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This November 2011 photo available under a Creative Commons license shows a man playing a didgeridoo, perhaps the best-known instrument requiring circular breathing. This instrument is a hollow tube, cylindrical or tapered, traditionally made from selected trees hollowed out by termites. Sounds are made when a player places the tube against the face and blows, vibrating the lips. (<a href="http://imagicity.com/" target="_blank">Imagicity</a>)

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On the Trails: Unusual breathing arrangements

A breath-taking column.

(Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire)

Opinion

Opinion: Referendum on the Assembly

People voted against a new City Hall as an expression of displeasure…

Alaska Attorney General Treg Taylor, center, is seen at a March 2022 news conference featuring Alaska Division of Elections director Gail Fenumiai (left) and deputy attorney general Cori Mills (right). A group that lists Taylor as a director has published a series of scathing attack ads in the last days before the general election. (Photo by Yereth Rosen / Alaska Beacon)

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Records list AG Treg Taylor as member of political group behind scathing attack ads

Alaska Policy Partners mailers stand out and have caused candidates to defend themselves.

Democrat Wes Moore, his wife Dawn, and their children, react after Moore was declared the winner of the Maryland gubernatorial race, in Baltimore, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022.  (AP Photo / Bryan Woolston)

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GOP, Democrats notch victories in competitive midterm races

WASHINGTON — Control of Congress hung in the balance early Wednesday, with both parties notching victories in some…

(Michael Penn / Juneau Empire File)

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Police calls for Tuesday, Nov. 8

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

Gavel (Courtesy photo)

Opinion

Opinion: A vote for a constitutional convention is a vote for justice

In 1956, Alaska’s Founders expected that subsequent constitutional conventions would be necessary. Fairbanks delegate Warren Taylor said, “I…

Copies of the Alaska State Constitution were available outside the Lt. Governor’s office on Monday, Dec. 13, 2021. (Peter Segall / Juneau Empire File)

Opinion

Opinion: Let’s protect Alaska’s constitution, vote no on Prop 1

A constitutional convention would encourage horse-trading with Alaska’s foundation and futur

The Aurora Borealis glows over the Mendenhall Glacier in 2014. (Michael Penn / Juneau Empire File)

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Aurora forecast

Forecasts from the University of Alaska Fairbanks’ Geophysical Institute for the week of Nov. 6

(Michael Penn / Juneau Empire File)

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Police calls for Saturday, Nov. 5

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Voters cast their ballots at a polling station in Derry, N.H., on Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022. (AP Photo / Charles Krupa)

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Vocabulary of voting: A glossary guide to the 2022 midterms

From “advance voting” to “too close to call.”

(Michael Penn / Juneau Empire File)

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Police calls for Friday, Nov. 4

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Former Democratic state Rep. Beth Kerttula holds up a sign reading “Vote No Con Con,” during a recent rally at the Dimond Courthouse Plaza in Juneau. Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire File)

Opinion

Opinion: What can a liberal and conservative agree on? Voting against a constitutional convention

“We disagree on many issues. But we… urge Alaskans to vote against Proposition 1.”

Bird researcher Jesse Conklin uses a radio antenna to relocate young bar-tailed godwits outside Nome on July 15, 2022. One of the birds Conklin and Dan Ruthrauff fitted with a satellite transmitter that day later flew from Alaska to Tasmania in a nonstop 11-day trip. (Courtesy Photo / Dan Ruthrauff)

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Alaska Science Forum: 750 miles per day for 11 days, no rest

No…sleep…till…Tasmania?!

U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski prepares to meet with Sealaska Heritage Institute officials during a visit to Juneau. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire)

Letters to the Editor

Opinion: I am standing up for Lisa Murkowski, because she stands up for us

We have a champion in Congress who understands the important role healing will serve…

Sarah Palin speaks at a July 11 Save America Rally featuring former President Donald Trump at Alaska Airlines Center in Anchorage. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire File)

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Opinion: The realities of Palin’s political demise

If Rep. Mary Peltola holds onto the congressional seat she won in August, I expect Sarah Palin to…

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$2.5M eldercare grant received

Funds will implement a pilot project to improve care and services for older adults.

(Michael Penn / Juneau Empire File)

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Police calls for Thursday, Nov. 3

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Les Gara smiles outside of the Juneau Empire’s offices following an interview. (Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire)

Opinion

Opinion: A few of the reasons I’m voting for Les Gara for governor

We have an opportunity to elect a candidate for governor who cares about women’s rights

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Letters to the Editor

Opinion: Congress should prioritize predictable, fair cannabis regulation

“Alaska veterans can’t be certain that their essential need to use cannabis will be protected…”

Guy Crockroft

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Living & Growing: Don’t you know who I am?

Then Peter began to speak: “I now realize how true it is that God does not show favoritism…