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City and Borough of Juneau Beth Weldon delivers opening remarks during the International Forum of Sovereign Wealth Funds’ annual meeting at Centennial Hall, Sept. 12, 2019. After recovering from COVID-19, Weldon encourages people to get tested for the illness, if they have new symptoms, even if the symptoms are mild. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

Mayor recovers from COVID-19, emphasizes importance of testing

She was case No. 32, city says.

City and Borough of Juneau Beth Weldon delivers opening remarks during the International Forum of Sovereign Wealth Funds’ annual meeting at Centennial Hall, Sept. 12, 2019. After recovering from COVID-19, Weldon encourages people to get tested for the illness, if they have new symptoms, even if the symptoms are mild. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)
The M/V Tustumena comes into Homer after spending the day in Seldovia in 2010. (Homer News file photo)

Ferry crew, passengers must undergo COVID-19 testing

Forty-one crew members and passengers of an Alaska state ferry will undergo testing for COVID-19.

  • Jun 8, 2020
  • By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press
The M/V Tustumena comes into Homer after spending the day in Seldovia in 2010. (Homer News file photo)
Ketchikan residents turn out to show support to the LGBTQ community after a florist refused service to a gay couple on June 5, 2020. (Courtesy photo | Tommy Varela)

Ketchikan man says 2 grooms were a deal breaker for local florist

More than 100 people showed up to show their support.

Ketchikan residents turn out to show support to the LGBTQ community after a florist refused service to a gay couple on June 5, 2020. (Courtesy photo | Tommy Varela)
Morgan Fawcett of Woosh.ji.een of Juneau dances in the Grand Entrance for Celebration 2018 along Willoughby Avenue on Wednesday, June 6, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

Sealaska’s Celebration is virtually ready to begin

Celebration is scheduled to resume in-person next year.

Morgan Fawcett of Woosh.ji.een of Juneau dances in the Grand Entrance for Celebration 2018 along Willoughby Avenue on Wednesday, June 6, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)
Presidential candidate sees Alaskans as a natural fit
Presidential candidate sees Alaskans as a natural fit
This undated electron microscope image made available by the U.S. National Institutes of Health in February 2020 shows the Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, yellow, emerging from the surface of cells, pink, cultured in the lab. Also known as 2019-nCoV, the virus causes COVID-19. The sample was isolated from a patient in the U.S. On Friday, May 29, 2020, The Associated Press reported on stories circulating online incorrectly asserting that coronavirus has an HIV protein that proves it was genetically modified. Experts say the coronavirus has no HIV sequences in it’s genetic makeup. Since the early days of the coronavirus outbreak, social media posts have tried to cast doubt on its origins. (NIAID-RML via AP)

State confirms another new case for Juneau

That’s 35 total and the second new case in two days.

This undated electron microscope image made available by the U.S. National Institutes of Health in February 2020 shows the Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, yellow, emerging from the surface of cells, pink, cultured in the lab. Also known as 2019-nCoV, the virus causes COVID-19. The sample was isolated from a patient in the U.S. On Friday, May 29, 2020, The Associated Press reported on stories circulating online incorrectly asserting that coronavirus has an HIV protein that proves it was genetically modified. Experts say the coronavirus has no HIV sequences in it’s genetic makeup. Since the early days of the coronavirus outbreak, social media posts have tried to cast doubt on its origins. (NIAID-RML via AP)
Opinion: Addressing problematic accounting behind the Fair Share Act

Opinion: Addressing problematic accounting behind the Fair Share Act

Editor’s Note: Ordinarily My Turn submissions are limited to one per person per month, but the rule is being waived to allow someone to address… Continue reading

  • Jun 8, 2020
  • By Roger Marks
Opinion: Addressing problematic accounting behind the Fair Share Act
Leah Haskell-Cummins speaks during a rally for human rights and the sanctity of black lives in Marine Park on June 6, 2020, following the death of George Floyd in the custody of the Minneapolis Police Department. (Michael S. Lockett | Juneau Empire)

Hundreds gather in Juneau for physical and virtual human rights rallies

The rally went from Marine Park to the Douglas Bridge.

Leah Haskell-Cummins speaks during a rally for human rights and the sanctity of black lives in Marine Park on June 6, 2020, following the death of George Floyd in the custody of the Minneapolis Police Department. (Michael S. Lockett | Juneau Empire)
Living & Growing: Spiritual work has to be lived out in the flesh

Living & Growing: Spiritual work has to be lived out in the flesh

We are learning how to close the gaps between our hearts and our lives.

