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    Articles by Clarise Larson
    A school bus sits in the parking lot of the University of Southeast Alaska Tech Center downtown. In the fall of 2024, a new commercial driver’s license education training program is expected to be offered at the campus. (Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire)
    UAS to establish Juneau-based CDL program amid driver...
    By Clarise Larson • December 28, 2022 2:30 am

    New program could put driver shortage in the rear-view mirror.

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    A black tote holding Alaska Native artifacts sits on the ground of the Juneau International Airport Thursday afternoon. It was flown from Seattle after being filled with 25 Alaska Native artifacts held at George Fox University in Oregon. ( Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire)
    Kake to welcome artifacts — some over 200...
    By Clarise Larson • November 18, 2022 6:30 am

    ‘When I looked at them it was like looking at my past and my elders’

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    Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire
Two Dungeness crabs charge one another while standing on the deck of Charlie Blattner’s boat named “Marco” berthed at the Aurora Harbor on Monday afternoon. According to data from the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, this summer’s Dungeness crab fishery dropped around $10 million in value compared to last year.
    Dungeness crab summer harvest drops $10M from previous...
    By Clarise Larson • November 16, 2022 8:30 am

    Some Southeast fishermen skipping fall season entirely, other’s say season has been “hit or miss”

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    Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire
Lillian Petershoare speaks into a microphone during a Walter Soboleff Day presentation in the Walter Soboleff Building Monday afternoon. She was joined by members of the Kuneix Hidí Northern Light United Church’s Native Ministries Committee Barbara Searls, Maxine Richert and Myra Munson to talk about an overture developed by in 2021, which analyzed and openly outlined the injustices and racially charged motives that led to the closure of Soboleff’s church by the Presbyterian Church.
    Walter Soboleff Day marked with pledge of action
    By Clarise Larson • November 14, 2022 2:30 am

    Church leaders share details about planned apology for church closure

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    Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire
Officer Taylor Davis stands in a wooded area near what police described as an active crime scene. Davis and another officer asked for people to stay away from the area until further notice. No further details were offered from the officers as of 11 a.m.
    No arrests made as Juneau death investigation continues
    By Clarise Larson • September 28, 2022 2:30 am

    Shortly before 4 p.m. Wednesday that a woman’s body was found

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    AP Photo / Evan Vucci
President Joe Biden speaks about student loan debt forgiveness in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022, in Washington. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona listens at right.
    White House estimates over 60K Alaskans to benefit...
    By Clarise Larson • September 21, 2022 2:30 am

    The state adds a small portion to the estimated 40M borrowers eligible for relief across the country

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    Photo courtesy of Owen Squires
Steven Ireland-Haight sits in his retired packraft early on in his year-long trip to paddle and walk from Juneau to Washington, D.C., to raise money and awareness about climate change.
Photo courtesy Owen Squires
Steven Ireland-Haight sits in his retired packraft early on in his yearlong trip to paddle and walk from Juneau to Washington, D.C., to raise money and awareness about climate change.
    Crossing the country for climate change: A Juneau...
    By Clarise Larson • August 24, 2022 2:30 am

    If you told Steven Ireland-Haight a year ago he’d be two months into a yearlong journey to cross the waters…

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    Aaron Surma, the executive director for National Alliance on Mental Illness Juneau and the Juneau Suicide Prevention Coalition, leads a safety plan workshop Tuesday night hosted by NAMI and the Juneau Suicide Prevention Coalition. The workshop was a collaborative brainstorming session with Juneau residents about how to create a safety plan that people can use to help someone who is experiencing a mental health or suicide crisis. (Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire)
    Study shows a rise in anxiety and depression...
    By Clarise Larson • August 10, 2022 2:30 am

    Increase may indicate growing openness to discussing mental health, according to experts.

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    • Borough mayoral candidates participate in Tuesday forum
    • Local scientists bring research to marine science symposium
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    • Young sea lion dies unexpectedly at SeaLife Center

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