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Opinion: Where’s the adult leadership on gun violence?

Opinion: Where’s the adult leadership on gun violence?

Dunleavy, Meyer nowhere to be seen during rally.

Opinion: Where’s the adult leadership on gun violence?
Police calls for Monday Feb. 18, 2019

Police calls for Monday Feb. 18, 2019

This report contains public information available to the Empire from law enforcement and public safety agencies. This report includes arrest and citation information, not conviction… Continue reading

Police calls for Monday Feb. 18, 2019
University Board of Regents to take public testimony
University Board of Regents to take public testimony
Sen. Natasha Von Imhof, R-Anchorage, co-chair of Senate Finance Committee, asks a question while listening to a presentation by the Department of Education and Early Development at the Capitol, on Monday, Feb. 18, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Sen. Natasha Von Imhof, R-Anchorage, co-chair of Senate Finance Committee, asks a question while listening to a presentation by the Department of Education and Early Development at the Capitol, on Monday, Feb. 18, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Police calls for Monday, Feb. 18, 2019

Police calls for Monday, Feb. 18, 2019

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Police calls for Monday, Feb. 18, 2019
Opinion: Children’s play is critical for healthy development

Opinion: Children’s play is critical for healthy development

A very different kind of prescription.

Opinion: Children’s play is critical for healthy development
Opinion: The governor kept his word

Opinion: The governor kept his word

Dunleavy is achieving fiscal goals with his budget.

Opinion: The governor kept his word
7 dead whales reported on Kodiak Island in 2018

7 dead whales reported on Kodiak Island in 2018

That is far short of the 49 deceased whales reported in the region in 2015.

7 dead whales reported on Kodiak Island in 2018
Police calls for Sunday, Feb. 17, 2019

Police calls for Sunday, Feb. 17, 2019

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Police calls for Sunday, Feb. 17, 2019

Death Notice: Joyce Hinshaw Morrison

Joyce Arlene (Hinshaw) Morrison died Feb. 11, 2019, in Casper, Wyoming, at Wyoming Medical Center surrounded by her loving family. She was 93. Morrison was… Continue reading

Frank Murkowski: Here’s how to fix the Alaska Marine Highway System
Frank Murkowski: Here’s how to fix the Alaska Marine Highway System
Juneau composting business wins $25K for sustainability

Juneau composting business wins $25K for sustainability

Path to Prosperity Business Competition.

Juneau composting business wins $25K for sustainability
Nominations open for First Lady’s Volunteer of the Year Awards
Nominations open for First Lady’s Volunteer of the Year Awards
Opinion: League of Women Voters supports government reform bill

Opinion: League of Women Voters supports government reform bill

The legislation will strengthen our democracy.

Opinion: League of Women Voters supports government reform bill
Opinion: State income tax is the answer in Alaska

Opinion: State income tax is the answer in Alaska

A tax would prevent Gov. Dunleavy’s draconian cuts.

Opinion: State income tax is the answer in Alaska
Opinion: The drowning of our democracy

Opinion: The drowning of our democracy

We won’t be any better in a sea of worthless information.

Opinion: The drowning of our democracy
Worshipping together on our wedding day

Worshipping together on our wedding day

It allows us awakening, belonging and growth.

Worshipping together on our wedding day
In this Feb. 4, 2019 file photo, former Speaker nominee Rep. Bryce Edgmon, Dillingham, right, shares a laugh with Speaker nominee Rep. David Talerico, R-Healy, as Speaker Pro Tempore Rep. Neal Foster, Nome, presides over the House. Edgmon was elected Speaker of the House on Thursday. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

A whirlwhind week at the state capitol

Looking back on the week in the Alaska Legislature.

In this Feb. 4, 2019 file photo, former Speaker nominee Rep. Bryce Edgmon, Dillingham, right, shares a laugh with Speaker nominee Rep. David Talerico, R-Healy, as Speaker Pro Tempore Rep. Neal Foster, Nome, presides over the House. Edgmon was elected Speaker of the House on Thursday. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Photos: Thunder Mountain vs. Juneau-Douglas

Photos: Thunder Mountain vs. Juneau-Douglas

Crosstown rivals battle on the court.

Photos: Thunder Mountain vs. Juneau-Douglas