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A wildfire creeps toward a glacial river in Alaska on this window-seat view from a Boeing 737 flying from Fairbanks to Seattle on Aug. 6. (Photo by Ned Rozell)

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Alaska Science Forum: Alaska’s weird fire season ain’t over yet

Waking to the smell of a wet ashtray (which, as a Child of the Seventies, I can still…

Three generations of the Behrends-Gruening family stand outside the bank founded by B.M. Behrends. Standing from left: Jack Vines, Caroline Gruening Vines, Anne Gruening (great-granddaughter of B.M. Behrends), and Win Gruening (grandson of Governor and Senator Ernest Gruening). Young Norah and Jack Vines stand in front. Photo by Laurie Craig

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Rooted in Communty: Behrends Bank

Banking on the future of a mining camp

Simple weatherization techniques, like improving insulation and plugging up gaps in your home, can help homeowners lower their energy costs. Alaska Heat Smart, offer free home heating assessments, which analyze homes and their energy use to create a report about potential heat pump installation options, and weatherization suggestions. (Bethany Goodrich/ Sustainable Southeast Partnership)

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Exploring needs and opportunities on anniversary of Inflation Reduction Act

Tips on using federal and regional incentives for a clean energy future for Southeast Alaskans.

The author, his wife Abby and his friend Danny wait out the weather under a rock and a tarp on opening day of deer season. (Photo by Jeff Lund)

Sports

I Went to the Woods: The price of comfort

After a week of rain, I relished the few minutes of sunshine from my glassing spot on top…

Alaska National Guardsmen assigned to Joint Task Force – Bethel clear storm debris in Newtok, Alaska, as part of Operation Merbok Response, Sept. 22, 2022. Approximately 100 members of the Alaska Organized Militia, which includes members of the Alaska National Guard, Alaska State Defense Force and Alaska Naval Militia, were activated following a disaster declaration issued Sept. 17 after the remnants of Typhoon Merbok caused dramatic flooding across more than 1,000 miles of Alaskan coastline. (Alaska National Guard photo by 1st Lt. Balinda O’Neal)

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Alaska nonprofit law firm to receive $4.7 million to assist disaster recovery

Funding will serve residents in Alaska and other Western states

(Juneau Empire File)

Letters to the Editor

Letter: Tourism industry overran Hoonah; don’t let it happen in Juneau

I am a Hoonah tribal member and ANCSA shareholder, Juneau born and raised, and moved to my home…

(Michael Penn / Juneau Empire File)

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Police calls for Monday, Aug. 14, 2023

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

Larry Persily

Opinion

Like bell bottoms and Blockbuster movie rentals, so too will GCI’s email pass

Changes are forced upon us as the world evolves, and there is little anyone can do about it.

(Michael Penn / Juneau Empire File)

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Police calls for Thursday, Aug. 10, 2023

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

(Michael Penn / Juneau Empire File)

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Police calls for Friday, Aug. 11, 2023

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

(Michael Penn / Juneau Empire File)

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Police calls for Saturday, Aug. 12, 2023

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

Exposed by a low tide, a clone of plumose anemones shows varied sizes and no extended tentacles. (Photo by MaryAnne Slemmons)

Sports

On the Trails: An intertidal excursion

A very low tide in early August enticed me and a couple of friends out to see what…

Rep. Donna Mears, D-Anchorage, speaks on an amendment to the state budget on April 3, 2023, at the Alaska State Capitol. (Photo by James Brooks/Alaska Beacon)

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Alaska legislators would vote on conflicts of interest under proposal

Freshman Caucus supports change, but a key House chair says the current system works

(Michael Penn / Juneau Empire File)

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Police calls for Sunday, Aug. 13, 2023

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

Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney looks through paperwork Monday in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

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Trump, 18 allies indicted in Georgia over 2020 election meddling, the 4th criminal case against him

ATLANTA — Donald Trump and 18 allies were indicted in Georgia on Monday, accused of scheming to illegally…

The Odess Theater is seen on May 22, 2019, on the campus of the Sitka Fine Arts Camp, which operates the former home of Sheldon Jackson College. (Photo by Flickr user Jasperdo/Creative Commons)

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Sitka Fine Arts Camp withdraws immigration lawsuit after feds reconsider issue

A key employee for one of Alaska’s major arts organizations has received a federal immigration visa, ending a…

The offices of the Alaska Permanent Fund Corp. are seen Monday, June 6, 2022 in Juneau. (Photo by James Brooks/Alaska Beacon)

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Alaska Permanent Fund Corp. plans to open Anchorage office by year’s end

It’s the first time the corporation has opened a satellite office outside its Juneau headquarters.

The Norwegian Cruise Line’s Norwegian Encore docks in Juneau in October, 2022. (Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire File)

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Ships in Port for the Week of Aug. 13

Here’s what to expect this week.

Fred La Plante is the pastor of the Juneau Church of the Nazarene. (Courtesy / Fred La Plante)

Neighbors

Living and Growing: Being healthy physically, mentally and spiritually

Moving to Juneau about nine months ago, I began a journey back to Alaska and health. I started…

A wildfire burns in Kihei, Hawaii late Wednesday. Thousands of residents raced to escape homes on Maui as blazes swept across the island, destroying parts of a centuries-old town in one of the deadliest U.S. wildfires in recent years. (AP Photo/Ty O’Neil)

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Wildfire devastates Hawaii’s historic Lahaina; dozens killed, mass evacuation of area

Hawaii officials have launched a mass evacuation effort for visitors and residents stranded north of a historic Maui…