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Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clairon Kelly Cooper spoke at the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly Candidate Forum at the Kenai Visitor and Cultural center, Wednesday, September 17, 2014 in Kenai, Alaska. Cooper is running unapposed for the Homer seat in the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assebmly regular elections on Oct. 7.

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A Sterling debate

With the election for Kenai Peninsula Borough assembly members less than three weeks away, two of the three…

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Dividend amount double from last year

Gov. Sean Parnell on Wednesday announced the 2014 Permanent Fund Dividend would be $1,884 — more than double…

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  Molly Dischner, of Anchorage, shows off a freshly caught coho salmon September 1, 2014 on the Kenai River.

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Fall fishing in full swing

As the days grow cooler and the last of the summer swell of tourists leave town, anglers looking…

Sports

Pigskin Pick’Em Week 3: Playing the Unknown

Last week’s 4-12 record against the spread was the worst mark in this columns history! Ouch. What planet…

Life

Business announcements

Chambers set schedules ■ The Soldotna Chamber of Commerce meets at noon on Tuesday at Froso’s Restaurant. A…

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5 things small businesses need to know this fall

NEW YORK — What do small business owners need to pay attention to this fall? Heath care, Internet…

Letters to the Editor

The birds have it

Here I sit next to the picture window watching Kelly dress down Ward Churchill and then Dinesh gives…

Opinion

Rich Lowry: On ISIS, Congress should vote

We have as close to a national consensus as possible in the war against ISIS. Polls show the…

Opinion

What others say: Obscenity on the campaign trail

As part of a court case in 1964, U.S. Supreme Court justice Potter Stewart was asked to determine…

Behind the scenes with animal actors

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Behind the scenes with animal actors

You love your pooch very much – but she’s no Lassie. If, in fact, you pulled a Timmy…

This image released by The Weinstein Company shows Jeff Bridges, left, and Brenton Thwaites in a scene from "The Giver." (AP Photo/ The Weinstein Company)

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Memories color true horrors in perfect society

“The Giver” The Weinstein Company 1 hour 37 minutes In a world where every new Young Adult novel…

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Poem: Fall

Fall By Dee Rusin, Kenai Fall is here How do I know The wind blew in Through the…

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Outside authors talk about love for Alaska

From coping with severe family illnesses to a love of Alaska and a passion for writing Christian fiction,…

Education

New art show opening at Kenai River Campus

Local photographer Joe Kashi is the next featured artist in the G.L. Freeburg Gallery located in the Brockel…

Education

School briefs

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

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  Investigators look at the remains of a fixed-wing aircraft that was engulfed in flames Sunday July 7, 2013 at the Soldotna Airport in Soldotna, Alaska. No survivors were located and it is unknown how many people were on board.

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NTSB releases report on Rediske crash, plane may have been overloaded

After more than a year of investigation, the National Transporation Safety Board released the details of its investigation…

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2014 dividend doubled last year’s amount

Governor Sean Parnell announced today the 2014 Permanent Fund Dividend would be $1,884 ­– more than double last…

Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion Cana Howard, Ibri Howard and Vellena Howard blind taste tested and rated 15 apples, Sunday, September 14, 2014 in at O'Brien Garden and Trees in Nikiski, Alaska.

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Nikiski orchard hosts rare taste testing

Beside the high tunnels at O’Brien Garden and Trees, a line of locals wound around the corner of…

Photo by Kaylee Osowski/Peninsula Clarion Kenai Peninsula Borough assembly member Bill Smith (left) discusses the borough ballot proposition, which asks voters if the borough should hold elections by mail on Tuesday at the Kenai and Soldotna Chambers joint luncheon at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex. Assembly member Brent Johnson (right) spoke to luncheon attendees about a proposition asking voters if the borough should exercise and fund limited animal control powers. The propositions will be on the Oct. 7 ballot.

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Assembly members address the dollars and sense of ballot props

Local elected officials offered clarity on some of the community questions on ballot propositions Tuesday at the Kenai…

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Man crashes motorcycle, arrested by troopers

A Soldotna man is facing six misdemeanor charges after Alaska State Troopers allege he fled from a disturbance…