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Wild Shots: Photos of Mother Nature in Alaska

Reader-submitted photos of Southeast Alaska.

Has it always been a police car? (Michael Penn / Juneau Empire)

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Police calls for Friday, April 2, 2021

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

The beak of a female white-winged crossbill. This one died when it flew into a window. (Courtesy Photo / Ned Rozell)

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Alaska Science Forum: White-winged crossbills and yellow snow

Why might songbirds have a thing for yellow snow?

Has it always been a police car? (Michael Penn / Juneau Empire)

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Police calls for Thursday, April 1, 2021

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

(Courtesy Photo / Brian Wallace for Juneau's Climate Change Solutionists)

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Tending to Sustainable Diets and Healthy Lands with Vivian Yéilk’ Mork

Plainly put, what we eat matters for the health of the planet

This 2020 electron microscope image provided by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases - Rocky Mountain Laboratories shows SARS-CoV-2 virus particles which cause COVID-19, isolated from a patient in the U.S., emerging from the surface of cells cultured in a lab. Viruses are constantly mutating, with coronavirus variants circulating around the globe. (NIAID-RML)

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COVID at a glance for Thursday, April 1

The most recent state and local numbers.

This 2020 electron microscope image provided by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases - Rocky Mountain Laboratories shows SARS-CoV-2 virus particles which cause COVID-19, isolated from a patient in the U.S., emerging from the surface of cells cultured in a lab. Viruses are constantly mutating, with coronavirus variants circulating around the globe. (NIAID-RML)

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COVID at a glance for Friday, April 2

The most recent state and local numbers.

(Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire File)

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Opinion: Basketball brouhaha highlights school board-parent divide

The key is two-way communication.

This November 2020 photo shows a gunlock. (Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire File)

Letters to the Editor

Opinion: I’m not urging gun control. I’m urging gun safety

Are our representatives are too deep in the pockets of the National Rifle Association?

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Living & Growing: Wondering about resurrection

By Dan Wiese

Peter Segall / Juneau Empire File 
Hundreds gathered at Marine Park in downtown Juneau on June 7, 2020, for a rally and march calling for an end to police violence and systemic racism in America. On Thursday, Juneau’s newly formed Systemic Racism Review Committee held its first meeting.

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Systemic Racism Review Committee holds organizing meeting

Municipal attorney will guide the group

Has it always been a police car? (Michael Penn / Juneau Empire)

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Police calls for Wednesday, March 31, 2021

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

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Opinion: QAnon is the most successful April Fool’s joke I’ve ever seen

On March 31, years ago, someone put a note in announcements that the space shuttle would land on…

Unless something changes at the federal level, Juneau's waterfront may be devoid of cruise ships for another summer. (Michael S. Lockett / Juneau Empire)

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Opinion: Why are there still no cruise ships?

Can You spell P-V-S-A-E-x-e-m-p-t-i-o-n?

Trumpeter swans also appeared in a small patch of open water on Mendenhall Lake, a few days after equinox. (Courtesy Photo / Kerry Howard)

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On The Trails: Eagle Beach at equinox time

Wildlife spotted on the water and in the sand.

Has it always been a police car? (Michael Penn / Juneau Empire)

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Police calls for Tuesday, March 30, 2021

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

This 2020 electron microscope image provided by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases - Rocky Mountain Laboratories shows SARS-CoV-2 virus particles which cause COVID-19, isolated from a patient in the U.S., emerging from the surface of cells cultured in a lab. Viruses are constantly mutating, with coronavirus variants circulating around the globe. (NIAID-RML)

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COVID at a glance for Tuesday, March 30

The most recent state and local numbers.

This 2020 electron microscope image provided by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases - Rocky Mountain Laboratories shows SARS-CoV-2 virus particles which cause COVID-19, isolated from a patient in the U.S., emerging from the surface of cells cultured in a lab. Viruses are constantly mutating, with coronavirus variants circulating around the globe. (NIAID-RML)

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COVID at a glance for Wednesday, March 31

The most recent state and local numbers.

Centennial Hall, left, and the Juneau Arts and Culture Center on Tuesday, July 2, 2019. (Michael Penn / Juneau Empire File)

Opinion

Opinion: This is the summer for FITS

We’re seeing glimmers of hope.

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Letters to the Editor

Opinion: Sinking the Malaspina is a good idea

The fist positive idea I have seen from this administration.