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The Alaska State Capitol. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

Opinion

Alaska Voices: It’s time for a spending cap that works

It is essential to minimize uncertainty and prioritize stability.

Dr. Tamika Ledbetter, commissioner of the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development, participates in a press conference in Anchorage, Alaska, on March 31, 2020. (Courtesy photo)

Opinion

Alaska Voices: State working to address Alaskans’ unemployment needs

As of the week ending March 21, the department processed 13,774 new claims.

Salmon, greens and an assortment of spices are combined with noodles to make a creative pasta bowl. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)

Life

Raiding the freezer, fridge and spice cabinet

Basic salmon patties can be used in an assortment of meals.

A sign outside of RD’s Barber Shop indicating that they are closed can be seen here in Kenai, Alaska on March 25, 2020. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

Opinion

Alaska Voices: Support your local business!

The actions we take now can help sustain these enterprises over the next few weeks.

Gov. Mike Dunleavy (courtesy photo)

Opinion

Opinion: Standing behind our state workers

Whatever hardship Alaskans face, the business of the state must go on.

The Capitol is seen as House lawmakers prepare to debate emergency coronavirus response legislation on Capitol Hill, Friday, March 27, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Opinion

Voices of the Peninsula: Cash payments give Americans crucial economic support

Cash payments put Americans in the driver’s seat because they are empowered to decide how to spend it

The industrial area of Nikiski is seen in this undated photo. (Photo/File/AJOC)

News

Trends: Oil industry grapples with virus, falling prices

KPEDD is working on with companies and stakeholders on a workforce development plan.

Adam Crum

Opinion

Alaska Voices: Alaskans are experts at social distancing and helping others

Most of us have never heard of anything like this, much less been asked to do it.

A moose feeds on a rose bush near the Homer News by Beluga Lake on Friday afternoon, March 6, 2020, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

Opinion

Voices of the Peninsula: Thank you for keeping Alaska wild

The successes on the Kenai Peninsula are due to a handful of dedicated professionals.

Alaska Voices: We will get through this together

Opinion

Alaska Voices: We will get through this together

We understand what a challenging and unprecedented time this is for Alaskans. The COVID-19 virus has been an…

Refuge Notebook: Migration is not canceled

Sports

Refuge Notebook: Migration is not canceled

A friend told me recently that March is her favorite month. What? Not May, when our birds of…

Loren Holmes / Anchorage Daily News                                 Christine Hohf, wearing a unicorn costume, and Andi Correa, wearing a dinosaur costume, walk through South Addition in Anchorage on Wednesday. Hohf, who works as a scrub tech at a surgery center, said her hours were cut due to elective surgeries being put off because of the coronavirus pandemic.

News

Alaska’s jobless claims jump

Claims filed during the latest weekly reporting period totaled 7,806, up from 1,120 the week prior.

Salmonberries hang fat from a bush on a recent summer. (Photo by Mary Catharine Martin)

Opinion

Alaska Voices: Alaskan solace

We Alaskans, Americans and the rest of the world face uncharted waters in the months ahead.

Meda DeWitt (courtesy photo)

Opinion

Recall: Alaskans safely adapt to pandemic challenges

The man at the top has not changed, nor have the grounds of our recall.

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News

Schools closed through May 1

What’s happening this week in the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District

Senate President Cathy Giessel, R-Anchorage, an Advanced Nurse Practitioner (center); Sen. Bert Stedman, R-Sitka, co-chairman of the Senate Finance Committee (left), Sen. Natasha von Imhof, R-Anchorage, co-chairwoman of the Senate Finance Committee, are pictured in this undated photo. (Courtesy)

Opinion

Alaska senators: Help is on the way

No Alaskan in need will be left behind.

Crested auklets are just one of 30 species of seabirds that we study, but theyղe one of the strangest with their otherworldy eyes, showgirl plumes and tangerine odor. The citrus odor may be important for repelling pests. (Photo by Michael Johns/USFWS)

Sports

Refuge Notebook: Introducing Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge

We’ve probably already met, but you didn’t realize it. We’re the other national wildlife refuge headquartered on the…

During this time of uncertainty, the author vacillates between being outdoors and binge watching “Star Trek: The Next Generation.” (Photo courtesy of Kat Sorensen)

Sports

Tangled Up in Blue: Lonely among us

I set daily goals to accomplish during this universal pandemic, a different kind of frontier.

Photo by Victoria Petersen
This “perfectly herby salad,” inspired by a recipe from New York Times food columnist Alison Roman, is the perfect antidote to a cold, snowy winter weather.

Life

Kalifornsky Kitchen: A perfectly herby salad

A new column by reporter Victoria Petersen.

Dr. Anne Zink, the chief medical officer for the state of Alaska, addresses reporters at a news conference Monday, March 9, 2020, in Anchorage, Alaska. Zink told reporters there were nine confirmed COVID-19 cases in the state as of March 18, 2020. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)

Opinion

COVID-19: The time to act is now, before widespread community transmission

With no vaccine available, we have to rely on two tools: containment and mitigation.