Life
Pioneer Potluck: Washday and various other things
Northern Colorado 1937-1955 Last week I wrote about Monday wash day and Tuesday ironing day. I received many…
Life
Sweet potato and Brussels sprouts hash gets a bacon blast
A chill is finally in the air, which transforms what goes on our table. Winter squash, hardy greens…
News
Legislature convenes special session on taxes, crime
JUNEAU — The Alaska Legislature opened a new special session Monday — its fourth of the year —…
News
4-time Iditarod winner speaks about dog doping case
ANCHORAGE — Four-time Iditarod champion Dallas Seavey denied Monday that he administered banned drugs to his dogs in…
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A quiet crowd — district embracing goalball
There is one objective in goalball: get the ball across the goal line. Each team has three players…
Opinion
Letter: Good luck to Hutchings
Good luck to Hutchings Linda Farnsworth-Hutchings has made history. By running for Borough Mayor she became the first…
Opinion
Letter: Anchorage is not neutral
Anchorage is not neutral Twenty years of fish board meetings in Anchorage is not neutral to me or…
Opinion
What others say: Fix the budget mess — now
The first snows of the season have just fallen, and the Alaska Legislature will be convening in special…
Opinion
Letter: Be sure to vote Tuesday
Be sure to vote Tuesday I would like to urge everyone to vote in the run-off election on…
Opinion
Letter: Adults set the example for youth
Adults set the example for youth I believe our young ones need more to do in our communities…
News
Engagement in annexation study low
Engagement is low according to the group tasked with collecting public input on the ongoing Soldotna annexation debate.…
News
Build your own library
Barb Christian, left, and Jane Fausternau peruse the selection at Kenai Community Library’s book sale on Sunday, Oct.…
News
Crazy carnival
Delaney Duck, an eighth-grader at Kenai Middle School, paints Kaiden Tressler’s face during the Mountain View Elementary School’s…
News
Walker hopes to win over skeptical lawmakers on tax proposal
JUNEAU — As Alaska lawmakers prepare for their fourth special session of the year, Gov. Bill Walker says…
Opinion
Op-ed: The Trump-McConnell detente
That was some chaotic scene in the White House Rose Garden Monday. After lunch with Senate Majority Leader…
Opinion
Voices of Alaska: Health of economy, state connected
We’re optimistic that our Alaska Legislature will be able to not only strengthen the course of criminal justice…
Opinion
Editorial: An important decision on Tuesday
Leading up to the Oct. 3 municipal election, we were impressed with the overall tenor of the campaigns…
Opinion
Op-ed: The cognitive dissonance presidency
To paraphrase Groucho Marx, President Donald Trump has a position on the Lamar Alexander/Patty Murray health care deal,…
Sports
Weekend volleyball roundup
The host Kenai Central volleyball team notched its first victory of the season Friday, sweeping nonconference foe Anchorage…
Sports
Homer nabs Round Robin Rumble championship
The Homer wrestling team had eight individual champions in winning its own Homer Round Robin Rumble on Saturday…