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Police calls for Friday, Dec. 27, 2019

Police calls for Friday, Dec. 27, 2019

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Police calls for Friday, Dec. 27, 2019
GOP senator ‘disturbed’ by McConnell impeachment remark

GOP senator ‘disturbed’ by McConnell impeachment remark

She’s still undecided about how she would vote when the trial takes place.

GOP senator ‘disturbed’ by McConnell impeachment remark
Another decade down

Another decade down

Here’s to the next 10.

Another decade down
Opinion: Let Americans unwrap savings on prescription medicine

Opinion: Let Americans unwrap savings on prescription medicine

‘Let’s end the partisan bickering.’

Opinion: Let Americans unwrap savings on prescription medicine
Nick Yankee takes advantage of the remaining snow along Montana Creek Road to ski on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Opinion: Support ski club’s efforts

Montana Creek is one of my favorite places in Juneau.

Nick Yankee takes advantage of the remaining snow along Montana Creek Road to ski on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Take a deep breath: How animals, like big blue whales and lungless salamanders, breathe
Take a deep breath: How animals, like big blue whales and lungless salamanders, breathe
Police calls for Thursday, Dec. 26, 2019

Police calls for Thursday, Dec. 26, 2019

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Police calls for Thursday, Dec. 26, 2019
The Alaska Marine Highway System ferries LeConte, left, and Fairweather at the Auke Bay Terminal on Monday, March 5, 2018. (Juneau Empire file)

Opinion: Don’t leave rural communities stranded

When will the gridlock end, and when will we be reconnected?

The Alaska Marine Highway System ferries LeConte, left, and Fairweather at the Auke Bay Terminal on Monday, March 5, 2018. (Juneau Empire file)
An e-cigarette device on Thursday, Dec. 12, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Opinion: Until more is known about vaping and THC use, caution is the best advice

“This ain’t your mother’s marijuana.”

An e-cigarette device on Thursday, Dec. 12, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Police calls for Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2019

Police calls for Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2019

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Police calls for Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2019
Beast Mode is back: Lynch signs with Seattle to fill RB void

Beast Mode is back: Lynch signs with Seattle to fill RB void

The Seattle Seahawks have reunited with Marshawn Lynch.

Beast Mode is back: Lynch signs with Seattle to fill RB void
The Auorora. (Courtesy photo | Ward S. Mace via the Alaska Department of Transportation)

Opinion: Repair the Aurora and restore her to service quickly

I’m writing as a concerned citizen and former Alaska Marine Highway System employee.

The Auorora. (Courtesy photo | Ward S. Mace via the Alaska Department of Transportation)
Copper and silver engraved jewelry by Jennifer Younger at the SHI store in Juneau. (Courtesy file photo | Jennifer Younger)
Copper and silver engraved jewelry by Jennifer Younger at the SHI store in Juneau. (Courtesy file photo | Jennifer Younger)
Police calls for Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2019

Police calls for Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2019

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Police calls for Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2019
Opinion: The Christmas gift we all need

Opinion: The Christmas gift we all need

The gift I need, and can best offer others is acceptance.

Opinion: The Christmas gift we all need
Living & Growing: A Savior Born To Be With Us

Living & Growing: A Savior Born To Be With Us

I recall hearing a story years ago, the impact which still touches me today.

Living & Growing: A Savior Born To Be With Us
Police calls for Sunday, Dec. 22, 2019

Police calls for Sunday, Dec. 22, 2019

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Police calls for Sunday, Dec. 22, 2019
A $75,000 grant to Juneau Alliance for Mental Health, Inc. Health & Wellness, Inc will help fund a behavioral health clinician for residents of Forget-Me-Not Manor, a Housing First building seen in this Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)
A $75,000 grant to Juneau Alliance for Mental Health, Inc. Health & Wellness, Inc will help fund a behavioral health clinician for residents of Forget-Me-Not Manor, a Housing First building seen in this Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)
Thank you letters for Dec. 22, 2019

Thank you letters for Dec. 22, 2019

Thank you, merci, danke.

Thank you letters for Dec. 22, 2019
Neighbors News: Bartlett nurses earn awards, local graduates university, student earns place on dean’s list and athlete receives volleyball award
Neighbors News: Bartlett nurses earn awards, local graduates university, student earns place on dean’s list and athlete receives volleyball award