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Gov. Mike Dunleavy speaks to members of the media before welcoming Juneau residents to the Governor’s Open House on Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

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Point of View: We Alaskans will endure coronavirus pandemic

As our nation and the world experiences the life-altering impacts of the novel coronavirus pandemic, I wanted to…

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Pay it Forward: No wrong or right — just different

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Pay it Forward: No wrong or right — just different

It’s not right, it’s not wrong. It’s just different.

Norwegian musher wins Alaska’s Iditarod sled dog race

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Norwegian musher wins Alaska’s Iditarod sled dog race

ANCHORAGE (AP) — Norwegian musher Thomas Waerner easily won the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race across Alaska, one…

Alaska governor creating economic team amid virus response

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Alaska governor creating economic team amid virus response

JUNEAU — Gov. Mike Dunleavy announced Tuesday that a one-time political rival will help lead a new team…

Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion                                 Seward’s Sam Koster passes around Kenai Central’s Kayden Daniels in front of a big crowd March 28, 2020, at Kenai Central High School in Kenai, Alaska. The state announced Friday there will be no after-school activiities until March 30, 2020, due to the new coronavirus.

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Schools, sports, after-school events canceled

The closures of part of an effort to contain the new coronavirus outbreak.

Woman fatally shot by troopers

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Woman fatally shot by troopers

ANCHORAGE (AP) — Alaska State Troopers fatally shot a woman they say brandished a firearm at them, the…

Alaska Rep. David Eastman sits at his desk on the Alaska House floor on Thursday, March 5, 2020, in Juneau, Alaska. The House voted Thursday to remove Eastman, a Wasilla Republican, from committee positions after House Minority Leader Lance Pruitt indicated frustrations with Eastman within the GOP caucus. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer)

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Alaska House temporarily strips Eastman of committee roles

The Alaska House voted Thursday to remove Republican Rep. David Eastman.

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Point of View: Follow Hammond’s advice by adjusting oil taxes to redeem state’s share

There are at least eight state savings and investment funds operating today, quasi-independent of legislative appropriations. The Department…

Point of View: Public input needed to safeguard state protections

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Point of View: Public input needed to safeguard state protections

In 1971, the Alaska Legislature formed the Department of Environmental Conservation to take the lead on Alaska’s environmental…

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iPads in Pre-K through 2nd grade classes

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Best Bets

Oh no! We get a double-whammy this week, Betster persons, with Friday the 13th on, well, Friday, and…

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