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Nonprofit works to replace Kodiak’s Madsen Bear statue

KODIAK, Alaska (AP) — A Kodiak nonprofit is working to gather support for a new project that would…

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Case challenges some political contribution limits in Alaska

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — An Anchorage state Republican party district and others are suing Alaska Public Offices Commission…

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Juneau proceeds with plans to demolish fire-damaged complex

Eds: APNewsNow. JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — City leaders in Juneau are moving ahead with plans to demolish a…

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Sitka shops offer free coffee for comments on ferry system

SITKA, Alaska (AP) — Three cafe owners are working together to raise support for improved ferry service in…

Marvin Roberts, right, a member of the so-called Fairbanks Four, hugs his lawyer, Alaska Innocence Project attorney Bill Oberly during Roberts' address at the Alaska Federation of Natives conference in Anchorage, Alaska, Saturday, Oct. 17, 2015. Roberts and three other men were convicted of killing a Fairbanks teenager in 1997, but a post-conviction civil trial in being conducted in Fairbanks this month. The men, who have long claimed they were unjustly accused of the murder, are seeking to have their convictions overturned. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)

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‘Fairbanks Four’ trial ends, judge won’t rush decision

FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) — Four men who claim they were wrongly found guilty of killing a Fairbanks teenager…

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Pigskin Pick’Em: What doesn’t make sense does make sense

Week 9 proved to be another humbling experience for the Sultan of Sadness, I mean Sides… A 4-8…

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Soldotna council hears frustration over competing marijuana ordinances

Public hearings on three ordinances in Soldotna should help the city plan its policy on commercial marijuana usage…

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What’s Happening

Events and Exhibits ■ Kaladi Brothers will be showing the work of the “Aqua4” watercolor artists during the…

This photo provided by Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation shows Snoopy and Charlie Brown from Charles Schulz's timeless "Peanuts" comic strip in their big-screen debut in a CG-animated feature film in 3D, "The Peanuts Movie." The movie releases in U.S. theaters Nov. 6, 2015. (Blue Sky Animation/Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation via AP)

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Reeling it in: Nostalgia on the silver screen with Bond, Peanuts

This weekend was about nostalgia. It was about revisiting properties that have been producing on-screen entertainment since before…

Opinion

Op-ed: The Mizzou meltdown

It was doubtful that the University of Missouri would stand up to a left-wing pressure campaign targeting its…

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What others say: More substance to fourth Republican presidential debate

Fewer podiums, more-moderated moderating and a few welcome policy contrasts marked an occasionally plodding but certainly more substantive…

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion Timothy Cashman Jr. is sworn in by Soldotna City Clerk Shellie Saner after the council voted 4-1 to appoint him to a vacant seat on Tuesday Nov. 10, 2015 in Soldotna, Alaska.

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Soldotna council taps Cashman for open seat

By a vote of 4-1 the Soldotna City Council elected Timothy Cashman Jr., to a vacant council seat.…

Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion Joe Coop, a member of the American Legion and the VFW, stands at attention during a flag raising ceremony on Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2015 at the Kenai Senior Citizens Center in Kenai, Alaska.

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Photo: Celebrating veterans

Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion University of Alaska President Jim Johnsen speaks at the Kenai Peninsula College Kenai River Campus McLane Commons, only one top on his two-day tour to the Kenai Peninsula Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2015, in Soldotna, Alaska. It is the first time a UA system president has been to the Kenai Peninsula in nearly seven years, said KPC Director Gary Turner.

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UA president visits peninsula campuses

Recently appointed University of Alaska President Jim Johnsen spoke words of optimism during his first visit to the…

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SST slated for Wednesday

SST competition slated for today The semiannual Speed and Strength Training (SST) event will kick off its fifth…

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Mt. Marathon announces 2016 raceday changes

The 2016 edition of Alaska’s famed Mt. Marathon race — the 89th running — will see a major…

Life

Pioneer Potluck: Stinky fish barrel, part 2

North Nikiski, Alaska 1986-87 around Bob’s bon fire   In last week’s article, plans 1 and 2 did…

Opinion

Op-ed: Breaking the mirror

The one good thing about flying under the radar is that nobody pays attention to you. The worst…

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Thank our veterans, today and every day

Today is Veterans Day, a day set aside each year to thank and honor veterans for their service…

File photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion In this Dec. 13, 2013 file photo, a volunteer Alaska Moose Federation driver removes a dead moose from the Kenai Spur Highway in Kenai, Alaska. At least two people collided with moose on Monday on the Kenai Peninsula according to Alaska State Troopers.

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Three women crash after moose collision on the Sterling Highway

No one was injured, except the moose, in a three-vehicle wreck Monday evening on the Sterling Highway. Alaska…