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Courtesy photo | Kaitlyn Tolin Kaitlyn Tolin paddled with partner Amanda Painter from Juneau to Haines over three days in early July. They said they were inspired by friends who had made similar paddleboard trips.

Row, row, row your board: Haines residents paddleboard home from Juneau

Three days of paddling and camping to home.

Courtesy photo | Kaitlyn Tolin Kaitlyn Tolin paddled with partner Amanda Painter from Juneau to Haines over three days in early July. They said they were inspired by friends who had made similar paddleboard trips.
Police calls for Thursday, July 16, 2020

Police calls for Thursday, July 16, 2020

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  • Jul 16, 2020
  • Juneau Empire
  • Crime
Police calls for Thursday, July 16, 2020
The Juneau Pioneer Home on Wednesday, July 15, 2020. All staff at each Pioneer Home had received negative COVID-19 test results the Department of Health and Social Services announced Tuesday, meaning all the Homes were now able to host limited in-person visits. (Peter Segall | Juneau Empire)

Elder care facilities balance health, emotional needs during pandemic

Visiting the vulnerable.

The Juneau Pioneer Home on Wednesday, July 15, 2020. All staff at each Pioneer Home had received negative COVID-19 test results the Department of Health and Social Services announced Tuesday, meaning all the Homes were now able to host limited in-person visits. (Peter Segall | Juneau Empire)
The Juneau Board of Education met July 14, 2020 to discuss plans for the upcoming school year. (Peter Segall | Juneau Empire)

School board approves mask policy, later start date

The school board also confirmed Dr. Bridget Weiss for another three years.

The Juneau Board of Education met July 14, 2020 to discuss plans for the upcoming school year. (Peter Segall | Juneau Empire)
Pitney preps for presidency

Pitney preps for presidency

Farewell for Fairbanks.

Pitney preps for presidency
This composite of courtesy images shows Juneau artists and art by Juneauites who recently earned Rasmuson Foundation awards. (Top left) a still from “This Place/This Sound”, (top middle) Crystal Worl, (top right) Corinna Cook, (bottom left) Annie Bartholomew, (bottom middle) Christy NaMee Eriksen, (bottom right) painting by Lily Hope. (Courtesy Photos)
Capital City Weekly

Lesser-heard voices from the past sing loud for Alaska art awards

Projects range from huge public murals to albums to dances and more.

This composite of courtesy images shows Juneau artists and art by Juneauites who recently earned Rasmuson Foundation awards. (Top left) a still from “This Place/This Sound”, (top middle) Crystal Worl, (top right) Corinna Cook, (bottom left) Annie Bartholomew, (bottom middle) Christy NaMee Eriksen, (bottom right) painting by Lily Hope. (Courtesy Photos)
Trump reins in major environmental law to speed big projects.

Trump reins in major environmental law to speed big projects.

The 1970 law required feds to consider whether a project would harm air, land, water or wildlife.

  • Jul 15, 2020
  • By AAMER MADHANI and KEVIN FREKING Associated Press
Trump reins in major environmental law to speed big projects.
State reports 57 new cases, 1 in Juneau

State reports 57 new cases, 1 in Juneau

How they contracted the virus is under investigation.

  • Jul 15, 2020
  • Juneau Empire
State reports 57 new cases, 1 in Juneau
New takes on annual programs and brand new projects are in Perseverance Theatre’s future, said the theater’s artistic director Leslie Ishii in a video interview. (Peter Segall | Juneau Epire)
Capital City Weekly

Persevering theater: Stage is set for new efforts

The show goes on for Perseverance Theatre.

New takes on annual programs and brand new projects are in Perseverance Theatre’s future, said the theater’s artistic director Leslie Ishii in a video interview. (Peter Segall | Juneau Epire)
Jeff Lund attempts to hook a golden trout in Wyoming during a recent trip. “Yes, [I] traveled to fish during the pandemic,” Lund said. (Jeff Lund | For the Juneau Empire)

Yes, I traveled to fish during the pandemic

Don’t mistake the tone of this, I am not making light of traveling during a pandemic.

