Letters to the Editor
Alaska should establish public bank
China leads the world in support of the US dollar. As of June this year China has $3,771,347,000,000…
Opinion
Kudos to the candidates
Kudos to all those who have thrown their hat in the ring for the upcoming municipal election. Running…
Life
The fishing how-to
The first fishing how-to in print was Izaak Walton’s “The Compleat Angler,” published in 1653, and writers have…
Life
Refuge Notebook: After the fire
There’s a saying in Alaska that when the fireweed stops blooming that the wildfire season is over. This…
Life
Pollinator Pockets: small plots with nectar-rich plants
It doesn’t take massive flowerbeds to make beneficial insects happy — just a few pollen- and nectar-rich plants…
Sports
Bird Homestead golf report: Nearly 40 show up for Men’s Night
Bird Homestead Golf course is looking better and better every day. Tom Walsh, Larry Hamilton and the Bird…
News
Nikiski fire station gets an upgrade
Dirt is piled high around the Nikiski Fire Station No. 2 where a Soldotna-based construction company is working…
News
School board seats sought by incumbents
Three incumbents are running unopposed for the three Board of Education seats up for election in 2015. Liz…
News
Suit seeks to bar Walker from expanding Medicaid on his own
JUNEAU — The state could face irreparable fiscal injury if Gov. Bill Walker’s plan to expand Medicaid coverage…
News
State Supreme Court hears setnet ban arguments
In a matter of months, the Alaska Supreme Court will decide if Alaskans can legally ban an entire…
Life
Fishing report: Enjoy the sunshine and the silvers
Normally, the Kenai Peninsula seems to go straight from summer into fall. This year, however, summer has been…
News
Options abound for silver salmon anglers
The visual simplicity of a foggy early morning fishing trip on the Kenai River is contradicted by the…
Opinion
Voices of Alaska: Welcoming President Obama to Alaska
As Alaskans, we take great pride in welcoming visitors to our beautiful state. That is especially true when…
Opinion
Op-ed: The end of China envy
A funny thing happened on the way to China’s inevitable global dominance — the country’s economic tumult rocked…
Arts & Entertainment
What’s Happening
Best Bets ■ The Kenai Peninsula Food Bank’s annual fundraiser, the Soup Supper and Auction will be held…
Arts & Entertainment
Poet’s Corner: Wheels keep turning
Whirling twirling wheels go round Spinning us across the ground Babies in carriages make no sound Soothing ride…
Arts & Entertainment
Secondhand souls came with instructions
One man’s trash. That’s what they say you’ll get at the thrift store, but you know the rest…
Arts & Entertainment
Redford takes a walk through his classic buddy roles
LOS ANGELES — When Robert Redford first acquired the film rights to Bill Bryson’s memoir “A Walk in…
Arts & Entertainment
Reeling it in: Go for a thrill ride in ‘Cop Car’
“Cop Car” Focus World 1 hour, 26 minutes Ahh, late August. A time when summer is slowly…