Around the Capitol, there has been talk about “the high cost of Medicaid” and what can be done about it. Just the other day legislation… Continue reading
Gov. Bill Walker and Alaska’s congressional delegation are asking for a resolution in the long-running dispute on how to build a 15-mile bypass of a… Continue reading
Kenai Central senior Karl Danielson finished 13th in Wednesday’s freestyle sprint races for Under-20 men at Soldier Hollow, Utah, site of the 2018 Junior National… Continue reading
“Lady Bird” A24 1 hour, 34 minutes Like most high school teachers, I have a healthy amount of skepticism when I watch movies based around… Continue reading
A Response to Trump’s Feb. 21 Remarks By Norm Olson, Nikiski Platitudes and empty words filled the room today As the children of the corn… Continue reading
It’s no exaggeration to say those of us in Alaska depend heavily on general aviation. Less than 20 percent of Alaska’s communities are connected to… Continue reading
A bipartisan group of senators and congressmen says the headquarters for the Bureau of Land Management should move out of Washington, D.C., and relocate in… Continue reading
The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities wants feedback on plans to move the Sterling Highway around Cooper Landing. DOT released a draft supplemental… Continue reading
In the 1980s political leaders attempted to address the drug crisis among youth with a simple answer to a complex problem: “Just say No!” Programs… Continue reading
It never pays for public officials to appear to be living high on the hog. Well, almost never. At least that’s the advice we should… Continue reading
Chambers set schedules n The Kenai and Soldotna Chambers of Commerce will host a joint luncheon at noon on March 7 at the Kenai Visitor… Continue reading
You wonder how these things begin. For Harvey Schmidt, co-writer of the longest-running musical in history — who died last week at 88 — and… Continue reading
The reason I am running for governor is simple: I love Alaska. I know Alaska’s potential is enormous. Our resources, coupled with our geographical location… Continue reading
While efforts continue to broaden Alaska’s economic base and create more job opportunities for Alaskans, the Kenai Chamber of Commerce Job Shadow program is an… Continue reading
Let’s ponder “manslation,” the term that describes that irritating male habit of deciding it’s necessary to interpret to the group what a woman is “really”… Continue reading
If you absolutely have to have a heart attack in the mid-valley, and can’t make the arrangements to have it occur in, say, the heart… Continue reading
We have been trying to downsize our many accumulations we have amassed through the 33 years of living here on this property. We moved into… Continue reading
Here’s the question: should Alaskans who receive Medicaid be required to work or volunteer as a condition of their benefits? I believe so, and two… Continue reading
Kenai Central senior Karl Danielson finished 90th out of 132 racers in the men’s classic interval start race Tuesday in Soldier Hollow, Utah, site of… Continue reading
The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District is facing a deficit for fiscal year 2019, and while state and borough funding has not yet been decided,… Continue reading