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In this June 21, 2017 file photo, special counsel Robert Mueller departs after a closed-door meeting with members of the Senate Judiciary Committee about Russian meddling in the election and possible connection to the Trump campaign, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo | J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Letters to the Editor

Opinion: Republicans need to back the Russia investigation

Republican support for special council Robert Mueller’s investigation has been disappointingly low. I have been a proud Republican,…

The new Project Playground design is based on the old playground, but includes a few upgrades. (Kevin Gullufsen | Juneau Empire)

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Project Playground will close briefly for repairs

The newly reopened playground will be closed for a couple days.

Free skate brings costumes to the rink

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Free skate brings costumes to the rink

The forecast for Halloween weekend is a little icy for some.

A king salmon during the 67th annual Golden North Salmon Derby at the Don D. Statter Memorial Boat Harbor in August 2013. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Opinion

Opinion: The unintended consequences of Ballot Measure 1

Ballot Measure 1 is a solution looking for a problem.

Nancy Keen, left, and Leona Santiago, right, pay tribute to the Woosh.ji.een Dance Group as they perform during a Celebrate Survivors gathering sponsored by Central Council Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska and AWARE in the Elizabeth Peratrovich Hall on Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2018. October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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Photos: ‘Celebrate Survivors’ gathering in Juneau

People attend a Celebrate Survivors gathering sponsored by Central Council Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska and…

Alaska for Real: Case lot stock up

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Alaska for Real: Case lot stock up

At this time of the year stores offer big sales and the market in Thorne Bay across the…

Education commissioner Michael Johnson is seen in a photo provided by the Alaska Department of Education and Early Development. (Courtesy photo)

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State school board to hold work session

The State Board of Education and Early Development will meet at 3 p.m. today, Oct. 24 for a…

Off to College event offered at UAS

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Off to College event offered at UAS

It’s a crash course for setting a course for college.

Police calls for Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018

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Police calls for Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018

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

Opinion: Fish can’t vote yes on Ballot Measure 1, but you can

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Opinion: Fish can’t vote yes on Ballot Measure 1, but you can

Vote for the fish on Nov. 6 because they can’t vote for themselves. The foundation of our ecosystem…

Death Notices

Death Notice: Mary Elizabeth Ebona Miller

Mary Elizabeth Ebona Miller, 70, died shortly after midnight on Oct. 3, 2018, at Shelton Health and Rehabilitation…

Opinion: Salmon should define us, not divide us

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Opinion: Salmon should define us, not divide us

Why not vote on the side of our salmon?

Sara Hannan, running as an Democrat for state House District 33, talks about her campaign during an interview at the Juneau Empire on Friday, Oct. 19, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

Letters to the Editor

Opinion: Vote Sara Hannan, advocate for people and environment

2018 is the year of women in politics.

Best photos of week of Oct. 19

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Best photos of week of Oct. 19

Best Pictures of the Week by staff photographer Michael Penn.

Election official Jacqueline Fowler, left, hands Becky Dierking her ballot in the Municipal Election at the Auke Bay Ferry Terminal on Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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Early voting opens today

Juneau voters don’t have to wait until the Nov. 6 General Election to cast ballots. Starting today, they…

In this 2008 file photo, Nathan Gaudreault, left, and Tyler Gress work their way up The Rock Dump’s climbing walls. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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Rock Dump fundraises with movie today

The Rock Dump Climbing Gym will screen adventure movie “The Dawn Wall” at Goldtown Nickelodeon today and tomorrow…

Juneau Empire file photo. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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Police calls for Monday, Oct. 22, 2018

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

In this July 28, 2018, photo, Alyse Galvin addresses a group of volunteers in Anchorage, Alaska, before they set out to campaign door-to-door on her behalf. Galvin is running against incumbent U.S. Rep. Don Young in the Nov. 6 Election Day. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)

Letters to the Editor

Opinion: Vote Galvin for a new ‘Alyse on life’

Alaska’s population is the most spread out of all the fifty states at one person per square mile.…

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Opinion

Opinion: Vote yes on Ballot Measure 1

Alaskans should vote yes on Ballot Measure 1, which would protect wild salmon habitat, in the General Election…

In this photo taken on, Tuesday, April 4, 2017, the Capitol in seen from the Supreme Court Building in Washington. (AP Photo | J. Scott Applewhite)

Opinion

Opinion: The identity politics of Obamacare

It’s been more than eight years since Democrats in Congress passed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act,…