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Best Bet ■ The Kenai Performers present Meredith Willson’s “Music Man,” directed by Terri Zopf Schoessler and conducted…

In this image released by Universal Pictures, Scarlett Johansson, left, and Josh Brolin appear in a scene from "Hail, Caesar!." (Alison Rosa/Universal Pictures via AP)

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Reeling it in: ‘Hail Caesar!’ another Coen classic

“Hail Caesar!” Universal Pictures 1 hour, 46 minutes I’m a sucker for a Coen Brothers movie. “Raising Arizona”…

Letters to the Editor

Support HOPE for Alzheimer’s Act

Alzheimer’s disease takes a devastating toll, not just on those with the disease but also on their caregivers.…

News

KPC looks for new food vendor

Kenai Peninsula College is opening a statewide search for a new food vendor at the Kenai River Campus.…

News

Judge tosses lawmaker challenge to Medicaid expansion

JUNEAU — A state court judge in Alaska on Tuesday upheld Gov. Bill Walker’s decision to expand Medicaid…

News

Village awarded federal grant for river turbine design

ANCHORAGE — A quest by a southwest Alaska village to use clean energy to replace power generated by…

In this photo taken on Sunday, Feb. 28, 2016, Fur Rondy mushers drive their dog teams down a ribbon of snow that was placed on 4th Avenue in a snowless downtown Anchorage for the annual winter festival event.  (Bill Roth/Alaska Dispatch News via AP)  KTUU-TV OUT; KTVA-TV OUT; THE MAT-SU VALLEY FRONTIERSMAN OUT; MANDATORY CREDIT

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Little snow forces Iditarod to ship it in for opening event

ANCHORAGE — A lack of snow in Alaska’s largest city is forcing organizers of the famous Iditarod Trail…

Government

Judge tosses lawmaker challenge to Medicaid expansion

JUNEAU (AP) — A state court judge in Alaska has upheld Gov. Bill Walker’s decision to expand Medicaid…

Carolina-Style deviled Crab

Life

Carolina-Style deviled Crab

1 cup finely chopped celery 1 green pepper, finely chopped 1 cup finely sliced green onion ½ cup…

Brown Sugar bacon party bites

Life

Brown Sugar bacon party bites

8 slices thick-cut bacon 3 tablespoons maple syrup Freshly ground black pepper ¼ cup grated mild cheddar ½…

A good place to stay awhile

Life

A good place to stay awhile

You might think a coffee-table size cookbook, replete with “simple, soulful recipes” and stories by respected author Pat…

Life

Pioneer Potluck: About St. Patrick’s day

On the farm in Northern Colorado and in Alaska. Our Dad was very proud to be Irish. My…

Life

recipes

RECIPES Sorry! I do not have a recipe for the Cabbage Bellies, or Patches or Kraut Burok, as…

Creme Brolee French toast

Life

Creme Brolee French toast

1 loaf Challah or Brioche bread, sliced into 1½-inch thick slices 1 stick butter, unsalted 1 cup packed…

Letters to the Editor

University needs legislature’s support

Editor’s Note: The letter below was written in response to the proposed funding of the University of Alaska.…

Opinion

Op-ed: The dump Trump movement

Sure, he may be a racist, a misogynist, a dangerous demagogue who unleashes the worst instincts of scared,…

Opinion

What others say: University not to blame for state budget woes

Last week, the University of Alaska faced a barrage of skepticism from legislators unlike any the institution has…

Sen. Dan Sullivan heads toward the podium in the state House before his annual address to a joint session of the Alaska Legislature on Monday, Feb. 29, 2016, in Juneau, Alaska. (AP Photo/Rashah McChesney)

Government

Sullivan: Alaska strategically important to US

JUNEAU — U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan said Monday that Alaska is an area of strategic importance to the…

News

Local guidance counselor makes national connections

Skyview Middle School Guidance Counselor Natalie Kant could retire, but she won’t. She doesn’t want to. Instead, she…

Nikiski North Start fourth-grader Leora McCaughey performs "Double Feature Teacher" for her encore performance in the library at the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Forensics Competition on Saturday, Feb. 27. Leora took first place in the fourth grade humorous poetry category.

News

Central peninsula students take forensics competition awards

Editors note: This story has been changed to correct the spelling of Carson Koppes’ name. Tustemena Elementary was…