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A nurse prepares a syringe of a COVID-19 vaccine at an inoculation station in Jackson, Miss., July 19, 2022. U.S. health officials are proposing a simplified approach to COVID-19 vaccinations, which would allow most adults and children to get a once-a-year shot to protect against the mutating virus. The new system unveiled Monday, Jan. 23, 2023 would make COVID-19 inoculations more like the annual flu shot. Americans would no longer have to keep track of how many shots they’ve received or how many months it’s been since their last booster. (AP Photo / Rogelio V. Solis)

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U.S. proposes once-a-year COVID shots for most Americans

The FDA will ask its panel of outside vaccine experts to weigh in.

(Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire File)

Opinion

Opinion: A million visitors isn’t enough. Here’s why

I’ve been thinking about Pat White’s recent My Turn, Is anyone else concerned about the upcoming cruise season?…

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Neighbors

Thank You for the week of Jan. 22, 2023

Thank you, merci, danke, gracias, gunalchéesh.

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Neighbors

Recognitions for the week of Jan. 22, 2023

Juneau students earn academic honors

(Michael Penn / Juneau Empire File)

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Police calls for Saturday, Jan. 21

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

A sign for a store that accepts food stamps and exchange benefits transfer cards is seen in this 2019 photo. Ten Alaskans are suing the state over its failure to provide food stamps within the time frames required by federal law. (Photo by Scott Heins/Getty Images via Alaska Beacon)

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Lawsuit says Alaska Department of Health exposed thousands to hunger risk by not giving food aid

Complaint filed Friday alleges some families have waited four months for nutrition assistance.

Geoff Kirsch

Neighbors

Slack Tide: Shipping and mishandling or stereotypical mail

I’ve come to embrace the chaos…

Courtesy Photos / Dan Joling Dan Joling of Anchorage captured these images of the full moon over Alaska’s largest city on Jan. 6, 2023.

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Alaska Science Forum: Magnetic declination and finding the moon

Dan Joling of Anchorage was set to photograph the full moon rising over the Port of Anchorage on…

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Opinion

The challenged truths of three elected representatives

Last Friday, the state Supreme Court affirmed that state Rep. Jennifer Armstrong, D-Anchorage, did not violate the Alaska…

(Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire File)

Letters to the Editor

Opinion: SEACC donation page should reflect legal spending

When you click on the “donate” tab on the Southeast Alaska Conservation Council’s website, you are met with…

Norwegian Cruise Lines announced in late August that it would donate a 2.9 acre plot of land owned by the cruise line since 2019 on Juneau’s waterfront to Huna Totem Corporation to develop a project dubbed Aak’w Landing. (Michael S. Lockett / Juneau Empire File)

Opinion

Opinion: Assembly’s dock proposal raises questions of conflict

At a Dec. 19 Committee of the Whole work session, City Manager Rorie Watt requested the CBJ Assembly…

Tari Stage-Harvey (Courtesy photo)

Neighbors

Living & Growing: Taking a moment for parents and caregivers

Wow. You are making it through a pandemic, child care crisis and the Ironman of viruses.

(Michael Penn / Juneau Empire File)

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Police calls for Wednesday, Jan. 18

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

Vivian Faith Prescott, accompanied by dogs Kéet and Oscar, holds Alaska’s literary journals in Wrangell. (Courtesy Photo / Vivian Faith Prescott)

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Planet Alaska: Poetry lives and thrives in Alaska

We’ve been listening to poetry for a long time in Southeast Alaska.

Growth is good but the strain on resources makes for tough decisions going forward. The author peers through the brush at anglers on the Russian River and sees the byproduct of economic growth. (Jeff Lund / For the Juneau Empire)

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I Went to the Woods: Growth mindset

Growth is good but within certain context.

From left, American Airlines CEO Doug Parker, Southwest Airlines CEO Gary Kelly and United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby testify before the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation in the Russell Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on Dec. 15, 2021 in Washington. Kirby said Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2023, that other airlines won’t be able to handle all the flights they plan to operate this year, leading to more disruptions for travelers. (Tom Brenner/The Washington Post)

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United Airlines CEO warns travelers more disruptions ahead

United, Alaska, Spirit and Frontier had double-digit percentages of cancellations in late December.

(Michael Penn / Juneau Empire File)

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Police calls for Tuesday, Jan. 17

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

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Opinion

Opinion: Local hunters will be affected by proposed restrictions

Juneau hunters take note!

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen speaks with reporters during a visit to the Virginia Innovation Partnership Corporation incubator at the Center for Innovative Technology campus in Herndon, Va., Oct. 21, 2022. Yellen has notified Congress that the U.S. is projected to reach its debt limit on Thursday and will then resort to “extraordinary measures” to avoid default. (AP Photo / Cliff Owen)

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How ominous is the U.S. debt limit problem?

An explainer.

A large group gathers to watch a wreath-laying ceremony at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial on Martin Luther King Jr. Day in Washington, Monday, Jan. 16, 2023. (AP Photo / Andrew Harnik)

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On King’s holiday, daughter calls for bold action over words

Other commemorations echoed the Rev. Bernice King’s reminder.