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Trees burned by the Swan Lake Fire and knocked down by gusts of wind can be seen here along the Sterling Highway on Aug. 30, 2019. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

Opinion

Letter to the Editor: The fire that should have never happened

The policies surrounding wildfires should prompt Alaskans to worry.

This 2014 photo provided by NOAA shows Arctic ice coverage. Scientists say Arctic sea ice has reached a record winter low again.The U.S.-based National Snow and Ice Data Centre says it’s the second year in a row that the amount of sea ice at the end of winter was less than any year since satellite monitoring began. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/NOAA

Opinion

Letter to the Editor: Leaders must tackle climate change

We urge our leaders to prioritize climate change and its impacts to public health for Alaskans.

A sign directs voters at Soldotna City Hall during the special Field House election on March 5, 2019. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

Opinion

Letter to the Editor: Manager-run system is a better choice

Hiring a manager would not grow government, which can easily happen with an unqualified mayor.

In this Feb. 16, 2019, photo, Deidre Levi rests her head for a moment in her grandmother’s house before a basketball game in the Native Village of St. Michael, Alaska. Levi says she spoke up about being sexually assaulted because she wanted to be a role model for girls in Alaska. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)

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In small Alaska city, Native women say police ignored rapes

Nome wrestles with issues of sexual violence and law enforcement.

Educators, who are getting ready to strike Tuesday, rally in front of Kenai Central High School, on Monday, Sept. 16, 2019, in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)

Opinion

Voices of the Peninsula: Why we would strike

You deserve to know what this is about.

Opinion

Letter to the Editor: Educators are worth the investment

Working together to find solutions to the challenges we face is critical.

Alaska Attorney General Kevin Clarkson testifies before state senators during a confirmation hearing on Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2019, in Juneau. (Becky Bohrer | Associated Press File)

Opinion

Alaska Voices: Anticompetitive internet services threaten business community

Connecting with the rest of the world through the internet is essential to a functioning economy.

Opinion

Letter to the Editor: District can stop the strike

Our offer to the district brings us in line with comparable districts on the cost of health care.

Opinion

Letter to the Editor: Educator associations need to step up and compromise

What do the members of the KPEA need to do?

It it what it is: Gone but not forgotten

Life

It it what it is: Gone but not forgotten

Let’s just say that the kids’ presence is lingering.

Schools briefs for the week of Sept. 15, 2019

News

Schools briefs for the week of Sept. 15, 2019

What’s happening this week

Refuge Notebook: The Swan Lake Fire and wildlife

Sports

Refuge Notebook: The Swan Lake Fire and wildlife

This summer brought one of the hottest and driest summers ever recorded on the Kenai. Large areas dominated…

The Alaska State Capitol on Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Opinion

Alaska Voices: Fix the permanent fund dividend now

We need a change in how we pay the PFD.

Opinion

Letter to the Editor: Your vote can make a difference

I am writing this because only 35% of Alaskans went to the polls this year and many people…

Letter to the Editor: Stop policing women’s bodies

Opinion

Letter to the Editor: Stop policing women’s bodies

When are we going to STOP sexualizing our female population?

Week 2 Pigskin Pick ‘Em

Sports

Week 2 Pigskin Pick ‘Em

The opening week of the 2019 NFL season was a little uneven for the Prince of Prognostication. Denver’s…

Company indicted for Kenai facility chemical releases

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Company indicted for Kenai facility chemical releases

The oil field services company and a manager are facing 25 felony counts.

Pioneer Potluck: Clam digging with Leatha

Life

Pioneer Potluck: Clam digging with Leatha

This week’s recipes: Annie B’s clam chowder, fast-track clam or oyster chowder, seafood macaroni salad

Bunches of fresh greens are displayed at the first Farmers Fresh Market of the season on Tuesday, June 11, 2019 at the Kenai Peninsula Food Bank near Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)

Opinion

Voices of the Peninsula: Support farmers markets for better food, stronger communities

Thank you for your supporting Alaska’s farmers markets and growers at the Soldotna Wednesday Market.

A single-use plastic bag hangs on a driftwood branch at Mariner Park on the Homer Spit on Oct. 5,2018, in Homer, Alaska. It appeared someone had reused the bag to collect dog poop but then left the bag on the beach. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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Plastic bag ban proposition is back before Homer voters

Anchorage, Soldotna, Kodiak, Hooper Bay, Bethel, Palmer, Unalaska and Wasilla have also banned bags.