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Police calls for Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024

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An early voting station is set up in the atrium of the State Office Building in Juneau, Alaska on Monday, Aug. 5, 2024, the first day of early voting for the 2024 Alaska primary election. (James Brooks/Alaska Beacon)

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Mail delays postpone the start of pre-Election Day voting in parts of rural Alaska

Democrats express worries about the effect on Mary Peltola’s campaign for U.S. House.

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Police calls for Sunday, Aug. 4, 2024

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The U.S. Capitol is seen on a cloudy day in an undated photo. (Photo by Jennifer Shutt/States Newsroom)

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As early voting opens in Alaska’s U.S. House race, current and former candidates talk about what’s at stake

State has only one seat in the House, but in closely divided Congress is one of few swing…

Western rust fungus can leave a big gnarly lump on pine branches. (Photo by Mary F. Willson)

Sports

On the Trails: Flowers, caterpillars and tree foam

Light rain fell as I left the Valley but, as usual, it fell more heavily as I neared…

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Police calls for Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024

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Police calls for Friday, Aug. 2, 2024

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Police calls for Saturday, Aug. 3, 2024

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Jasmine Chavez, a crew member aboard the Quantum of the Seas cruise ship, waves to her family during a cell phone conversation after disembarking from the ship at Marine Park on May 10. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire file photo)

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Ships in port for the week of Aug. 3

Here’s what to expect this week.

Children attend the Sheldon Jackson School in Sitka, in a photo dated between 1900 and 1930. (Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C.)

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Alaska officials echo federal push to promote healing after boarding schools report

Murkowski, state lawmakers have pushed for a Native-led documentation effort.

Gov. Mike Dunleavy speaks to reporters during a news conference Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2024. (James Brooks/Alaska Beacon)

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Gov. Dunleavy vetoes five bills passed late by state House

All five pieces of legislation were passed by the House after midnight on Legislature’s 121st day.

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Police calls for Wednesday, July 31, 2024

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The Council of Nicaea, with Arius depicted as defeated by the council, lying under the feet of Emperor Constantine. (By Jjensen, own work / CC BY-SA 3.0)

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Living and Growing: Healing divisions and promoting unity

When we look around us it is not difficult to miss the many divisions and conflicts that exist…

The author (back) and his brother (front) at a Forest Service cabin on Prince of Wales island many years ago. (Photo provided by Jeff Lund)

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I Went to the Woods: Learning to appreciate the journey to the destination

My wife and I had just moved into the Forest Service cabin and perpetual motion sent me to…

A prepared ratatouille tart ready to serve. (Photo by Patty Schied)

Neighbors

Cooking For Pleasure: Recreating a ratatouille tart from a trip to southern France

The other day my sister Mary and I were reminiscing about our favorite things to eat when we…

Deven Mitchell, executive director of the Alaska Permanent Fund Corp., gives a tour of the corporation’s investment floor to Sen. Jesse Kiehl, D-Juneau, and other attendees of an open house on Friday, Feb. 16, 2024. (James Brooks/Alaska Beacon)

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New Alaska Permanent Fund reports show fiscal crisis growing closer

More money is being spent from the fund than is being deposited or earned through investments.

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Police calls for Tuesday, July 30, 2024

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Volunteers operate an in-person polling place for the special U.S. House primary election on Friday, May 27, 2022 in the atrium of the State Office Building. (James Brooks/Alaska Beacon)

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What Alaskans need to know ahead of the Aug. 20 primary

By-mail voting has already begun, while early in-person voting starts on Aug. 5

Coast Guardsmen march in the Juneau Fourth of July parade on July 4, 2021. (Dana Zigmund / Juneau Empire file photo)

Opinion

Opinion: The ideas and places that make America

After a week of enjoying Colorado’s sunshine, and tolerating its intense dry heat, it’s good to be back…

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Opinion

My Turn: It’s time to secure Alaska’s economic future

Alaska is at a pivotal time in our state’s strategic decisions. We have the opportunity to pave the…