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U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, delivers her annual speech to a Joint Session of the Alaska Legislature on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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Murkowski, 3 other senators push resolution to halt Trump’s border emergency

The proposal is identical to the one-sentence measure the Democratic-controlled House approved.

Refuge Notebook: An earthworm quandary

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Refuge Notebook: An earthworm quandary

This last September we hosted two earthworm experts from the University of Minnesota, Dr. Kyungsoo Yoo and graduate…

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Senator hopes for agreement to fund ferries through mid-2020

JUNEAU — A co-chairman of the Senate Finance Committee said Thursday he wants to reach a budget agreement…

President Donald Trump speaks to service members at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Thursday, in Anchorage, during a refueling stop as he returns from Hanoi. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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Trump makes stop, speech at Alaska military base

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON — President Donald Trump showered praised on troops and touted the opening of the Arctic…

Opinion

Letter to the Editor: A failing health-care system

Our failing health-care system hurts us all

Not just another Harry Potter knockoff

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Not just another Harry Potter knockoff

‘Mary and the Witch’s Flower’ brings a fresh take on a familiar narrative

Ann “Grannie Annie” Berg

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Pioneer Potluck: About the cure for the cough and cold

This week’s recipes include Grannie Annie’s chili, Hot German potato salad and Chinese chicken salad

In this Oct. 4, 2018 file photo, Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, speaks to members of the media on Capitol Hill in Washington. The fight over President Donald Trump’s border wall is heading to the GOP-controlled U.S. Senate, putting Republicans in the uncomfortable spot of deciding whether to back his declaration of a national emergency. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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Murkowski says she’s likely to back Trump disapproval

“… It takes us down a road and with a precedent that if it’s allowed, that we may…

Sen. Peter Micciche, R-Soldotna, in January 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

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Micciche calls budget plan perfect tool for engaging Alaskans

Micciche told reporters that if his constituents want a full dividend, he’ll push for that.

Schools briefs for the week of February 25, 2019

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Schools briefs for the week of February 25, 2019

What’s happening this week

Refuge notebook: Wildlife translocations to and from the Kenai Peninsula

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Refuge notebook: Wildlife translocations to and from the Kenai Peninsula

By DOM WATTS

Minister’s Message: Faith is more than a leap

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Minister’s Message: Faith is more than a leap

Climbing up a bedroom structure almost three times his height, my three-and-half-year-old son donned in his Superman pajamas…

Gov. Mike Dunleavy speaks with his cabinet members at the Capitol on Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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Alaska cannabis industry cites uncertainty with new governor

Dunleavy has made appointments to the Marijuana Control Board while planning to propose repealing it

Now Playing: ‘Green Book’ tells a moving story about looking past bias

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Now Playing: ‘Green Book’ tells a moving story about looking past bias

This week brings one of those highly acclaimed Oscar films that somehow missed us here on the peninsula…

Maine man arrested in Alaska cold case contests extradition

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Maine man arrested in Alaska cold case contests extradition

Alaska authorities charged Downs in the 1993 sexual assault and killing of 20-year-old Sophie Sergie

Opinion

Voices of the Peninsula: The un-democracy of Pebble Mine

With the draft EIS for the Pebble Mine set to be released this Friday, Feb. 22, we on…

This undated aerial photo provided by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service shows a herd of caribou on the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in northeast Alaska. (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service via AP)

Opinion

Opinion: Getting the facts on the upstream carbon impact of ANWR development

North Slope has legacy of environmental responsibility that shines among the oilfields in the world

Life

Pioneer Potluck: Dropping the connection

This week’s recipes: sauerkraut casserole, lemon ginger salmon, banana split dessert

Dunleavy eyes repeal of alcohol, pot boards

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Dunleavy eyes repeal of alcohol, pot boards

JUNEAU — Gov. Mike Dunleavy wants to repeal the boards tasked with regulating alcohol and marijuana in Alaska,…

Opinion

Prescription for Play: Children’s play is critical for healthy development

Some doctors are starting to write a very different kind of prescription for their young patients — a…