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    Articles by Jasz Garrett
    Rep. Nick Begich III, R-Alaska, delivers his keynote address to approximately 40 people, most of whom are from out of state, at the end of the Bitcoin Alaska conference on Sunday. (Jasz Garrett / Juneau Empire)
    Begich and Bitcoin fly to Juneau after passage...
    By Jasz Garrett • July 9, 2025 1:30 am

    Protesters seek town hall with representative; he delivers keynote address at ticketed conference

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    The U.S., Alaska state flag, and Canada flag wave in the wind in Skagway on Monday, June 16, 2025. (Jasz Garrett / Juneau Empire)
    Southeast Alaska and the Yukon are neighbors, but...
    By Jasz Garrett • June 20, 2025 1:30 am

    Racing to find common ground across the border

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    People dance in celebration of the Fishermen’s Totem Pole in Hoonah on Friday, May 30, 2025. (Jasz Garrett / Juneau Empire)
    Hoonah’s rich fishing history remembered through totem pole
    By Jasz Garrett • June 5, 2025 11:30 am

    The story of fishermen carved — “all of us in the past, all of us in the future, and all of us now.”

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    Juneau School District Superintendent Frank Hauser watches Deena Bishop, commissioner of the Alaska Department of Education and Early Development, discuss the federal disparity test for education funding provided by states during a Senate Education Committee meeting Wednesday, May 14, 2025. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire file photo)
    State education board delays decision limiting local funding...
    By Jasz Garrett • June 5, 2025 1:30 am

    DEED blames local contributions for failure of disparity test — testimonies point the finger back.

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    Photo courtesy of Gwen Baluss
An Arctic tern sits at its nesting site at the Mendenhall Glacier Recreation Area on Sunday, May 18, 2025.
    Arctic terns return to their protected nests in...
    By Jasz Garrett • May 22, 2025 1:30 am

    The birds began their journey to Alaska in March to find safe haven at the Mendenhall Glacier.

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    Sabrina Donnellan and her family attend a community luncheon for federal employees at Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church on Saturday, March 8, 2025. (Jasz Garrett / Juneau Empire)
    Fired and current federal employees find solidarity as...
    By Jasz Garrett • March 12, 2025 1:30 am

    Trump administration seeks to make government more efficient; fired employees say opposite will happen.

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    U.S. Rep. Nick Begich III holds a telephone town hall on Monday, Feb. 17, 2025. (Screenshot from the Facebook page of U.S. Rep. Nick Begich)
    ‘This is no town hall. This is propaganda’;...
    By Jasz Garrett • February 19, 2025 1:30 am

    Congressman set to deliver his first joint address to the Alaska Legislature on Thursday.

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    Participants in a Sunday protest for Steven Kissack march toward Marine Park on Sunday. (Jasz Garrett / Juneau Empire)
    Protesters demand police accountability following death of Steven...
    By Jasz Garrett • July 25, 2024 1:30 am

    Advocates gather where he was shot, say they are raising their voices because “he’s unable to speak.”

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