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Sen. Shelley Hughes

Opinion: Sen. Hughes: Time to let go and get it right

The sound of the crowd is at fever pitch.

Sen. Shelley Hughes
Opinion: The upside-down economics of the health insurance system

Opinion: The upside-down economics of the health insurance system

Democrats and Republicans in Congress got it all wrong.

Opinion: The upside-down economics of the health insurance system
Thank you letters for Dec. 8, 2019

Thank you letters for Dec. 8, 2019

Thank you, merci, danke.

Thank you letters for Dec. 8, 2019
People gather on Front Street during Gallery Walk on Friday, Dec. 7, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

Your Guide to Gallery Walk 2019

It’s the biggest Friday Friday of the year.

People gather on Front Street during Gallery Walk on Friday, Dec. 7, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)
The Tongass National Forest sign stands near the Auke Village Recreation Area. (Juneau Empire File)

Opinion: Trout Unlimited’s assertions on Tongass are wrong

Assertions that 66% of the “largest and best stands” have been cut is absurd.

The Tongass National Forest sign stands near the Auke Village Recreation Area. (Juneau Empire File)
Sustainable Alaska: Saving Energy at UAS

Sustainable Alaska: Saving Energy at UAS

How the campus saves energy (and money).

Sustainable Alaska: Saving Energy at UAS
Police calls for Friday, Dec. 6, 2019

Police calls for Friday, Dec. 6, 2019

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Police calls for Friday, Dec. 6, 2019
Redoubt’s big impact 30 years ago

Redoubt’s big impact 30 years ago

The eruption that nearly brought down a passenger jet.

Redoubt’s big impact 30 years ago
University of Alaska regents reject consolidation plan
University of Alaska regents reject consolidation plan
The Alaska Marine Highway’s ferry Matanuska passes the Eagle Glacier on its way south to Juneau. (Juneau Empire File)
The Alaska Marine Highway’s ferry Matanuska passes the Eagle Glacier on its way south to Juneau. (Juneau Empire File)
The Tongass National Forest is the largest national forest in the United States at 17 million acres. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

Opinion: The Roadless Rule doesn’t save anything

It is a politically motivated impediment to good forest management and use.

The Tongass National Forest is the largest national forest in the United States at 17 million acres. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)
Your weekend guide: a tourism talk, a robotics tournament and live music and art
Your weekend guide: a tourism talk, a robotics tournament and live music and art
Police calls for Thursday, Dec. 5, 2019

Police calls for Thursday, Dec. 5, 2019

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Police calls for Thursday, Dec. 5, 2019
A city employee uses an all-terrain vehicle to plow Franklin Street sidewalks in this March 2017 photo. Sunday, there will be a Kid’s Day hosted by the Downtown Business Association downtown. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

Kid’s Day is Sunday downtown

Sunday is Kid’s Day downtown.

A city employee uses an all-terrain vehicle to plow Franklin Street sidewalks in this March 2017 photo. Sunday, there will be a Kid’s Day hosted by the Downtown Business Association downtown. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)
Holiday pops, a Gallery Walk street closure and a New Years Eve party announced
Holiday pops, a Gallery Walk street closure and a New Years Eve party announced
Cruise ship visitors gather for their tours on the Seawalk on Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2017. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)
Cruise ship visitors gather for their tours on the Seawalk on Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2017. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)
A little brown bat. (Courtesy Photo | Alaska Department of Fish and Game)

Dogs make the best bat-scent detectors, helping local researchers

The excellent noses of dogs are put to work in bat research.

A little brown bat. (Courtesy Photo | Alaska Department of Fish and Game)
Police calls for Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2019

Police calls for Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2019

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Police calls for Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2019
Southeast Alaska teen hospitalized in state’s first vaping injury case
Southeast Alaska teen hospitalized in state’s first vaping injury case
Police calls for Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2019

Police calls for Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2019

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Police calls for Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2019