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Minister’s Message: The wisdom of reading the Bible

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Minister’s Message: The wisdom of reading the Bible

Who among us readers hasn’t been caught using a word we didn’t know the meaning of? We might…

Rep. Geran Tarr, D-Anchorage, and Rep. Andy Josephson, D-Anchorage, listen during a House Resource Committee hearing at the Capitol on Monday, Jan. 23, 2017.

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Pre-filed bill would require rape kit testing within six months

On Monday, Alaska House Rep. Geran Tarr (D-Anchorage) pre-filed public safety legislation that would require the timely testing…

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Rich Lowry: Millennial socialism 101

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s so-called Green New Deal makes the obligatory nod to the original New Deal, but FDR’s handiwork…

Alaska port official charged with trying to drown daughter

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Alaska port official charged with trying to drown daughter

ANCHORAGE — A high-ranking port official in Alaska’s largest city has been arrested, accused of twice trying to…

A male black bear chases spawning sockeye salmon in Steep Creek at the Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center on Thursday, August 16, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)                                A male black bear chases spawning sockeye salmon in Steep Creek at the Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center on August 16, 2018. (Michael Penn/Juneau Empire)

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Alaska calls for less federal control of wildlife management

ANCHORAGE — The U.S. Department of the Interior in September asked states what it could do to “restore…

Alaska guide pleads guilty to herding bears toward clients

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Alaska guide pleads guilty to herding bears toward clients

ANCHORAGE (AP) — An Alaska hunting guide who instructed employees on snowmobiles to herd grizzly bears toward clients…

In this Oct. 4, 2017 file photo, a sign meant to entice recipients of payouts from the state’s Permanent Fund Dividend Division, also known as PFD, advertises a sale in Anchorage, Alaska. The Alaska Department of Revenue shut down online applications for Alaska Permanent Fund dividends because of security concerns. The department in an announcement Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2019, said some applicants had inadvertently seen personal information belonging to other applicants who had filed previously. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen, File)

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Alaska resumes online applications for oil-wealth checks

JUNEAU — The state has resumed accepting applications online for checks from Alaska’s oil-wealth fund after resolving what…

Gov. Mike Dunleavy meets with his cabinet members and gives attending media a list of his administration’s priorities at the Capitol on Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019. The 31st Legislative Session opens next Tuesday. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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Dunleavy vows to crack down on crime, restore PFD

New governor, new cabinet.

Bookworm Sez: ‘An Unexplained Death’ — An unsettling, not-to-be-missed read

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Bookworm Sez: ‘An Unexplained Death’ — An unsettling, not-to-be-missed read

Missing….

Rep. Matt Claman, D-Anchorage, speaks during a legislative session at the Capitol in January 2017. (Michael Penn/Juneau Empire file photo)

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Anchorage rep pre-files bill on contraceptive access

On Monday, Rep. Matt Claman (D-Anchorage) filed HB 21, which aims to provide greater access to reproductive health…

Ann “Grannie Annie” Berg

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Pioneer Potluck: About Birthday Presents

Happy Birthday to Grandson Arleigh Bacarella. Born Jan. 6, 1986.

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Alaska suicide rate jumps 13 pct during 2012-17 period

ANCHORAGE (AP) — A new state study shows the suicide rate in Alaska has jumped in recent years.

In this Jan. 22, 2010 file photo, a cow moose walks through the brush in Noorvik, Alaska. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

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Moose wanders into Alaska hospital building

ANCHORAGE — A moose wandered into a hospital building in Alaska’s largest city Monday — and Stephanie Hupton…

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Bonuses of nearly $300,000 paid to pipeline corporation head

JUNEAU — The president of the state-sanctioned Alaska Gasline Development Corp. received performance bonuses totaling nearly $300,000 for…

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Cal Thomas: What’s the point of a carbon tax rebate?

DUBLIN, Ireland — The Irish government is proposing rebates to a carbon tax it recently imposed to households…

A king salmon during the 67th annual Golden North Salmon Derby at the Don D. Statter Memorial Boat Harbor in August 2013. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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King fisheries in Northern Cook Inlet closed

The Northern Cook Inlet, including the Susitna and Little Susitna River, is closed to commercial and sport king…

The sign welcoming residents to Nikiski along the Sterling Highway as seen on Monday. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

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Nikiski incorporation efforts continue with amended petition in the works

The Local Boundary Commission recently drafted their annual report to the first session of the 31st Alaska State…

Troopers search for driver involved in hit-and-run incident

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Troopers search for driver involved in hit-and-run incident

Law enforcement is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying a vehicle involved in a hit-and-run vehicle collision on…

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State begins issuing licenses compliant with REAL ID

ANCHORAGE (AP) — Alaska has begun issuing licenses compliant with national proof-of-identity standards.

Republican Bart LeBon of Fairbanks listens to a reporter’s question after leaving the Alaska Supreme Court hearing room in Anchorage, Alaska, on Friday, Jan. 4, 2019, where justices heard arguments in a lawsuit disputing his one-vote victory in a state House race. His challenger, Democrat Kathryn Dodge, is challenging the results of a recount that determined LeBon won the open Fairbanks seat. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)

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Court upholds Republican recount win in House race

JUNEAU — The Alaska Supreme Court on Friday upheld the results of a recount in a disputed state…