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Op-ed: The Trump presidency isn’t nearly as bad as it sounds

The president of the United States wakes up some mornings seemingly determined to convince as many people as…

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What others say: Want better air? Follow the rules

Winter in Fairbanks is deceptively pristine in its winter white blanket of snow. With the hard winter comes…

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Walker touts trade relations with China after gasline talks

Gov. Bill Walker is hopeful the inroads his administration has made with top-level officials in the Chinese government…

Homer High School’s hockey team celebrates its 2-1 win against Colony High School on Friday, Dec. 1, 2017 at Kevin Bell Arena in Homer. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)

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Homer hockey sweeps Valley foes

The Homer hockey team made a big statement this weekend, and division opponents are taking notice. In a…

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Nikolaevsk volleyball takes 4th at Mix Six state

The Nikolaevsk volleyball team nabbed fourth place Saturday in the Mix Six State Championship at Dimond High School…

Soldotna’s winter wonderland

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Soldotna’s winter wonderland

There is no shortage of hot chocolate and Christmas trees on the Kenai Peninsula this holiday season, especially…

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Bears snap skid with OT win in Fairbanks

Sacha Guillemain and Michael Spethmann helped rescue the Kenai River Brown Bears from another weekend sweep at the…

Life

An Outdoor View: Bonefishing, Part 3

Author’s note: I recently came across a journal that I kept while on a trip to Christmas Island…

Records of migratory birds either banded on the Kenai Peninsula and recovered elsewhere (green) or banded elsewhere and recovered on the peninsula (red). Data from USGS Bird Banding Laboratory.

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Refuge Notebook: Banded birds know no borders

One of the epic moments for any waterfowl hunter is the discovery of a bird band on the…

Sports

Ice Dogs top Bears

The Kenai River Brown Bears hung with their rivals for two periods, but couldn’t make it last. The…

Homer’s Richard Brock struggles to break free from Colony High School’s Brandon Holmes during a wrestling match Thursday, Nov. 30, 2017 at the Alice Witte Gymnasium in Homer. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)

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Colony wrestlers stop Homer in dual

The visiting Colony wrestling defeated Homer in a dual meet 51-22 on Thursday. The Knights are one of…

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Nikolaevsk volleyball advances to championship bracket

Nikolaevsk went 2-0 to win its pool Thursday at the Mix Six State Championships at Dimond High School…

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SoHi cheer students to perform at Disney World

A pair of Soldotna High School cheerleaders will represent the Stars today through Sunday at Walt Disney World…

Christine Carlson of Kasilof shows off one of her quilted creations during the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints monthly humanitarian potluck meeting at the LDS Church in Soldotna, Alaska on Nov. 30, 2017. Carlson has been quilting since an early age and has made 35 quilts this year for different charities and organizations. (Photo by Kat Sorensen/Peninsula Clarion)

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A humanitarian afternoon

Soldotna may be 500 miles south of North Pole, but “workshop” seems to be a fitting word to…

Police warn of phone scam

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Police warn of phone scam

The Soldotna Police Department is warning people to hang up the phone in light of a new scam…

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What’s Happening

Events and Exhibitions • The Klimpke Family will be flipping the switch on their annual Christmas Lights Display…

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Poet’s Corner: If He Should Bid You Sweet Farewell

If He Should Bid You Sweet Farewell By Norm Olson If he should bid you sweet farewell, And…

Opinion

Op-ed: John Conyers is the albatross that Democrats deserve

There are sexual harassers, and then there is John Conyers, the Democrat from Detroit who made his congressional…

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Christmas is coming to Soldotna Creek Park

Christmas celebrations throughout the Kenai Peninsula continue this weekend with Soldotna’s Christmas in the Park on Saturday. The…

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Reeling it in: Make time for ‘Stranger Things’

“Stranger Things 2” Netflix There’s no denying that, over the last 10 years or so, television has improved…