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Spring is really here now

Spring is really here now

Robins are hopping along the roadsides and singing in the trees.

Spring is really here now
Senators: Loan program refilled, terms now more favorable for seasonal businesses
Senators: Loan program refilled, terms now more favorable for seasonal businesses
The Downtown Juneau Library, April 7, 2020. (Michael S. Lockett | Juneau Empire)

Juneau board has no plans to follow Mat-Su’s lead on banned books

Stricken authors include Maya Angelou and F. Scott Fitzgerald.

The Downtown Juneau Library, April 7, 2020. (Michael S. Lockett | Juneau Empire)
Patrons wait outside a shop in downtown Juneau on Friday, April 27, 2020. (Peter Segall | Juneau Empire)

Population projections run into a pandemic

State has net zero or negative growth.

Patrons wait outside a shop in downtown Juneau on Friday, April 27, 2020. (Peter Segall | Juneau Empire)
Ferries will receive $10M in federal relief funding

Ferries will receive $10M in federal relief funding

It’s a cut of the state’s COVID-19 money.

Ferries will receive $10M in federal relief funding
Police say teenager a ‘person of interest’ in Fred Meyer vehicle vandalism
Police say teenager a ‘person of interest’ in Fred Meyer vehicle vandalism
Gimme A Smile: It was a Thursday

Gimme A Smile: It was a Thursday

What day is it anyway?

  • Apr 26, 2020
  • By Peggy McKee Barnhill For the Juneau Empire
Gimme A Smile: It was a Thursday
Through the talking glass: Technology helps connect Pioneer Home residents and loved ones
Through the talking glass: Technology helps connect Pioneer Home residents and loved ones
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Thank you letter for April 26

Thank you, merci, danke, gracias, gunalchéesh.

  • Apr 26, 2020
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Opinion: Narcissism is in our DNA

Opinion: Narcissism is in our DNA

But it doesn’t have to decide our actions.

  • Apr 25, 2020
  • By Rich Moniak For the Juneau Empire
Opinion: Narcissism is in our DNA
Mindy Roggenkamp, co-owner of Franklin Street Barbers, cuts hair while wearing her personal protective equipment on Friday, April 24, 2020. She already has reservations booked two weeks ahead, but under the new regulations only one barber can be working in their shop at a time. (Peter Segall | Juneau Empire)

City plotting its own course forward as state eases off restrictions

Some businesses are easing open as the state throttles back regulations.

Mindy Roggenkamp, co-owner of Franklin Street Barbers, cuts hair while wearing her personal protective equipment on Friday, April 24, 2020. She already has reservations booked two weeks ahead, but under the new regulations only one barber can be working in their shop at a time. (Peter Segall | Juneau Empire)
Mindy Roggenkamp, co-owner of Franklin Street Barbers, opened her doors Friday, April 24, 2020 even though she felt concerned it was happening so soon. She’s made her own facemasks, but still has trouble finding cleaning supplies and additional personal protective equipment such as gloves and plastic face shields. (Peter Segall | Juneau Empire)

Businesses open, even if just a little

Customers need masks, too.

Mindy Roggenkamp, co-owner of Franklin Street Barbers, opened her doors Friday, April 24, 2020 even though she felt concerned it was happening so soon. She’s made her own facemasks, but still has trouble finding cleaning supplies and additional personal protective equipment such as gloves and plastic face shields. (Peter Segall | Juneau Empire)
Eva Goering signs her committement to play college soccer for North Idaho College. (Courtesy photo | Heidi Johnson)
Eva Goering signs her committement to play college soccer for North Idaho College. (Courtesy photo | Heidi Johnson)
One building remains busy during quiet time

One building remains busy during quiet time

They’re processing tests.

One building remains busy during quiet time
Slack Tide: Your fabulous Juneau staycation

Slack Tide: Your fabulous Juneau staycation

One man’s shelter-in-place order is another man’s “staycation.”

  • Apr 24, 2020
  • By Geoff Kirsch For the Juneau Empire
Slack Tide: Your fabulous Juneau staycation
Juneau City Hall on Monday, March 30, 2020. (Peter Segall | Juneau Empire)
Juneau City Hall on Monday, March 30, 2020. (Peter Segall | Juneau Empire)
Busy roadwork season for city coming up

Busy roadwork season for city coming up

Traffic delays may be closer than they appear.

Busy roadwork season for city coming up
Businesses can open, whether local leaders like it or not
Businesses can open, whether local leaders like it or not
Associated Press                                In this January photo, a woman walks before dawn in Toksook Bay. Native American leaders are raising questions about how $8 billion in federal coronavirus relief tagged for tribes will be distributed, with some arguing that for-profit Alaska Native corporations shouldn’t get a share of the funding.

US unsure it can meet deadline to disburse funds to tribes

By Felicia Fonseca Associated Press By FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — The U.S. Treasury Department said it’s unsure if it will be able… Continue reading

  • Apr 23, 2020
  • By FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press
Associated Press                                In this January photo, a woman walks before dawn in Toksook Bay. Native American leaders are raising questions about how $8 billion in federal coronavirus relief tagged for tribes will be distributed, with some arguing that for-profit Alaska Native corporations shouldn’t get a share of the funding.
Courtesy Photo | Erin Pratt                                 Erin Pratt (top left), an ICU nurse in a hospital outside of New York City, is one of the many people Juneau at the forefront of the coronavirus crisis.
Courtesy Photo | Erin Pratt                                 Erin Pratt (top left), an ICU nurse in a hospital outside of New York City, is one of the many people Juneau at the forefront of the coronavirus crisis.