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Community members gather in Soldotna Creek Park on Wednesday, August 16 in memorium of Heather Heyer, the woman killed during protests in Charlottesville, Virginia earlier this month. Organizers of the memorial walk have decided to continue the event for the next two weeks. (Photo by Kat Sorensen/Peninsula Clarion)

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A walk in the park

When Michele Valesquez was growing up in South Carolina during the Civil Rights era, she saw hatred, racism…

Opinion

What others say: Open debate essential to free society

When white supremacists wanted to hold a “Unite the Right” rally at the site of a Robert E.…

Opinion

Op-ed: Yes, work for Trump

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin took the highly unusual step over the weekend of publicly explaining why he won’t…

Opinion

Editorial: Continue the conversation

The Kenaitze Indian Tribe has been posing this question to area organizations: Are we as a community ready…

Opinion

What others say: Senior senator delivers

She’s on it. Sen. Lisa Murkowski has something to talk about with the White House — the new…

Colleen Puch wishes the students on her bus good luck on their first day of school at Nikiski North Star Elementary School, marking the start of her forty fourth year as a school bus driver Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2017 in Nikiski, Alaska. She chose to drive for one more year so she could drive her great-grandson to school, after having driven her children and grandchildren. (Photo by Kat Sorensen/Peninsula Clarion)

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Year begins in Kenai Peninsula Borough School District

Along the stretch of South Miller Loop Road to Nikiski North Star Elementary, students, with their families watching,…

Opinion

Letter: Kenai Peninsula United Way to cease operations

A letter to the residents of the Kenai Peninsula The mission of the Kenai Peninsula United Way is…

Life

Pioneer Potluck: The stinky fish barrel

At the cabins, May 1986 “Peeuuyouh! Uggh! WHAT is that smell? I smell that every once in a…

Sports

Kuhns, Blanning have strong finishes at Humpy’s Marathon

Two Kenai Peninsula runners had strong results Sunday in the Humpy’s Marathon at the Anchorage RunFest. Recent Homer…

Gov. Bill Walker, left, and Lt. Gov. Byron Mallott, center, smile as they complete paperwork at the state Division of Elections on Monday in Juneau. Walker and Mallott announced plans to seek re-election on Monday. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer)

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Walker, Mallott file for re-election

JUNEAU — Alaska Gov. Bill Walker on Monday announced plans to seek re-election as an independent, saying he’s…

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Four seats on the school board ballot in October

Some Kenai Peninsula Borough School District students will be braving the halls of high school for the first…

Drive down memory lane

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Drive down memory lane

A Ford Model A pickup truck belonging to John Tichenor of Wasilla stands parked next to a line…

Opinion

Voices of Alaska: Let Alaska lead the way

In the aftermath of the violence and hatred on display in Charlottesville this weekend, I found myself in…

(Left to right) Kalista, Shaunzi and Kimbra Clements crouch in a patch of low bush cranberries Aug. 15, 2016 on Tsalteshi Trails’ Wolverine Trail in Soldotna, Alaska during the Harvest Moon Festival. (Clarion File Photo)

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Celebrating on this harvest moon

The harvest moon marks the end of the growing season as the full moon nearest the autumnal equinox…

Lexi Larson eases her way down a banked turn on the Mosquito singletrack trail on July 2, 2014 at Tsaleteshi Trails in Soldotna. Work is under way to improve the original singletrack and add more to the trail system. (Clarion file photo)

Life

Tsalteshi: single and ready to mingle

Tsalteshi Trails continues to grow with the addition of a new singletrack trail section. Currently, work is being…

Sports

Crawford goes 8 for 8 at Soldotna Cycle Series

Mike Crawford made it 8 for 8 at the Soldotna Cycle Series, winning the hardest course of the…

Sports

SoHi wins Homer Jamboree

The Soldotna volleyball team started its season by winning the Homer Jamboree on Saturday at Homer High School.…

Sports

Eielson rolls past Seward

The Eielson Ravens are renowned for a running game that helped them win four of the last five…

Sports

North Pole tops Kenai in defensive battle

NORTH POLE — Last week, the North Pole High School football team needed its offense to shine to…

A blueberry bush on the Lost Lake Trail near Seward, Alaska is adorned with berries on Thursday, August 17, 2017. The Winterberry project is looking for volunteers to monitor the berries they see with a focus on lowbush cranberry, crowberry, prickly rose and highbush cranberry, although all berries, even blueberries, may be monitored. (Photo by Kat Sorensen/Peninsula Clarion)

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Wanted: Berry pickers for new Winterberry project from UAF

Berry season is here, and so is an opportunity for local berry pickers to contribute information from their…