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Opinion: The quackery economics of libertarian ideologues

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Opinion: The quackery economics of libertarian ideologues

Taxes aren’t the only factor in oil production.

Lockers and hallways remain empty with schools closed across Alaska to slow the spread of COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus that has prompted a global pandemic, on Monday, April 6, 2020 in Soldotna, Alaska. (photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)

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District finalizes school restart plan

The plan gives parents the option to keep children home this fall or send them to classrooms.

The Capitol building in Juneau, Alaska. (Peter Segall | Juneau Empire File)

Opinion

Voices of the Peninsula: Dividends don’t grow on trees

“Without taxing for the extraction of our oil, there will be no dividends.”

Opinion

Alaska Voices: Tackling Alaska’s high health care costs

Alaska desperately needs health care cost reform.

Along the shores of Resurrection Bay is a good place to read a good book. (Photo by Kat Sorensen)

Sports

Tangled Up in Blue: Dog-eared

I never used bookmarks when I was growing up. I devoured books, both with my avid reading and…

Refuge Notebook: This land is your land, this land is my land

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Refuge Notebook: This land is your land, this land is my land

Bucket list! Once-in-a-lifetime! Saved up for years! Not enough time to see it all! Dream destination! I hear…

Courtesy Photo | Sydney Akagi Photography for Lily Hope                                Elizabeth Hope holds up the Chilkat Protector Mask at a ceremony.

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Weaver donates ‘Chilkat Protector Mask’

It will enter Sealaska Heritage Institute’s permanent collection.

Members of Mavis Muller’s “BEE the change” art project pose for a drone photograph on July 5, 2020, at Muller’s home in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by John Newton)

Life

Artist organizes ‘bee the change’ project

“I like to refer to this kind of group activity as the art of activism, or ‘artivism’ for…

Point of View: What it was like being in unofficial parade with BLM banner

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Point of View: What it was like being in unofficial parade with BLM banner

I am writing today to let the people of Homer know about what it was like to try…

Alaska Voices: Alaska Native Tribes must act fast to close digital divide

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Alaska Voices: Alaska Native Tribes must act fast to close digital divide

When it comes to high-speed internet access, rural Alaska communities are lagging behind.

Lance Roberts (courtesy photo)

Opinion

Alaska Voices: Who benefits from Alaska’s binding caucuses?

The main purpose for the binding caucus is to concentrate power in the hands of the leadership.

Rhubarb pairs well with sweet fruit like strawberries, and work well in desserts like strawberry rhubarb crumble, June 1, 2019, in Anchorage, Alaska. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)
Rhubarb pairs well with sweet fruit like strawberries, and work well in desserts like strawberry rhubarb crumble, June 1, 2019, in Anchorage, Alaska. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)

Life

Kalifornsky Kitchen: Bottom-of-the-freezer berry crumble

I’m convinced it’s impossible to mess this one up.

Opinion: Fear of president’s immature tweets

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Opinion: Fear of president’s immature tweets

Recent evidence suggests evidence debilitating fear of Trump’s twittering thumbs.

A campfire can be seen at the Quartz Creek Campground in Cooper Landing, Alaska, in May 2020. (Clarion staff)

Life

‘Real’ camping

For those not familiar with it, “glamping” is glamorous camping.

Upper Skilak boat launch is pictured on Oct. 6, 2019. (Clarion staff)

Opinion

Voices of the Peninsula: Pandemic measures take Alaska down worrisome path

Wake up, Alaskans. This ain’t the Lower 48!

The entrance to the Kenai Peninsula Borough building in Soldotna, Alaska is seen here on June 1, 2020. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

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Assembly to consider declaring 2nd Amendment ‘sanctuary’

The proposed ordinance opposes legislation restricting rights protected by the Second Amendment.

Refuge Notebook: Rains, rocks and trail work on the Swanson River

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Refuge Notebook: Rains, rocks and trail work on the Swanson River

Rain pounded against the windshield, encouraging a creeping melancholy as I drove myself and a volunteer north on…

Opinion: Breast cancer, chemicals and environmental justice

Opinion

Opinion: Breast cancer, chemicals and environmental justice

Prevention is badly needed.

Greg Sutter in a photo taken July 12, 2017, near Homer. (Photo courtesy Greg Sutter)

Opinion

Voices of the Peninsula: Let’s keep ‘yellow jack’ from flying over more boats

In Homer you could see it being flown on our state ferry, M/V Tustumena, tied to the Pioneer…

Kachemak Cuisine: Celebrate the Fourth Alaska style — with salmon

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Kachemak Cuisine: Celebrate the Fourth Alaska style — with salmon

We don’t usually do things in the traditional manner up here on July 4.