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Op-ed: Hannity’s unnecessary disclosure exposure

I hate going against the grain. (Actually, I love going against the grain.) I hate the condemnation I…

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Op-ed: Is ‘Old-fashioned’ returning?

“It’s a modern changing world Everything is moving fast. But when it comes to love I like What…

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Op-ed: The Republican high-water mark

If Republicans aren’t losing their congressional majority this coming fall, they are doing a good job of acting…

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What others say: On social justice, still work to do

It’s notable that both Facebook and Starbucks, two mega-giants of what has been called the new economy, have…

Opinion

Voices of the Peninsula: Thoughts and observations on Earth Day

“Observe and contemplate,’’ says Madeleine L’Engle, and so did a small band of planetgazers on March 25th, shivering…

Sports

Soldotna-Homer baseball rescheduled for Monday

The baseball games between Soldotna and Homer have been rescheduled from Tuesday to Monday. Game times remain 3…

Classrooms at Nikiski North Star Elementary have been incorporating personalized learning into their classrooms as a wave one school. The school’s hands-on training ended this month, a year after the district started rolling out the personalized learning plan. Wave two schools are scheduled to complete their training by this winter. Wave three schools launched personalized learning earlier this month and are scheduled to complete the program in spring 2019. (Photo by Kat Sorensen/Peninsula Clarion)

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District reflects on first year with personalized learning

April marks the first full year of the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District’s partnership with Education Elements, the…

Sports

SoHi boys have games at Colony canceled

The Soldotna boys baseball team had scheduled games at Colony canceled Friday and Saturday due to poor field…

Caring for the Kenai winner Carlee Rizzo, a junior from Nikiski High School, took this year’s top prize with her project, a video game aimed at teaching elementary students that they can make a difference. (Photo by Kat Sorensen/Peninsula Clarion)

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Rizzo brings home Caring for the Kenai

Whoever said video games are bad for kids hasn’t met Carlee Rizzo, whose winning Caring for the Kenai…

Kenai man charged with attempted murder after alleged armed standoff

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Kenai man arrested in connection with robbing coffee stand

A Kenai man was arrested early Friday morning after allegedly robbing a coffee stand in Kenai at knifepoint.…

Opinion

What others say: Barbara Bush was a force of her own

Anyone who doubts that Barbara Pierce Bush was a force in her own right never saw her speak…

Sports

Kenai boys soccer sweeps Southeast trip

Zack Tuttle netted a second-half hat trick Friday to rally the Kenai Central boys to a 4-2 soccer…

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Ostrander takes 2nd on Boise State list in 1500m

Boise State’s Allie Ostrander blazed the track Friday in the women’s 1,500-meter event at the Bryan Clay Invitational…

ABOVE: Mirasol O’Fallon, right, and Analyn Elliott participate in a scavenger hunt across the Kenai Peninsula College campus Thursday during their weekly English as a second language conversation group. (Photo by Kat Sorensen/Peninsula Clarion)

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Lifelong learners connect over new language

On Thursday afternoons, the Kenai Peninsula College Learning Center becomes a small United Nations. The center hosts a…

Letters to the Editor

Letter: Be aware: comment now

Be aware: comment on Pebble plan now The opportunity to examine Pebble’s phase one mine plan recently filed…

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What others say: Bad state decisions can haunt communities

Over the weekend, The New York Times ran a long story about how states across the nation (not…

Life

An Outdoor View: Getting along with bears

Author’s note: The Clarion first published this column on Aug. 11, 2006. It has been edited it for…

Even though the Swanson River has a slow current, canoeists smartly wear life jackets. (Photo courtesy Kenai National Wildlif Refuge)

Life

Getting ready for spring fever

It doesn’t take too many warm sunny days, coupled with almost three additional hours of daylight gained over…

Sports

Birch Ridge Golf Course to host open house Saturday

The 2017 season brought about new challenges, new moments and something altogether a bit difficult to handle: RAIN!…

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Ostrander one of 10 Bowerman award candidates

Boise State junior Allie Ostrander was named Wednesday to the 2018 Women’s Mid-Outdoor Watch List for the Bowerman…