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    Cars parked at the Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center on Feb. 13, 2021. A local insurance expert says that a recent study claiming women in Alaska pay more for car insurance than men doesn’t reflect his experience. (Peter Segall / Juneau Empire File)
    Study: Women in Alaska pay more for car...
    By Dana Zigmund • September 8, 2021 2:30 am

    Local expert says no

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Tlingit and Athabascan artist, designer and activist Crystal Kaakeeyaa Worl places a portion of what will become the 60-by 20-foot public mural depicting Elizabeth Kaaxgal.aat Peratrovich, a Tlingit civil rights icon, into place at Centennial Hall on Aug. 13. Once complete, the mural will appear on the currently blank south wall of the Marine Parking garage, the structure on which the downtown branch of Juneau’s public library sits.
    A mural comes to life
    By Dana Zigmund • August 25, 2021 2:30 am

    Team of artists assemble pieces

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    Sketches for a new 60 -by- 25-foot mural depicting Elizabeth Kaax̱gal.aat Peratrovich, a Tlingit civil rights activist who worked for equality for Alaska Natives in the 1940s, are laid out for sorting in the studio of Tlingit and Athabascan artist, designer, and activist Crystal Kaakeeyaa Worl. (Courtesy photo / Crystal Kaakeeyaa Worl)
    New mural to honor Alaskan civil rights leader
    By Dana Zigmund • August 11, 2021 2:30 am

    The 60-by-25-foot mural will greet visitors.

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    The Serenade of the Seas arrived in Juneau early Friday morning, seen here moored downtown. The Royal Caribbean cruise ship is the first large cruise ship to come to Juneau since the pandemic caused the cancellation of the 2020 cruise ship season and delayed the 2021 season. (Michael S. Lockett / Juneau Empire)
    They’re back: Large cruise ships return to Southeast...
    By Dana Zigmund • July 28, 2021 2:30 am

    Juneau’s first large cruise ship since start of the pandemic arrived today.

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    Meilani Schijvens, owner of Rain Coast Data, shared the 2021 Business Climate Survey results with members of the Greater Juneau Chamber of Commerce Thursday. The data show that the pandemic-related tourism restrictions battered communities in Southeast Alaska. (Dana Zigmund/Juneau Empire)
    Business climate survey shows pandemic’s outsize local impact
    By Dana Zigmund • June 30, 2021 2:30 am

    Southeast Alaska one of the country’s hardest-hit areas

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    University officials are hoping that increased collaboration between the University of Alaska's three schools of education will result in more Alaskans becoming teachers. The Univerity of Alaska Southeast, seen here in this October 2020 file photo, offers teacher training and retention programs. (Peter Segall / Juneau Empire file)
    Help wanted: Alaskans to teach Alaska’s students
    By Dana Zigmund • June 9, 2021 1:30 am

    New consortium and marketing campaign aims to retain and recruit teachers

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