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A really good ending

Whether it is the final moments of a sporting event, a concert encore, the completion of a journey…

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Sterling Pentecostal plans Kids Day The Sterling Pentecostal Church will present a Kids Day on Sunday at 11:00…

In this June 4, 2008 file photo, puffins sit above murrs on the cliff on St. Paul Island, Alaska. The number of seabirds, including gulls, puffins and auklets, has dropped significantly in the Gulf of Alaska and northeast Bering Sea, a possible consequence of warmer waters, according to a preliminary federal analysis of nearly 40 years of surveys. U.S. Geological Survey experts found the seabird population density declined 2 percent annually from 1975 to 2012 in the northeast North Pacific.

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Feds document seabird loss in North Pacific waters

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The number of seabirds, including gulls, puffins and auklets, has dropped significantly in the Gulf…

Opinion

Dialogue on trapping must continue

The Board of Game this week decided against proposals that would’ve restricted trapping near trails and campgrounds in…

Silhouette of the Steller's Jay, one of five corvid species found on the Kenai Peninsula. Georg Steller, its namesake, was the naturalist who accompanied Commodore Vitus Bering on his exploration of Alaska in 1741-42. (Photo courtesy Kenai National Wildlife Refuge)

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Refuge Notebook: Ode to Crows, Ravens, Jays and Magpies

I recently co-authored an article in Bird Conservation International on the demographics of Mariana Crows. While always pleased…

Life

An Outdoor View: Fishing 2015

With early-run king salmon and razor clams pretty much out of the picture for the coming season, let’s…

In this Monday, March 9, 2015 photo provided by Lee Reich, having a few tricks to conserve water, this aloe plant can go months without a drop of added water in New Paltz, N.Y. (AP Photo/Lee Reich)

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Jade plants (and other succulents): Go easy on watering

A friend phoned me a few weeks ago concerned about the sunken, blackened areas on the trunk of…

In this May 18, 2014 file photo Ted Nichols, 12, of Chugiak, goes digging for clams at the Whiskey Gulch beach access in Anchor Point, Alaska. Alaska's Board of Fisheries took up several proposed regulatory changes to Cook Inlet razor clam fisheries.

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Fish board to take up Cook Inlet clams

Editor’s note: This story has been updated to correct the clam harvest numbers on Kenai Peninsula beaches from…

Game board authorizes cow, roadside hunts for parts of peninsula

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Game board authorizes cow, roadside hunts for parts of peninsula

Editor’s note: This article has been corrected to add the general season dates for moose hunting that the…

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Food tax exemption changes still on the table

The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly on Tuesday rejected an ordinance that would repeal the winter grocery tax exemption.…

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Students experience jobs up close

Experience was the best teacher for many Kenai Central High School students this week. On Wednesday, more than…

Dallas Seavey, the 2015 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race champion poses with his lead dogs Hero, left, and Reef in Nome, Alaska on Wednesday, March 18, 2015.   Seavey won his third Iditarod in the last four years, beating his father, Mitch, to the finish line after racing 1,000 miles across Alaska. (AP Photo/Alaska Dispatch News, Loren Holmes)

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Seaveys take top spots in Nome

NOME — If ever there was uncertainty about the outcome of the world’s most famous sled dog race,…

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Legislative Information Office teleconference schedule for March 19

Thursday 8:00 a.m. The State Board of Education will hold their Regular Quarterly Meeting. For complete agenda go…

Life

Soldotna Trustworthy Hardware and Fishing 2015 Ice Fishing Derby Results

2015 Ice Fishing Derby Results Kids Division 1st Place Ellie Burns – 3.07 lb. Rainbow Brayden Gagnon –…

A mountain bike outfitted for a fishing excursion should include a rack for holding gear and rod tubes. Other available accessories include panniers and trailers. (Photo courtesy Dave Atcheson)

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Tight Lines: Access great backcountry angling via bicycle

It’s usually not difficult to distinguish the real bicyclist from the occasional fisherman spotted riding our local trails.…

Letters to the Editor

ENSTAR reminds drivers to be cautious along Bridge Access

ENSTAR is currently working in the City of Kenai off Bridge Access Road to directly tie the natural…

Opinion

Bob Franken: Hillary and the NSA

Sometimes, when I’m not able to sleep, my mind is racing. Tucked in with all the neurotic fears,…

Opinion

What others say: Future of marijuana bill unclear

After a rough initial outing and complete rewrite, the Alaska Legislature’s attempt at setting state rules for marijuana…

This image released by Disney shows Lily James as Cinderella in Disney's live-action feature film inspired by the classic fairy tale, "Cinderella." (AP Photo/Disney, Jonathan Olley)

Arts & Entertainment

‘Cinderella’ is pretty good; just too predictable

“Cinderella” Disney Studios 1 hours 53 minutes   I was talking to my mother the other day about…

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What’s Happening

Best Bets ■ The Performing Arts Society is proud to present the Polar Winds in a performance on…