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Many contribute to Job Shadow Day success

In preparation for the 2014 Job Shadow Day, 121 juniors at Kenai Central High School spent several months…

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Spring Cleaning

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School board budget to be approved, far from complete

Few things are certain about the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District’s budget, but what is clear is that…

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Soldotna contributes $50,000 to Skyview Pool

With a handful of community supporters watching, the Soldotna City Council voted to pay $50,000 toward keeping the…

Photo Courtesy of Alaska Ocean Observing System The new portla launched by AOOS, Monday, April 7, provideds interactive maps, which can be layered to show corresponding data sets.

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New portal provides digital look at Alaska’s coast

Planning for the weather forecast, tidal movements and a look at the resident wildlife on a new kayak…

Photo by Lloyd Spitalnik This photo provided by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game shows a female rusty blackbird.

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Search for the Rusty Blackbird begins

Beginning Saturday, wildlife biologists statewide will be watching the skies in search of a bird in dramatic decline.…

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State tackles definition of “medically necessary” abortions

JUNEAU, Alaska — The Alaska House on Thursday began debating legislation that would further define medically necessary abortions…

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House speaker pushes for minimum wage bill

JUNEAU — House Speaker Mike Chenault on Thursday said legislative passage of a bill to raise Alaska’s minimum…

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Church news

Do your kids think Easter is all about chocolate bunnies and ham dinners? Do they get more excited…

Letters to the Editor

Republican Party should return to roots

If you are like me, you are concerned about the nation’s ever growing debt, growing government, government involvement…

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Clarion editorial: Job Shadow Day a winning collaboration

Question: What do you get when you combine 121 high school juniors and 56 local employers for the…

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9-1-1 Education Month: Duplicate street names a public safety hazard

Duplicate and similar sounding street names are a problem everywhere for emergency responders. Just a simple Google search…

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Recreation briefs

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Wilderness Act. On Earth Day, April 22 the first of…

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Refuge Notebook: Know the regs for black bear baiting season

With bear baiting season just around the corner, I thought I’d take this opportunity to review the rules…

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Les Palmer: Fish board politics

I get an anxious feeling whenever state legislators talk about fishing, so I’ve been anxious lately. Most recently,…

Photo by Dan Balmer/Peninsula Clarion Shawn Hutchings prepares to shoot as volunteer coach Stu Goldstein watches his form at a trap shooting clinic at the Snowshoe Gun Club on April 6. Alice Kerkvliet holds the controller to the clay target machine which releases a clay disc when the shooter yells "Pull."

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Gun club offers shooting sport pointers

Since Alice Kerkvliet gave sport shooting a shot three years ago, it has grown into an addiction. She…

This March 22, 2014 photo shows a ladybug on a residential property in Langley, Wash. Many gardeners use pesticides - organic or otherwise - only as a last resort. They opt instead for such predatory insects as ladybugs, which individually can consume up to 5,000 aphids during their lifetime, and can be bought commercially and released from containers into the garden. (AP Photo/Dean Fosdick)

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Benign neglect? Garden pest control naturally

Gardeners worried about the safety of synthetic pest-control products sometimes turn to botanically derived compounds instead. But many…

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Soldotna Council chips in for Skyview pool

With a handfull of community supporters watching, the Soldotna City Council voted to allocate $50,000 of the city…

Photo by Wren Norwood/ Peninsula Clarion Bella Fiore and Alyssa Herr stretch with Pako Whannell after working with her on Job Shadow Day, Wednesday, April 9, at New Beginnings in Kenai.

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On-the-job training

More than a hundred Kenai Central High School students join the workforce for the day Wednesday, as part…

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KPC JumpStart program opens to juniors

This fall Kenai Peninsula Borough School District juniors will be able to get a jump on college at…