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Hoops roundup: Nikolaevsk girls top Bristol Bay

The host Nikolaevsk girls defeated Bristol Bay 50-35 on Thursday night in nonconference action. Nianiella Dorvall controlled the…

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Fox finishes 2nd in state freestyle race

On a beautiful day for skiing, Soldotna’s Sadie Fox had a beautiful day of skiing. Fox finished second…

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Area riders VanMeter, Davis chase Iron Dog leaders

Mike Morgan of Nome and Chris Olds of Eagle River were leading the Iron Dog on Thursday night.…

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At hearing, public support for gas pipeline

Alaska senators listened to over an hour of public testimony Wednesday on a bill that enables the Alaska…

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Parnell offers budget amendments

JUNEAU — Gov. Sean Parnell has proposed an additional $32.7 million for the proposed Susitna-Watana hydro project, but…

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  Morgan Patterson, 15, reads as she reclines on a couch Thursday Feb. 20, 2014 at the teen center in Soldotna, Alaska.

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Photos: Hanging out

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Numbers game

Kenai Peninsula Borough School District administrators spoke to about a dozen central peninsula residents about the multi-million dollar…

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Kenai city council delays vote on teleconference for P&Z commission

Without Kenai Mayor Pat Porter and two other council members present, the Kenai City Council again postponed an…

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Democrats offer education legislation

JUNEAU — Minority Democrats on Thursday pitched an education package that includes an increase in the per-pupil funding…

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Lawmaker voices concern over unintended consequences of legalized marijuana

JUNEAU — House majority members on Thursday were asked about the potential tax revenues for the state should…

Letters to the Editor

Non-residents should pay non-resident sportfish fee

In 2004, SB 56 sponsored by Senator Fred Dyson, passed both the House and Senate and was signed…

Opinion

Language an important part of Alaska’s cultural heritage

This week, a bill that would add 20 Alaska Native languages as official languages of the state was…

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Life

Refuge Notebook: Time to apply for summer jobs at the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge

Are you interested in working at one of the premier wildlife refuges in the nation this summer? The…

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Homer Cycling Club’s Big Fat Bike Festival this weekend

The Homer Cycling Club’s Big Fat Bike Festival is today through Sunday. Events include beach bonfires, a group…

Opinion

Les Palmer: Advice for women who would fish

Author’s note: The Clarion first published this column April 9, 2004. It’s been almost 10 years, and boys…

In this Feb. 6, 2014 photo, Steve and Kathy Muench ride the trails at Jug Mountain Ranch near McCall, Idaho. Fat bikes sport oversized balloon tires run at low air pressures that are specially designed to ride on packed snow and other surfaces. (AP Photo/The Idaho Statesman, Roger Phillips)

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Snow fun: Clunky bikes with fat tires catching on

MCCALL, Idaho (AP) — You’ve probably seen these in a bike shop, in a bike rack, or even…

In this image released by G.C. Media, Victor Mooney, right, stands inside his custom built row boat "The Spirit of Malabo," as he prepares for the Goree Challenge, his fourth attempt at crossing the Atlantic to raise funds for HIV/AIDS, on Wednesday Feb. 19, 2014 in Maspolamas, Gran Canaria.  (AP Photo/G.C. Media,Handout)

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Sunk, but undefeated, NYC man faces Atlantic again

NEW YORK — A tenacious New Yorker who has been trying for nearly a decade to row solo…

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Send all the bouquets upstairs

Dr. Kenneth Wuest, who taught Greek, was my favorite college professor because he always brought something beyond the…

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Church news

Hidden talents show takes the stage The Midnight Son Seventh Day Adventist Church invites the public to watch…

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Supreme Court affirms pipeline value decision

ANCHORAGE — The Alaska Supreme Court on Wednesday handed Alaska municipalities a victory in a dispute over the…