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Weekend Guide: A new play opens, the symphony starts its season and so much more

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Weekend Guide: A new play opens, the symphony starts its season and so much more

Here’s what’s happening this week.

Haunted houses and more: Juneau’s Halloween 2019 Guide

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Haunted houses and more: Juneau’s Halloween 2019 Guide

Here’s what’s happening for Halloween.

Anthonyu Hotka customizes his mask at the Haunted Station at the U.S. Coast Guard’s Station Juneau last October. Station personnel pay for all the decoration themselves and take three weeks to ready the station. Entry is non perishable food items for the Southeast Alaska Food Bank. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

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Haunted houses and more: Juneau’s Halloween 2019 Guide

Here’s what’s happening for Halloween.

Police calls for Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2019

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Police calls for Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2019

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

The story behind these ubiquitous round worms

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The story behind these ubiquitous round worms

There are thousands of species of nematodes.

Letters to the Editor

Opinion: More thoughts on socialism

Bill Brown’s considerations of socialism, published in the Empire’s opinion page Oct. 11, are articulately insightful.

Police calls for Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019

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Police calls for Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019

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The Spiritual Need for the Arts

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The Spiritual Need for the Arts

There is, obviously, an increasing awareness that out of control commercialism is threatening life on our planet. Less…

10 Tips for Writing (Both About Yourself and in General)

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10 Tips for Writing (Both About Yourself and in General)

Show, don’t tell.

Attendees hold up signs at Juneau’s Women’s March on Saturday, Jan. 19, 2019. (Alex McCarthy | Juneau Empire)

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Opinion: The inevitable impeachment our Founders never envisioned

“The publicity surrounding this circus has tainted everyone.”

Opinion: Fair share for our oil will help fix Alaska’s self-inflicted deficit

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Opinion: Fair share for our oil will help fix Alaska’s self-inflicted deficit

Gov. Mike Dunleavy has chosen the path of cold, self-inflicted harm.

Police calls for Sunday, Oct. 13, 2019

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Police calls for Sunday, Oct. 13, 2019

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Thank you letters for Oct. 13, 2019

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Thank you letters for Oct. 13, 2019

Thank you, Merci, Danke.

Opinion: You’re probably a socialist and don’t even know it

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Opinion: You’re probably a socialist and don’t even know it

I am a socialist!

Police calls for Friday, Oct. 11, 2019

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Police calls for Friday, Oct. 11, 2019

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

Middle Alaska once again part of the cryosphere

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Middle Alaska once again part of the cryosphere

Changes to the Alaska snowpack.

Police calls for Thursday, Oct. 10, 2019

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Police calls for Thursday, Oct. 10, 2019

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

Letters to the Editor

Opinion: We should not betray the Kurds

I have always been proud to be an American. The United States has long been a defender of…

Kim Uddipa Mork and Mitch Mork show their son, Owen Mork, their octopus catch. (Courtesy Photo | Mitch Mork.)

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Planet Alaska: Encounters with the giant Pacific octopus

Giving octopuses some ink.

Drag kings perform as the Seven Dudely Sins at the fifth annual GLITZ Drag Show on Friday, June 14, 2019. There will be both a National Coming Out Day drag show and a Drag King Explosion show this week. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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Weekend guide: A rock show, drag show, symphonic performance and so much more

Here’s what’s happening this week.