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State income tax measure introduced

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State income tax measure introduced

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A Republican legislator has proposed a personal state income tax as Alaska grapples with…

FILE - In this May 4, 2005 file photo, Gunnar Noreen offloads his catch of king salmon at Taku Smokeries/Fisheries in Juneau, Alaska. A coalition of western Alaska groups is urging federal fishery managers to drastically reduce the amount of king salmon caught by commercial pollock trawlers that catch thousands of the fish each year as bycatch off Alaska's coast. The coalition wants the allowable cap cut by 60 percent during times of weak king runs in western Alaska rivers, it said in a letter sent this week to the North Pacific Fishery Management Council ahead of its meeting in Anchorage next week.(AP Photo/Juneau Empire, File) NO SALES

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Alaska groups seek cut in salmon caught by pollock industry

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Tribal organizations and fishing groups in Alaska are urging federal fishery managers to drastically reduce…

Opinion

Legislature’s decimation of school funding is shortsighted

School districts around the state continue to take it on the chin as the Legislature slashes its way…

Opinion

Voices of the Peninsula: Some Alaskans first, some dead last, and most left out

As both a lifelong Alaskan and commercial fisher, I wanted to share my views on Senate Bill 42,…

Opinion

Christianity created the modern world

Perhaps the most important event in Western history occurred on the road to Damascus, when Saul of Tarsus…

Life

Sterling Senior Center Regularly Scheduled Activities:

Sterling Senior Center Regularly Scheduled Activities: Mondays Exercise 10am Thursdays SASCI Crafts 10am Wednesday Exercise 10am Blood Pressure…

Life

Soldotna Senior Center Activities

Soldotna Senior Center 197 W. Park Ave Phone: 262-2322 APRIL 2015 Weekly Activities: Mondays: Art class 10-3, line…

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Special activities Kenai Senior Center

What’s happening at the Kenai Senior Center for the month of April 2015 call for 283-8211 for additional…

Brayden Taylor, a fourth-grade student at Soldotna Elementary, placed first in the district Elks "Hoop Shoot" free throw contest for his age group, 8-9 year-olds. The finalists went to a state competition where Brayden placed second. Evan Hatfield, district representative for the Elks Hoop Shoot, presented Brayden with his trophy recently at an assembly at Soldotna Elementary.

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Life in the Pedestrian Lane: By any other name …

“In your Easter bonnet, with all the frills upon it, you’ll be the grandest lady in the Easter…

Life

Learning for Life: Learn how to spend less

It takes skill and practice to find the best ways to stretch your dollars. We have a free…

Ruffner unanimously passes through first confirmation hearing

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Ruffner unanimously passes through first confirmation hearing

After about an hour of testimony and questions, the House Resources committee on Friday moved Robert Ruffner forward…

Letters to the Editor

Compromise takes both sides

Each time this topic arises it is a case of Finnegan Begin Again. Regarding compromise, Anderson, P.C. 3-29-15,…

Letters to the Editor

LeeShore appreciative of support

The LeeShore Center would like to give our thanks to Sportsman’s Warehouse for donating the bucket and silent…

Letters to the Editor

Many hands make for successful basketball season

The Kenai Basketball program would like to thank all of the parents, volunteers, local businesses, and fans that…

Sports

Oilers get 3 players from former head coach Adcock

California Baptist University head coach Gary Adcock, former Oilers head coach (1999-2000) and assistant (1997-1998), has sent the…

Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion The proposed Seventh Street Storm Water Conveyance Structure would divert water into the natural beaver pond between Eider Drive and Kalifornsky Beach Road, shown here on Wednesday, April 1, 2015, in Kenai, Alaska.

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Flood mitigation project under review

The fate of the proposed Seventh Street Storm Water Conveyance Structure is still under review. Department of Natural…

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The time to tap

For birch tappers, it is time to turn eye and spile to the trees. Within the next two…

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House votes to halt school bond repayment program

JUNEAU (AP) — The municipality of Anchorage could be the last community to be reimbursed for new school…

Members of the Senate Finance Committee speak with Legislative Finance Division director David Teal, second from right, during a break in a hearing on Wednesday, April 1, 2015, in Juneau, Alaska. Shown standing are, from left, Sens. Mike Dunleavy and Peter Micciche, Teal and Sen. Anna MacKinnon. Seated is Sen. Pete Kelly. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer)

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Senate panel doesn’t include forward-funding of education

JUNEAU — The Senate Finance Committee has advanced an operating budget for Alaska that would not forward-fund public…