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Submitted photo The Arby's team won the Anchorage Invitational softball tournament on May 10. Pictured are back row, Lucas Mese, Seth Nelson, Mike Navarre, Lane Backstrom, Tommy Brown, Zayan Aberkane, Steven Taylor; front row, Nate Jester, Eric Trevino, James Clark and Kirby Houchin.

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Racers get ready at the starting gate with race director Scott Hamann during the Kenai Rotary Club's Soap Box Derby, held on Spruce Street in Kenai on May 10.

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Soap Box Derby rolls into Kenai

The Kenai Rotary Club hosted its annual Soap Box Derby competition May 10 on Spruce Street in Kenai.…

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Brandy Martinez of Kenai graduated from the University of Jamestown, in Jamestown, N.D., during the school’s 108th Commencement…

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Learning for Life: Recycling waste into garden fertilizer

In addition to reducing materials headed for our landfill, composting organic materials from our homes, lawns, and landscapes…

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Anchor Point man hospitalized with gunshot wound

An Anchor Point man was hospitalized Thursday after suffering a gunshot wound to the head on May 10.…

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More to be done on issue of sexual abuse

Huffington Post is emphasizing National Women’s Health Week, May 12-18, in several ways. Sandra Fluke pointed out the…

Letters to the Editor

Similarities in Ukraine, U.S.

I stay abreast on world events. Because mainstream media parrots Washington, D.C., I look to alternative media sources.…

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Community comes together for Meals on Wheels

Kenai Senior Center’s Meals on Wheels Fundraiser in support of their home meals program so “No Senior Goes…

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A film worth taking in

Since I am not moviegoer, only for the second time in my 37 years on the Kenai, I…

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Wasilla tops Homer baseball

Homer suffered a loss on the road Thursday evening in Wasilla, dropping a 12-7 affair after leading early.…

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Birch Ridge Report: Sun means more weeks of quality turf

The golf scene here in sunny San Diego has been wonderful for the past week. Oh wait ……

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Marathon Road traffic restricted for repairs

The Kenai Peninsula Borough on Wednesday announced limited access to Marathon Road for the next two weeks as…

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Soldotna to contribute $150,000 for SoHi track and field

The City of Soldotna will direct $150,000 toward the Soldotna High School Track and Field project. City Manager…

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Voting from home

This year’s October election could see more Kenai Peninsula Borough residents casting votes from their kitchen tables. An…

A protester dressed as Ronald McDonald participates in a rally to demand higher wages for fast-food workers outside a McDonald restaurant in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, May 15, 2014. About 30 labor union members joined the global action to ask higher pay for part-time workers.(AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

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Fast-food protests spread overseas

NEW YORK — Labor organizers turned up the pressure on McDonald’s and other fast-food chains to raise worker…

This 2012 photo provided by Chris Shelden shows Matt Hamby, left, and his husband, Shelden, right, at Ruth Glacier in Denali National Park, Alaska. The couple from Anchorage, Alaska, married in Canada and renewed their vows last year when same-sex marriage was briefly allowed in Utah. On Monday, they joined four other same-sex couples in suing the state of Alaska in federal court, arguing the state's constitutional ban on same-sex marriage violates their rights to due process and equal protection under the U.S. Constitution. (AP Photo/Courtesy Chris Shelden)

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AK Supreme Court considers benefits for same-sex partners

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The Alaska Supreme Court is considering whether the partner of a woman killed in…

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Easter is over, but Jesus is alive

Easter was celebrated about a month ago; the eggs are eaten or tossed, the bunny is back on…

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Church news

Church of Christ hosts gospel meeting The Church of Christ on mile 1/4 Funny River Road in Soldotna…

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Borough should name SoHi’s new track after coach

Last month, one of the Peninsula’s most successful coaches, Mark Devenney, passed away while battling cancer. Coach Devenney…