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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, Feb. 18, 2022

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Todd Sformo looks for overwintering insects in the forest near Chena Hot Springs. (Courtesy Photo / Ned Rozell)

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Alaska Science Forum: Hardy gnats survive winter half frozen

As sometimes happens in science, a chance decision led to a discovery.

Canidate for Governor Sarah Palin and running mate Sean Parnell listen to introductions during a Capital City Republican Women's luncheon at the UAS Recreation Center in September 2006.

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Opinion: The scourge of false reporting

The reckless disregard for the truth is a problem much bigger than any dispute…

A beertender for Forbidden Peak Brewery, pours a beer during the grand opening for the Auke Bay business in October 2019. (Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire File)

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Opinion: Don’t close the door on new breweries in Alaska

I intend to keep urging lawmakers to fix SB9.

This undated electron microscope image made available by the U.S. National Institutes of Health in February 2020 shows the Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, yellow, emerging from the surface of cells, blue/pink, cultured in the lab. Also known as 2019-nCoV, the virus causes COVID-19. The sample was isolated from a patient in the U.S. Alberta's oilsands are operating with critical staff only as the highly contagious Omicron variant sweeps the country. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, NIAID-RML

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COVID at a Glance for Friday, Feb. 18

Numbers come from reports from the City and Borough of Juneau Emergency Operations Center and the Alaska Department…

Dan Newman, left, the founder of Alaska Premier Auctions and Appraisers, and Nick Cline, a business partner, pose Friday, Feb. 18, 2022, in Anchorage, Alaska, with the "Americus Australis," thought to be one the largest gem-quality opals in existence. The gem will be offered at auction Sunday, Feb. 20, 2022, with an opening bid set at $125,000 (AP Photo / Mark Thiessen)

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Alaska auction to feature huge opal stashed away for years

The opal is larger than a brick and is broken into two piece.

This March 2020 phgoto shows Juneau’s City Hall. (Peter Segall / Juneau Empire File)

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Opinion: Juneau Assembly takes on tough task

If food is exempted from sales tax, what closes the gap?

Joab Cano

Neighbors

Living & Growing: The love of God

Someone may ask: What is the love of God?

Glacial retreat will create thousands of miles of new salmon habitat by 2100 — which means, scientists say, that managers need to be thinking proactively about how to manage that land. Pictured is a king salmon on a Southeast Alaska shore. (Mary Catharine Martin / SalmonState)

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The Salmon State: Glacier retreat means new habitat — and challenges — for wild salmon

Alaska is about to get thousands of miles of new salmon habitat….

Christopher Constant, a Democrat, announced on Thursday he will seek Alaska's lone seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. (Courtesy Photo)

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Anchorage Assembly member announces US House bid for Alaska

Democrat enters House race fray.

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, Feb. 16, 2022

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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 Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022

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Moving to the other side of town has provided new views for the author on morning walks. (Jeff Lund / For the Juneau Empire)

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I Went to the Woods: Home is where the baleen is

It seems like a real, authentic Southeast home needs to be centered around a good piece of baleen.

Gavel (Courtesy photo)

Opinion

Opinion: Success of SB 114 is dubious since it relies upon state parole board

“They won’t mete out justice, only punishment…”

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 Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2022

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State Sen. Josh Revak

Opinion

Opinion: The Biden administration has failed Alaska Native veterans

The trail of broken promises speaks for itself.

This screenshot of an Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation map of PFAS sites in Alaska shows that contamination from so-called "forever chemicals" is observable throughout the state. (Screenshot / Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation)

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Opinion: Policymakers should do research, take thoughtful approach to PFAS regulation

Regarding the recent My Turn urging the Legislature to swiftly regulate the use of PFAS compounds in the…

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On the Trails: Twisted pines and many questions

The twists and turns of a curious mind.

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin reacts as she leaves a courthouse in New York, Monday, Feb. 14, 2022. Palin lost her libel lawsuit against The New York Times on Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2022, when a jury rejected her claim that the newspaper maliciously damaged her reputation by erroneously linking her campaign rhetoric to a mass shooting. (AP Photo / Seth Wenig)

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Jury rejects Sarah Palin’s lawsuit against New York Times

“Of course we’re disappointed.”

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin arrives at federal court in New York, Feb. 11, 2022. A judge said Monday he’ll dismiss a libel lawsuit that Palin filed against The New York Times, saying Palin had failed to show that The Times had acted out of malice, something required in libel lawsuits involving public figures. (AP Photo / Jeenah Moon)

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Judge dismisses Palin’s libel lawsuit

Jury will continue deliberations.