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Voices of Alaska: Alaskans weigh in on economic issues

Since 1953 the Alaska Chamber has been the voice of Alaska business large and small across Alaska with…

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Schools start PEAKS testing

Students across Alaska are sitting down for the Performance Evaluation for Alaska’s Schools (PEAKS) test over the course…

Wild kitchen: “The Alaska from Scratch Cookbook” highlights locally sourced food

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Wild kitchen: “The Alaska from Scratch Cookbook” highlights locally sourced food

It’s a scenario that Alaskans know well. A recipe calls for a specific ingredient, maybe fresh chives, but…

This image released by Universal Pictures shows a scene from “Pacific Rim Uprising.” (Legendary Pictures/Universal Pictures via AP)

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Reeling it in: ‘Pacific Rim’ rift should stay closed

“Pacific Rim: Uprising” Universal Pictures 1 hour, 51 minutes The world is full of sequels that no one…

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Soldotna’s Reimer takes 2nd at White Mountains 100

Soldotna’s Adam Reimer finished second in the White Mountains 100 on Sunday. The race, now in its ninth…

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Waclawski, Bando win Sea to Ski Triathlon

Denver Waclawski and Jennifer Bando won the Sea to Ski Triathlon on Sunday in Homer. The triathlon starts…

In this March 13 photo, Gov. Bill Walker speaks by phone to a reporter not physically present for a media availability at the governor’s mansion in Juneau. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer)

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Cash-strapped Alaska eyes earnings from oil wealth fund

JUNEAU — The joke has always been that Alaska is so wealthy, it pays its residents to live…

Trooper injured before fatal shooting remains hospitalized

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Trooper injured before fatal shooting remains hospitalized

ANCHORAGE (AP) — An Alaska State Trooper continues to be hospitalized for injuries he received at the hands…

Checkmate Marlee Riggins from Bill Vedders’ third grade class at K-Beach Elementary competes in the chess club tournament earlier this month. The chess club, which is coached by third-grade teacher Cheryl Romatz, at the school has grown to become the “cool thing” to do according to Vedders. (Photo courtesy of Bill Vedders)

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Checkmate: Chess Club at K-Beach gains popularity

Marlee Riggins from Bill Vedders’ third grade class at K-Beach Elementary competes in the chess club tournament earlier…

Cook Inlet senior awarded scholarship

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Cook Inlet senior awarded scholarship

Breona DeLon, a senior at Cook Inlet Academy, was presented a Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps scholarship check…

Man dies after car wreck in Soldotna

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Man on felony probation reportedly found with gun, drugs

Man arrested after police find gun, drugs during traffic stop A Soldotna man on felony probation was arrested…

Man arrested after crashing vehicle discovered to be stolen

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Troopers shoot, kill Nikolaevsk man in confrontation

A Nikolaevsk man is dead after Alaska State Troopers shot him during a confrontation Saturday. Nikolai Yakunin, 42,…

Life

It Is What It Is: In a cabin, in the woods

I think we’re starting to get this cabin camping thing down. A few years back, we made our…

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Editorial: Reach out with your heart

On Dec. 21, 2012, the Peninsula Clarion ran the following editorial after a horrific school shooting in Newtown,…

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Op-ed: The Russian (S)election

Perhaps Vladimir Putin was using his experience meddling in U.S. elections to meddle in his own. Putin “won”…

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Voices of Alaska: Getting more resources against trafficking our kids

Most Americans and Alaskans think that human trafficking is a problem that happens in other, far-away places. And…

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Voices of Alaska: A worldwide market for Alaska’s resources

Future economic development in Alaska relies on outside customers – Alaska’s resources are so vast that their market…

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What others say: Assistance appreciated

The presence of illegal drugs in the Ketchikan area isn’t just a local issue — most of these…

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Op-ed: Bill Clinton redux

Stormy Daniels could have stepped right out of the 1990s. She would have been a natural in a…

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West Valley boys soccer defeats Soldotna

The West Valley boys soccer team defeated Soldotna 3-2 on Friday at The Dome in Anchorage in nonconference…