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It’s Hanukkah: Tonight we’re gonna party like it’s 165 BC

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It’s Hanukkah: Tonight we’re gonna party like it’s 165 BC

Hanukkah isn’t all about defying your cardiologist’s orders.

Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy poses with first lady Rose Dunleavy after he was sworn into office Monday, Dec. 3, 2018, in Kotzebue, Alaska. He had originally planned the ceremony in her hometown of Noorvik, Alaska, but poor weather prevented his plane from landing there and the ceremony was moved to Kotzebue.(Stanley Wright | Alaska Governor’s Office via AP)

Opinion

Opinion: No, Mr. Governor, erosion didn’t kill the fish

He has a lot to discover about the issues facing the state.

Photos: Gallery Walk 2018

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Photos: Gallery Walk 2018

Get an inside look at the annual holiday event.

Holiday lights seen around Juneau this season. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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Photos: Christmas lights in Juneau

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas.

Photos: Thanksgiving in Fairbanks

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Photos: Thanksgiving in Fairbanks

You can’t understand “dry cold” until you feel it.

Eagle eyes

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Eagle eyes

How does visual acuity work?

Remembering the effects of plastics

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Remembering the effects of plastics

We are entering finals week at the University of Alaska Southeast. As students and faculty wrap up our…

Opinion: Energy production is a boon for Alaska and all Americans

Opinion

Opinion: Energy production is a boon for Alaska and all Americans

Environmentalists need not worry.

Frances Andrews promoted to Tribal Court Administrator

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Frances Andrews promoted to Tribal Court Administrator

“We are very fortunate to have Frances.”

The Governor’s Mansion, ready for the holidays, is pictured on Thursday, Nov. 29, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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Open house to celebrate Dunleavy’s arrival

There will be cookies.

Special advisor Ben Stevens, center, and Legislative Liaison for the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities Mike Lesmann, left, serve cookies and cider to Juneau residents waiting at the Governor’s Open House on Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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Once the target of an FBI raid, Ben Stevens now has a spot in Dunleavy administration

Former state Senate President Ben Stevens was once a subject of a corruption investigation by federal authorities.

Police calls for Friday, Dec. 7, 2018

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Police calls for Friday, Dec. 7, 2018

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

Police calls for Thursday, Dec. 6, 2018

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Police calls for Thursday, Dec. 6, 2018

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

(Unsplash | Skylar Sahakian)

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Vintage vinyl: Pop-up record store is Thursday evening

The pop-up shop expects record sales.

People protest the legislature’s extraordinary session during the official Christmas tree lighting ceremony at the Capitol in Madison, Wisconsin on Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2018. Demonstrators booed outgoing Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker on Tuesday during the Christmas tree-lighting ceremony, at times drowning out a high school choir with their own songs in protest of a Republican effort to gut the powers of his Democratic successor. (Mark Hoffman | Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel)

Letters to the Editor

Opinion: Let’s not become Wisconsin

I’ve followed Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s campaign and early actions with alarm. His view of his mandate is out…

Ronan Lynch. (Courtesy Photo | Crow Fox Photography)

Sports

Player of the Week: Ronan Lynch

He’s got two hat tricks to his name.

In this Nov. 30, 2018 photo, Alaska House District 1 candidate Democrat Kathryn Dodge, right, watches the election recount at the Department of Elections’ Juneau, Alaska office. The Democrat who lost a recount by one vote in a contested Alaska House race must decide by Wednesday whether to challenge the results. Kathryn Dodge, in a statement late Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2018, says she and her team were reviewing decisions made by the Division of Elections. She says she disagrees with some of the decisions but wants to “look at everything” before making a final decision. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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Democrat who lost Alaska House race recount plans appeal

Kathryn Dodge said she disagreed with decisions the Division of Elections made on some ballots.

Video: This senior hula group is spreading Christmas cheer

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Video: This senior hula group is spreading Christmas cheer

It’s a hula dancing Christmas.

Death Notices

Death Notice: Robert James Bennett

Robert James Bennett, (T’eilweidi) died Nov. 30, 2018, surrounded by his family and friends. He was 75.

Writers’ Weir: Unmitigated Fear

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Writers’ Weir: Unmitigated Fear

A poem submitted by reader Jack Campbell.