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Voices of Alaska: Don’t let fear lead to bad decisions

Don’t be snookered! Fear can set you up and be a cause of really bad decisions! We face…

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Letter to the editor

On behalf of all the parishioners of the Holy Assumption of the Virgin Mary Orthodox Church in Kenai…

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Time to let some air out of the political football

In the ongoing dispute between the governor and the Legislature over expansion of Medicaid, is it possible that…

Life

Life int he Pedestrian Lane: Summer isn’t over yet

“The Summer was very big…” — Rainer Maria Rilke Has this been a summer, or what? I don’t…

Thunder roars at State Cup

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Thunder roars at State Cup

Tri The Kenai Triathlon recently donated $1,000 to the Tsalteshi Trail Association. The annual triathlon utilizes the trails for the run portion of the race. Pictured are Tsalteshi Trail Association Vice Chair Mike Crawford, Tri The Kenai Race Director Tony Oliver and Tsalteshi Trail Association Chair John Pothast. (Submitted photo)

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Happy trails

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SoHi football holds off Colony

By JEREMIAH BARTZ Frontiersman.com PALMER — The Soldotna Stars haven’t made the trip to Colony High School since…

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Silta, Pyhala take Black Stone run

Matti Silta and Sarah Pyhala won the Black Stone Axe Ridge Summer 6K on Wednesday at Tsalteshi Trails.…

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Assembly takes up, delays K-Beach flooding issues

Two proposals designed to address flooding issues in the Kalifornsky Beach Road area were left unresolved after the…

Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion Harley Copenharve and Ben Vanhoose pull at the front of their team's side of the rope during a friendly tug-of-war game Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2015, at Soldotna Prep in Soldotna, Alaska. Principal Curtis Schmidt said he likes to get his students moving and excited about their new school on the first day back from summer vacation.

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Schools in session

From recess to advanced electives to lessons in conflict resolution, students, teachers and administrators have much to justify…

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New court fees to affect citizens, lawyers, reporters

The state of Alaska has increased its court fees to, in part, make up for declining revenue. A…

A panoramic view from the summit of Bear Mountain Trail. Hinton's Knob divides Skilak Lake into two sections. Skilak Lookout and Vista trails climb up opposite sides of Hinton's Knob. Photo by Nick Longobardi/USFWS.

Life

Refuge Notebook: Bear Mountain Trail offers photo, berry-picking options

Is that expensive camera you bought last winter in hopes of becoming a professional photographer just sitting there…

Life

An Outdoor View: Zoo comes to Alaska

For centuries, mankind has been the dominant species. We domesticated animals, locked them up, killed them for sport.…

ADVANCE FOR WEEKEND EDTIONS, AUG. 15-16 - In this photo taken July 29, 2015, backpackers Samantha Journot and Luke Bakken of the Spokane Mountaineers climb or crawl through tangles of timber along the Boundary Trail in the Pasayten River drainage  north of Winthrop, Wash. The area was ravaged by a wildfire in 2006. (Rich Landers/The Spokesman-Review via AP) COEUR D'ALENE PRESS OUT; MANDATORY CREDIT

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Outdoors club celebrates centennial

WINTHROP, Wash. (AP) — A 100-mile backpacking trip is a good start for sizing up a wilderness area…

This undated photo shows a cover crop that is ornamental even as it improves the soil in flower beds at Chanticleer Gardens in Wayne, Pa. (Lee Reich via AP)

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Clothe your soil: Cover crops help enrich it

Cover crops are plants that gardeners and farmers have, since the beginnings of agriculture, grown not to eat…

Opinion

Voices of Alaska: Motive behind set net ban is reallocation

This is about the anti-set net ballot initiative that is before the Alaska Supreme Court and the devastating…

Opinion

Let’s make the school year a safe and successful one

Fall is in the air, silvers are in the river, and students across the Kenai Peninsula are back…

Life

Voices of Faith: ‘Do I live in a livable world’

I have been involved in two car accidents when I was the driver. The first was a minor…

Sports

Bird Homestead: Yours truly cashes in on Ladies Night

The course has been looking absolutely gorgeous lately. Larry Hamilton and Tom Walsh have been working very hard…

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School district report tracks student obesity

One in every three students in the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District is either overweight or obese. This…