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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, 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. On Thursday, March 5, 2020, Tennessee’s Department of Health Commissioner Lisa Piercey confirmed the state’s first case of the new coronavirus. (NIAID-RML via AP)
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, 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. On Thursday, March 5, 2020, Tennessee’s Department of Health Commissioner Lisa Piercey confirmed the state’s first case of the new coronavirus. (NIAID-RML via AP)
Opinion: New stimulus bill should include the Postal Service

Opinion: New stimulus bill should include the Postal Service

There’s a bill in House of Representatives to do just that.

Opinion: New stimulus bill should include the Postal Service
Opinion: Pay attention to your liberties during crisis

Opinion: Pay attention to your liberties during crisis

Keep tabs on your civil rights, everyone, and stay free.

Opinion: Pay attention to your liberties during crisis
A section of logging road on Kupreanof Island. Sections of already constructed road would be connected with new ones to create a road spanning the island. (Courtesy photo | Department of Transportation and Public Facilities)

Opinion:$40M road to nowhere is a waste of money

“It is a colossal and shameful waste of public funds.”

A section of logging road on Kupreanof Island. Sections of already constructed road would be connected with new ones to create a road spanning the island. (Courtesy photo | Department of Transportation and Public Facilities)
In this March 12, 2020, photo, Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks in Wilmington, Del. Biden has won the Alaska Democrats’ party-run presidential primary, defeating Sen. Bernie Sanders on Saturday, April 11, days after Sanders suspended his campaign. (AP Photo | Matt Rourke, File)

Biden beats Sanders to win Alaska Democratic primary

Joe Biden has won the Alaska Democrats’ party-run presidential primary, beating Sen. Bernie Sanders days after Sanders suspended his campaign. Biden beat Sanders Saturday 55.3%… Continue reading

In this March 12, 2020, photo, Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks in Wilmington, Del. Biden has won the Alaska Democrats’ party-run presidential primary, defeating Sen. Bernie Sanders on Saturday, April 11, days after Sanders suspended his campaign. (AP Photo | Matt Rourke, File)
Slack Tide: Silver linings to a global pandemic

Slack Tide: Silver linings to a global pandemic

Even this has some upside.

Slack Tide: Silver linings to a global pandemic
Living & Growing: This season brings hope

Living & Growing: This season brings hope

This Easter season let us observe and recognize and look with optimism at hope.

Living & Growing: This season brings hope
Courtesy Photo | Ken Hill,National Park Service                                 A National Park Service climate-observing station in Howard Pass records some of Alaska’s most extreme weather. Howard Pass is a broad crossing of the Brooks Range between Alaska’s North Slope and the Noatak River drainage.

It both is and isn’t a real low point.

Howard Pass, a rock-stubbled tundra plateau in the western Brooks Range, is one of the lowest points in the mountains that arc across northern Alaska.… Continue reading

Courtesy Photo | Ken Hill,National Park Service                                 A National Park Service climate-observing station in Howard Pass records some of Alaska’s most extreme weather. Howard Pass is a broad crossing of the Brooks Range between Alaska’s North Slope and the Noatak River drainage.
Opinion: Political stereotyping leads to an inglorious end

Opinion: Political stereotyping leads to an inglorious end

Arguing all Republicans are incapable of governing is like saying all Democrats are socialists.

Opinion: Political stereotyping leads to an inglorious end
Alaska Democrats hold mail-only presidential primary

Alaska Democrats hold mail-only presidential primary

Just one candidate is still campaigning.

Alaska Democrats hold mail-only presidential primary

Death Notice: Freeman W. Mann III

Freeman W. Mann III, 71, passed away.

Opinion: Be careful where you get your COVID-19 information

Opinion: Be careful where you get your COVID-19 information

Be aware that there is a lot of information out there that may our may not be true.

Opinion: Be careful where you get your COVID-19 information
Police calls for Friday, April 10, 2020

Police calls for Friday, April 10, 2020

This report contains public information available to the Empire from law enforcement and public safety agencies. This report includes arrest and citation information, not conviction… Continue reading

Police calls for Friday, April 10, 2020
Trump declares coronavirus disaster for Alaska

Trump declares coronavirus disaster for Alaska

Officials say Trump ordered federal assistance to help efforts in areas affected by COVID-19.

Trump declares coronavirus disaster for Alaska
Opinion: It’s important to protect DACA during the pandemic

Opinion: It’s important to protect DACA during the pandemic

We must demand that Trump automatically renew DACA permits for all whose permits are expiring.

Opinion: It’s important to protect DACA during the pandemic

Death Notice: Susan Gail Solberg

Susan Gail Solberg, age 74 of Juneau, passed away on March 12, 2020, surrounded by her loving family in Fairbanks. A full obituary will be… Continue reading

Visions of community in a time of crisis

Visions of community in a time of crisis

As Alaskans, we indeed know how to support one another.

Visions of community in a time of crisis
Police calls for Thurday, April 9, 2020

Police calls for Thurday, April 9, 2020

This report contains public information available to the Empire from law enforcement and public safety agencies. This report includes arrest and citation information, not conviction… Continue reading

Police calls for Thurday, April 9, 2020
A group of mostly Republican lawmakers gather on the steps of the Capitol building for an anti-abortion rally on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2020. Health guidelines released by the state Tuesday say abortions can be delayed amid virus concerns. (Peter Segall | Juneau Empire File)

State says abortions can be delayed amid virus concerns

The state lists surgical abortion as something that can be postponed.

A group of mostly Republican lawmakers gather on the steps of the Capitol building for an anti-abortion rally on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2020. Health guidelines released by the state Tuesday say abortions can be delayed amid virus concerns. (Peter Segall | Juneau Empire File)
Opinion: Appreciate the people and moments that make up your life

Opinion: Appreciate the people and moments that make up your life

Our reality has been turned upside down as COVID-19 restrictions have changed our everyday lives.

Opinion: Appreciate the people and moments that make up your life