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Reaching for rainbows, casting for char

Anglers looking for something more challenging than the traditional “Kenai Flip” for sockeye, might try for some of…

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Pinks the fishery to target

As the sockeye salmon season on the Kenai and Kasilof rivers begins to wrap up, anglers can target…

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‘A hell of a foray’

If an Israeli high-level official were caught on a hot mic candidly commenting on Secretary of State John…

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Habitat thanks community art buyers

Last week-end Jay and Connie Golz opened their garage to a huge selection of original art with all…

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Visitors galore

With visitors to Alaska at an all-time high, tourism is growing here. Alaska tallied 1,966,700 visitors between May…

Arts & Entertainment

Summer Orchestra highlights new bands

Not a seat could be found at noon in the restaurant-turned-concert venue Tuesday at Odie’s Deli in Soldotna.…

Bookworm Sez: One for me, and one for you

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Bookworm Sez: One for me, and one for you

One for me, and one for you. Divvying up candy when you were a kid was an almost-exact…

Sports

South tops Dimond in state legion semifinal

South to play for Legion title It only took five innings Tuesday for South Anchorage to put away…

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ABL update: Panners dominate Miners in Game 1 of title series

Panners win Game 1 of ABL title series The Alaska Goldpanners showed the Mat-Su Miners the kind of…

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KGC report: Walker Cup wraps up great week at Kenai Golf Course

The history of the Walker Cup continues to grow with each passing year. After 10 years of competition,…

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Kenai shooting, heroin distribution suspect denied bail, set for August trials

Editor’s note: This story has been corrected to reflect the marital status of Ashley Nelund and Dylan Rink.…

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion Tom Tougas, a representative from Big Marijuana. Big Mistake, talks about the marketing of marijuana "edibles" Tuesday July 29, 2014 at the Soldotna Sports Complex in Soldotna, Alaska. Tougas, whose organization opposes ballot measure no. 2 which would legalize and regulate marijuana use in the state, said the marketing of "edibles" using cartoon characters and candy could be interpreted as targeting children.

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Considering cannabis

A joint Kenai and Soldotna chamber luncheon was awash in marijuana slang and fresh-baked brownies Tuesday as the…

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Soldotna adopts records retention schedule

The City of Soldotna finalized its retention schedule for city records and documents two years after the project…

Gov. Sean Parnell speaks at Tesoro's Nikiski refinery prior to signing House Bill 287 into law. The bill extends Tesoro's contract with the State of Alaska to purchase royalty oil and gives in-state refineries a tax credit for infrastructure investment. Photo by Kaylee Osowski

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Hunting, philanthropy, refinery bills signed

Changes to big game hunting regulations, Permanent Fund Dividend donations and Alaska’s refineries tax breaks were finalized Tuesday…

Letters to the Editor

Thanks for booth space

Many thanks to July 4 City of Kenai (Park Strip), July 12 Kenai Kennel Club (Skyview), July 20…

Opinion

Lifetime judicial politicians

Those who run our court system and claim that it can dispense justice in an impartial way hate…

Opinion

We can reap benefits from state elders’ knowledge if we listen

There’s an old saying attributed to the Native people of Alaska’s panhandle: “A tall tree has fallen.” It’s…

Sweet cherries star in cast iron skillet cobblers

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Sweet cherries star in cast iron skillet cobblers

I’ve used the same basic batter recipe for making cobblers for years. It has never failed me and…

Life

Pioneer Potluck: About wastefulness, a big word with a lot of meaning

Kenai and North Kenai, Alaska, now known as Nikiski. 1967 to 2014 I am sure you have read…

Letters to the Editor

Oil tax isn’t only law that should be given a chance

How ironic that Governor Parnell is now begging us Alaskans to give his tax give-away “a chance,” when…