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Nick Vonda brings up a king salmon he caught at the Wayside Park on Channel Drive on Tuesday, June 26, 2018. Beginning at 12:01 a.m. Sunday, July 1st, sport fishing for king salmon and snagging will be prohibited from the shoreline to 200 yards offshore between the end of Channel Drive and a point near the Samson Tug and Barge property to ensure that enough king salmon make it up the fish ladder to meet egg-take goals needed for future production. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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Fishing at Macaulay to close Sunday

King salmon fishing near Macaulay Hatchery will close Sunday.

People gather outside the Millennium Biltmore Hotel to protest against U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions, Tuesday, June 26, 2018, in Los Angeles. Sessions gave a speech at the hotel. (Jae C. Hong | The Associated Press)

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Pair of evening events will prelude weekend immigration rally

Translator will share her experiences, offer advice on organization.

This image, taken by an aerial drone and provided to the Empire by the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Juneau, shows Suicide Basin on the Mendenhall Glacier after a calving event triggered expectations of a flood along the Mendenhall River on June 25, 2018. (Courtesy photo)

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‘Really, really impressive’ glacier calving prompted flood watch for Mendenhall Valley

A chunk of ice a fifth of a mile wide splashed into the basin with a cacophanous roar.

Participants gather to introduce themselves at the start of the Wisdom in the Circle meeting at Elizabeth Peratrovich Hall on Monday, June 25, 2018. The event is hosted by Tlingit & Haida, AWARE, and the Juneau Violence Prevention Coalition. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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‘Move at the speed of trust’: Wisdom in the Circle talks racial, gender-based violence

For Ati Nasiah, the way for people to open up a discussion on personal issues starts with trust.…

Best Starts for Juneau supporters Kevin Ritchie and Joy Lyon discuss the program outside of Assembly Chambers Monday, June 25. (Gregory Philson | Juneau Empire)

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Funding of new pre-K program could be on October ballot

A new pre-kindergarten program for Juneau youth is still in the works, but funding the program may be…

The Housing First Project in September 2017. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

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New data shows Housing First program helping Juneau’s homeless

Emergency services use has decreased since housing project went up.

Participants gather to introduce themselves at the start of the Wisdom in the Circle meeting at Elizabeth Peratrovich Hall on Monday, June 25, 2018. The event is hosted by Tlingit & Haida, AWARE, and the Juneau Violence Prevention Coalition. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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‘Move at the speed of trust’: Wisdom in the Circle talks racial, gender-based violence

Group hopes to turn ideas into solutions for the problem.

A person identified as Ryan Jerome Bradshaw is seen in a photo provided by the Juneau Police Department. (Courtesy photo)

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Juneau police arrest wanted man

Ryan Jerome Bradshaw is accused of multiple felonies.

Juneau Municipal Clerk Laurie Sica in her office on Tuesday, June 19, 2018. Sica is retiring this month. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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‘Churn that butter’: Municipal clerk retires after 22 years working for the city

Laurie Sica never knows exactly what her day may entail. And for her, that is part of why…

Inside seven of Juneau’s greatest gardens

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Inside seven of Juneau’s greatest gardens

It takes persistence to grow in Juneau. Frosts last longer, our cold soils don’t drain. Sometimes it seems…

Sealaska Corp. shared the results of its board elections about 3 p.m. at its annual meeting, which took place Saturday in Wrangell.

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Independent candidate Nicole Hallingstad elected to Sealaska board

Sealaska Corp. shareholders have elected an independent candidate to the board of directors that controls Southeast Alaska’s regional…

Inside seven of Juneau’s greatest gardens

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Inside seven of Juneau’s greatest gardens

It takes persistence to grow in Juneau.

Sealaska Corp. held its annual meeting Saturday, June 23, 2018 in Wrangell High School’s gymnasium. (Gloria Eyon | Sealaska courtesy photo)

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Independent candidate Nicole Hallingstad elected to Sealaska board

Sealaska Corp. shareholders have elected an independent candidate to the board of directors that controls Southeast Alaska’s regional…

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Drawing science: Field sketching for beginners

Observation is fundamental to science.

Governor Hilario Davide, from the Philippines Province of Cebu, meets with Mayor Ken Koelsch, left, and Assembly members Mary Becker, center, Jerry Nankervis and Jesse Kiehl (not pictured) at City Hall on Friday, June 22, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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Filipino gov makes a trip to historic enclave

Gov. Hilario P. Davide III sat in front of a bowl of karioko on Friday at city hall,…

In this June 2017 photo, a pedestrian walks by City Hall on June 7, 2017. (Alex McCarthy | Juneau Empire File)

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City discussing possible ballot measure for pre-K funding program

Funding for a pre-K funding program aimed to help children prepare for kindergarten may be part of the…

Mary Lou Spartz talks about her interest in the SS Princess Sophia on Friday, June 22, 2018. The Sophia sank in 1918 with 343 or more people dying in the incident. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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‘Haunting story’: Mary Lou Spartz talks about her fascination with Princess Sophia

Living on 12th street in Juneau, Mary Lou Spartz’s childhood backyard was the Evergreen Cemetery. Spartz never looked…

Governor Hilario Davide, from the Philippines Province of Cebu, meets with Mayor Ken Koelsch, left, and Assembly members Mary Becker, center, Jerry Nankervis and Jesse Kiehl (not pictured) at City Hall on Friday, June 22, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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Filipino gov makes a trip to historic enclave

Gov. Hilario P. Davide III sat in front of a bowl of karioko on Friday at city hall,…

Meghan Chambers, left, Shabadrang Khalsa, Grace Lee, Stacy Katasse and Mary Richey, right, pose for a picture before a film against the use of plastic straws at the Gold Town Nickelodeon on Wednesday, June 20, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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The last straw: Juneau group’s environmental mission starts with a beverage

The movement started in a sea turtle’s nostril. Three years ago, a group of conservationists in Costa Rica…

Dave Branding, CEO of JAMHI Health & Wellness, Inc., greets Angelina Lundy during an open house at JAMHI’s Midtown Clinic located at the House First Project on Friday, June 22, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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Open to all, new clinic at Housing First gaining patients

The Juneau Alliance for Mental Health Inc. recently added the phrase “Health and Wellness” to their name.