Life
It is what it is: Should have, could have
“You should do that,” a friend was telling me. We were talking about swimming more than once a…
Sports
Gibson, Pothast lead peninsula at state ski meet
West Valley’s Kendall Kramer proved that home course advantage is real by sweeping to a dominant victory Friday…
Sports
Hoops roundup
A third-quarter surge allowed the host Homer boys basketball team to stay within striking distance of the Anchorage…
Sports
Mudbugs take 2 from Bears
The Kenai River Brown Bears came into the weekend riding a three-game winning streak, but were swept Friday…
Life
Learning to love and listen
It’s the middle of February and I can’t say I’m too confident about how this year is going.…
News
LIO Teleconference Schedule for Feb. 26
Monday, 8:00 a.m. The Senate Education House Education Committees will hold a public hearing to discuss SB 185…
Life
Refuge Notebook: Vacation through the eyes of a naturalist
First let’s paint a picture. I am sitting at a concrete table sipping the best cup of coffee…
Life
An Outdoor View: Bonefishing, Part 9
Author’s note: This column is the last in a series about fishing at Christmas Island in 1987. —…
Sports
Homer’s Ridgely, Kenai’s Crawford finish top 5 in endurance event
A pair of Kenai Peninsula athletes had top-five finishes at the Susitna 100 and Little Su 50K on…
Sports
Kenai’s Gibson leads peninsula at 1st day of state ski meet
Kenai Central senior Addison Gibson led the Kenai Peninsula on the first day of the Nordic ski state…
Sports
Ostrander helps Boise State take relay
2015 Kenai Central graduate Allie Ostrander helped the Boise State women to a third consecutive victory in the…
News
Centuries-old Alutiiq translation guide found in Kodiak
KODIAK (AP) — A centuries-old primer for Russian to Alutiiq was found during a routine check of a…
News
Murkowski has concerns with gun bans as reaction to violence
JUNEAU — U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski said Thursday that steps can be taken to address a “growing trend”…
News
The layers of ‘Shrek the Musical’
If ogres are like onions, according to the cast, “Shrek: The Musical” is like a parfait. Like Donkey…
News
Reeling it in: All in on ‘Black Panther’
“Black Panther” Marvel Studios 2 hours, 14 minutes On the weekly radio program I co-host, my partners are…
Opinion
What others say: Well-intentioned bill sealing marijuana possession convictions should be voted down
A bill that would seal the records of marijuana possession convictions prior to Feb. 24, 2015 — when…
News
Golden girls: U.S. women win 1st Olympic cross-country medal
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea — As she headed up the steepest, most grueling hill of her life in third…
Opinion
What others say: California bill would ban tackle football until high school
Assembly members Lorena Gonzalez Fletcher, D-San Diego, and Kevin McCarty, D-Sacramento, have introduced legislation that would ban organized…
Opinion
Op-ed: Guns and Russians
Mark the date on your calendar: March 24. It’s a Saturday. It’ll be a test for the up-and-coming…
News
Swanning around Skilak
Swans swim atop the Kenai River below Skilak Lake on Tuesday. Trumpeter swans have been surveyed on the…