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Events and Exhibits ■ The Kenai Peninsula College annual Juried Student Exhibition runs through May 8 in the…
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Schools on safety watch for second day
Update: Central Kenai schools are on security watch and heightened awareness for the second day in a row. Parents…
Opinion
Voices of the Peninsula: Connecting the coast: bycatch in the Bering Sea
A small but formative fraction of my life has been spent gazing out salt-sprayed windows at rugged terrain…
Opinion
Rich Lowry: The anti-Charlie Hebdo fifth column
If there is any group of people on the planet that should feel solidarity with the slain editors…
Opinion
What others say: When is it time to talk revenue?
The prospect of the state of Alaska generating more revenue during these budget-bewildering times is a warming thought…
Sports
Mariners baseball tops Kenai
The Homer baseball team opened its season Tuesday night with a 10-2 win over Kenai Central at the…
Sports
Homer softball defeats Kenai
The Homer softball team opened up the season and Northern Lights Conference play with a 21-0 victory over…
News
Women voters reach out to students
As Presidential candidates campaign for voters, the looming question of who can bring out the largely untapped, and…
News
Seventh street structure on hold
A drainage ditch intended to move storm water out of a flood prone area along Kalifornsky Beach Road…
News
Prepping for expansion, DHSS works through Medicaid applications
Despite a legislative impasse over Medicaid expansion, a Department of Health and Social Services division is working to…
News
Alaska Legislature gavels in for special session
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The Legislature gaveled in Tuesday for a special session called by the governor after…
News
Number of house fires across Alaska on the rise, study finds
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska has seen an increase in the number of house fires this year, according…
News
Denali National Park wolf count drops below 50
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) — Denali National Park and Preserve’s wolf numbers have reached a new low this spring…
News
Shell, Greenpeace spar over Arctic drilling safety zones
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Attorneys for Royal Dutch Shell PLC presented testimony to a federal court judge Tuesday that…
News
Some HEA customers in Soldotna without power
Editor’s note: This is a breaking news story that will be updated periodically. Some Soldotna residents have been…
Opinion
Bob Franken: The outside-in media
I used to go to the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner, but wouldn’t now, even if I was…
Opinion
What others say: Standing against sex trafficking
Sex trafficking is a difficult issue to confront. It’s hard to think about people being placed in such…
Life
US Route 1 Pie
1½ cups graham cracker crumbs ½ cup sugar 4 tablespoons butter, melted Mix all ingredients together and press…
Life
Grannie Annie Recipes
RECIPES: Two chocolate cakes with different ingredients CHOCOLATE MAYONNAISE CAKE I made this cake hundreds of times when…
Life
Pioneer Potluck: About May Day
1940s and 50s to present day On a farm in Northern Colorado I loved May Day when…