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Events and Exhibits ■ First Thursday at Kobuk Kaladi Coffee Shop is “Art For Humanity” from 4-7 p.m.…

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Goldpanners season comes to an end

The Alaska Goldpanners saw their season end Wednesday at the 80th National Baseball Congress World Series in Wichita,…

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion Randy Dayton, of Idaho, pulls his line in to release a pink salmon Wednesday August 6, 2014 in Soldotna, Alaska. The pink salmon run has been strong in 2014 and many anglers have reported difficulty in catching other species of fish due to the volume of pinks in the Kenai River.

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Whether they like it or not, anglers catch plenty of pink salmon

Randy Dayton landed 33 pink salmon in an hour and a half as he flipped for red salmon…

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Pinks impossible not to catch

Pinks Pink fishing is excellent right now on both rivers, said assistant area management biologist for the Alaska…

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Judge spikes Resetarits charges

Superior Court Judge Carl Bauman on Wednesday dismissed second-degree sexual assault charges against two brothers alleged to have…

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion A firefighter lights a pile of hay with a flare at the beginning of a Central Emergency Services training drill Wednesday August 6, 2014 in Soldotna, Alaska. Crews spent the day in training drills in a new CES facility off of Arc Loop Road.

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Taking the heat, learning the fire

In a gravel lot on Arc Loop road, four men with nearly a century of firefighting experience among…

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  A pump diverts water from an overflowing drainage ditch into another, shallower one near Kalgin Dr. in the Kalifornsky Beach area. ,Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  A pump diverts water from an overflowing drainage ditch into another, shallower one near Kalgin Dr. in the Kalifornsky Beach area.

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K-Beach residents elect to start flooding task force

A coalition of experts and more than 60 Kalifornsky Beach Road residents gathered at the Soldotna Regional Sports…

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Assembly upholds mayor’s veto

The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly stood behind the borough mayor on his veto of the body’s decision to…

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The revival of anti-Semitism

The Bergische Synagogue in the German town of Wuppertal has a history with arson. The nearly 120-year-old synagogue…

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Russia’s threat to NATO

NATO’s promise of collective security rests on the notion that aggression against one member of the Atlantic alliance…

Photo courtesy Stephen Robertson

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1 injured in house fire

A man at his Nikiski home sustained severe burns from a house fire Tuesday morning and was transported…

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SoHi volleyball tryouts upcoming

SoHi volleyball tryouts upcoming Soldotna High School volleyball begins the 2014 season in the SoHi gym with tryouts…

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Goldpanners play on in NBC World Series

Panners moving on in NBC World Series The Alaska Goldpanners have brought their high-octane offense to the 80th…

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Assembly upholds mayor’s veto

The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly stood behind the borough mayor on his veto of the body’s decision to…

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[Photo] A balancing act

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  Betsy Laws, Kiowa Richardson and Jaiden Streiff serve food at The Way Cafe Thursday September 12, 2013 in Kenai, Alaska.

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The Way Cafe is still up and running

After shutting the doors to a facility that previously prepared food for patrons out of the Kenai Merit…

Atwater accepts new position

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Atwater accepts new position

Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Superintendent Dr. Steve Atwater accepted the position as the University of Alaska Associate…

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion A commercial set gillnetting skiff runs out of the mouth of the Kasilof River as a crewmember lights the way with a flashlight during an overnight fishing period Thursday July 17, 2014 in Kasilof, Alaska.

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State to appeal setnet initiative ruling

The State of Alaska will appeal a state Superior Court decision that would permit a ballot initiative that…

Opinion

High tech, low standards

So much has happened so quickly that it’s high time to reflect on the technological marvels that change…

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Point Thompson shows resource past, future

Progress in gas development at the long-dormant Point Thomson fields is heartening to see. For decades, the resource-rich…