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Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé seniors Zander Smith (8) and Loren Platt (26) control a puck during the Crimson Bears 5-4 loss to the Kardinals Friday at Treadwell Ice Arena. The teams play Saturday at 8:30 a.m. (Klas Stolpe / Juneau Empire)

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JDHS falls to Kenai 5-4 Friday, rematch at 8:30 a.m. Saturday

The Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé Crimson Bears celebrated their seniors Friday night at the Treadwell Ice Arena,…

A voter in Alaska’s special U.S. House primary election drops their ballot into a box on Saturday, June 11, 2022 as a poll worker observes. (James Brooks/Alaska Beacon)

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Election reforms are on the agenda for Alaska lawmakers this year

Gov. Mike Dunleavy introduced bill through House; Senate majority is expected to introduce its own.

The future U.S. Coast Guard cutter Storis, the service’s newest icebreaker, near Tampa, Florida, on Dec. 10, 2024. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

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The Juneau-bound icebreaker has design problems and a history of failure. It’s America’s latest military vessel.

Aiviq builders gave more than $7M in political donations since 2012; Coast Guard purchased vessel under pressure from…

The Dalton Highway winds through the Jim River and Prospect Creek valleys in northern Alaska, where an official thermometer registered Alaska’s all-time low of minus 80 degrees F on Jan. 23, 1971. (Photo by Ned Rozell)

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Alaska Science Forum: Dangerous cold across the land

In late January 2025, meteorologists from the National Weather Service Prediction Center in College Park, Maryland, are predicting…

President Donald Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, following his inauguration as the 47th president. Legal experts said the president was testing the boundaries of executive power with aggressive orders designed to stop the country from transitioning to renewable energy. (Doug Mills/The New York Times)

Opinion

Opinion: Sen. McConnell, not God, made Trump’s retribution presidency possible

I’m not at all impressed by President Donald Trump’s executive order aimed at maximizing the development and production…

Brent Merten is the pastor of Christ Lutheran Church, Juneau. (Courtesy photo)

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Living and Growing: Imagine the comfort of Jesus’ promise of heaven

Earlier this month, former president Jimmy Carter died at the age of 100. While factors like double-digit inflation,…

(Michael Penn / Juneau Empire file photo)

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Police calls for Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025

This report contains public information from law enforcement and public safety agencies.

(Michael Penn / Juneau Empire file photo)

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Police calls for Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025

This report contains public information from law enforcement and public safety agencies.

(Michael Penn / Juneau Empire file photo)

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Police calls for Monday, Jan. 20, 2025

This report contains public information from law enforcement and public safety agencies.

Juneau Assembly members confer with city administrative leaders during a break in an Assembly meeting Monday, Nov 18, 2024. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire file photo)

Opinion

Opinion: Community affordability takes a back seat to Assembly spending

Less than four months ago, Juneau voters approved a $10 million bond for wastewater facility upgrades and a…

Gov. Mike Dunleavy speaks about new Trump administration policies at a news conference Wednesday in his Anchorage office. Behind him are Attorney General Treg Taylor and Department of Natural Resources Commissioner John Boyle. Dunleavy and administration officials said President Trump’s reversals of Biden administration environmental policies will benefit Alaska. (Yereth Rosen/Alaska Beacon)

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Gov. Dunleavy and administration officials applaud Trump’s Alaska policies

Executive orders will enable more drilling, mining and other resource development.

(Juneau Empire file photo)

Letters to the Editor

Letter: Informing the Public?

The recent Los Angeles area firestorms have created their own media circus with lots of finger-pointing, partisan blaming,…

Bins of old PFAS-containing firefighting foams are seen on Oct. 24, 2024, at the Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport fire department headquarters. The PFAS foams are due to be removed and sent to a treatment facility. The airport, like all other state-operated airports, is to switch to non-PFAS firefighting foams by the start of 2025, under a new state law. (Yereth Rosen/Alaska Beacon)

Opinion

Opinion: A change for safer attire: PFAS Alternatives Act 2023

Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, also known as PFAS, are man-made synthetic chemicals with substantial fire and water-resistant properties.…

(Michael Penn / Juneau Empire file photo)

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Police calls for Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025

This report contains public information from law enforcement and public safety agencies.

Naturalists try to identify a small plant — answering the “Who” question, with others to follow. (Photo by Mary Anne Slemmons)

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On the Trails: Naturalists ask many questions

Curious naturalists can ask different kinds of questions about what we see. The most basic kinds consist of…

The U.S. Capitol building in Washington on Monday. (Chang W. Lee / The New York Times)

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Here are Trump’s day-one executive orders

President Trump on Monday began issuing a barrage of executive orders, kicking off his presidency with a muscular…

(Juneau Empire file photo)

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Aurora forecast through the week of Jan. 25

These forecasts are courtesy of the University of Alaska Fairbanks’ Geophysical Institute and available online, along with more…

Sputnik 1 orbits Earth in this artist’s rendition by Gregory Todd. (Creative Commons)

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Alaska Science Forum: The first satellite’s Alaska connection

The first satellite’s Alaska connection

Caesar salad ready to serve. (Photo by Patty Schied)

Neighbors

Cooking For Pleasure: Restaurant-style Caesar salad

When I go to a fine restaurant and Caesar salad is on the menu, it is usually the…

Passengers wait in security lines at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. (Port of Seattle photo)

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Measles warning issued by CBJ after Kenai-area resident traveling through Sea-Tac tests positive

Infected person was at Seattle airport Jan. 10, took nighttime Alaska Airlines flight to Anchorage.