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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 CANADIAN PRESS/AP, NIAID-RML

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COVID at a Glance for Friday, Dec. 17

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

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 CANADIAN PRESS/AP, NIAID-RML

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COVID at a Glance for Monday, Dec. 20

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

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 CANADIAN PRESS/AP, NIAID-RML

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COVID at a Glance for Wednesday, Dec. 22

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

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 CANADIAN PRESS/AP, NIAID-RML

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COVID at a Glance for Monday, Dec. 27

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

A graphic shows warming of the Arctic compared to the rest of the world. The image was released as part of NOAA’s Arctic Report Card for 2021 at the American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting in New Orleans, Dec. 14, 2021. (Courtesy Image / NOAA climate.gov)

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Alaska Science Forum: News of the Arctic from New Orleans

We need to talk about this report card.

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Sports

Scores at a glance for the week of Dec. 17

Quick recaps for local teams.

AP Photo / Jessica Hill Miss Alaska Emma Broyles reacts after being crowned Miss America, Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021, at Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Conn.

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New Miss America is the first Alaskan, Korean American title holder

The contestant from Alaska was crowned Miss America.

Chair of the Teal Street Center Campaign Committee Sioux Douglas speaks during the groundbreaking ceremony for the Teal Street Center, a multi-tenant building housing a number of nonprofit and tribal services for Southeast residents next to the Glory Hall on Nov. 2, 2021. Douglas was recently named Philanthropist of the Year award during the Juneau Community Foundation’s annual Philanthropy recognition event. (Michael S. Lockett / Juneau Empire File)

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Douglas named philanthropist of the year

Sioux Douglas received the Philanthropist of the Year award during the Juneau Community Foundation’s annual Philanthropy recognition event…

A sign lets visitors know they're in the Tongass National Forest on Thursday, July 15, 2021, the same day the Biden administration announced yet another reversal of policy over the forest. Debates about the 2001 Roadless Rule are familiar in Southeast Alaska, and Thursday's announcement prompted familiar reactions in the state. (Peter Segall / Juneau Empire)

Opinion

Opinion: The Roadless Rule is a distraction

Flipping the Roadless Rule isn’t an act of cooperation.

Alexander B. Dolitsky

Opinion

Opinion: Ethnic minorities and religious freedom in America and Alaska

Opinion on preservation of core cultural values.

Julie Anderson is the commissioner for the state of Alaska Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development. Her January retirement was announced on Friday.

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Commerce department commissioner to retire

New commissioner to be named later, governor’s office says.

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. 16, 2021

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

Death Notices

Death Notice: William Edgar

William Edgar, 80, died Dec. 8, 2021, at Bartlett Regional Hospital.

Joab Cano is a missionary for the Light of the World Church. (Courtesy Photo) 







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Living & Growing: A Season of celebration

On Tuesday, Dec. 14, The Light of the World members around the globe celebrated seven years of the…

The Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation building in October 2020. (Peter Segall / Juneau Empire file)

Opinion

Opinion: Letting politics influence Permanent Fund decisions creates possibilities for misery

An impartial board of trustees is the only vaccine against politicizing the fund.

(Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire File)

Opinion

We’re all richer thanks to nature’s dividend

By Sam Skaggs

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. 15, 2021

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

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Letters to the Editor

Opinion: Allocation of federal repair services seems inequitable

I was interested to see that the flight cancellations in Yakutat made the newspaper headlines on Wednesday, Dec.…

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Opinion

Opinion: Broadband should be accessible everywhere in Alaska

Broadband will dissolve the divide between rural and urban.

Death Notices

Death Notice: Lacey Lee Godkin

Lacey Lee Godkin, 37, of Juneau died on Saturday, Nov. 27, 2021. A full obituary will appear at…