh snow on Saturday, Nov. 18, 2017, at the Mendenhall Campgrounds. (Nolin Ainsworth | Juneau Empire File)

Opinion

Opinion: It makes sense to develop outdoor recreation

Alaska leads the nation in outdoor participation.

Opinion: I hope our elected leaders hear climate change concerns

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Opinion: I hope our elected leaders hear climate change concerns

I’ve just attended Juneau’s Innovation Summit. It just might have restored my hope for the future. One of…