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

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Police calls for Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021

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

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Police calls for Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021

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Writers’ Weir: Outage

A poem by Richard Stokes

This photo shows University of Alaska Southeast in Juneau. (Peter Segall / Juneau Empire File)

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Opinion: University of Alaska is one of our state’s greatest assets

The pandemic created economic hardship and uncertainty, but the university is positioned to help.

The Mendenhall Glacier is just one of many sites that can be seen without venturing outside of the state. (Juneau Empire File)

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Opinion: Help Juneau go big in 2021

This is the year to commit to the epic adventure you’ve had in mind.

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

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Police calls for Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021

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

In this Oct. 28, 2016, photo provided by the Maniilaq Association, Alex Whiting, left, and Cyrus Harris, right, are observed by Chris Sannito, second from left, and Brian Himelbloom, third from left, of the Kodiak Seafood and Marine Science Center as they trim and clean seal blubber in Kotzebue, Alaska. In January 2021, the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation approved seal oil to be served at a Maniilaq elder care home, believed to be a first for seal oil in the U.S. (Maniilaq Association via AP)

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Cultural ‘big deal’: Seal oil makes menu at Alaska care home

Seal oil is back on the menu for Inupiat elders.

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, Feb. 16

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, Feb. 17

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 Thursday, Feb. 18

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 Feb. 19

The most recent state and local numbers.

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Opinion

Alaska sidewalks need plowing in winter

It’s time we make access to our sidewalks safe and usable for everyone, even in winter.

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Opinion

Opinion: It’s sad that the party of Lincoln has fallen so low

RIP, GOP.

Red-breasted nuthatches can walk head-first down a tree trunk and even walk upside down underneath a branch. (Courtesy Photo / Bob Armstrong)

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On The Trails: February scrapbook

Nutty weather and red-breasted nuthatches.

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Letters to the Editor

Opinion: Lisa Murkowski is a role model

Thank you Alaska!

The design for the then-new gold $1 Elizabeth Peratrovich coin was on display during the Elizabeth Peratrovich Day celebration at the Tlingit and Haida Community Council on Feb. 16, 2020. (Michael S. Lockett / Juneau Empire File)

Opinion

Opinion: The ongoing work of Elizabeth Peratrovich

Please join this journey with me to rectify the inequalities we perpetuate, even accidentally.

Foodland and Super Bear customers donate to food bank This photo shows (from left to right) Chris Schapp, Southeast Alaska Food Bank manager; Rick Wilson, Foodland store director; Kelly Crow, Super Bear Store director; Brad Folckomer, Foodland assistant manager; JP Oudekerk, Super Bear assistant manager; and Dave Lefebvre, Southeast Alaska Food Bank board president. (Courtesy Photo)

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Grocery store customers donate to local food bank

Thousands of dollars and thousands of pounds of food.

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Recognitions for the week of Sunday, Feb. 14

Juneau students earn academic honors.

Geoff Kirsch

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Slack Tide: When the going gets tough, the tough muck out the garage

Overcoming stretches of doom and gloom without intoxicants.

Even with their nest covered in snow the eagles are making improvements. (Courtesy Photo / Jos Bakker)

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Wild Shots: Photos of Mother Nature in Alaska

Reader-submitted photos of Southeast Alaska.