The Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend is not an entitlement. Nor should it become one. Yet that is what several unwise but populist proposals in the… Continue reading
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to keep kids from vaping Let me start with two conflicting truths: 1. It is illegal to sell e-cigarettes (aka vaping) to minors… Continue reading
Since 1953 the Alaska Chamber has been the voice of Alaska business large and small across Alaska with a mission to promote Alaska as a… Continue reading
It’s a scenario that Alaskans know well. A recipe calls for a specific ingredient, maybe fresh chives, but the grocery store has little to offer… Continue reading
Students across Alaska are sitting down for the Performance Evaluation for Alaska’s Schools (PEAKS) test over the course of the next two weeks. The test,… Continue reading
“Pacific Rim: Uprising” Universal Pictures 1 hour, 51 minutes The world is full of sequels that no one wanted – movies that have no reason… Continue reading
Soldotna’s Adam Reimer finished second in the White Mountains 100 on Sunday. The race, now in its ninth year, is 100 miles long, going through… Continue reading
Denver Waclawski and Jennifer Bando won the Sea to Ski Triathlon on Sunday in Homer. The triathlon starts with a five-kilometer run from Mariner Park… Continue reading
JUNEAU — The joke has always been that Alaska is so wealthy, it pays its residents to live here. But those yearly checks have gotten… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE (AP) — An Alaska State Trooper continues to be hospitalized for injuries he received at the hands of a man who was later fatally… Continue reading
Breona DeLon, a senior at Cook Inlet Academy, was presented a Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps scholarship check earlier this month. The scholarship, which could… Continue reading
Man arrested after police find gun, drugs during traffic stop A Soldotna man on felony probation was arrested Monday after police reportedly found drugs, a… Continue reading
A Nikolaevsk man is dead after Alaska State Troopers shot him during a confrontation Saturday. Nikolai Yakunin, 42, was pronounced dead on scene after being… Continue reading
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… Continue reading
I think we’re starting to get this cabin camping thing down. A few years back, we made our first trip to one of the many… Continue reading
On Dec. 21, 2012, the Peninsula Clarion ran the following editorial after a horrific school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut. As the Clarion was going to… Continue reading
Perhaps Vladimir Putin was using his experience meddling in U.S. elections to meddle in his own. Putin “won” re-election last Sunday with about 76 percent… Continue reading
Most Americans and Alaskans think that human trafficking is a problem that happens in other, far-away places. And many are shocked to realize that it’s… Continue reading
Future economic development in Alaska relies on outside customers – Alaska’s resources are so vast that their market is worldwide. We should celebrate being an… Continue reading
The presence of illegal drugs in the Ketchikan area isn’t just a local issue — most of these substances are manufactured elsewhere and transported here… Continue reading