Opinion
Op-ed: The Schumer-Biden test
Everyone knows the meaning of the word “hypocrite” and no one can claim absolute constancy when it comes…
Opinion
Voices of Alaska: How state funding is used by the Alaska Earthquake Center
As the state and university examine priorities, a very legitimate question is how something as ill defined as…
Opinion
Measure tramples rights it claims to support
It is no small irony when government proclaims it is acting to protect a group’s rights — but…
Life
It is what it is: Pick up the phone!
My wife and I almost never had a second date. Actually, our first date might not have been…
Life
Community News and Notes
Tiffiny Decker and Gregory Gordon announce the birth of their son, Andrew Michael-Everett Gordon, at 10:16 p.m. right…
Life
Learning for Life: Beat the sugar bug
When my kids heard on the news that the new USDA dietary guidelines include a recommendation that Americans…
Sports
Pothast, Boonstra lead peninsula at state skiing
With snow rapidly melting across Southcentral Alaska, the Kenai Peninsula’s cross-country skiing teams put another season in the…
Letters to the Editor
Alaska government needs streamlining
Although Alaska is experiencing another painful trough in the oil price cycle, it is only temporary in nature…
Letters to the Editor
Student seeks information on Alaska
Hi! My name is Ashlyn H. I am a fifth-grade student at Harlan Intermediate School in Harlan, Iowa.…
Sports
Ostrander wins gold with Boise State relay team
Boise State freshman Allie Ostrander captured the gold medal, along with three of her teammates, in the women’s…
Sports
SoHi’s Pothasts lead peninsula at state skiing
Soldotna’s John-Mark and Hannah Pothast led the Kenai Peninsula at the first day of the three-day State Nordic…
Sports
Series preview: Brown Bears vs. Jets
The Kenai River Brown Bears will take on the Janesville (Wisconsin) Jets today and Saturday at the Soldotna…
Sports
Oilers Corner: Oilers sign Cal Baptist pair
The Oilers have recently signed a pair of players from Cal Baptist University. Outfielder Brian Ruhm, a redshirt…
Sports
VanMeter, Gueco sit in 10th in Iron Dog
Kasilof’s Dusty VanMeter and Wasilla’s Chad Gueco sat in 10th place as the Iron Dog leaders took a…
News
Legislative Information Office teleconference schedule for Feb. 26
Friday 8:30 a.m. The Joint Legislative Budget & Audit Committee will sponsor a public hearing to discuss Public…
Life
Voices of Faith: Seek first the Kingdom of Heaven
When I was a senior in high school, our Sunday school teacher told our class a very profound…
Life
Refuge Notebook: Tinder fungus, the Ice Man and amadou
A couple of years ago I was given a remarkable, beautiful hat by my friend Dominique Collet. This…
Life
An Outdoor View: Uncertainty
Uncertainty is the natural order of things. In fishing, it’s often the only thing you can count on.…
Life
Edible landscaping can yield color, wildlife habitat, food
Why bother mowing thirsty lawns when you can grow edibles? Replace those sorry-looking patches of grass around trees,…