News
Rural living complicates access to Real ID
In remote parts of the country, such as rural Alaska, the new ID cards can be harder to…
Sports
Refuge Notebook: Completion of the Sterling Highway Improvements Project
As anyone visiting the Skilak Lake Wildlife Recreation Area or traveling between the Kenai Peninsula and Anchorage knows,…
News
Prepping bedding for dogs signals Iditarod is near
The so-called straw drop is the first volunteer event of the Iditarod race.
Opinion
Opinion: Oil tax ballot measure goes too far
I’ve been lucky enough to spend my entire life in Alaska. I received my education, owned and managed…
Opinion
Point of View: Cook Inlet commercial fisheries feed Alaskans
Alaska needs a diversity of access opportunities to truly feed its people.
Opinion
Opinion: Prioritizing personal use, sport fisheries will doom commercial fishermen
My friends fishing commercially in Cook Inlet broke even the last two years if they were lucky.
Life
A tribute to Mr. Ed (a kind person, not the horse)
Into everyone’s life comes a person who is a pleasant memory and a little bit of mystery.
Sports
Eagle River cagers sweep Kenai
It seemed like 23 was Eagle River’s lucky number Friday night as both the boys and girls took…
Life
For most in Homer, Walter didn’t ring any bells
The marker read: “Walter R. Bell. Buried here July 1921. Born in 1860, Fillmore Co., Minn.”
Sports
Homer tops Soldotna for state hockey title
The Homer Mariners made sure the first-place trophy of the Alaska School Activities Association/First National Bank Cup Division…
Sports
Refuge Notebook: Refuge K9 officer receives new name
Who has ever poured over a list of possible baby names, highlighting favorites and writing them down for…
Sports
Tangled Up in Blue: Piecing together a win
My friend Joseph is a Scrabble savant by my standards and, I would think, by many other’s standards…
Opinion
Our educators need backup
We owe it to them, and to our students, to provide for an adequate pool of substitute employees.
Opinion
Opinion: Nonprofits benefit from Hilcorp’s giving program
The Hilcorp Giving Program is designed to help Hilcorp Alaska employees become lifelong givers.
News
Group seeks protections for Iliamna seals
A listing would mean permits the government issues for a mine would minimize impacts to the seals.
Life
Minister’s Message: A third way of loving: Putting others’ needs before our own
As we prepare for Valentine’s Day, we may be thinking of the first two definitions for love.
News
Pioneer Potluck: Remembering Saturday cleaning days on the farm
My daughter Susan suggested I should tell about the farm I grew up on over 50 years ago.
Opinion
Alaska first lady’s volunteer award nominations are now open
Each one of these Alaskans has made our state a better place to live.