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Andrew Lopez, 12, of Midland, Texas, sits next to a statue of George H.W. Bush inside the George H.W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum Saturday, Dec. 1, 2018, in College Station. (David J. Phillip | Associated Press)

Opinion: Wonderful lessons to be learned from late President Bush

Late President Bush, “never hated anyone” which really touches the heart.

Andrew Lopez, 12, of Midland, Texas, sits next to a statue of George H.W. Bush inside the George H.W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum Saturday, Dec. 1, 2018, in College Station. (David J. Phillip | Associated Press)
Giving to United Way

Giving to United Way

Earlier this fall, the United Way of Southeast Alaska launched its Annual Giving Campaign. Why is this important to know about and be involved in?… Continue reading

Giving to United Way
Struggling with the paradoxes of life

Struggling with the paradoxes of life

Some of us are caught up in sameness.

Struggling with the paradoxes of life
It’s Hanukkah: Tonight we’re gonna party like it’s 165 BC

It’s Hanukkah: Tonight we’re gonna party like it’s 165 BC

Hanukkah isn’t all about defying your cardiologist’s orders.

It’s Hanukkah: Tonight we’re gonna party like it’s 165 BC
Photos: Gallery Walk 2018

Photos: Gallery Walk 2018

Get an inside look at the annual holiday event.

Photos: Gallery Walk 2018
Photos: Best photos of the Week

Photos: Best photos of the Week

Best photos of the week by staff photographer Michael Penn from Nov. 26-Dec. 2, 2018. Contact staff photographer Michael Penn at 523-2262 and mpenn@juneauempire.com.… Continue reading

Photos: Best photos of the Week
Video: This senior hula group is spreading Christmas cheer
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Video: This senior hula group is spreading Christmas cheer

It’s a hula dancing Christmas.

Video: This senior hula group is spreading Christmas cheer
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Photos: Thanksgiving in Fairbanks

Photos: Thanksgiving in Fairbanks

You can’t understand “dry cold” until you feel it.

Photos: Thanksgiving in Fairbanks
Frances Andrews promoted to Tribal Court Administrator

Frances Andrews promoted to Tribal Court Administrator

“We are very fortunate to have Frances.”

Frances Andrews promoted to Tribal Court Administrator
The Governor’s Mansion, ready for the holidays, is pictured on Thursday, Nov. 29, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Open house to celebrate Dunleavy’s arrival

There will be cookies.

The Governor’s Mansion, ready for the holidays, is pictured on Thursday, Nov. 29, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Opinion: Energy production is a boon for Alaska and all Americans

Opinion: Energy production is a boon for Alaska and all Americans

Environmentalists need not worry.

Opinion: Energy production is a boon for Alaska and all Americans
Police calls for Friday, Dec. 7, 2018

Police calls for Friday, Dec. 7, 2018

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 Friday, Dec. 7, 2018
Remembering the effects of plastics

Remembering the effects of plastics

We are entering finals week at the University of Alaska Southeast. As students and faculty wrap up our courses, many of us are thinking about… Continue reading

Remembering the effects of plastics
Eagle eyes

Eagle eyes

How does visual acuity work?

Eagle eyes
Frank La Roche, Skagway’s first professional photographer
Capital City Weekly columns

Frank La Roche, Skagway’s first professional photographer

We’re fortunate that photographers were active in this area during and after the Klondike Gold Rush.

Frank La Roche, Skagway’s first professional photographer
People protest the legislature’s extraordinary session during the official Christmas tree lighting ceremony at the Capitol in Madison, Wisconsin on Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2018. Demonstrators booed outgoing Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker on Tuesday during the Christmas tree-lighting ceremony, at times drowning out a high school choir with their own songs in protest of a Republican effort to gut the powers of his Democratic successor. (Mark Hoffman | Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel)

Opinion: Let’s not become Wisconsin

I’ve followed Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s campaign and early actions with alarm. His view of his mandate is out of proportion, being almost exclusively focused on… Continue reading

People protest the legislature’s extraordinary session during the official Christmas tree lighting ceremony at the Capitol in Madison, Wisconsin on Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2018. Demonstrators booed outgoing Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker on Tuesday during the Christmas tree-lighting ceremony, at times drowning out a high school choir with their own songs in protest of a Republican effort to gut the powers of his Democratic successor. (Mark Hoffman | Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel)
Ronan Lynch. (Courtesy Photo | Crow Fox Photography)

Player of the Week: Ronan Lynch

He’s got two hat tricks to his name.

Ronan Lynch. (Courtesy Photo | Crow Fox Photography)
Police calls for Thursday, Dec. 6, 2018

Police calls for Thursday, Dec. 6, 2018

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 Thursday, Dec. 6, 2018
(Unsplash | Skylar Sahakian)

Vintage vinyl: Pop-up record store is Thursday evening

The pop-up shop expects record sales. KXLL’s Pop-Up Record Shop will sell vinyl from 5-7 p.m. Thursday at the Alaskan Brewing Co. Tasting Room, 5429… Continue reading

(Unsplash | Skylar Sahakian)
In this Nov. 30, 2018 photo, Alaska House District 1 candidate Democrat Kathryn Dodge, right, watches the election recount at the Department of Elections’ Juneau, Alaska office. The Democrat who lost a recount by one vote in a contested Alaska House race must decide by Wednesday whether to challenge the results. Kathryn Dodge, in a statement late Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2018, says she and her team were reviewing decisions made by the Division of Elections. She says she disagrees with some of the decisions but wants to “look at everything” before making a final decision. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Democrat who lost Alaska House race recount plans appeal

Kathryn Dodge said she disagreed with decisions the Division of Elections made on some ballots.

In this Nov. 30, 2018 photo, Alaska House District 1 candidate Democrat Kathryn Dodge, right, watches the election recount at the Department of Elections’ Juneau, Alaska office. The Democrat who lost a recount by one vote in a contested Alaska House race must decide by Wednesday whether to challenge the results. Kathryn Dodge, in a statement late Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2018, says she and her team were reviewing decisions made by the Division of Elections. She says she disagrees with some of the decisions but wants to “look at everything” before making a final decision. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)