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What others say: Congress should decide Apple encryption issues

The Justice Department and FBI insist the encryption debate is critical to national security, and they’re right. The…

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Mountain View waits on funding, weighs potential cuts

Editor’s note: This article has been revised to correct an error, and reflect that the pupil-teacher ratio will…

Opinion

Op-ed: The ‘apology tour’ comes full circle

At the beginning of his presidency, Barack Obama traveled to Cairo, Europe and the United Nations to “apologize”…

Opinion

Voices of Alaska: Alaska budget myth vs. fact

By now, nearly everyone is concerned about the state’s budget deficit. Research by Rasmuson Foundation shows that most…

Opinion

Schools need to be able to plan for the long term

One week from Monday, the Kenai Peninsula Borough Board of Education will be voting on the school district’s…

Life

It is what it is: Living deliberately

Every now and then, I do something that reminds me why I live in Alaska. Over our recent…

Life

Learning for Life: Backyard birch tapping

Ever wonder how to make birch syrup from our native birch trees? Cooperative Extension Service has the publication…

Life

People who feel great don’t need help

It was a warm March evening and I was minding my business, shopping for a few groceries before…

Sports

SoHi graduate Blackburn knocks down major barrier needed to make Olympics in discus

In her quest to throw the discus in the Rio Summer Olympics, it’s one step down, one step…

Letters to the Editor

Look to different calendar for date of Resurrection

Funny thing happened on the way to 2016 concerning the celebration of Christ Jesus’s Resurrection from the dead…

Letters to the Editor

Soldotna High School Nordic Ski Team appreciates support

Through yet another challenging winter ski season, our Soldotna High School Nordic Ski Team supporters continued to offer…

Sports

Oilers Corner: Team once again offers scholarships

The Oilers are once again offering college scholarships to area graduating seniors. One $1,000 scholarship will be awarded…

Brian Bliss finishes getting a shave from barber Crystal Stonecipher of the Hey Good Lookin' Salon at a St. Baldrick's head-shaving fundraiser at Kenai Peninsula College on Thursday, March 24. Over 17 people had their heads shaved in exchange for donations to St. Baldrick's Foundation, a research charity for pediatric cancer.

News

A close shave

The top three winners in Homer's 23rd Annual Winter King Salmon Tournament show off their fish to the crowd. (Left to right) Colt Belmonte placed third for a 24.8 pound king, winning $16,588; Kelly Grose won $21,112 for his 25.25 pound king and Eric Holland took first place with his 26.45 pound king. Holland's prize of $31,668 was more than the 2015 tournament's first place prize. All the anglers are Homer residents. (Photo by Anna Frost, Homer News)

Life

A day fit for kings

The 2016 Winter King Salmon Tournament champion, Eric Holland, only told the crowd during the Saturday evening awards…

One of 30 cow moose recently captured and collared in Game Management Unit 15A and 15B in a joint effort by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game and Kenai National Wildlife Refuge.  (Photo by Dan Thompson, Alaska Department of Fish and Game)

Life

Refuge Notebook: Agencies work together to study Kenai moose

Moose continue to be one of the most valuable species that reside on the Kenai Peninsula. They trigger…

Life

Depend on it

Every song I’ve ever heard apparently is stored somewhere in my memory. I’ll be busy doing something, and…

Letters to the Editor

Support ‘Take it Outside’ legislation

Since 2005, Central Peninsula Hospital has had a smoke free campus policy. Quite simply, exposure to secondhand smoke…

Opinion

Public must be good steward of the resource

Earlier this week, the Soldotna City Council heard from the Alaska Department of Fish and Game about ongoing…

Life

Voices of Faith: Friday is good because Sunday makes it so

Today, Christians all over the world are recognizing what has become known as “Good Friday.” As is often…

Life

Church news

Apostolic Assembly celebrates Resurrection The Apostolic Assembly of Jesus Christ is celebrating Jesus’ Resurrection beginning with its annual…