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    People walk the docks during a busy cruise ship day as the sun sets in downtown Juneau on Aug. 29. Cruise tourism rebounded to near-normal levels this year, giving Southeast economists and businesses reason for future optimism after the region was by some measures the hardest hit economically in the U.S. during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. (Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire)
    Study: Alaska’s economic growth ‘at or near the...
    By Mark Sabbatini • November 23, 2022 6:30 am

    Low oil prices, slow pandemic recovery cited as causes, but some in Southeast see rosy prospects.

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    Community members throw and hand build pottery on Nov. 3, 2022, at the Homer Council on the Art's new ceramics studio in Homer, Alaska. (Photo provided)
    HCOA opens a new community art space and...
    By Christina Whiting Special to the Homer News • November 23, 2022 2:30 am

    What used to be a dark, cluttered and unfinished storage area in the basement of the Homer Council on the…

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    November 23, 2022 1:30 am

    The Christian Science Society of Homer holds a Thanksgiving service at 10 a.m. Nov. 24 at 3774 Bartlett Street. The…

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    Nurse Sherra Pritchard gives Madyson Knudsen a bandage at the Kenai Public Health Center after the 10-year-old received her first COVID-19 vaccine on Friday, Nov. 5, 2021. (Camille Botello/Peninsula Clarion file)
    Fewer than 50% of Alaska kids completing routine...
    By Jacob Dye • November 23, 2022 1:30 am

    This was compared to 2013, when more than 60% were completing routine vaccinations

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    Dr. Michael Reyes manipulates ROSA during a demonstration at Central Peninsula Hospital on Monday, Nov. 21, 2022, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
    Knee surgeries get assist from robot arms
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • November 22, 2022 2:30 am

    Robotic Surgical Assistant, called ROSA, is a new addition to CPH and the first in Alaska

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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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    The entrance to the Kenai Police Department, as seen in Kenai, Alaska, on April 1, 2020. (Peninsula Clarion file)
    More details emerge in Kenai killing
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • November 18, 2022 2:30 am

    The man accused of killing 31-year-old Stephanie Henson told police the two were friends, charging documents state

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    Freshwater invertebrates after processing in a kitchen blender. (Photo by Matt Bowser/USFWS)
    Invertebrates recover at Miller Creek
    By Peninsula Clarion Contributor • November 17, 2022 2:00 am

    Just over a year ago, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game applied the pesticide rotenone to two lakes and…

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    Sun reflected in windows on a house shines on the ice of Beluga Lake on Monday, Nov. 14, 2022, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
    Best Bets
    November 17, 2022 1:30 am

    When Beluga Lake freezes Homer gets a new central park. Compared to walking dogs, sitting on benches,and playing on swingsets,…

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    Work on a new sidewalk and widening of the street is almost done on Main Street north of Pioneer Avenue on Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
    Council passes sidewalks, trails ordinance
    By Charlie Menke • November 17, 2022 1:30 am

    New law would require non-motorized facilities under certain conditions.

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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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    Invasive green crab. (Photo by Ryan Munes, USFWS)
    Crabby about invasive green crabs
    By Peninsula Clarion Contributor • November 16, 2022 2:30 am

    They’re described as one of the biggest threats to Alaska’s marine environment, and you’ve probably never heard of them. This…

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    Sascha Petersen accepts awards on behalf of his parents, Lance and Barbara Petersen, at an awards ceremony on Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022, at the Homer Theatre. (Photo provided)
    Oldies but Goodies
    By Christina Whiting Special to the Homer News • November 16, 2022 2:30 am

    Pier One Theatre honors community members with Lifetime Achievement awards.

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