News
Silver fishing picks up; Soldotna angler claims Seward derby title
A silver salmon season that started a little slow has picked up in recent days. Jason Pawluk, assistant…
News
Anglers reel in 400-pound, 200-pound halibut in Cook Inlet
Saltwater anglers fishing with the Deep Creek Fishing Club stumbled on a rarity in the Cook Inlet on…
Opinion
Voices of Alaska: Taking a stand
Today, the Alaska Legislative Council, acting on behalf of the legislative branch, voted to file an injunction against…
Opinion
Op-ed: No trophy for you
NFL quarterbacks fear Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker James Harrison. So should participation trophies, the ubiquitous trinkets given to children…
Opinion
What others say: Alaskans should care about Cecil the Lion
You didn’t care about Cecil the Lion two months ago. If you haven’t changed your mind, you should.…
News
Protest of Kenai River Sportfishing Association launched
A group of boats gathered in protest on the Kenai River at the riverfront home of a sport…
Arts & Entertainment
Poet’s Corner: Ode to a Garden
Ode to a Garden Unknown I sat around all winter Keeping the woodstove glowing Burning wood down…
News
Kenai Peninsula fair promises down home fun
The 2015 Kenai Peninsula Fair is slated to be three days packed with an eclectic blend of entertainment,…
Arts & Entertainment
You could not find your keys
Once again, you couldn’t find your keys. You were pretty sure you put them down on the kitchen…
Arts & Entertainment
Reeling it in: ‘Compton’ captures art born of frustration
“Straight Outta Compton” Universal Pictures 2 hours, 27 minutes As a child of the 1980s, I was certainly…
Sports
Donnie Morgan tourney highlights Kenai golfing weekend
This past Saturday and Sunday, the Donnie Morgan Club Championship was held at the Kenai Golf Course. Saturday…
News
Health care task force to meet
A task force formed to consider health care costs in the Kenai Peninsula Borough will convene for its…
News
Nanwalek school students get their iPads
Nanwalek School’s 80 students finally received their iPads on Tuesday. The long-awaited celebration was not a quiet one.…
News
3 people missing after several landslides in Sitka
ANCHORAGE — A landslide described by one witness as a sea of logs, mud and debris is believed…
News
Lawmakers cite constitutional question in Medicare expansion suit
The fight over expanding Medicaid between Gov. Bill Walker and Republican legislators has gone from the Capitol to…
News
Standard and Poor’s downgrades Alaska rating outlook
Standard and Poor’s Ratings Services lowered the outlook on the State of Alaska’s credit rating from “stable” to…
Life
Buckwheat is a delicious grain
It’s high time we jumped on the buckwheat bandwagon. The nutty pyramid-shaped grain has been around for about…
Life
Taste authentic Hatch Chile Dishes
The Village of Hatch, the self-proclaimed “Chile Capital of the World,” is gearing up for Labor Day weekend…
Life
Pioneer Potluck: About our relatives & visits from the past
North of Fort Collins Colorado In the 1940s I related a few articles ago that I visited…
News
Approval of Arctic drilling comes just before Obama’s visit
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration’s approval of drilling for oil in the Arctic Ocean clashes with the message…