FAIRBANKS (AP) — Alaska Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski said this week that the Russia investigation by special counsel Robert Mueller III should be allowed to… Continue reading
Events and Exhibitions n Nikiski Middle-High School’s production of “Mary Poppins” takes the stage at 7 p.m. May 4 and 5. Tickets are $15. n… Continue reading
“Avengers: Infinity War” Marvel Studios 2 hours, 29 minutes Every now and again a movie comes along, the story of whose mere existence is bigger… Continue reading
The Promise of Spring By Norm Olson, Nikiski That morning, yes that morning when The sun in its golden-gray cast Rose differently this day than… Continue reading
Who would have guessed that a Trump crowd 15 months into his presidency would be chanting, “Nobel! Nobel! Nobel!” As in Alfred Nobel, the Swedish… Continue reading
Funding for the military in Alaska is increasing — as well it should with the state’s strategic location for national defense and economic advantage. The… Continue reading
Logan Smith pitched a complete-game one-hitter to lead the Soldotna baseball team to a 3-2 Southcentral Conference victory over Kodiak on Thursday at the Soldotna… Continue reading
Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of monthly columns called Polar Connections. The columns explore how the Arctic and Antarctic regions are… Continue reading
Spring is a rough time for migratory birds, particularly for arctic nesting shorebirds and waterfowl. They’re busy making their way ever north to get to… Continue reading
Boise State redshirt sophomore Allie Ostrander tripped and fell midway through an elite women’s 5,000-meter outdoor track race Thursday night at the Payton Jordan Invitational… Continue reading
The visiting Soldotna softball team outlasted Kenai Central 22-16 on Thursday in Northern Lights Conference action at Steve Shearer Memorial Ball Park. The game lasted… Continue reading
The second release of the 2018 Women’s Mid-Outdoor Bowerman award watchlist still had one local name on it, that of Boise State redshirt sophomore Allie… Continue reading
In these dwindling days of his final year in office, Gov. John Hickenlooper has the chance to help children. He can improve Colorado’s future, save… Continue reading
Thanks to the Soldotna Public Library for hosting our AARP Foundation Tax-Aide team during the income tax filing season that just ended. The Library provided… Continue reading
Before meeting with North Korea’s “very honorable” (Trump’s words) dictator, Kim Jong-Un, the president should bone up on the history of that country’s duplicity and… Continue reading
Congress has long abdicated its constitutional authority with respect to the nation’s numerous and ever-expanding wars abroad. It was welcome news, then, to learn that… Continue reading
It was an English monarch who purportedly said, “No news is better than evil news,” and thereby launched an enduring (though now somewhat less wordy)… Continue reading
Let’s face it, the United States of America’s government is not a democracy like the textbook propaganda claims. No matter the intent of the founders,… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE (AP) — The Army says a 22-year-old soldier assigned to an Alaska post has died in Afghanistan. Spc. Gabriel David Conde was killed Monday… Continue reading
A gaggle of greater white-fronted geese, along with a few northern pintail ducks, forage on the Kenai River flats near Bridge Access Road on Tuesday… Continue reading