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In this April 1989, file photo, an oil covered bird is examined on an island in Prince William Sound, Alaska, after the Exxon Valdez spill. Thirty years after the supertanker Exxon Valdez hit a reef and spilled about 11 million gallons of oil in Prince William Sound, the state of Alaska is looking whether to change its requirements for oil spill prevention and response plans, a move that one conservationist says could lead to a watering down of environmental regulations. (AP Photo/Jack Smith, File)

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State to look at oil spill plan requirements

Some say Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s administration has failed to adequately explain the need for changes.

Gillnetters in the water on a recent year in Bristol Bay. (Photo by Chris Miller/csmphotos.com)

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Sockeye salmon catch total tops 2 billion

The first billionth sockeye was caught in 1981.

Grannie Annie’s sister, Ginger, can be seen holding her teddybear in this photo taken in June, 1945. (Photo courtesy Ann Berg)

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Pioneer Potluck: When Dad left Ginger at the church

Chicken lasagna, rice, Hungarian mushroom soup, cornmeal biscuits

Opinion: Fair share for our oil will help fix Alaska’s self-inflicted deficit

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Opinion: Fair share for our oil will help fix Alaska’s self-inflicted deficit

Gov. Mike Dunleavy has chosen the path of cold, self-inflicted harm.

Opinion: Trump is making progress on the opioid crisis

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Opinion: Trump is making progress on the opioid crisis

Deaths from drug overdoses remain at historically high levels.

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Opinion: Domestic violence will never be tolerated

Physical, verbal, and emotional abuse in domestic relationships is endemic to Alaska.

<em>Will Morrow lives in Kenai. Email him at wkmorrow@ptialaska.net.</em>

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Rolling through changes

I think my kids are going to come home to find it’s their parents who have changed.

Homer volleyball defeats Seward

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Homer volleyball defeats Seward

Homer volleyball swept Seward 3-0 Thursday in a Southcentral Conference clash with game scores of 25-12, 25-15 and…

Refuge notebook: More elodea found on Kenai refuge

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Refuge notebook: More elodea found on Kenai refuge

When we first found elodea on the Kenai Peninsula seven years ago, partners in the Kenai Peninsula Cooperative…

Zank, Manwiller headline peninsula names on All-Conference football list

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Zank, Manwiller headline peninsula names on All-Conference football list

All-conference football awards were announced Wednesday for the Division III Peninsula Conference, with several local names being recognized.

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Pigskin Pick ‘Em: How to dig out of an early hole

The early highlight of the NFL season took place in the opening game of week five when the…

Opinion

Voices of the Peninsula: Leadership to enhance, foster and promote economic development

Once an active, thriving oil and gas basin, Cook Inlet oil production peaked in 1970.

Esau Sinnok of Shishmaref, Alaska, speaks at a news conference after the Alaska Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2019, in Anchorage, Alaska, in a lawsuit that claims state policy on fossil fuels is harming the constitutional right of young Alaskans to a safe climate. Sinnok and 15 other Alaska youths in 2017 sued the state, claiming that human-caused greenhouse gas emission leading to climate change is creating long-term, dangerous health effects. They lost in Superior Court, but appealed to Alaska’s highest court. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)

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State Supreme Court hears youth climate suit

16 youth claim long-term effects of climate change will interfere with their constitutional rights.

Ann Berg

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Pioneer Potluck: Memories from the past

Sunshine cake, frank fritters, California pork chops and beans, Russian dressing, eggless mayonnaise

(Marc Lester / Anchorage Daily News                                From left, Bristol Bay Reserve Association Board member Mike LaRussa, Bristol Bay Native Association President/CEO Ralph Andersen, Bristol Bay Regional Seafood Development Association Executive Director Andy Wink, United Tribes of Bristol Bay Deputy Director Lindsay Layland, Bristol Bay Economic Development Corporation President and CEO Norm Van Vactor, and Robin Samuelson of Bristol Bay Native Corporation, make statements Tuesday at the Federal Courthouse in Anchorage. Critics of the Pebble Mine planned near headwaters of a major Alaska salmon fishery are suing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, saying EPA improperly withdrew proposed restrictions on development in that region. via AP)

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EPA sued over mine restrictions

The lawsuit alleges EPA has failed to provide a “reasoned explanation” for its change in position.

Steel sweep Brown Bears

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Steel sweep Brown Bears

The Kenai River Brown Bears were swept on the road against the Chippewa (Wisconsin) Steel, losing 8-2 on…

Prep volleyball: SoHi splits with Wasilla; Kenai sweeps weekend

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Prep volleyball: SoHi splits with Wasilla; Kenai sweeps weekend

The Soldotna volleyball team lost for the first time this season, falling to Wasilla on Saturday in Northern…

Alaska Marine Highway System workers assemble next to the AMHS ferry Columbia for an Inlandboatmen’s Union of the Pacific strike after failing to reach agreement on a contract with the state of Alaska, Wednesday, July 24, 2019, in Ketchikan, Alaska. (Dustin Safranek/Ketchikan Daily News via AP)

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Alaska Voices: Labor is not a partisan issue

If you think that to be conservative you have to hate unions, you have been manipulated.

(Black Press stock photo)

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Letter to the Editor: Make your voice heard on 2020 Board of Fisheries meeting

Send your comments to Executive Director Glen Haight at the Board of Fisheries before Oct. 8.

File photo

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Schools briefs for the week of Oct. 7-13

What’s happening this week.