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Planet Alaska: Drawing an ovoid a day

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Planet Alaska: Drawing an ovoid a day

The ovoid is the heart of it all.

The Alaska Marine Highway System ferries LeConte, left, Malaspina and Tazlina, hidden from view, are tied up at the Auke Bay Terminal on Thursday, July 25, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

Letters to the Editor

Opinion: Stop electing Republicans to save the ferries

The attack on our ferry system seems to be following the decades-old Republican playbook.

Juneau voices: Locals share personal stories for new audio history project downtown

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Juneau voices: Locals share personal stories for new audio history project downtown

For Anne Stepetin, a Tlingit Native from Angoon, it never gets easier to talk about the story.

Police calls for Thursday, Feb. 13, 2020

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Police calls for Thursday, Feb. 13, 2020

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

Harrison Holt takes a picture of the New Alaska Marine Highway ferry Tazlina at the Juneau terminal on Wednesday, April 24, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

Opinion

Opinion: AMHS deserves ‘steady and stable’ funding

The buck stops with Dunleavy

Who eats ferns?

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Who eats ferns?

Bracken fern is notorious for its toxins.

Opinion: Climate change is worth worrying about

Opinion

Opinion: Climate change is worth worrying about

Here’s why.

An event held in solidarity with Wet’suwet’en pipeline protests being held in British Columbia drew dozens of Juneauites to Auke Bay Recreation Area Sunday, Feb. 9, 2020. (Courtesy Photo | Sigoop Price)

Letters to the Editor

Opinion: Stand in solidarity with the Wet’suwet’en

Letters to the editor.

Police calls for Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2020

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Police calls for Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2020

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

Police calls for Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2020

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Police calls for Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2020

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

Slack Tide: Let’s Get Plowed

Neighbors

Slack Tide: Let’s Get Plowed

To characterize how I once spent my winters as merely “shoveling snow” would be a misnomer.

Living & Growing: The Derech of the Donkey

Neighbors

Living & Growing: The Derech of the Donkey

Lessons I’ve learned from my two new donkeys

Members of the Floyd Dryden Middle School Battle of the Books team Amelia Walker, Della Mearig, Miranda Stichert and Anberlin Tingey earned a perfect score at Wednesday’s Battle of the Books battle at the Mendenhall Valley Public library. (Courtesy photo)

Neighbors

Neighbors recognitions: FDMS wins Battle of the Books, legislative interns announced

Recognizing Juneau’s youth.

The Alaska state flag on the bow of the MV Matanuska at the Auke Bay Ferry Terminal on Thursday. (Peter Segall | Juneau Empire)

Opinion

Opinion: How Dunleavy burned an essential state service

The way I see it, Dunleavy has two choices.

The stern of the MV Matanuska on Thursday, Feb. 6, 2020. (Peter Segall | Juneau Empire)

Letters to the Editor

Opinion: Common sense on ferries must prevail

Cut off from Seattle and each other.

The subport land along Juneau downtown waterfront that Norwegian Cruise Line purchased last year. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

Opinion

Opinion: What the Alaska Ocean Center will mean to Juneau

Alaska is the right place for a world-class marine center.

Death Notices

Death Notice: Herman (Mick) Andrew Haffner

Herman (Mick) Andrew Haffner died Saturday, Feb. 1, 2020, unexpectedly in Juneau.

Police calls for Sunday, Feb. 9, 2020

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Police calls for Sunday, Feb. 9, 2020

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

A sign posted to the Alaska Marine Highway System terminal in Petersburg, noting that all sailings are canceled. (Courtesy photo | Malena Marvin)

Opinion

Opinion: Stedman should follow local consensus and put ferries first

As residents of the towns near the proposed Kake Road, we firmly oppose it. The $40 million raised…

Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, left, and Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., walk on Capitol Hill, Tuesday in Washington. (AP Photo | Alex Brandon)

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Opinion: Lisa Murkowski proves herself, the impeachment fiasco proves something else

While Murkowski is no fan of the president, she is true to herself.