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Op-ed: The daily dalliance report

Thursday, March 8, 2018. Mark down that date. It was a day for news of huge significance: Tariffs…

Opinion

Voices of Alaska: Safe oil transportation in Prince William Sound: Are we really so far apart?

If you’ve ever owned horses, you probably know that cleaning the barn first thing in the morning is…

Sports

Hoops state tournament games announced

The Nikiski girls, Ninilchik girls and Nikolaevsk boys learned Sunday what time they will be playing in the…

Sports

Results posted for Kachemak Bay Marathon

Gavin Kentch and Emily Lints won the 42-kilometer Kachemak Bay Marathon on Saturday in Homer. The 42K featured…

Sports

McCormick, Ostrander shine at indoor track championships

A pair of peninsula track sensations put a exclamation point on the 2017-18 indoor track and field season…

Sports

Southcentral hoops: Nikiski girls fall in title clash to ACS

  The Nikiski girls gave it their best shot, but just couldn’t bring down Anchorage Christian. The Bulldogs…

Opinion

Editorial: Clock is ticking on school funding

The things certain in life, as the saying goes, are death and taxes. And with the Kenai Peninsula…

Sports

Nikiski girls gain SCC title game, state berth

The Nikiski girls erased last year’s bad memories by dominating a Southcentral Conference tournament semifinal 48-19 over Grace…

Sports

Kenai duo race day 3 of Junior Nationals

Kenai Central seniors Karl Danielson and Addison Gibson wrapped up a full week of racing in Soldier Hollow,…

Kenai Central’s Hayley Maw tries to stay in front of Wasilla’s Olliva Davies during Wasilla’s 62-36 win over Kenai in the Northern Lights Conference Championships girls semifinals Friday, March 9, 2018, at Wasilla High. (Photo by Jeremiah Bartz/Frontiersman.com)

Sports

NLC hoops: SoHi boys, Kenai girls lose semifinals

WASILLA — Colony used a team effort to ensure the Knights one of the two Northern Lights Conference…

Kenai Central junior Adam Trujillo works to get a rebound against Palmer during the Northern Lights Conference Championships quarterfinals Thursday, March 8, 2018, at Wasilla High School. (Photo by Jeremiah Bartz/Frontiersman.com)

Sports

Kenai girls top SoHi; SoHi boys win, Kenai boys lose

It’s tough to beat a team three times. The Soldotna girls became very aware of that Thursday at…

Homer’s Daniel Reutov drives toward the basket during a 55-24 win over Redington in the Southcental Conference Championships boys’ quarterfinals Thursday March 8, 2018, at Colony High School. (Photo by Jeremiah Bartz/Frontiersman.com)

Sports

Southcentral hoops roundup

The Nikiski girls got through a first-round clash with Houston 69-26 Thursday to advance to the semifinals of…

News

Teaching cuts looms over school district

As she thinks about how potential teacher cuts would affect her school, Kenai Central High School senior Brittany…

Opinion

Letters: Contribution helps LeeShore emergency center

Contribution helps LeeShore emergency center The LeeShore Center is very grateful to Alaska USA Federal Credit Union for…

Opinion

Voices of Alaska: It’s not about saving money, it’s about serving people

Around the Capitol, there has been talk about “the high cost of Medicaid” and what can be done…

Life

An Outdoor View: A Winter Olympics dream

Not much has changed since I wrote this column during the 1994 Winter Olympics. Norwegians still dominate most…

Sports

Danielson, Gibson roll through Junior National sprint races

Kenai Central senior Karl Danielson finished 13th in Wednesday’s freestyle sprint races for Under-20 men at Soldier Hollow,…

This image released by A24 Films shows director Greta Gerwig, right, and Saoirse Ronan on the set of “Lady Bird.” (Merie Wallace/A24 via AP)

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Reeling it in: ‘Lady Bird’ funny, poignant, sweet

“Lady Bird” A24 1 hour, 34 minutes Like most high school teachers, I have a healthy amount of…

News

Poet’s Corner: A Response to Trump’s Feb. 21 Remarks

A Response to Trump’s Feb. 21 Remarks By Norm Olson, Nikiski Platitudes and empty words filled the room…

Opinion

Voices of Alaska: Alaska depends on general aviation

It’s no exaggeration to say those of us in Alaska depend heavily on general aviation. Less than 20…