Jeff Lund attempts to hook a golden trout in Wyoming during a recent trip. “Yes, [I] traveled to fish during the pandemic,” Lund said. (Jeff Lund | For the Juneau Empire)
Regulators fine Native corporation board member over post

Regulators fine Native corporation board member over post

Goldbelt board member fined $1,000.

  • Jul 15, 2020
  • Associated Press
Regulators fine Native corporation board member over post
Police calls for Wednesday, July 15, 2020

Police calls for Wednesday, July 15, 2020

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  • Jul 15, 2020
  • Juneau Empire
  • Crime
Police calls for Wednesday, July 15, 2020
More funding will come Sullivan says, but when is another matter

More funding will come Sullivan says, but when is another matter

There’s bipartisan support, but the process takes time

More funding will come Sullivan says, but when is another matter
University of Alaska names interim president

University of Alaska names interim president

President search goes on.

University of Alaska names interim president
This undated photo shows a building that remains at the site of the Jesse Lee Home in Seward, Alaska, where the territorial flag, which later became the Alaska state flag, was first flown.The neglected site where the Alaska territorial flag was designed, sewn and first flown will be demolished despite last-minute efforts by Alaskans and a preservation group to save it. The Seward City Council voted Monday, July 13, 2020, to raze the Jesse Lee Home. (Trish Neal via AP, File)

Seward votes to raze site where first Alaska flag was sewn

A memorial at the site is hoped for.

This undated photo shows a building that remains at the site of the Jesse Lee Home in Seward, Alaska, where the territorial flag, which later became the Alaska state flag, was first flown.The neglected site where the Alaska territorial flag was designed, sewn and first flown will be demolished despite last-minute efforts by Alaskans and a preservation group to save it. The Seward City Council voted Monday, July 13, 2020, to raze the Jesse Lee Home. (Trish Neal via AP, File)
This undated electron microscope image made available by the U.S. National Institutes of Health in February 2020 shows the Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. Also known as 2019-nCoV, the virus causes COVID-19. The sample was isolated from a patient in the U.S. (NIAID-RML via AP)

State reports 54 new cases, 1 in Juneau

Newly reported cases of the coronavirus dipped Tuesday for the second straight day. Alaska Department of Health and Social Services reported 54 confirmed COVID-19 cases… Continue reading

This undated electron microscope image made available by the U.S. National Institutes of Health in February 2020 shows the Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. Also known as 2019-nCoV, the virus causes COVID-19. The sample was isolated from a patient in the U.S. (NIAID-RML via AP)
Elin Lunoe, and Pilot, a Steller sea lion, check each other out at a tank at the Alaska SeaLife Center in Seward in this February 2015 photo. The Alaska SeaLife Center is in jeopardy of closing after concerns surrounding the coronavirus pandemic have drastically reduced visitation rates. (AP Photo | Dan Joling, File)

The Alaska SeaLife Center is in jeopardy of closing after drastically reduced visitation rates.

SEWARD — The Alaska SeaLife Center is in jeopardy of closing after concerns surrounding the coronavirus pandemic have drastically reduced visitation rates. A decision will… Continue reading

Elin Lunoe, and Pilot, a Steller sea lion, check each other out at a tank at the Alaska SeaLife Center in Seward in this February 2015 photo. The Alaska SeaLife Center is in jeopardy of closing after concerns surrounding the coronavirus pandemic have drastically reduced visitation rates. (AP Photo | Dan Joling, File)
‘Alaska’s first political thriller’: New novel uses lived experiences to tell its story
Capital City Weekly

‘Alaska’s first political thriller’: New novel uses lived experiences to tell its story

Man-made conflict and natural beauty.

‘Alaska’s first political thriller’: New novel uses lived experiences to tell its story
Company agrees to $7M cleanup of former mine on Prince of Wales Island

Company agrees to $7M cleanup of former mine on Prince of Wales Island

A Colorado company agreed to a $7 million cleanup plan for Alaska’s only uranium mine, which has left radioactive waste in the Tongass National Forest.… Continue reading

  • Jul 14, 2020
  • Associated Press
Company agrees to $7M cleanup of former mine on Prince of Wales Island
Police calls for Tuesday, July 14, 2020

Police calls for Tuesday, July 14, 2020

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  • Jul 14, 2020
  • Juneau Empire
  • Crime
Police calls for Tuesday, July 14, 2020