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“The Final Girls” good in theory, wanting in practice
“The Final Girls” Vertical Entertainment 88 mins Sometimes hype pays off, as in last week’s “The Martian,” which…
Arts & Entertainment
Book Review: And West is West
Six degrees of separation. That, supposedly, is the difference between you and any given person on the planet.…
Arts & Entertainment
Poet’s Corner: It’s Happening Again
It’s Happening Again By Dee Rusin, Kenai It’s happening again It does it every year The change is…
Opinion
Op-ed: Hollywood can’t handle the truth
There are many things that real people do to become the subject of sympathetic movies. Make a flawless…
Opinion
What others say: Now is not the time to reduce Arctic forces
Timing and military events in the Arctic and around the world justify a halt in decreasing the size…
News
School district, associations entering arbitration
The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District and the Kenai Peninsula Education and Kenai Peninsula Education Support associations will…
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School district reviews World Language offerings
The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District is nearly finished revising its World Languages curriculum to align with national…
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AMP results release date targeted
The Alaska Department of Early Education and Development have set a target date for releasing Alaska Measures of…
Life
Busy nights call for fast food, but no drive-thru needed
School, kids, work… It’s always something. Whatever the culprit, we are all busy. And on those crazy-busy days,…
Opinion
Op-ed: The fools on the hill and everywhere
Well, the United States can take a short breath of relief. The members of Congress have taken a…
Opinion
What others say: Budget reality
This week’s news of layoffs at the Alaska Marine Highway System has brought home the state budget situation…
News
Temporary closure issued for Fuller Lakes Trail parking lot
The Kenai National Wildlife Refuge has temporarily closed Fuller Lakes Trail and parking lot while Homer Electric Association…
Life
Venetian Calf’s Live and Onions: Comfort food, Italian style
In Italian cuisine, Fegato alla Veneziana, or Venetian Calf’s Liver and Onions, is a popular way to enjoy…
Life
Pioneer Potluck: The kitties at Rick’s Ranch
A one-bedroom log cabin North Nikiski I had rescued a teeny, tiny little gray-black kitty from the…
News
Armed man apprehended outside Anchorage school
ANCHORAGE (AP) — Police say school resources officers took a man into custody after he threatened them with…
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Alaska proclaims Indigenous Peoples Day
Alaska is the first state to officially recognize Indigenous Peoples Day. Effective Monday, Gov. Bill Walker proclaimed the…
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4th suicide in 3 weeks reported in Hooper Bay
ANCHORAGE — A fourth young adult has killed himself in less than three weeks in a remote Alaska…
News
State: About 285 same-sex couples wed in Alaska in past year
JUNEAU — About 285 same-sex couples have married in Alaska in the year since a federal judge struck…
Opinion
Op-ed: Banana Republicans?
When Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) walked into a Capitol Hill conference room to meet with his Republican colleagues…
Opinion
What others say: Obama administration lacking transparency
Hillary Clinton seems to have ripped a page from the Barack Obama playbook in addressing the ongoing controversy…