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The oil drilling rig Polar Pioneer is towed toward a dock and in view of the Space Needle Thursday, May 14, 2015, in Elliott Bay in Seattle. The rig is the first of two drilling rigs Royal Dutch Shell is outfitting for oil exploration and was towed to the Port of Seattle site despite the city's warning that it lacks permits and threats by kayaking environmentalists to paddle out in protest. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

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What’s at stake: The debate over Arctic drilling

ANCHORAGE — Royal Dutch Shell is parking two massive Arctic oil drilling rigs in Seattle’s waterfront before they…

This Eurasian Collared-Dove, the third record of this species on the Kenai Peninsula, was photographed by Mark and Cindy Glassmaker at their house along the Kenai River near Soldotna.

Life

Refuge Notebook: Exotic dove continues a steady march north

Bird watchers come in all flavors from the hardcore lister to the person who casually watches birds at…

Opinion

An Outdoor View: A sure sign of spring

Some people see a robin chirping or hear a goose honking and say it must be spring. Kenai…

In this October 2012 photo provided by the National Geographic Channels, Dr. Brian Hare kneels with Finley the dog in Durham, N.C. On the weekend of May 15, 2015, Nat Geo Wild will air a three-part series called "Is Your Dog a Genius?" It will be part of the network's inaugural "BarkFest" weekend with one show after another dedicated to dogs. Hare, associate professor of evolutionary anthropology at Duke University and a member of the Center for Cognitive Neuroscience, part of the Duke Institute for Brain Sciences, will host the show.  (Christer Berg/Dognition via AP)

Life

Don’t let the slobber fool you, your dog could be a brainiac

LOS ANGELES — When her muscles locked and left her unable to move or speak, Wallis Brozman was…

This Monday, May 4, 2015 photo shows pea plant seedlings on display in New Paltz, N.Y. A lot of "six-packs" of pea transplants would be needed for a row of peas, so just plant seeds instead. (Lee Reich via AP)

Life

Believe in seeds: They’ll expand your gardening horizons

“Plant seeds” may seem like an inane suggestion for a gardening column. But I’m serious. More and more…

Letters to the Editor

State should make a financial statement to Washington

Come on Alaska, get a backbone. Once again the elected officials from the State of Washington are meddling…

Opinion

Taking every threat seriously

Over the past few weeks, schools around the state, including here on the Kenai Peninsula, have implemented heightened…

Life

Voices of Faith: ‘Is it alive?’

As a young boy, my friends and I would love to share about different discoveries we made in…

Life

Church Briefs

Peninsula Christian Center to offer two services Peninsula Christian Center in Soldotna will be having two services on…

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Sea stars with ‘wasting disease’ found in Kachemak Bay

ANCHORAGE (AP) — Researchers from the University of Alaska Fairbanks made a disappointing discovery while surveying long-term monitoring…

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion Johnathan Rine, dungeon master for a group who plays the fantasy role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons, explains the subtleties of character building as Soldotna Public Library Youth Service Director KJ Hillgren laughs in the background on April 22, 2015 at the library. Rine and several others in his group will host a D&D marathon day, open to the public, on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

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Photo: Getting into character

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Shell: Drill rigs coming to Seattle despite pleas for delay

SEATTLE — Royal Dutch Shell is forging ahead with plans to park two Arctic oil drilling rigs in…

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Wood bison healthy in wild after March reintroduction

FAIRBANKS (AP) — When you bring an animal back into the Alaska wild for the first time in…

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Fight over Kenai River gillnet ramps up after regulation published

The Federal Subsistence Board has nearly 100 public comments and requests for reconsideration of subsistence gillnetting on the…

Arts & Entertainment

Reeling it in: Plenty to enjoy in Alaska-grown film

“Moose: The Movie” 2 hours In addition to the several other hats I wear, a big part of…

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  Shannon Bradford laughs during a break in a Dungeons & Dragons game on April 22, 2015 in the community room at the Soldotna Library. Bradford and a handful of others play the fantasy role playing game regularly at the library and will be hosting a marathon D&D day at the library for community members interested in learning more about gameplay.

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Group hosts Dungeons & Dragons marathon

On a recent Wednesday, a group of five high school students gathered in the community room of the…

Arts & Entertainment

What’s Happening

Best Bets ■ The Awards Reception for the PEEPS Kids Art and Photo Exhibit, a Kenai Birding Festival…

Opinion

Op-ed: The price of cheap labor

Manicures and pedicures aren’t usually news or fodder for commentary, but a blockbuster report in The New York…

Opinion

What others say: Congress must enact safeguards to protect privacy

Last fall, Congress was on the verge of doing away with the most troubling invasion of privacy revealed…

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  Several busses head to Kenai Peninsula School District schools which were put in a modified lockdown mode Wednesday  May 13, 2015 when the district received a computerized threatening telphone call.

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Central peninsula schools respond to phone threat

Several central Kenai Peninsula schools implemented “stay put mode” measures Wednesday after Kalifornsky Beach Elementary and Skyview Middle…