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Dirty glaciers all over the world

Dirty glaciers all over the world

Chalk it up to rocks.

Dirty glaciers all over the world
In this file photo, the Alaska Marine Highway System ferries LeConte, left, Malaspina and Tazlina, hidden from view, are tied up at the Auke Bay Terminal on Thursday, July 25, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)
In this file photo, the Alaska Marine Highway System ferries LeConte, left, Malaspina and Tazlina, hidden from view, are tied up at the Auke Bay Terminal on Thursday, July 25, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)
FBI report: Alaska sexual assault rate highest in nation

FBI report: Alaska sexual assault rate highest in nation

Here’s what the new FBI report says.

FBI report: Alaska sexual assault rate highest in nation
Keep the lows, medium

Keep the lows, medium

‘You’re on a roll, Lund.’

Keep the lows, medium
Vivian Mork Yéilk’ passes down plant knowledge to the next generation in Wrangell. (Breanne Pearson | For the Capital City Weekly)

Planet Alaska: Season of storytelling

What kind of stories will our great-great grandchildren tell of us?

Vivian Mork Yéilk’ passes down plant knowledge to the next generation in Wrangell. (Breanne Pearson | For the Capital City Weekly)
Sealaska Heritage Institute’s Walter Soboleff Building will be the site of a Walter Soboleff-focused program, Thursday, Nov. 14. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)
Sealaska Heritage Institute’s Walter Soboleff Building will be the site of a Walter Soboleff-focused program, Thursday, Nov. 14. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)
Former Director of the state’s combined alcohol and marijuana control office Erika McConnell, left, sits with Marijuana board chairman Mark Springer in Anchorage, Alaska, on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2019. The board that regulates Alaska’s legal marijuana industry voted to fire McConnell following last month’s vote by the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board to dismiss her. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)

Top Alaska marijuana regulator fired from job

The Marijuana Control Board voted 3-2.

Former Director of the state’s combined alcohol and marijuana control office Erika McConnell, left, sits with Marijuana board chairman Mark Springer in Anchorage, Alaska, on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2019. The board that regulates Alaska’s legal marijuana industry voted to fire McConnell following last month’s vote by the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board to dismiss her. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)
Police calls for Thursday, Nov. 14, 2019

Police calls for Thursday, Nov. 14, 2019

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Police calls for Thursday, Nov. 14, 2019
Do you know the history behind the Horse Tram Trail?
Do you know the history behind the Horse Tram Trail?
Police calls for Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2019

Police calls for Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2019

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Police calls for Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2019
Republicans advance 3 nominees for open Alaska House seat
Republicans advance 3 nominees for open Alaska House seat
Police calls for Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2019

Police calls for Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2019

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Police calls for Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2019
‘A way to say goodbye in my own words’: Alaska figure skater brings his emotions to the ice
‘A way to say goodbye in my own words’: Alaska figure skater brings his emotions to the ice
President Donald Trump listens to Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., speak during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House where Trump spoke about his judicial appointments, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo | Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Opinion: Respecting our Constitution

Was this impeachment constitutionally valid?

President Donald Trump listens to Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., speak during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House where Trump spoke about his judicial appointments, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo | Manuel Balce Ceneta)
Members of the Juneau Community Foundation receive a donation from First Bank in support of the Youth Equity Project. Pictured from left: Luliia Segal, First Bank, Jamie Waste and Jenna Rutecki, Juneau Community Foundation, and Bob Anderson, First Bank. (Courtesy photo | First Bank)
Members of the Juneau Community Foundation receive a donation from First Bank in support of the Youth Equity Project. Pictured from left: Luliia Segal, First Bank, Jamie Waste and Jenna Rutecki, Juneau Community Foundation, and Bob Anderson, First Bank. (Courtesy photo | First Bank)
American Fisheries Society President Jesse Trushenski presents Stan Moberly the first Stanley A. Moberly Award for Outstanding Contributions in Fish Habitat Conservation. (Courtesy Photo | American Fisheries Society)

Tenakee Springs man wins conservation award, medical student earns white coat

Neighbors Recognitions for Sunday, Nov. 10, 2019.

American Fisheries Society President Jesse Trushenski presents Stan Moberly the first Stanley A. Moberly Award for Outstanding Contributions in Fish Habitat Conservation. (Courtesy Photo | American Fisheries Society)
Thank you letters for Nov. 10, 2019

Thank you letters for Nov. 10, 2019

Thank you, merci, danke.

Thank you letters for Nov. 10, 2019
Police calls for Sunday, Nov. 10, 2019

Police calls for Sunday, Nov. 10, 2019

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Police calls for Sunday, Nov. 10, 2019
n this file photo from Feb. 25, 2019, Kevin Clarkson answers questions in front of the House Judiciary Committee. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

Early blows for state of Alaska in prominent cases

The state has suffered recent blows in lawsuits.

n this file photo from Feb. 25, 2019, Kevin Clarkson answers questions in front of the House Judiciary Committee. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

Opinion: How we can encourage private enterprises to invest in downtown?

We have to wonder if Juneau can survive the fiscal challenges we face.