Opinion
What others say: Jay Hammond was right
In 1985, a reporter from the Christian Science Monitor flew out to see Jay Hammond. The former governor…
Education
Nikiski students find the ties that bind
For the 27 middle school students, and their attentive staff supervisors, the Grannie Wannabes — Nikiski Middle-High School’s…
Sports
Prep hockey roundup
The Wasilla hockey team defeated Soldotna 8-0 on Saturday in the third-place game at the Big Lake Lions…
Sports
Peninsula gains 4 region wrestling champs at NLC tourney
The Colony Knights waged a war on the Wasilla Warriors and won Saturday at the Northern Lights Conference…
Sports
Gibson, Danielson lead Peninsula at Lynx Loppet
Service claimed the annual Lynx Loppet boys team title Friday among scant snow conditions at Kincaid Park, winning…
Sports
Brown Bears snap pointless streak at 24 in overtime loss to Titans
The Kenai River Brown Bears snapped a 24-game pointless streak by scoring three times on the power play…
News
Governor considers pardons in Fairbanks Four case
ANCHORAGE — Alaska Gov. Bill Walker is considering whether to grant pardons or clemency to four indigenous men…
Life
Tune into Christmas shows
Elsewhere in today’s newspaper (the Television page), you will find a story about the proliferation of TV movies…
Life
Life in the Pedestrian Lane: Letters
It’s time to make that difficult decision again this year: Do I write a Christmas letter or not?…
Life
Learning for Life: Pantry pests, the univited guests
Sometimes we open up food products to find the surprise of uninvited guests wiggling in what we had…
Life
Kid businessman
JUNEAU, Alaska — Noah Spengler is a 17-year-old with a business he’s created by hand. It began with…
Opinion
Voices of Alaska: Education reform achieves major milestone
Fixing the flawed No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) has been years in the making. This past week,…
Opinion
Op-ed: Crooks, liars, demagogues and wimps
Twenty-four years ago, Democrat Edwin Edwards — a man who could have come out of central casting as…
Opinion
Comprehensive budget plan moves debate forward
This should give everyone something to talk about. Gov. Bill Walker this week released his budget plan for…
Sports
Brown Bears drop 24th straight
The season-long struggle continued for the Kenai River Brown Bears Friday on the road against the New Jersey…
News
Three central Kenai departments respond to house fire
The Kenai Fire Department, Central Emergency Services and the Nikiski Fire Department responded to a residential fire in…
Sports
SoHi wins, Kenai loses at Christmas Classic
The Soldotna hockey team won, while Kenai Central lost, Thursday in the opening day of play at the…
News
Hilts steps down — Board of education loses long-time member
The Board of Education is looking for a new member after District 9 representative Sunni Hilts stepped down…
Life
Voices of Faith: Let nothing keep you from the greatest gift
Here is an old riddle for you to ponder. “What is greater than God, more evil than the…