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Thomas Waerner, of Norway, celebrates in Nome his win in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. Waerner is still waiting to return to his home in Norway. Waerner and his 16 dogs have been stranded in Alaska by travel restrictions and flight cancellations caused by the coronavirus pandemic. (Marc Lester | Anchorage Daily News via AP, File)

Virus strands Norway racer in Alaska after Iditarod win

Man and 16 dogs been stranded in Alaska by travel restrictions and flight cancellations.

Thomas Waerner, of Norway, celebrates in Nome his win in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. Waerner is still waiting to return to his home in Norway. Waerner and his 16 dogs have been stranded in Alaska by travel restrictions and flight cancellations caused by the coronavirus pandemic. (Marc Lester | Anchorage Daily News via AP, File)
In this May 22, 2018 photo, Eric Forrer, left, and Joe Geldhof, right, discuss their lawsuit against the state of Alaska to stop a plan that calls for borrowing up to $1 billion from global bond markets to pay oil and gas tax credits owed by the state. (James Brooks | Juneau Empire File)

Opinion: Why I sued the state over the constitutionality of the release of federal funds

The threat of unconstitutional solutions to political problems will escalate.

In this May 22, 2018 photo, Eric Forrer, left, and Joe Geldhof, right, discuss their lawsuit against the state of Alaska to stop a plan that calls for borrowing up to $1 billion from global bond markets to pay oil and gas tax credits owed by the state. (James Brooks | Juneau Empire File)
Residents line the Sterling Highway, in front of Sen. Lisa Murkowski’s office to oppose Pebble mine on Wednesday, June 26, 2019, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Victoria Petersen | Peninsula Clarion File)

Pebble Mine opponents say new federal change favors project

Oppositions groups are angry about a preferred route for metals leaving the proposed mine.

Residents line the Sterling Highway, in front of Sen. Lisa Murkowski’s office to oppose Pebble mine on Wednesday, June 26, 2019, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Victoria Petersen | Peninsula Clarion File)
Slack Tide: Forget pandemics —it’s Memorial Day

Slack Tide: Forget pandemics —it’s Memorial Day

Whatever event you venture to attend, assume it will be BYOPPE.

Slack Tide: Forget pandemics —it’s Memorial Day
Police calls for Sunday, May 24, 2020

Police calls for Sunday, May 24, 2020

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Police calls for Sunday, May 24, 2020
Living & Growing: Gratitude can be true happiness

Living & Growing: Gratitude can be true happiness

What is happiness? An essential question that we should all ask ourselves at some point in our life.

Living & Growing: Gratitude can be true happiness
A sign on the door of the state labor department office in Anchorage, Alaska, on Friday, May 22, 2020, shows the office is closed to the public through the end of May. A report released by the department Friday showed the number of jobs in Alaska in April was down sharply compared to April 2019 amid coronavirus concerns. (AP Photo | Mark Thiessen)

Alaska’s April job numbers are down sharply

Alaska had 42,200 fewer jobs in April than a year earlier.

A sign on the door of the state labor department office in Anchorage, Alaska, on Friday, May 22, 2020, shows the office is closed to the public through the end of May. A report released by the department Friday showed the number of jobs in Alaska in April was down sharply compared to April 2019 amid coronavirus concerns. (AP Photo | Mark Thiessen)
A brown bear chomps on a sockeye salmon on the Alaska Peninsula. (Courtesy Photo | Drew Hamilton)
A brown bear chomps on a sockeye salmon on the Alaska Peninsula. (Courtesy Photo | Drew Hamilton)
Living & Growing: What is ‘good enough’ is changing

Living & Growing: What is ‘good enough’ is changing

When confronted with a great deal of uncertainty, rules governing personal conduct may change.

Living & Growing: What is ‘good enough’ is changing
A rugged Alaskan’s COVID-19 story

A rugged Alaskan’s COVID-19 story

A marathon plan went very off course.

A rugged Alaskan’s COVID-19 story
Firth River runs through the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. (Courtesy Photo | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)
Firth River runs through the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. (Courtesy Photo | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)

Police calls for Friday, May 22, 2020

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Sosan Monsef hands off the baton to teammate Sadie Tuckwood during the 2018 Alaska Track and Field State Championships. (Courtesy Photo | For JDHS Track & Field)

JDHS track and field coaches bid farewell to seniors

The 2020 Track & Field season was looking to be one for the record books.

Sosan Monsef hands off the baton to teammate Sadie Tuckwood during the 2018 Alaska Track and Field State Championships. (Courtesy Photo | For JDHS Track & Field)
Juneau libaries to reopen soon

Juneau libaries to reopen soon

There will new schedules and guidelines.

Juneau libaries to reopen soon
JDHS baseball coaches bid farewell to seniors

JDHS baseball coaches bid farewell to seniors

We will never know how good we would have been. I do know that we would have worked hard all year

JDHS baseball coaches bid farewell to seniors
Police calls for Thursday, May 21, 2020

Police calls for Thursday, May 21, 2020

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Police calls for Thursday, May 21, 2020
Angel investors to hold virtual final investment event
Angel investors to hold virtual final investment event
TMHS baseball coaches bid farewell to seniors

TMHS baseball coaches bid farewell to seniors

Unfortunately, these fine young men will never get to know what it feels like to play their last home game in front of their family… Continue reading

TMHS baseball coaches bid farewell to seniors
Opinion: Alaskans can move on from fossil fuels and flatten the climate curve

Opinion: Alaskans can move on from fossil fuels and flatten the climate curve

What we do in the decade ahead will determine whether we can avoid runaway climate change. Moving away from the production and use of fossil… Continue reading

Opinion: Alaskans can move on from fossil fuels and flatten the climate curve
Planet Alaska: The lungs of the island

Planet Alaska: The lungs of the island

“This place is the lungs-of-the-island,” my dad says. “The air is really clean up here.”

Planet Alaska: The lungs of the island