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This photo shows Kayla Svinicki, director and owner of Little Moon Child Care on Jan. 28. Svinicki said that providing childcare is essential but that the economics of the situation make the work difficult. She said she hopes the country starts to treat childcare as part of the nation’s infrastructure. (Dana Zigmund / Juneau Empire)

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Report: 61% of Alaskans live in child care deserts

Local providers say the struggle is real

Dan Blanchard, CEO of UnCruise Adventures, stands in front of a ship on May 14, 2021. (Dana Zigmund/Juneau Empire)

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Smooth sailing for the 2022 season?

Cautious optimism reigns, but operators say it’s too early to tell.

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COVID-19 case numbers are rising nationally

Federal officials say despite the surge, country better off than last year

Members of the City and Borough of Juneau City Assembly during a Zoom meeting on Jan. 10, seconds before a caller disrupted the meeting in a Zoom bombing episode. (Screenshot)

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Officials to consider ‘Zoom bombing’ ordinance after disruptions

There’s been two separate incidents this week.

Dana Zigmund / Juneau Empire Siblings Lea Skaggs, left, and Drake Skaggs, right, show off work by their brother Avery Skaggs at the opening night of a show at the Juneau-Douglas City Museum featuring a selection of work Avery Skaggs created during the pandemic lockdown. The exhibition is titled “Home: Disability Creativity in a Pandemic Lockdown.”

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Creating without community

‘Capitvating’ new exhibit contains artist’s lockdown work

This photo shows humpack whales in Juneau. (Michael Penn /Juneau Empire File)

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To the rescue: Volunteers stand ready to help stranded marine animals

Part 4. All’s well that ends whale.

Michael Penn/ Juneau Empire File Juneau residents attend a vigil to end gun violence sponsored by Moms Demand Action at the Mayor Bill Overstreet Park on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2019. Tuesday, members of Moms Demand Action held a vigil on Zoom.

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Local group urges residents to Be SMART about guns

‘Unintentional child shootings are 100% preventable’

The MS Nieuw Amsterdam sails into Juneau on July 26, 2021. On Monday night, city leaders reviewed the results of a community survey aimed at learning more about community attitudes about the impact of large cruise ships. (Dana Zigmund/Juneau Empire)

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Tourism survey yields ‘remarkable,’ ‘interesting’ data

Questionnaire shows little movement in public opinion despite visitor surge

Eldred Rock Lighthouse in the Lynn Canal served as a navigational beacon for generations of mariners. Local volunteers are working to preserve it for future generations of lighthouse enthusiasts. (Courtesy Photo/Matthew York)

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Local volunteers work to restore, preserve and share historic lighthouse

Many hands make lighthouse work.

The last cruise ship of the year, the Norwegian Encore, sails out of Juneau on Wednesday, Oct., 20, 2021, ending a cruise ship season that almost didn't happen. Despite a smaller season this year, local officials expect a robust season in 2022. (Peter Segall / Juneau Empire)

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An abbreviated cruise season by the numbers

Fewer ships than 2019, but more than 2020

It took two forklifts, a large crane, a flatbed truck a team of workers to move the Wooshkeetaan Kootéeyaa (totem pole) to its new location inside the atrium of the State Office Building on Oct. 15. (Michael Penn / For the Jundeau-Douglas City Museum)

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Poling place: Totem pole carved for Juneau’s centennial gets a new home

It’s safe from the elements and will be back on display soon

Courtesy photo/Cheryl Fellman Cheryl Fellman enters the chilly waters of Auke Bay. Freeman is on the verge of becoming one of only 43 Americans — and 422 people worldwide — to swim an official Ice Mile.

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Juneau woman to attempt rare ice swimming feat

Brrrrrr!

Anthony Mallott, president and CEO of Sealaska Corporation reflected on the 50th Anniversary of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act during the Greater Juneau Chamber of Commerce weekly lunch on Thursday. (Courtesy Photo/Greater Juneau Chamber of Commerce)

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Mallott looks back — and forward — 50 years after ANCSA

Native corporates are big business in Alaska