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Refuge notebook: Species-packing into Biosphere 2

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Refuge notebook: Species-packing into Biosphere 2

By TONY BURGESS

Christmas comes to Kenai Friday

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Christmas comes to Kenai Friday

In Kenai, the Friday after Thanksgiving means one thing — it’s time for Christmas.

Hector Mojica exits a voting booth at Glacier Valley Baptist Church on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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Key Alaska House race tied, though ballot review continues

JUNEAU — The race for an Alaska House seat that will decide control of the chamber was tied…

Anchorage Assistant District Attorney Jason Gist appointed to Kenai Superior Court

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Anchorage Assistant District Attorney Jason Gist appointed to Kenai Superior Court

Anchorage Assistant District Attorney Jason Gist will be the next member of the Kenai Superior Court.

Dunleavy picks MacKinnon for transportation commissioner

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Dunleavy picks MacKinnon for transportation commissioner

JUNEAU (AP) — Gov.-elect Mike Dunleavy has named the outgoing executive director of the Associated General Contractors of…

This undated photo provided by America’s Test Kitchen in October 2018 shows a roast turkey in Brookline, Mass. This recipe appears in the cookbook “ATB Holiday Entertaining.” (Daniel J. van Ackere/America’s Test Kitchen via AP)

Life

Learning for Life: Déjà Vu or Déjà Food?

Déjà Vu or Déjà Food?

A black ash cloud from Alaska’s Mount Veniaminof passes the community of Perryville, Alaska, on Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2018. Alaska Volcano Observatory scientists said the overnight ash emissions from Mount Veniaminof generated an ash plume that drifted more than 150 miles (241 kilometers) to the southeast. (Victoria Tague via AP)

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Ash from Alaska volcano prompts aviation warning

ANCHORAGE — Residents of a tiny Alaska Native community woke up to a little pre-Thanksgiving excitement Wednesday, with…

Steam rises from Redoubt Volcano on Sunday afternoon, Jan. 21, as seed from Diamond Ridge. (Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News)

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Quake reported across Inlet

A 5.7 magnitude earthquake shook the Kenai Peninsula Wednesday. The earthquake struck at 9:21 a.m. 65 kilometers —…

Alaska Lt. Gov. Valerie Davidson holds up an owl mask presented to her after addressing delegates at the annual Alaska Federation of Natives conference in Anchorage, Alaska, on Thursday, Oct. 18, 2018. Davidson was sworn in as lieutenant governor on Oct. 16, 2018, after Bryon Mallott resigned. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)

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Alaska lieutenant governor considers her political future

BETHEL (AP) — Alaska Lt. Gov. Valerie Davidson said she hasn’t ruled anything out about continuing her political…

Preparing for the crowd attending the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers community scoping meeting for Pebble Limited Partnership’s proposed Pebble mine, Dan Laylord (not pictured) and Judy Gonsalves post a reminder that copper can be recycled, not just mined. PLP is proposing the open-pit copper-gold molybdenun pophyry mine for Southwest Alaska. It would be powered by Hilcorp’s natural gas from the Kenai Peninsula. The meeting was held at Homer High School, Homer, Alaska, on Wednesday, April 11, 2018. (Photo by McKibben Jackinsky)

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Alaska mine project launches postelection outreach campaign

ANCHORAGE (AP) — The company behind a proposed copper and gold mine near a major salmon fishery in…

‘Thanks a Thousand: A Gratitude Journey’ — a helpful primer on giving thanks

Arts & Entertainment

‘Thanks a Thousand: A Gratitude Journey’ — a helpful primer on giving thanks

A great big bear.

‘The Ballad of Buster Scruggs’ — a gorgeous, nearly unwatchable masterpiece

Arts & Entertainment

‘The Ballad of Buster Scruggs’ — a gorgeous, nearly unwatchable masterpiece

If I really stop to think about it, Joel and Ethan Coen are probably my favorite all around…

A measuring cup full of bog cranberries (Vaccinium oxycoccos) is seen in the kitchen of Erin Anais Heist on Oct. 14, 2018. (Erin Anais Heist | For the Juneau Empire)

Life

Pioneer Potluck: How times change

1937 TO 2018

Walker: Dunleavy resignation requests creating anxiety

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Walker: Dunleavy resignation requests creating anxiety

JUNEAU (AP) — Gov. Bill Walker said Gov.-elect Mike Dunleavy’s request for resignations from a swath of state…

Opinion

Cal Thomas: The Florida fiasco ends

After two recounts — one by machine, the other by hand — after a concession speech by Andrew…

In this file photo, Sen. Cathy Giessel, R-Anchorage, reads one of the two versions of HB 111 dealing with oil tax credits during a Conference Committee hearing at the Capitol on Wednesday, July 12, 2017. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

Government

Republicans pick Giessel as new Alaska Senate president

JUNEAU (AP) — Republicans have maintained control of the Alaska Senate and chose Sen. Cathy Giessel of Anchorage…

News

Department seeks to adapt amid climate change in Alaska

JUNEAU (AP) — The Alaska transportation department is changing how it maintains roads as the state feels the…

Opinion

Rich Lowry: Trump’s not populist enough

The midterms suggest that President Donald Trump needs to double down on populism, just not the sort that’s…

Heritage Place residents wrap holiday boxes with Samaritan’s Purse

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Heritage Place residents wrap holiday boxes with Samaritan’s Purse

Heritage Place partnered with Samaritan’s Purse and to wrap shoe boxes with love and prayers for Samaratin’s Purse…

Life

Soldotna Area Senior Citizens, Inc. thanks you

Soldotna Area Senior Citizens, Inc. would like to thank the Peninsula Clarion for including our Fall Art Fair…