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Brown Bears end season by getting swept in Fairbanks

The Kenai River Brown Bears ended their season by getting swept in Fairbanks on Friday and Saturday. The…

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  Several kids played tag in the empty bleachers during the 36th Annual Kenai Peninsula Home Show on March 28, 2015 at the Soldotna Sports Complex in Soldotna, Alaska.

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Soldotna encourages safe digging

The city of Soldotna digs safe excavating practices. During Wednesday’s city council meeting, Soldotna Mayor Nels Anderson proclaimed…

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Soldotna considers new investment strategy

Soldotna’s current investment returns are just a drop in the bucket compared to their potential. At a workshop…

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Bill to limit corporation role in alternate project advances

JUNEAU, Alaska — The Senate Resources Committee advanced legislation Friday that temporarily would restrict participation by a state-sponsored…

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Panels propose cuts to education, public defender agency

JUNEAU, Alaska) — Alaska’s top public defender said Friday that there will be delays in criminal trials and…

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Cal Thomas: A better 2016 agenda

“In your heart you know he’s right,” was Barry Goldwater’s presidential campaign slogan in 1964. The critics of…

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Bob Franken: Good news from the deceivers?

Something to never forget about politicians: They never mean what they say, or at least rarely do. Let’s…

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Casting shadows during Sunshine Week

Gov. Bill Walker ran on a platform of transparency, so an action by his communications office March 16…

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KPHA squad wins, advances from pool play to quarterfinals

The Kenai Peninsula Hockey Association Ice Hawks Tier II Girls 14U team advanced to the next round of…

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It is what it is: A whole new ballgame

It may seem from my last couple of columns — and from conversations with people I meet, social…

Sterling Judo Club earns medals

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Sterling Judo Club earns medals

Members of the Sterling Judo Club competed this past weekend in Anchorage. Seven juniors brought back eight medals…

Community News and Notes

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Community News and Notes

Ryan Traxler and Desiree Carrico announce the birth of their daughter, Seraphina Lyn-Lorraine Traxler, at 2:57 p.m. on…

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Learning for Life

If you have been keeping up with local and national news headlines, it has become a rarity to…

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KPHA squad loses to Illinois in overtime

The Kenai Peninsula Hockey Association Ice Hawks Tier II Girls 14U team dropped a 3-2 overtime decision to…

Letters to the Editor

Time for compromise in Cook Inlet fisheries

After fifty years in the salmon fishery I recall after season trips to the Little Su, Alexander and…

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State lawmakers should provide their own insurance

If Rep. Shelley Hughes, the Republican State House member from Palmer, really believes what she is saying that…

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Oilers Corner: Squad signs 3 from Cal State, Bakersfield

The Oilers Board of Directors, staff and head coach Kevin Griffin are busy preparing for the 2015 Alaska…

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KPHA squad drops 1st game at nationals

The Kenai Peninsula Hockey Association Tier II Girls 14U team lost its opening game Thursday at the USA…

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  DOWL HKM Environmental Specialist Paul Pribyl talks with a community member after presenting the results of a groundwater movement study on Monday March 23, 2015 in Nikiski, Alaska.

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Nikiski water study finds two aquifers

Results are in and the groundwater in central Nikiski could be travelling in several different directions. Researchers with…