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Pioneer Potluck: The end of the stinky fish barrel

North Nikiski The Cabins 1986-87 Re-cap of the Stinky Fish Barrel story: Bob and J.T. tried to blow…

This Oct. 19, 2015 photo shows blue cheese and mushroom gougeres in Concord, N.H. If you're entertaining, you can't totally slack off. You just need to marry your need for fatty comforting carbs with something dressy enough to serve in polite company. (AP Photo/Matthew Mead)

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Entertaining this holiday season? You need our cheese puffs

It’s holiday entertaining season, so we say bring on the fat and carbs! After all, navigating the minefield…

Sports

Turkey Trot slated for Friday

The Tsalteshi Trails will hold a Turkey Trot 5- and 10-kilometer fun run Friday, Nov. 27, at noon…

News

KPC, UA see enrollment drop

Kenai Peninsula College is experiencing a 9 percent enrollment decrease this semester, reflective of the overall 3 percent…

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Murkowski: No ‘frankenfish’ labeling means no new FDA chief

Alaska’s senior senator isn’t backing off her fight to label genetically modified salmon, and she said Monday she’ll…

Opinion

Op-ed: Terrorists as ‘tourists’

President Obama has put a new twist on the Islamic invasion now taking place across Europe and the…

Opinion

What others say: UK debates role in fighting ISIS

The extent to which politics has changed in the wake of the Paris attacks can be seen in…

Kyle Heffner shares a hug and a smooch with the family dog, Nugget. They love to camp and play. (Submitted photo)

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Pet Photo: Camping buddies

Support for Boys and Girls Clubs

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Support for Boys and Girls Clubs

After months of hard work and preparation by volunteers, board members and employees, the Boys and Girls Club…

Grocery grab

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Grocery grab

It may not be core curriculum and it involves running the halls, but the lessons kids learn at…

Bob day proclaimed

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Bob day proclaimed

As Alaska’s official balladeer Hobo Jim sang on Good Morning America back in 1995, “This is the land…

Snow falls

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Snow falls

Nearly a hundred members of the community turned out on a snowy, cold Thursday evening November 19th to…

In this photo taken Oct. 9, 2015, pad see ew cooks in the kitchen at Pho Vietnam on Fireweed Lane in Anchorage, Alaska. Linda La is the founder of the Pho Vietnam restaurants in Anchorage, of which there are now five in the city. (Marc Lester/Alaska Dispatch News via AP)  KTUU-TV OUT; KTVA-TV OUT; THE MAT-SU VALLEY FRONTIERSMAN OUT; MANDATORY CREDIT

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The pho empress of Anchorage

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Behind any steaming bowl of pho soup or fried rice at Pho Vietnam 8, a…

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Lutz spruce from Alaska arrives on Capitol lawn

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The Capitol Lawn is now home to a Lutz spruce from Alaska. This is…

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AGDC in turmoil as Fauske resigns, Walker appoints new members

The melodrama that has become the Alaska Gasline Development Corp. continued Saturday morning with the sudden resignation of…

Opinion

A salmon horror story

You sit back in your cinema seat and grab your popcorn. The lights go down and the show…

Opinion

Cruz seeks to cast himself as the electable conservative

SIOUX CITY, Iowa — Ted Cruz is among the most hated men in Washington, reviled by leaders of…

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A boycott’s birth: How the Missouri race protests began

COLUMBIA, Mo. — On the day he met with black players for the University of Missouri’s football team,…

Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion Susie Byrne serves student Christa McGahan and her mother Bobbie at the Kenai Alternative's Thanksgiving lunch Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2015, at Kenai Altnerative High School in Kenai, Alaska.

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A meal with two meanings Kenai Alt thanksgiving honors school volunteers

Kenai Alternative High School’s annual thanksgiving celebration serves a dual purpose. Turkeys are roasted, potatoes are peeled and…

Education

Register for spring semester now

The general public began registering for next semester at 12:01 a.m. this morning. Spring semester classes begin on…