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    Welcome messages in multiple languages are painted on windows at the University of Alaska Anchorage at the start of the semester in January. (University of Alaska Anchorage photo)
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    By Mark Sabbatini • April 14, 2025 1:30 am

    Actions part of nationwide sweep as Trump ignores legal orders against detentions, deportations.

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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)
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    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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    Community members hold up protest signs during the Stand for Democracy Rally on International Women’s Day, March 8, 2025, at WKFL Park in Homer, Alaska. (Chloe Pleznac/Homer News)
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    By Chloe Pleznac Homer News • March 10, 2025 9:00 am

    Community members protest amid sweeping federal changes.

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    Adm. Linda L. Fagan, the 27th Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard since 2022, was relieved of duty after President Donald Trump was sworn in for his second term on Monday. (U.S. Coast Guard courtesy photo)
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    First woman to head a U.S. military branch presided over decision to homeport icebreaker in Juneau.

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