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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, Dec. 23, 2021

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

Geoff Kirsch is an award-winning Juneau-based writer and humorist.

Neighbors

Slack Tide: Hardcore Alaska soft

Pull up a deluxe rustic retreat reclining chair in mossy oak breakup.

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Neighbors

Gimme a Smile: Secret Santa’s on my doorstep

It’s a holiday whodunnit.

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Opinion

Opinion: The Grinch that stole Christmas

President Joe Biden and Dr. Anthony Fauci are vying for the title of the most insufferable Grinch.

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Opinion

After Christmas, exchange ideas

Unhealthy sterotypes pose a new existential risk.

University of Alaska Southeast graduate student Muriel Walatka gathers samples of beach sand to examine for microplastics at Auke Recreation Area in Juneau in August 2019. (Courtesy Photo / Sonia Nagorski)

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Alaska Science Forum: Plastic in the rain of Southeast Alaska

UAS professor presents during annual conference.

Dan Martinez, emergency manager for the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs, pauses in a classroom used to store donated water on Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2021, in, Warm Springs, Ore. In Oregon, tribal officials have handed out about 3 million gallons (11 million liters) of water — almost all of it donated — from a decommissioned elementary school on the reservation. (AP Photo / Nathan Howard)

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US tribes see hope for clean water in infrastructure bill

Erland Suppah Jr. doesn’t trust what comes out of his faucet.

Prioritizing time, money, attention and energy can help create more opportunities for good experiences while preventing lingering stress from ruining those good experiences. But it's not as easy as making an resolution as the author has discovered. (Jeff Lund / For the Juneau Empire)

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I Went to the Woods: Prioritizing in 2022

I only have priorit-eyes for one focus word.

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, Dec. 22, 2021

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

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, Dec. 21

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This July 2020 photo shows Arsenio “Pastor” Credo during an interview in the Empire offices. (Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire File)

Opinion

Opinion: Washington needs more principled people like Bob Dole

“U.S. Sen. Robert J. Dole, R-Kansas, was a man of principle…”

Voles left several trackways at the edge of the wetlands; a tail-drag mark shows behind the foot marks. (Courtesy Photo / David Bergeson)

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On the Trails: Observations from four wintry walks

Plenty of creatures stirring.

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Opinion

Opinion: Your teen is hurting

It’s time for change, and it’s happening right now.

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Opinion

Opinion: Love, empathy and respect should be taught

Here’s what we need to teach in school

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

Opinion

Opinion: A constitutional convention is fraught with danger for Juneau, Southeast and Alaska as a whole

Please follow the constitutional convention issue as it works its way through the political process.

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Neighbors

Thank you letter for the week of Dec. 19, 2021

Thank you, merci, danke, gracias, gunalchéesh.

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, Dec. 19, 2021

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

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Neighbors

Thank you letter for the week of Jan. 2, 2022

Thank you, merci, danke, gracias, gunalchéesh.

Ryker Goddard shows how to cool off in the Southeast Alaskan forest. (Courtesy Photo / Mary Goddard)

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Planet Alaska: Welcome to Ryker Camp

Southeast Alaska, through the eyes of a Tlingit child, a gift to us older humans.

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, Dec. 17, 2021

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