News
What others say: Roseanne a lesson for all
ABC absolutely did the right thing in canceling Roseanne Barr’s television series after her racist tweet about former…
News
‘Tomb Raider’ adequate, but not all the way there
“Tomb Raider” As a teacher, one of the ways you know you’ve been at the job a long…
Life
Hunting for fish in Alaska’s steelhead-bearing rivers and streams
For most people, steelhead — sea-run rainbow trout — are “the fish of 10,000 casts.” To catch them,…
Sports
Kenai Golf Report: Course shapes up despite chilly weather
Welcome to another exciting season at the Kenai Golf Course. Even though the weather has been chilly and…
Sports
SoHi Football Golf Classic to be held June 16
The second annual River City Dental SoHi Football Golf Classic will be held June 16 at Birch Ridge…
Sports
Area athletes compete at all-star track meet in Kodiak
Four athletes from the Kenai Peninsula competed in the Brian Young Invitational in Kodiak on Saturday and Sunday.…
Opinion
What others say: Congress short on compromise
To know how far relationships have broken down in Congress, consider this: Just as lawmakers should have been…
News
Peninsula burn suspension lifted
The state has lifted its suspension of burn permits on the Kenai Peninsula, just a day after imposing…
Life
About being afraid of big bodies of water and boats
Year: 1969, North Kenai, Alaska, now Nikiski, Alaska Growing up in Northern Colorado and coming to Alaska in…
News
State suspends burn permits
The state Division of Forestry has suspended burn permits for the Kenai Peninsula due to high fire danger…
News
Sterling Highway reroute to alter trails, recreation sites
The quarter-billion-dollar project to reroute about a dozen miles of the Sterling Highway up the hillside and away…
Opinion
Op-ed: Maybe Trump is focused on big issues
By now, you’re probably tired of hearing about Roseanne Barr and her racist tweet that was so ugly…
Opinion
Opinion: Taxes are necessary
No one likes taxes. Well, maybe a few, though we’ve never seen a pep rally on the Kenai…
Sports
State softball: Homer goes quietly with walkoff loss
The Homer Mariners will have to wait another year for that elusive and overdue state softball title after…
Opinion
Op-ed: Many Irish eyes are weeping after vote
The scientific, moral and theological battle between life as an “endowed unalienable” right and the evolutionary view that…
Opinion
Op-ed: Roseanne has long been unhinged
Valerie Jarrett, the former Obama aide targeted by Roseanne Barr, says the comedienne’s train wreck should be a…
News
Letter to the editor: Thanks to CES for station use
We wish to thank CES Fire Station No. 6 in Kasilof for the use the community room for…
Sports
Homer softball splits opening pool play contests
Opening day of the Division II state softball tournament saw the Homer Mariners go 1-1 in pool play,…
Life
Being bear aware and sustaining a wild lifestyle
Most Alaskans treasure the wild lifestyle we lead, living side-by-side with wildlife. I know I do. On any…
Life
Polar Connections: Life on and under the ice
I stood on the deck of the USHUAIA in late February as we moved south through the Gerlache…