Life
Walking the Americas: Woman preps for 5-year trek
SMITHVILLE, Mo. — The night before Bethany Hughes started on the Pacific Crest Trail, a 2,650-mile hike from…
Life
Refuge Notebook: A summer of birdsong
The early bird catches the worm they always say, but what if you want to catch the bird?…
Life
An Outdoor View: Extreme fishing
At daybreak one morning this week, I was fishing from the bank of the Kenai River for silver…
Life
Church news
Rabbi to teach at Peninsula Christian Center Rabbi Dale Cohen will be teaching at Peninsula Christian Center, Oct.…
Life
Voices of Faith: It’s a marathon, not a race
Having lived in a lot of different places, I enjoy the opportunity that social networking gives me to…
Sports
Pigskin Pick’Em: Raiders to beat the Broncos?
The Sultan has reached the quarter pole of the NFL season with a satisfactory 36-24-2 mark against the…
News
School district’s legislative priorities are all about funding
The Board of Education approved its list of Kenai Peninsula Borough School District’s 2016 state and legislative priorities…
Opinion
Op-ed: Hillary’s gun-control non sequiturs
Hillary Clinton has a new gun agenda that is the same as the old gun agenda. We all…
Opinion
Voices of the Peninsula: Is a new south beach road really the best solution?
I must be missing something, regarding the recent news article about the City of Kenai purchasing property and…
Opinion
What others say: Slaughter of two dozen animals for ivory a callous, cowardly act
An apparent slaughter of more than two dozen walruses on Alaska’s northwest coast last week was enough to…
Arts & Entertainment
Poet’s Corner: The Last Rose of Summer
The Last Rose of Summer By Dave Thompson, Kenai The thunder rolls in tempo on this September day…
Arts & Entertainment
Reeling it in: Science to the rescue in ‘The Martian’
“The Martian” 2 hours, 21 minutes Twentieth Century Fox I bet Andy Weir is feeling like he’s living…
Arts & Entertainment
What’s Happening
Best Bets ■ The Kenai Peninsula Orchestra’s Evening of Classics fundraiser will take place on Friday at 7…
Life
Grannie Annie Recipes
Alaskan Mutt Muffins This makes a small batch-double or triple if you like. I give these out at…
News
Photo: Election day
Nikiski residents Lynda Moore, left, and Ewin Frothingham, right, cast their votes during the regular election on Tuesday,…
News
State hired consultants ahead of Obama visit
JUNEAU — Gov. Bill Walker’s administration spent $50,000 on consultants to help prepare for a visit by President…
News
Knopp, Holmdahl, Dunne win assembly seats
The borough assembly will see three new faces beginning Oct. 19. After a four-way race for the borough…
Life
Making skillet apple pie
Serves 6 to 8 Crust 1 cup (5 ounces) all-purpose flour 1 tablespoon sugar ½ teaspoon salt 2…
Life
Pioneer Potluck: About Mutt Muffins
Log cabin in North Nikiski, 1985 In 1985 Bob and I rented and moved into a little…
Life
Scoring the crust
Washing produce in a vinegar solution removes most bacteria. In kitchen tests, we discovered that spraying produce with…