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An artist’s depiction shows winter view of a proposed new Juneau City Hall at 450 Whittier St. (Courtesy Image / North Wind Architects)

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Opinion: Here we go again

City Hall discussion is reminiscent of 2005 Capitol talk.

Fired Exxon Valdez skipper Joseph Hazelwood, right, sits with his lawyer Michael Chalos as a photograph of the tanker is displayed on an easel in Anchorage Superior Court, March 20, 1990. Hazelwood, the captain of the Exxon Valdez oil tanker that ran aground more than three decades ago in Alaska, causing one of the worst oil spills in U.S. history, has died in July 2022, the New York Times reported. He was 75. (AP File Photo / Jack Smith)

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Exxon Valdez Capt. Joseph Hazelwood dies

He was 75.

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I plan to vote no on Prop 4

I want accurate information when my house is assessed.

Buzz Kelley, of Wasilla, is pictured at his home on Aug. 19, 2022, in Wasilla, Alaska. Kelley is a candidate for U.S. Senate. (Marc Lester / Anchorage Daily News)

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Senate hopeful drops bid, backs fellow Republican

“I feel like Kelly Tshibaka is the best shot.”

A Princess Cruise Line ship is docked in Juneau on Aug. 25, 2021. (Michael Lockett / Juneau Empire File)

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Ships in Port for the week of Sept. 11

Here’s what to expect this week.

(Juneau Empire File / Michael Penn)

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Police calls for Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022

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

UNAC members and supporters rally near the University of Alaska Southeast campus in Juneau on Thursday, Sept. 9, (Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire)

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Opinion: The transparent bad faith of university management

Our educational institutions must be held a higher standard.

A rainy Monday morning marked the first day of fall semester at the University of Alaska Southeast which comes just days before the university announced its search for a new chancellor to begin June 2023. (Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire)

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Opinion: Support public education, vote against a constitutional convention

I am especially concerned what calling a convention could mean for education in Alaska.

During a recent open house, visitors walk their dogs beneath an antenna field used to heat the upper atmosphere during space physics experiments at a facility known as HAARP between Glennallen and Tok. (Courtesy Photo / Ned Rozell)

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Alaska Science Forum: An attempt to demystify the mysterious

A topic worth HAARP-ing on.

(Juneau Empire File / Michael Penn)

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Police calls for Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022

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

In this Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2012 file photo, Britain's Queen Elizabeth II looks up and waves to members of staff of The Foreign and Commonwealth Office as she ends an official visit which is part of her Jubilee celebrations in London. Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch and a symbol of stability across much of a turbulent century, has died on Thursday, Sept, 8, 2022. She was 96. (AP Photo / Alastair Grant Pool)

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Queen Elizabeth II dead at 96 after 70 years on the throne

Charles became king upon her death.

John Dapcevich is pictured here with his great-grandson, Max. (Courtesy Photo)

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Six-Term Sitka Mayor and Lifetime Alaskan dies

John Dapcevich was 95.

FILE - Lance Mackey sits with his lead dogs Larry, right, and Maple after crossing the finish line of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on March 18, 2009, in Nome, Alaska, to win his third Iditarod in a row. Mackey, a four-time Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race winner and one of mushing’s most colorful and accomplished champions who also suffered from health and drug issues, died Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022, his father and kennel announced on Facebook. He was 52. (AP Photo/Al Grillo, File)

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Cancer claims 4-time Iditarod champion Lance Mackey

Officials with the world’s most famous sled dog race said Iditarod Nation was in mourning.

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Living & GrowingDon’t let the past rob today of its joy

“And let us not grow weary while doing good…”

This map shows regional corporations established by the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act in 1971. (Courtesy Photo | US National Park Service)

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Opinion: New research guide includes ANCSA gems

AHS has just completed the first comprehensive guide to historical sources about ANCSA.

(Juneau Empire File / Michael Penn)

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Police calls for Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022

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

(Juneau Empire File / Michael Penn)

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Police calls for Friday, Sept. 9, 2022

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

Salmon Northwest Coast art on the Wrangell Cooperative Association community smokehouse. (Vivian Faith Prescott / For the Capital City Weekly)

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Planet Alaska: Smokehouse values

There are many ways to smoke salmon, but it takes discipline to take the time to learn and…

Alaska Rep. Victor Kohring, R-Wasilla, is led into the Federal Court Room for arraignment in Juneau, Alaska on Friday, May 4, 2007. Kohring, a former Alaska lawmaker who was caught up in a corruption scandal that roiled the state Legislature more than 15 years ago, has died in a vehicle crash. (AP File Photo / Chris Miller)

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Former Alaska lawmaker Kohring dies in vehicle crash

Car crash occurred Tuesday evening, according to troopers.

In this July 13, 2007, photo, workers with the Pebble Mine project test drill in the Bristol Bay region of Alaska, near the village of Iliamma. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is proposing restrictions that would hinder plans for a copper and gold mine in Alaska's Bristol Bay region. It is the latest in a long-running dispute over efforts by developers to advance a mine in a region known for its salmon runs. (AP Photo / Al Grillo)

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EPA to decide next steps on Pebble Mine by Dec. 2

Debate has spanned several presidential administrations.