News
AMP test results now on their way
The State Board of Education adopted standards for the Alaska Measures of Progress and Alaska Alternate Assessment tests…
News
Alaska Marine Highway System cuts ferry terminal positions
KETCHIKAN, Alaska — The Alaska Marine Highway System has cut 20 shore positions as officials deal with a…
News
University system takes steps to ready for shooting response
JUNEAU, Alaska — Immediately after the shooting at an Oregon community college, students, faculty and staff at the…
News
Writers discuss how they were shaped by the North
JUNEAU, Alaska — Non-Alaskans that watch reality television may have what they think is a clear idea of…
News
Photo: Cardboard challenge
Children and adults who participated in the Cardboard Challenge at the Soldotna Public Library on Friday were equipped…
Opinion
Op-ed: The ‘new’ Hillary
Hillary Clinton is borrowing from Richard Nixon, a man she worked to impeach while a staff member of…
Opinion
Op-ed: Talking to themselves
Here’s a bold prediction: The first Democratic presidential debate will not get the audience that the two Republican…
Opinion
Election result leave plenty to talk about
Interpreting the will of the voters is always a tricky thing. Two people can vote the same way…
Life
It is what it is: Coping with a cold
I recently came down with whatever strain of the crud that’s been going around this fall, and discovered…
Life
Community News and Notes
The Veterans of Foreign Wars Jerry V. Horn Memorial Post 10046 and the Auxiliary are once again sponsoring…
Sports
Results posted for Chainwreck race at Tsalteshi
The first race in the Chainwreck Cyclocross series was held Thursday at Tsalteshi Trails. In the race, competitors…
Sports
Soldotna’s Duwe scores OT winner in UAA’s season opener
Junior forward Brad Duwe, a Soldotna High School and Kenai River Brown Bears product, scored the game-winning goal…
Sports
Ice Dogs complete sweep of Brown Bears
The Fairbanks Ice Dogs notched a weekend sweep over the Kenai River Brown Bears in North American Hockey…
Letters to the Editor
Poll appears to have predetermined conclusion
I think it was very disingenuous of Senator Micciche to use a “push poll” to gauge his constituents’…
News
Commission calls for proposals to spend 2012 salmon funds
The Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission is asking for proposals on how to spend $2.2 million in federal…
Opinion
Voices of Alaska: Young Alaskans in support of PFD voter initiative
We live in the digital age. With a few clicks of the mouse or finger taps on a…
Letters to the Editor
Calling all moms
As I write this my heart is breaking. Breaking for all the mothers who lost children in the…
Opinion
Domestic violence impacts entire community
Kenai Mayor Pat Porter said it best: “In a perfect world down the line, I definitely would hope…
Life
For some, pheasant season starts at preserve
AVON, Minn. (AP) — The 8-month-old English pointer followed the pheasant scent, sometimes ranging in circles, sometimes diving…