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State offers free vaccines to Alaskans

ANCHORAGE (AP) — The state is offering free vaccines to eligible Alaskans in August. The vaccines are being…

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ConocoPhillips Alaska reports $627M 2Q earnings

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — ConocoPhillips Alaska, one of the North Slope’s major players, reported adjusted second-quarter earnings of…

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New group jumping into Alaska Senate race

JUNEAU (AP) — A new group is getting involved in Alaska’s U.S. Senate race, aimed at curbing spending…

Life

Seasons of life

Eccles. 3:1-8 (NKJV) To everything there is a season, A time for every purpose under heaven: A time…

Letters to the Editor

Bike on!

Congratulations and thanks to all the people who made possible the new 2-mile bike path on Kalifornsky Beach…

Letters to the Editor

Setnet initiative inappropriate for fish regs

It has been a rough couple of years for Cook Inlet fishermen. The Kenai River guide industry has…

Courtesy photo/Kenai National Wildlife Refuge A rehabilitated bank at Jim's Landing on the Kenai River provides a resting place for a tired sockeye salmon.

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Fish need riparian vegetation

It’s that magical time of year once again when the salmon are flooding through the Kenai River and…

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On catch-and-release fishing

A question has been nagging at me. Why wasn’t the late-run Kenai king salmon fishery closed to all…

Arts & Entertainment

What’s Happening

Events and Exhibits ■ For the month of July, the Kenai Fine Art Center will host an exhibit…

This image released by Paramount Pictures shows Dwayne Johnson as Hercules in a scene from "Hercules." (AP Photo/Paramount Pictures, Kerry Brown)

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Hercules a rare disappointment from “The Rock”

“Hercules” Paramount Pictures 1 hours, 30 minutes Years ago I saw “The Scorpion King” starring a charismatic wrestler…

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ACES is better for Alaskans

This vote is about trust. Who do you trust? Governor Parnell? Legislative leaders employed by ConocoPhillips? The leaders…

Sports

Twin Cities host twin races; Results posted

After a Friday rainout, races were held at Twin Cities Raceway Saturday night and Sunday, as a part…

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Legion state tourney update: South and Dimond to meet in title game

The Alaska Legion AA state baseball tournament will be an all-Anchorage affair, as Dimond Post 21 put a…

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ABL update: Goldpanners take it all

The Alaska Goldpanners won the Alaska Baseball League championship series Wednesday at Mulcahy Stadium with a 2-1 victory…

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Bird Homestead report: Something to do every night of the week

Driving all the way out to mile 11.8 seems like a long drive, but it is worth every…

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Report: More acidic seawater poses risks in Alaska

JUNEAU — The release of carbon dioxide into the air from power plant smokestacks to the tailpipe on…

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  Aron Endries, of Endries Construction, guides a motor grader in front of an overturned crane on Beaver Loop Road Wednesday July 30, 2014 in Soldotna, Alaska.  The crane overturned as employees were attempting to move segment of an old culvert being replaced along the road.

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Crane overturned at construction site for Beaver Loop Road culvert project

Employees of Soldotna-based Endries Company overturned a crane Wednesday as it attempted to remove a portion of a…

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Soldotna looks into unused city-owned properties

Soldotna is identifying city-owned land parcels that will eventually be purchasable by the public through a bidding process.…

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Judge tosses lawsuit over federal refuge closures

JUNEAU — A federal judge in Alaska has dismissed the state’s lawsuit over the closure of national wildlife…

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Gold miners outraged at critical Nome letter

NOME (AP) — Nome gold miners are expressing outrage about a city letter citing the “negative social impacts”…