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Samuel Baisden with his parents, James and Rhonda Baisden, and his sister, Sarah Jane, after Samuel was sworn into the U.S. Naval Academy on Thursday, June 29, 2023, in Annapolis, Maryland. (Photo provided)

Something to consider for July Fourth

Our country celebrates our independence this week. This year the festivities feel different to me than previous years. Patriotism ran heavily in the community where… Continue reading

Samuel Baisden with his parents, James and Rhonda Baisden, and his sister, Sarah Jane, after Samuel was sworn into the U.S. Naval Academy on Thursday, June 29, 2023, in Annapolis, Maryland. (Photo provided)
The entrance to the Kenai Courthouse in Kenai, Alaska, as seen on Feb. 26, 2019. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

Court reports for the week of May 2, 2021

The following dismissals were recently handed down in Kenai District Court. Kelli Lauren Action, 31, of Soldotna, was found not guilty of one count of… Continue reading

The entrance to the Kenai Courthouse in Kenai, Alaska, as seen on Feb. 26, 2019. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)
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Minister’s Message: Practicing Jesus’ compassion

I need to know that Jesus aches when there are Christians who spout hatred and perpetuate violence

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McKibben Jackinsky (Courtesy photo)

Alaska Voices: Rally to support Valdez suit

Valdez is appealing Hilcorp’s state-approved $5.6 billion purchase of BP’s Alaska properties without disclosure of company financial records

McKibben Jackinsky (Courtesy photo)
Two commercial troll fishing boats pass each other on June 2, 2020, at Mountain Point in Ketchikan, Alaska. A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday, June 21, 2023, halted a lower court ruling that would have shut down southeast Alaska’s chinook salmon fishery for the summer to protect endangered orca whales that eat the fish. (Dustin Safranek/Ketchikan Daily News via AP, File)

King salmon season back on in Alaska after federal appeals court lets fishery open July 1

The ruling by a three-judge 9th Circuit Court panel means the summer king salmon season will start as usual next week

Two commercial troll fishing boats pass each other on June 2, 2020, at Mountain Point in Ketchikan, Alaska. A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday, June 21, 2023, halted a lower court ruling that would have shut down southeast Alaska’s chinook salmon fishery for the summer to protect endangered orca whales that eat the fish. (Dustin Safranek/Ketchikan Daily News via AP, File)
U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, discusses the federal indictment of former President Donald Trump during a U.S. Coast Guard ceremony in Juneau on Friday, June 9, 2023. (Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire File)

Opinion: Sen. Sullivan’s non-defense of Trump

He can’t honestly defend Trump

U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, discusses the federal indictment of former President Donald Trump during a U.S. Coast Guard ceremony in Juneau on Friday, June 9, 2023. (Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire File)
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Minister’s Message: Stop, pray and listen

Read some scripture, scream out your prayer to God, then wait and listen for the Spirit of God to answer

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Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, speaks during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill on March 7 in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Opinion: Sullivan’s complaints about debt ceiling deal reveal hypocrisy about government spending

It’ll take a lot more than ending government waste and inefficiencies to solve the debt problem.

Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, speaks during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill on March 7 in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Robert Summer sits at Kaladi Brothers in Soldotna, Alaska, in November 2004. (M. Scott Moon/Peninsula Clarion file)
Robert Summer sits at Kaladi Brothers in Soldotna, Alaska, in November 2004. (M. Scott Moon/Peninsula Clarion file)
Former Gov. Frank Murkowski speaks on a range of subjects during an interview with the Juneau Empire in May 2019. (Michael Penn / Juneau Empire File)

Opinion: Permanent fund’s in-state investment program needs more transparency

The trustees are certainly right about the poor financial performance of the in-state investments made so far

Former Gov. Frank Murkowski speaks on a range of subjects during an interview with the Juneau Empire in May 2019. (Michael Penn / Juneau Empire File)
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Minister’s Message: Christ brings divine change

Change was a huge factor in the ministry of Jesus Christ

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The Alaska Capitol on Monday, Jan. 16, 2023, in Juneau, Alaska. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer)

Alaska Voices: Legislature deserves credit

A special session shouldn’t have been necessary, but at least it was only one day instead of 30 days.

The Alaska Capitol on Monday, Jan. 16, 2023, in Juneau, Alaska. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer)
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Minister’s Message: Don’t give up on life

No doubt, life has its difficulties

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Alaska Voices: Please be safe, courteous, and legal as you fish in Alaska this summer

As you head out to hit the water this year, here are a few tips to help you have a safe and citation free season

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An observer makes an entry in the Fish Map App on Prince of Wales Island. (Photo by Lee House/courtesy Salmon State)

Alaska Voices: Document Alaska rivers with new fish map app

The app provides a way for everyday Alaskans to document rivers home to wild salmon, whitefish, eulachon and other ocean-going fish — and earn money doing it

An observer makes an entry in the Fish Map App on Prince of Wales Island. (Photo by Lee House/courtesy Salmon State)
Pictured is an adult Chinook salmon swimming in Ship Creek, Anchorage. (Photo: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)

Voices of the Peninsula: Proactive measures key to king salmon recovery

I have been sport fishing king salmon along the eastern shores of Cook Inlet and in the Kenai River since 1977

Pictured is an adult Chinook salmon swimming in Ship Creek, Anchorage. (Photo: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)
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Opinion: Sustainability report is a greenwashing effort

Report leaves out “the not-so-pretty.”

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U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire)

Honoring the fallen on Memorial Day

As we honor the men and women who fell in service to our nation, we must keep their memories alive through their stories

U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire)
Shana Loshbaugh (Courtesy photo)

History conference seeking input from peninsula people

The Alaska Historical Society will hold its annual conference on the central peninsula this fall

Shana Loshbaugh (Courtesy photo)
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Minister’s Message: Being the real you

When we are in Christ, we have an authentic identity

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