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Opinion: Infrastructure could lay groundwork for recovery

Opinion: Infrastructure could lay groundwork for recovery

The COVID-19 pandemic has swiftly swept across the world, with cases and deaths rising rapidly in the United States. Governments are increasingly cracking down to… Continue reading

Opinion: Infrastructure could lay groundwork for recovery
Police calls for Sunday, April 19, 2020

Police calls for Sunday, April 19, 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 Sunday, April 19, 2020
Living & Growing: Awaken and listen to creation

Living & Growing: Awaken and listen to creation

The present is where we are at the moment, and it is here that we need to listen to God.

Living & Growing: Awaken and listen to creation
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Thank you letters for April 19

Thank you, merci, danke, gracias, gunalchéesh.

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Opinion: Now’s the time for nondiscrimination

Opinion: Now’s the time for nondiscrimination

As the medical director of the only clinic in Anchorage that markets to LGBTQ Alaskans, it is my job to provide care and find resources… Continue reading

Opinion: Now’s the time for nondiscrimination
Tom Ploszaj, left, and Tony Stelik read a sign prohibiting gatherings of 10 or more people as they arrive at the State House for a scheduled protest against the state lockdown due to COVID-19, Saturday, April 18, 2020, in Concord, N.H. (AP Photo | Michael Dwyer)

Governors feel heat to reopen from protesters, president

Protests against stay-at-home orders were planned for Saturday in several cities.

Tom Ploszaj, left, and Tony Stelik read a sign prohibiting gatherings of 10 or more people as they arrive at the State House for a scheduled protest against the state lockdown due to COVID-19, Saturday, April 18, 2020, in Concord, N.H. (AP Photo | Michael Dwyer)
It is now and always will be a police car. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
It is now and always will be a police car. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Opinion: The experts Dunleavy ignored

Opinion: The experts Dunleavy ignored

Dunleavy has handled the pandemic admirably, but the financial crisis is a different story.

Opinion: The experts Dunleavy ignored
Riley the wolf on the Denali Park Road with one of her packmates in 2017. (Courtesy Photo | National Park Service)

Life of Riley reaches its end

She was a tough wolf until the end.

Riley the wolf on the Denali Park Road with one of her packmates in 2017. (Courtesy Photo | National Park Service)
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Police calls for Friday, April 17, 2020

Police calls for Friday, April 17, 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 17, 2020
A snowboarder makes his way through the snow at Eaglecrest Ski Area earlier this month. The City and Borough of Juneau-owned and operated ski area has received snowfall each of the past 30 days. (Courtesy Photo | Jeremy Lavendar)

Opinion: Stay safe out there

High peaks, low infection rates.

A snowboarder makes his way through the snow at Eaglecrest Ski Area earlier this month. The City and Borough of Juneau-owned and operated ski area has received snowfall each of the past 30 days. (Courtesy Photo | Jeremy Lavendar)

Death Notice: Susan (Sturrock) Judson

The family of Susan (Sturrock) Judson announce with a heavy heart of her passing on April 10, 2020. Sue’s wishes are being followed and services… Continue reading

Juneau City Hall on Monday, March 30, 2020. (Peter Segall | Juneau Empire)

Opinion: Pick priorities, not winners and losers, to plug our budget gap

The Assembly must make some hard choices.

Juneau City Hall on Monday, March 30, 2020. (Peter Segall | Juneau Empire)
The ferry Columbia sails through Lynn Canal on Monday, April 29, 2019. (Alex McCarthy | Juneau Empire)

Opinion: We’re committed to the Alaska Marine Highway System

“The governor and I are committed to the Marine Highway’s success.”

The ferry Columbia sails through Lynn Canal on Monday, April 29, 2019. (Alex McCarthy | Juneau Empire)
Police calls for Thurday, April 16, 2020

Police calls for Thurday, April 16, 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 16, 2020
Staff Picks is a recurring round-up of what the Juneau Empire and Capital City Weekly staff are reading, watching, lighting to and playing.

Staff Picks: Here’s what we’re reading, watching, listening to and playing

Punk, science fiction, religious allegories featuring polar bears and more.

Staff Picks is a recurring round-up of what the Juneau Empire and Capital City Weekly staff are reading, watching, lighting to and playing.
Complaining about a lost fish or low water in times like these is evidence that you probably have it better than most and should act accordingly. (Jeff Lund | For the Juneau Empire)

Steelhead fishing in the time of Covid-19

Being healthy and employed makes me treasure simple pleasures like a lost fish.

Complaining about a lost fish or low water in times like these is evidence that you probably have it better than most and should act accordingly. (Jeff Lund | For the Juneau Empire)
This undated electron microscope image made available by the U.S. National Institutes of Health in February 2020 shows the virus that causes COVID-19. The sample was isolated from a patient in the U.S. Some political leaders are hailing a potential breakthrough in the fight against COVID-19: simple pin-prick blood tests or nasal swabs that can determine within minutes if someone has, or previously had, the virus. But some scientists have challenged their accuracy. (NIAID-RML via AP)

State reports 3 new cases for Juneau

All are men.

This undated electron microscope image made available by the U.S. National Institutes of Health in February 2020 shows the virus that causes COVID-19. The sample was isolated from a patient in the U.S. Some political leaders are hailing a potential breakthrough in the fight against COVID-19: simple pin-prick blood tests or nasal swabs that can determine within minutes if someone has, or previously had, the virus. But some scientists have challenged their accuracy. (NIAID-RML via AP)