  • Jun 7, 2020
Living & Growing: Spiritual work has to be lived out in the flesh
Alaska Supreme Court justices call for commitment to equality

Alaska Supreme Court justices call for commitment to equality

When so many members of our community are not heard or are not treated fairly, we must make changes.

  • Jun 6, 2020
  • Juneau Empire
Alaska Supreme Court justices call for commitment to equality
Peter Segall | Juneau Empire                                 This Front Street space used to be home to Trickster Company, which had to close its physical location in Juneau due to COVID-19 related loss off revenue. However, business co-owner Crystal Worl said online sales have allowed the business to maintain its Anchorage operations and wait to find a new Juneau space. Other business operators said online sales have been a boon when in-person business has been slow or impossible.

Online sales have helped local businesses continue to exist

While brick and mortar shuttered, digital sales surged.

Peter Segall | Juneau Empire                                 This Front Street space used to be home to Trickster Company, which had to close its physical location in Juneau due to COVID-19 related loss off revenue. However, business co-owner Crystal Worl said online sales have allowed the business to maintain its Anchorage operations and wait to find a new Juneau space. Other business operators said online sales have been a boon when in-person business has been slow or impossible.
Opinion: Violence is never the answer

Opinion: Violence is never the answer

Tension between persistence needed to create equality and impatience isn’t resolved by violence.

  • Jun 6, 2020
  • By Rich Moniak
Opinion: Violence is never the answer
University of Alaska regents cut 39 programs across the system
University of Alaska regents cut 39 programs across the system
Sherry Patterson, president of the Black Awareness Association, Juneau, speaks during a Martin Luther King Jr. Day community celebration held at St. Paul’s Catholic Church on Jan. 20, 2020. Patterson is one of many who raised their voice following the death of George Floyd in police custody. (Michael S. Lockett | Juneau Empire)
Sherry Patterson, president of the Black Awareness Association, Juneau, speaks during a Martin Luther King Jr. Day community celebration held at St. Paul’s Catholic Church on Jan. 20, 2020. Patterson is one of many who raised their voice following the death of George Floyd in police custody. (Michael S. Lockett | Juneau Empire)
Peter Segall | Juneau Empire                                 Capital City Fire/Rescue is recruiting temporary workers to help with outreach and screening at Juneau International Airport.

City seeks temporary emergency public health workers

They’d help with outreach and screening at airport.

  • Jun 5, 2020
  • Juneau Empire
Peter Segall | Juneau Empire                                 Capital City Fire/Rescue is recruiting temporary workers to help with outreach and screening at Juneau International Airport.
Biologist Sophie Gilbert and glaciologist Tim Bartholomaus smile together in 2018. (Courtesy Photo | Tim Bartholomaus and Sophie Gilbert)

A tale of glacier mice and young love

The mice aren’t real, the relationship is.

Biologist Sophie Gilbert and glaciologist Tim Bartholomaus smile together in 2018. (Courtesy Photo | Tim Bartholomaus and Sophie Gilbert)
Micah Grigg, a Thunder Mountain High School graduate, will be swimming for Lenoir Rhyne University in North Carolina in the fall, signing with the school’s team this spring. (Courtesy photo | Micah Grigg)

Two members of Juneau’s swim club are college-bound

North Carolina and Fairbanks are a little further than a 1650-yard race away.

Micah Grigg, a Thunder Mountain High School graduate, will be swimming for Lenoir Rhyne University in North Carolina in the fall, signing with the school’s team this spring. (Courtesy photo | Micah Grigg)
Alaska’s congressional delegation responds to Trump criticisms, protests
Alaska’s congressional delegation responds to Trump criticisms, protests
University of Alaska board votes for study on University of Alaska Southeast merger
University of Alaska board votes for study on University of Alaska Southeast merger
A member of Capital City Fire/Rescue’s Airport Screening Task Force greets passengers disembarking from a flight arriving at the Juneau International Airport on Wednesday, May 27, 2020. All passengers are handed fliers with health and safety information as they leave the plane. (Peter Segall | Juneau Empire)

City votes against local quarantine measure, citing state mandate

Governor’s mandate seems like enough for Assembly.

A member of Capital City Fire/Rescue’s Airport Screening Task Force greets passengers disembarking from a flight arriving at the Juneau International Airport on Wednesday, May 27, 2020. All passengers are handed fliers with health and safety information as they leave the plane. (Peter Segall | Juneau Empire)