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

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Police calls for Friday, March 12, 2021

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

An election official lays out more “I voted” stickers on Tuesday, Nov. 3. Stickers for the 2020 general election featured designs by Alaskan artist Barbara Lavallee. (Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire File)

Opinion

Opinion: Voting rights should be enshrined, not suppressed

Please contact your senator urging passage of the For the People Act.

Alaska state Sen. Lora Reinbold sits in a Senate gallery on Friday, March 12, 2021, in Juneau, Alaska. The Alaska Senate voted Wednesday to allow leadership to restrict access to the Capitol by Reinbold, an Eagle River Republican, over violations of protocols meant to guard against COVID-19. (AP Photo / Becky Bohrer, Pool)

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State Senate leaders accommodate member over virus rules

The senate president on Friday called the standoff a distraction.

Erin Jaske and Scott Sandridge cross country ski across the Manette bridge in Bremerton, Wash., on a snowy day, in this Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021, file photo. During the pandemic, people around the world sought relief from lock downs and working from home in leisure sports. (Meegan M. Reid / Kitsap Sun)

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Call of the wild: Great outdoors is great escape in pandemic

Outdoor enthusiasts are certainly stepping outside to play in whatever environment.

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Alaska Science Forum: Snow is the state of Alaska

Fun facts about snow gleaned from a new book.

Max Antman (Courtesy Photo)

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Living & Growing: The Jewish month of Nisan

By Max Antman

(Peter Segall / Juneau Empire File)

Opinion

Opinion: Real governance is more than performance

There’s examples at the state level.

This photo provided by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers taken March 9, 2021, Doug Ramsey, left, of Sundance Wyoming, poses with Alaska Wildlife Trooper Jason Kneier near a hole in the ice of a river in Swentna, Alaska. The two helped pull an 8-year-old boy from the water after he fell into the river. (Alaska Wildlife Troopers)

Sports

Troopers, Iditarod volunteer help rescue child from river

A course change put volunteer in place for rescue.

FILE - This May 8, 2008, file photo shows blank checks on an idle press at the Philadelphia Regional Financial Center, which disburses payments on behalf of federal agencies in Philadelphia. Officials at the Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service said Friday, March 12, 2021 that processing the new round of stimulus payments has already begun, with the aim of having the first payments start showing up in bank accounts this weekend. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

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IRS: New round of COVID relief payments on the way

Processing of the new round of stimulus payments has already begun.

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

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Police calls for Thursday, March 11, 2021

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

Alaska’s congressional delegation, from left to right, Sen. Dan Sullivan, Sen. Lisa Murkowski, Rep. Don Young, all Republicans. (Michael Penn / Juneau Empire File)

Letters to the Editor

Opinion: Delegation can lead fight to end Alzheimer’s by supporting critical funding

I encourage our congressional delegation to increase funding for Alzheimer’s research.

Alaska Senate Secretary Liz Clark, right, holds a copy of the Alaska Legislature's uniform rules as she talks to Sen. Lora Reinbold, R-Eagle River, center, while Senate President Peter Micciche, R-Soldotna and Senate Majority Leader Shelley Hughes, R-Palmer, in the Alaska State Capitol in Juneau, Alaska, Wednesday, March 10, 2021. Reinbold was excluded from most spaces in the Alaska State Capitol until she follows the Legislature's anti-COVID policies. (James Brooks / Anchorage Daily News via AP, Pool)

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State Senate takes action against member over virus rules

An 18-1 vote allows leadership to enforce COVID-19 mitigation policies.

Lisa Daugherty of Juneau Composts says composting is an important way for Juneau to address both climate change and a rapidly filling local landfill. (Courtesy Photo / Brian Wallace for Juneau Climate Change Solutionists)

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Juneau Climate Change Solutionists: Composting organic waste with Lisa Daugherty

Composting is on the rise locally —with good reason.

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 10

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, March 12

The most recent state and local numbers.

Aliy Zirkle, of Two Rivers, greets fans as she passes by at the Iditarod Sled Dog Race start at Deshka Landing in Willow, Alaska, Sunday, March 7, 2021. (Marc Lester / Anchorage Daily News)

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Iditarod musher Zirkle injured, flown to Anchorage for care

By MARK THIESSEN

(Courtesy Photo / Vivian Mork Yéilk’)

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Planet Alaska: Aim for the stars

It’s fitting a Raven works at NASA.

The fear of looking ridiculous or incompetent prevents many people from putting their creative abilities on display. (Jeff Lund / For the Juneau Empire)

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I Went To The Woods: Fear of the single star

There are good leaps and there are dumb ones.

President Joe Biden, seen in this March 8 photo, and his administration are supporting a controversial road through a national wildlife refuge on the remote Alaska Peninsula that is home to migrating waterfowl, continuing the policy of former President Donald Trump.(AP Photo / Patrick Semansky )

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Biden shows support for controversial road in Alaska refuge

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — President Joe Biden’s administration is supporting a controversial road through a national wildlife refuge on…

Death Notices

Death Notice: Craig Lindh

Craig J. Lindh, 81, of Juneau, died on March 1, 2021, in Whitefish, Montana.