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This image released by PBS shows characters, from left, Tooey, voiced by Sequoia Janvier, Trini, voiced by Vienna Leacock and Molly, voiced by Sovereign Bill, in a scene from the animated series “Molly of Denali.” The animated show, which highlights the adventures of a 10-year-old Athabascan girl, Molly Mabray, premieres July 15 on PBS Kids. (PBS via AP)

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Alaska Native girl leads animated kids TV show in US first

The animated show premieres July 15 on PBS Kids.

In this June 28, 2018, photo, Democrat Mark Begich poses outside a downtown office building in Juneau. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer)

Opinion

Alaska Voices: Do not let the dividend divide us

Here we go again, another special session causing uncertainty and angst for all Alaskans all because our leaders…

Bonfire at night

Life

Pioneer Potluck: About Alaska cookouts on the beach

Campfire recipes for salmon, halibut, shrimp and other local fish

Michael Penn | Juneau Empire                                Hundreds attend a rally in front of the Capitol calling for an override of Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s budget vetoes on the first day of the Second Special Session of the Alaska Legislature in Juneau on Monday.

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“Override! Override! Override!’ Hundreds turn out in Juneau to protest Dunleavy’s vetoes

The response was overwhelming.

Pioneer Hall at the Kachemak Bay Campus, Kenai Peninsula College, University of Alaska Anchoarge, as seen on July 2, 2019, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

Opinion

Point of View: Governor’s budget cut threatens KPC and postsecondary education on Peninsula

What happens if the veto is not overturned?

This June 14, 2019 file photo shows Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy leading state and local officials out of Wasilla Middle School in Wasilla, Alaska, to a news conference. State lawmakers have rejected Dunleavy’s suggested location for a special session. House Speaker Bryce Edgmon and Senate President Cathy Giessel issued a joint statement Monday, June 24, 2019 saying they will convene July 8 in Juneau and hold most hearings in Anchorage. Dunleavy had called the session for Wasilla, his hometown and conservative base.(AP Photo/Mark Thiessen, File)

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Wasilla or Juneau? Disagreement over special session locale

Lawmakers commit to different cities

People with their dogs swarm to DeLong Lake hoping to stay cool in the record breaking heat in Anchorage, Alaska, Friday, July 5, 2019. Alaskans who routinely pack knit caps and fleece jackets in summer on Friday were swapping them for sunscreen and parasols amid a prolonged heatwave. Residents of Anchorage and other south-central cities completed a fifth week of above-normal temperatures, including a record high 90 degrees (32.22 Celsius) on Thursday, July 4, in the state’s largest city. (Anne Raup/Anchorage Daily News via AP)

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Residents put away jackets, get out sunscreen amid heat wave

The temperature Thursday in Anchorage hit 90 degrees at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport

Senate President Cathy Giessel (Courtesy photo)

Opinion

Opinion: Striking a balance for Alaska’s future

To fund a $3,000 dividend into the future, similar sized cuts will be necessary again next year.

Life in the Pedestrian Lane: Shady characters

Life

Life in the Pedestrian Lane: Shady characters

Maybe tattoos have helped us make a major social step.

Minister’s Message: The freedom of joy

Life

Minister’s Message: The freedom of joy

When Jesus died and rose again, he restored us to a peace with God that cannot be undone.

What costs wood frogs an arm and a leg?

Sports

What costs wood frogs an arm and a leg?

I was surprised to learn that despite the diverse wildlife in Alaska, the state has not a single…

A field of peonies stand ready for harvest on June 30, 2019, at Michelle Hatten’s Stone Circle Peonies in Fritz Creek, Alaska. (Photo by Sydney Leto)

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Farmers concerned about heat, lack of rain

Homer received 0.16 inches of rain in June, compared to a measured 2.53 inches of rain in June…

Editorial: ‘Two Old Women’ offers wisdom on veto overrides

Opinion

Editorial: ‘Two Old Women’ offers wisdom on veto overrides

Dunleavy has called expedient what is really cruel.

Ann “Grannie Annie” Berg

Life

Pioneer Potluck: About fishing in Alaska

This week’s recipes: South of the border salmon, salmon or halibut fajitas, halibut tacos

Voices of the Peninsula: The Dunleavy judicial correction

Opinion

Voices of the Peninsula: The Dunleavy judicial correction

Of the three branches, the true superior one is the legislative

Opinion

Alaska Voices: The Legislature isn’t above the law

The Legislature is failing in its job … again.

Larry Persily

Opinion

Alaska Voices: A tragedy of the commons in the making

The tragedy is the long-term community good losing the battle to short-term individual interests.

Gov. Mike Dunleavy speaks during a press conference at the Capitol on Tuesday, April 9, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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In wake of budget veto, University of Alaska begins sending furlough notices to staff

University system President Jim Johnsen last week said the cut, if it stands, would be devastating.

Attorney General William Barr speaks at the U.S. Attorneys’ National Conference at the Department of Justice in Washington, Wednesday, June 26, 2019. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

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Feds allocate $10M to combat violence in rural Alaska

It is the first time that Barr has personally declared a law enforcement emergency

The white “petals” of bunchberry are really modified bracts that attract pollinators. (Photo provided by Kenai National Wildlife Refuge)

Sports

Refuge notebook: A common little plant with uncommon traits

This summer, I traveled from the East Coast to the Kenai Peninsula to intern with the biology program…