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Arts & Entertainment

Reeling it in: Spielberg, Hanks deliver in ‘Bridge of Spies’

“Bridge of Spies” Walt Disney Studios 2 hours, 21 minutes Successful collaborations, in any line of work, but…

Alaskapella, a Juneau a capella group, sings Three Dog Night's version of "Joy to the World." The group has been invited to perform at Carnegie Hall next spring, and they're fundraising to help make it happen.

Arts & Entertainment

From Juneau to Carnegie Hall: Alaskapella hits the big time

A few months ago, local a capella group Alaskapella got some unexpected news: they’d been invited to Carnegie…

News

Administration looks at leveraging PFD wealth to pay for budget

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Gov. Bill Walker’s administration is looking at leveraging the Alaska Permanent Fund to help…

Sports

Volleyball: Mariners sweep Bulldogs

Staff report Peninsula Clarion The Homer volleyball team earned a 3-0 sweep over Nikiski in Southcentral Conference action…

Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion A crew of U.S. Forest Service and Alaska Crane personnel listen to a safety briefing prior to the cutting down of the 2015 U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2015 in the Chugach National Forest near Seward, Alaska.

News

Sprucing up the Capitol

Editor’s note: This story was updated to correct the name of the tree’s ultimate location, the Capitol.  …

News

KPC prepares to go tobacco- and smoke-free

The University of Alaska system, including Kenai Peninsula College campuses and extension sites, is going smoke and tobacco…

News

Appeals filed in water reservation case

JUNEAU (AP) — Business and industry groups have appealed a state agency decision to grant a water reservation…

Kitchen Ade: Celebrate Day of the Dead with bread, chocolate

Life

Kitchen Ade: Celebrate Day of the Dead with bread, chocolate

Now popular in the United States, the Day of the Dead holiday, which originated in Mexico, is celebrated…

Life

Pioneer Potluck: More about Bob’s bonfires

1986 To 2015 North Nikiski, Alaska Bob built a big fire ring on the second level going down…

Opinion

Voices of the Peninsula: Those affected by annexation should have say in the matter

The city of Soldotna has finally announced the areas they have selected for annexation. Maps showing the exact…

Opinion

Op-ed: More from under the capital big top

And now the scene shifts in our national slapstick comedy/tragedy from politics to government. Oh, wait … there…

Opinion

What others say: New idea for DOT: Look at an old idea

The Alaska Marine Highway System needs a new plan in light of employee layoffs and ferry layups that…

Life

Business Briefs

Chambers set schedules ■ The Soldotna Chamber of Commerce will meet today at noon at Froso’s Restaurant in…

Government

TransCanada supportive of buyout, state official says

JUNEAU — TransCanada Corp. is supportive of the state buying out the company’s position in a proposed gas…

Opinion

Op-ed: Hillary escapes again

A special House committee investigating the terrorist attack in Benghazi, Libya, on September 11, 2012 that killed Ambassador…

Opinion

What others say: Fairbanks North Star Borough Assembly would be wise to continue stove change-out program

When the Borough Assembly meets this week, it will take up a proposal that the borough fund the…

News

Man shot by trooper identified

A man shot Saturday in an altercation with a state trooper has been identified as Jon Ployhar of…

Education

KPC going smoke and tobacco-free Dec. 31

Kenai Peninsula College’s campuses will implement the “UA Smoke-Free/Tobacco-Free Campuses” policy on the last day of 2015. KPC’s…

Education

Around the District

School board to meet The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Board of Education meets at 6 p.m. in…

Mother: Kenai boy missing from Anchorage detention facility

News

Mother: Kenai boy missing from Anchorage detention facility

Update:  On Monday, officials with the state’s Division of Juvenile Justice said two boys had escaped from the…