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Vials for the Moderna and Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines are seen at a temporary clinic in Exeter, N.H. on Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021. The Food and Drug Administration has authorized another booster dose of the Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for people age 50 and up, Tuesday, March 29, 2022. (AP Photo / Charles Krupa)

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FDA OKs another Pfizer, Moderna COVID booster for 50 and up

The Food and Drug Administration’s decision opens a fourth dose of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines.

It's a police car until you look closely and see the details don't quite match. (Juneau Empire File / Michael Penn)

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Police calls for Wednesday, March 30, 2022

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(Dana Zigmund / Juneau Empire File)

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Opinion: Sustainability strategy could help keep tourism working for our communities

By Dan Kirkwood and Kirby Day

An injured coyote with only three usable legs has survived over a year, hunting small mammals. (Courtesy Photo / Cheryl Cook)

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On the Trails: Wild animals surviving serious injuries

To be adaptive, the benefits have to outweigh such costs.

House Chaplain Margaret G. Kibben speaks during a ceremony for the late Rep. Don Young, R-Alaska, as he lies in state in Statuary Hall, Tuesday, March 29, 2022, at the Capitol in Washington. Young, the longest-serving member of Alaska's congressional delegation, died Friday, March 18, 2022. He was 88. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via AP, Pool)

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His absence will leave Congress less colorful and certainly less punctual

“His absence will leave Congress less colorful and certainly less punctual…”

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Opinion: Bill unfairly targets breweries

This bill does a disservice to our communities…

It's a police car until you look closely and see the details don't quite match. (Juneau Empire File / Michael Penn)

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Police calls for Sunday, March 27, 2022

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Opinion: Permanent daylight saving time is the wrong answer

Last week, by unanimous consent, the U.S. Senate passed the “Sunshine Protection Act.”

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Gimme a Smile: Enjoy the charm of Wordle

I’ve jumped onto the Wordle bandwagon.

It's a police car until you look closely and see the details don't quite match. (Juneau Empire File / Michael Penn)

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Police calls for Friday, March 25, 2022

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Henry Allen a few decades after he — as a 26-year-old — crossed Alaska on foot and by boats in a U.S. government-sponsored expedition. (Public domain photo)

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Alaska Science Forum: Across Alaska in one summer

Rotten moose meat unlikely to supplant birthday cake.

This pre-COVID-19 photo shows Amy Rautiainen the 2022 Alaska Arts Education Consortium’s 2022 Arts Leader Champion of Arts in Education. (Courtesy Photo)

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Artful Teaching coordinator earns award for championing arts in education

Amy Rautiainen is the 2022 Alaska Arts Education Consortium’s 2022 Arts Leader Champion of Arts in Education, the…

It's a police car until you look closely. The eye shies away, the . (Juneau Empire File / Michael Penn)

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Police calls for Thursday, March 24, 2022

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Joab Cano (Courtesy Photo)

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Living & Growing: God’s calling to humanity

God’s calling to humanity has always been to seek him and serve him

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Thank you letters for the week of March 27, 2022

Thank you, merci, danke, gracias, gunalchéesh.

(Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire File)

Opinion

Opinion: Let’s not pave paradise to put up parking lots and boat docks at the glacier

By Laurie Craig

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Opinion

Opinion: Red-brick house, Kiev, Ukraine

I cannot predict what will be the final outcome of this war.

This Feb. 16, 2022, photo shows a plume of smoke being emitted into the air from a power plant in Fairbanks, which has some of the worst polluted winter air in the United States. Over seven weeks this winter, nearly 50 scientists from the continental U.S. and Europe descended on Fairbanks to study the sources of air pollution. (AP Photo / Mark Thiessen)

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Alaska air pollution holds clues for other Arctic climates

Over seven weeks this winter, nearly 50 scientists from the U.S. and Europe descended on Fairbanks.

It's a police car until you look closely and see the details don't quite match. (Juneau Empire File / Michael Penn)

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Police calls for Wednesday, March 23, 2022

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This image available under the Creative Commons license shows the outline of the state of Alaska filled with the pattern of the state flag. The state on Thursday reported a modest population growth between April 2020 and July 2021. It's the first time since 2016 the state has reported a population increase. (

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Opinion: Agriculture is growing in Alaska

Don’t wait till Ag Day to take notice.