Life
Ice skating: an adventure in embarrassing the kids
SUNRIVER, Ore. (AP) — “What did you think about ice skating?” I asked my daughter Lucy. “Eh. It…
Life
Refuge Notebook: Kruger National Park, Kenai National Wildlife Refuge share common conservation issues
Before we moved to Alaska, my family and I lived two years in South Africa’s Kruger National Park…
Life
Pond hockey: ‘As pure as it gets’
CORALVILLE, Iowa (AP) — It was the kind of day where beards sprouted icicles, wearing wool socks was…
Life
Les Palmer: All about the black spruce
If you live on the Kenai Peninsula, you live either in or near black spruce, Picea mariana. This…
Life
Faster, safer avalanche rescue
Alaska Electric Light & Power Inc. has purchased a piece of equipment — a long-range receiver that mounts…
Letters to the Editor
Hospital CEO supports ‘take it outside’ legislation
I have watched the smoke-free campaign make significant ground over the last several years. As a healthcare professional,…
News
Photo: Building for the arts
Steve Greer holds a piece of slat wall in place Wednesday March 5, 2014 as he helps with…
News
Dipnet work session brings hope for changes
The City of Kenai held their second work session on the dipnet fishery Tuesday night and 11 citizens…
News
Carpeneti opposes Judicial Council change
JUNEAU — A former chief justice of the Alaska Supreme Court said Wednesday he doesn’t see a need…
News
State AG pushes back on EPA process
JUNEAU — Alaska Attorney General Michael Geraghty is pushing back against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency after it…
Arts & Entertainment
Events and Exhibits
Events and Exhibits ■ The Triumvirate Theatre presents “Aladdin,” March 7 and 8 at Triumvirate North, five miles…
Arts & Entertainment
Reeling it in: Despite gaps, new action flick thrills
This week’s trans-Atlantic thriller “Non-Stop” is the slickest and most successful, cinematically anyway, of what will one day…
Arts & Entertainment
Picking the classics
When classical guitarist Valerie Hartzell breaks a fingernail, it’s an emergency — especially if she’s on tour. The…
Arts & Entertainment
Juried show opens Friday at Kenai Fine Arts Center
It took an afternoon of judging and a whole host of rejected pieces, but local artist Jim Evenson…
Arts & Entertainment
Poem: The Bond
The Bond By Huel Waddell, Kenai The midnight sun so majestic and long, The sun shining so bright…
News
New boutique aims to clean up adult market
Couples looking to bring a spark back to their relationships have a new store in town to check…
Life
Business news
■ The Soldotna Chamber of Commerce meets at noon on Tuesday at Frosos Restaurant. A presentation from Shanon…
Opinion
Rich Lowry: President Obama’s potent changes
There are few, if any, people who have more moral authority in the black community than President Barack…
Letters to the Editor
Budget issues can be addressed without more taxes
In Mayor Navarre’s announcement to run for re-election he made several statements that are audacious at best and…
Opinion
What others say: Local governments right to act on gas pipeline concerns
Officials in several Alaska municipal governments have begun expressing concern about how their respective communities have been left…