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Eldred Rock Lighthouse is pictured on Monday, April 29, 2019. (Alex McCarthy | Juneau Empire)
Eldred Rock Lighthouse is pictured on Monday, April 29, 2019. (Alex McCarthy | Juneau Empire)
In this file photo from Aug. 1, 2019, Monika Kunat, left, signs an application petition to recall Gov. Mike Dunleavy with others at the Planet Alaska Gallery in downtown Juneau.                                 Michael Penn | 
Juneau Empire
In this file photo from Aug. 1, 2019, Monika Kunat, left, signs an application petition to recall Gov. Mike Dunleavy with others at the Planet Alaska Gallery in downtown Juneau.                                 Michael Penn | 
Juneau Empire
Police calls for Thursday, Jan. 23, 2020

Police calls for Thursday, Jan. 23, 2020

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Police calls for Thursday, Jan. 23, 2020
Tourists watch as one of two cubs crosses the path between groups of tourists visiting the Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center in 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire file)

Opinion: No place remains special by accident

To make and keep cohesive neighborhoods, it takes planning and zoning.

Tourists watch as one of two cubs crosses the path between groups of tourists visiting the Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center in 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire file)
Police calls for Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2020

Police calls for Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2020

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Police calls for Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2020

Judge puts signature gathering for Dunleavy recall on hold

JUNEAU — A state court judge on Tuesday put on hold a decision that would have allowed supporters of an effort to recall Alaska Gov.… Continue reading

In this June 17, 2019 file photo, The Supreme Court is seen in Washington. (AP Photo | J. Scott Applewhite)

Opinion: 10-year-old court case still mars Alaska’s campaign finance laws

The results of the Citizens United decision were immediate, spectacular and damaging.

In this June 17, 2019 file photo, The Supreme Court is seen in Washington. (AP Photo | J. Scott Applewhite)
Mary Kailukiak fishes for tomcod and smoalt on the Bering Sea Saturday, Jan. 18 near Toksook Bay. The first Americans to be counted in the 2020 Census starting today live in this Bering Sea coastal village. The Census traditionally begins earlier in Alaska than the rest of the nation because frozen ground allows easier access for Census workers, and rural Alaska will scatter with the spring thaw to traditional hunting and fishing grounds. (AP Photo | Gregory Bull)
Mary Kailukiak fishes for tomcod and smoalt on the Bering Sea Saturday, Jan. 18 near Toksook Bay. The first Americans to be counted in the 2020 Census starting today live in this Bering Sea coastal village. The Census traditionally begins earlier in Alaska than the rest of the nation because frozen ground allows easier access for Census workers, and rural Alaska will scatter with the spring thaw to traditional hunting and fishing grounds. (AP Photo | Gregory Bull)
Wild Shots: Photos of Mother Nature in Alaska
Wild Shots: Photos of Mother Nature in Alaska
Police calls for Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020

Police calls for Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020

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Police calls for Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020
Thank you letters for Jan. 19, 2020

Thank you letters for Jan. 19, 2020

Thank you, merci, danke.

Thank you letters for Jan. 19, 2020

Death notice: DuAnne Thorndyke Jacobi

DuAnne Thorndyke Jacobi died Jan. 9, 2020, in Olympia, Washington.

Local college students make honor rolls

Local college students make honor rolls

Recognizing Juneau’s youth.

Local college students make honor rolls
Tourists visit Nugget Falls in September 2014. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

Opinion: When seeking more translates to less

There’s never been a time when anything was “as it used to be.”

Tourists visit Nugget Falls in September 2014. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)
Bernice King, daughter of slain civil rights leader Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., speaks on Thursday about a series of events to be held in and around The King Center in Atlanta. The events commemorating the birth of civil rights icon center around social justice, non-violence seminars and voter education. (AP Photo | Ron Harris)

X-ray vision: What the Torah can teach us about race relations in America

Do you remember Superman’s X-ray vision?

Bernice King, daughter of slain civil rights leader Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., speaks on Thursday about a series of events to be held in and around The King Center in Atlanta. The events commemorating the birth of civil rights icon center around social justice, non-violence seminars and voter education. (AP Photo | Ron Harris)
Police calls for Sunday, Jan. 19, 2020

Police calls for Sunday, Jan. 19, 2020

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Police calls for Sunday, Jan. 19, 2020
Catholic Bishop Andrew Bellisario speaks at a news conference Thursday in Anchorage announcing a review commissioned by the Archdiocese of Anchorage found credible evidence of sexual misconduct by 14 people who served in the archdiocese dating to 1966. (AP Photo | Mark Thiessen)

14 with church ties named in Alaska misconduct review

A review found credible evidence by 14 people who served in the archdiocese dating to 1966.

Catholic Bishop Andrew Bellisario speaks at a news conference Thursday in Anchorage announcing a review commissioned by the Archdiocese of Anchorage found credible evidence of sexual misconduct by 14 people who served in the archdiocese dating to 1966. (AP Photo | Mark Thiessen)
Alaska company takes pizza to new heights with air delivery

Alaska company takes pizza to new heights with air delivery

The air deliveries began as a simple matter of supplying a demand.

Alaska company takes pizza to new heights with air delivery
Your weekend guide: Women will march again, they’re bugging out at the Gold Town Theater and more
Your weekend guide: Women will march again, they’re bugging out at the Gold Town Theater and more
The Alaska State Capitol reflects the sun in December 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

Opinion: The American Dream with an Alaskan twist

The Permanent Fund is being mismanaged.

The Alaska State Capitol reflects the sun in December 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)