It’s no secret that obesity is an issue with the Centers for Disease Control reporting that more than one-third of U.S. adults as being overweight.… Continue reading
JUNEAU — Amid cheers and clapping from spectators in a packed room, the House Community and Regional Affairs Committee advanced a bill symbolically making 20… Continue reading
The Board of Fisheries has been meeting in Anchorage recently with their focus on Upper Cook Inlet fisheries management. I was there for most of… Continue reading
Do you know what’s really sad each time someone public declares that he or she is coming out of the closet? What’s so wrong is… Continue reading
This month, the Alaska Legislature’s education subcommittees are considering four competing measures that would eliminate the Alaska High School Graduation Qualifying Exam.Among the four is… Continue reading
After receiving $150,000 last session for an environmental investigation in Nikiski, the Kenai Peninsula Borough is working to make sure its plan for the project… Continue reading
The Sterling Community Center hosted their Valentine’s Day Dinner and Dance on Friday, February 14th. The dinner was prepared by community leader Bob Oakes and… Continue reading
It takes a lot of work to have horses in Alaska. But, hard work paid off recently at the National 4-H Western Roundup held in… Continue reading
An open letter to Wayne Ogle, We have been looking at Ordinance 2014-09. This ordinance would allow employees of the Borough to sit on Service… Continue reading
My name is John Baker. I am just recovering from two days of music making at Kenai Central High School with over 300 students from… Continue reading
During the early afternoon of Friday, Jan. 10, Providence Valdez Medical Center was notified of a bus accident at Mile 55 of the Richardson Highway.… Continue reading
The Midwest squad lost its first game Tuesday at the North American Hockey League Top Prospects Tournament in Michigan. Vincent Stefan, Jake Davidson and Conor… Continue reading
A close race was shaping up in the Iron Dog, and area riders are right in the thick of it.Mike Morgan of Nome and Chris… Continue reading
The City of Kenai’s new city planner has converted from a tourist to a local.Francis Krizmanich, 58, and his wife Betsy first visited Alaska this… Continue reading
JUNEAU — In 2010, the state adopted an energy policy that, among other things, set a goal of having 50 percent Alaska’s electric generation come… Continue reading
JUNEAU (AP) — Opponents of a proposed constitutional amendment that would allow public money to be used for private and religious schools rallied in front… Continue reading
FAIRBANKS (AP) — Gov. Sean Parnell said critics of his administration’s actions in a North Pole oil refinery’s impending closure don’t see behind-the-scenes work that… Continue reading
With less than a year left in her fourth and final term in Congress, it’s a little early for an exit interview, but not too… Continue reading
It is extremely encouraging to see people in all walks of life send congratulatory messages to University of Missouri football player Michael Sam after he… Continue reading