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Pioneer Potluck: About being curious and reminiscing

I came here in July 1967. Fifty years ago! I have a curiosity that always runs through my…

Opinion

Rich Lowry: The insufferable James Comey

Never before has a former FBI director boasted about taking advantage of an administration’s disorganization for his own…

Cruise ship visitors gather for their tours on the Seawalk in Juneau on Sept. 13, 2017. (File photo)

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Court ruling could impact peninsula cruise ports

A decision in a long-fought court case between the cruise industry and Juneau could have local ramifications for…

Alaska Waste employees show off their handiwork. (Photo courtesy of Alaska Waste)

Life

Alaska Waste donates kids’ bikes to Love Inc.

This holiday season, Alaska Waste donated 30 bikes, 8 scooters and 4 tricycles that our team built for…

Simon Nissen organizes students in his choir class, grouping singers of similar vocals in the same section on December 15, 2017 at Kenai Central High School in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Kat Sorensen/Peninsula Clarion)                                Simon Nissen organizes students in his choir class, grouping singers of similar vocals in the same section on December 15, 2017 at Kenai Central High School in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Kat Sorensen/Peninsula Clarion)                                 Simon Nissen organizes students in his choir class, grouping singers of similar vocals in the same section on Dec. 15, 2017 at Kenai Central High School in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Kat Sorensen/Peninsula Clarion)

Life

Evening of Christmas: Thanks for a great show

Sunday evening Mr. Simon Nissen directed the Kenai Central High School Choir in a concert entitled Songs for…

Opinion

Bob Franken: Season’s hallucinations

T’was the time around Xmas, and all through the White House,

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What goes around …

What’s the most meaningful gift you’ve ever received?

This satellite image from the Kenai Peninsula Borough’s parcel viewer shows an area of Old Town Kenai, on the blufftop overlooking the Kenai River mouth, where erosion has eaten away previously-existing land. (File photo)

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Kenai looks into accelerated funding for bluff project

Kenai is looking to set a path to move forward with the long-awaited bluff erosion project.

Out of the Office: At the edge of the world

Sports

Out of the Office: At the edge of the world

Anniversaries are strange things — in many ways they are arbitrary, days we mark on a calendar to…

The Trans-Alaska Pipeline (Photo/File/AJOC)

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Permanent Fund seeks incentive pay for managers

JUNEAU (AP) — The Alaska Permanent Fund Corp. wants to pay its investment managers incentive compensation, which officials…

Bottles of hemp-derived CBD oil are seen for sale Feb. 10, 2017. (James Brooks/Juneau Empire)

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Stores sell CBD products as rules are worked out

ANCHORAGE (AP) — Products containing cannabidiol have been offered in stores and coffee shops in Alaska, but CBD…

The open sign for Uncle Herb’s, Homer’s first marijuana retail store, lights up on opening day, Thursday, May 24, 2018 on Ocean Drive in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)

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Control board approves rules for onsite marijuana use

JUNEAU — Alaska regulators on Thursday approved rules for onsite consumption of marijuana at specially designated shops, a…

Anchorage Superior Court Judge Eric Aarseth speaks at an appeal of a recount in a Fairbanks state house race on Thursday, Dec. 20, 2018, in Anchorage, Alaska. The Alaska Supreme Court appointed Aarseth as a special master to prepare a report on an appeal of a recount in the race between Republican Bart LeBon and Democrat Kathryn Dodge. LeBon held a one-vote lead after the recount. (AP Photo/Dan Joling)

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Judge backs Alaska elections division in recount

ANCHORAGE — The Alaska Division of Elections properly recounted votes in a state House race decided by one…

Kenai City Hall (File photo)

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Airport remodel on schedule despite unexpected asbestos

Construction at the Kenai Airport continues, but costs are creeping higher than anticipated.

Refuge notebook: Building new trail builds community

Sports

Refuge notebook: Building new trail builds community

By ERIN McKITTRICK

Romig Cabin, seen here in Nov. 2017, is located off of Resurrection Trail on Juneau Lake. (Photo by Kat Sorensen/Peninsula Clarion)

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Public use cabins offer an escape this holiday

As the holidays near, stress levels rise. From last-minute shopping to cleaning the house for guests, the holiday…

Gavel and scales

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Woman sentenced for distribution of fentanyl in prison

JUNEAU (AP) — The U.S. attorney’s office says an Anchorage woman has been sentenced to more than three…

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Alcohol office recommends state fair lose liquor license 

JUNEAU (AP) — Alcohol regulators will consider a recommendation to reject the renewal of the Alaska State Fair’s…

Spider-Man’s theory of everything — An animated sequel that works in any universe

Arts & Entertainment

Spider-Man’s theory of everything — An animated sequel that works in any universe

It’s rare for a movie to go so far against my expectations for me to be actually floored…

Poet’s Corner: December

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Poet’s Corner: December

December By Bonnie Marie Playle