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School district replacing potentially biased textbook

The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District is replacing an eighth-grade history textbook called into question for containing potentially…

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Lt. Governor outlines state stake in British Columbia issues

JUNEAU — Alaska has clear interests in protecting with extreme vigilance the water quality in rivers that flow…

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Cal Thomas: The British elections

BELFAST, Northern Ireland — “Shocked,” “surprised,” “stunned” were some of the words used by broadcasters, columnists, political “experts”…

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What others say: A virtuous cycle

Statistics suggest that running a small business isn’t easy. Jennifer Clark, a regional advocate with the U.S. Small…

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■ The Soldotna Chamber of Commerce next meets May 19 at noon at Frosos Restaurant in Soldotna. Presentations…

FILE - In this April 17, 2015 file photo, an oil drilling rig arrives aboard a transport ship at sunrise, following a journey across the Pacific in Port Angeles, Wash. Royal Dutch Shell hopes to use the rig for exploratory drilling during the summer open-water season in the Chukchi Sea off Alaska's northwest coast, if it can get the permits. Royal Dutch Shell cleared a major hurdle Monday, May 11, 2015, when The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management approved Shell's exploration plan. However, this isn't the final step that Shell needs for Arctic drilling. (Daniella Beccaria/seattlepi.com via AP) MAGS OUT; NO SALES; SEATTLE TIMES OUT; TV OUT; MANDATORY CREDIT

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Shell clears major US government hurdle for Arctic drilling

ANCHORAGE — Royal Dutch Shell’s Arctic drilling program has cleared a major bureaucratic hurdle to begin drilling for…

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Judge won’t block plan to kill cormorants to save salmon

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A judge has refused to block a plan to shoot more than 10,000 double-crested…

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Alaska is first phase of Arctic Ocean fiber optic project

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Marine surveying will start again this summer near Alaska’s coastal communities in a wide-reaching…

Education

KPC announces end-of-year award recipients

The Kenai River Campus Student Union announced their end-of-year award recipients at their recent annual BBQ, held Friday,…

Education

Around the District

School board to meet The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Board of Education meets at 7 p.m. in…

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Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion Matthea Boatright, 14, poses with her entry into the PEEPs art show for the Kenai Peninsula Birding Festival as her mother, Kirsten Boatright, takes her picture on Thursday May 7, 2015 at the Kenai Fine Arts Center in Kenai, Alaska.

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Birders flock to town

The Kenai Birding Festival is flocking into town and local birders have been gearing up for another year…

Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion Family and friends of the 2015 Cook Inlet Academy class snap photographs of the six graduates Sunday, May 10, 2015, at Cook Inlet Academy in Soldotna, Alaska.

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Cook Inlet Grads look from past to future

Following the turn of the tassel, Cook Inlet Academy’s six 2015 graduates were off. The tight knit group…

ADVANCE FOR SUNDAY MAY 10, 2015 AND THEREAFTER- In this photo taken April 26, 2015, Judy Connolly holds a photograph in Anchorage, Alaska, that was taken just days before her 16-year-old daughter Shelley Connolly was found dead in 1978. On a foggy Saturday morning in early January 1978, the body of a 16-year-old girl was found in a ditch off the Seward Highway. An autopsy would later determine she had been beaten, sexually assaulted, dragged behind a car and then tossed down an embankment. (Bill Roth/Alaska Dispatch News via AP)

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Anchorage family clings to hope murder will be solved

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — On a foggy Saturday morning in early January 1978, the body of a 16-year-old…

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Op-ed: Why won’t Pamela Geller shut up?

How dare Pamela Geller get targeted by terrorists bent on committing mass murder. That’s been the reaction of…

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What others say: Parents, talk to your kids about cannabis

It’s time to have the talk. Not the talk about sex or alcohol, or even drugs in general.…

Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion Whitney Owens sells a copy of Winston's Friendship Journey at her book signing Saturday, May 9. 2015, at King's Treasures in Kenai, Alaska.

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Self-publishing as a student

At 11-years-old, Whitney Owens has self-published her first book. The home school student authored and illustrated ‘Winston’s Friendship…

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Moose River Hustle results posted

The Moose River Hustle was held Saturday at the Sterling Senior Center. The results follow: 1 mile 1.…

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Weekend softball roundup

Southeast Alaska has a well-earned reputation for tough air travel and tough softball teams. The region more than…

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Weekend baseball roundup

The Kardinals baseball squad subdued the Houston Hawks with an 11-2 win Friday afternoon at Houston High School.…