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Ann Berg

Pioneer Potluck: Memories of grandma from a bygone era

Recipes: chicken divan, layered taco dip, boiled spice cake

Ann Berg
Dunleavy seeks action on fiscal plan

Dunleavy seeks action on fiscal plan

He called for creation of a statewide lottery and doubled-down on proposed constitutional changes.

Dunleavy seeks action on fiscal plan
An octopus can be seen in the waters near Resurrection Bay, near Seward, Alaska. (Photo courtesy Kenny Regan)

Alaska beneath the surface

“Alaska has some of the best cold-water diving I’ve ever experienced,”

An octopus can be seen in the waters near Resurrection Bay, near Seward, Alaska. (Photo courtesy Kenny Regan)
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: Trafficking in Alaska must end

One of my priorities is to combat this scourge and eliminate it from our communities.

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)
By Rep. Cathy Tilton (Courtesy photo)

Opinion: Revised constitutional spending limit key to Alaska’s fiscal stability

I view a revised constitutional spending limit as contract with Alaskans for fiscal discipline.

By Rep. Cathy Tilton (Courtesy photo)
Schools briefs for the week Jan. 26-Feb. 2, 2020

Schools briefs for the week Jan. 26-Feb. 2, 2020

What’s happening this week

Schools briefs for the week Jan. 26-Feb. 2, 2020
SoHi girls, Palmer boys pick up NLC wins

SoHi girls, Palmer boys pick up NLC wins

Both Palmer and Soldotna high schools walked away with basketball wins Saturday at Soldotna High School. The SoHi girls and Palmer boys took Northern Lights… Continue reading

SoHi girls, Palmer boys pick up NLC wins
Bear Lake. Seward, Alaska. (Photo by Kat Sorensen/For the Clarion)

Tangled Up in Blue: A Bear Lake Loop

All summer long, you can find rowers, kayakers and more on Bear Lake just outside of Seward. Somewhere hidden on the west side, there’s a… Continue reading

Bear Lake. Seward, Alaska. (Photo by Kat Sorensen/For the Clarion)
Refuge Notebook: Wildfire in Kenai Mountains tundra

Refuge Notebook: Wildfire in Kenai Mountains tundra

Late last summer, as I waited in a line of traffic on the Sterling Highway to get through the Swan Lake Fire, smoke rose from… Continue reading

Refuge Notebook: Wildfire in Kenai Mountains tundra
Ann Berg

Pioneer Potluck: Fond memories of bonfires

We would spend all night in the middle of the summer around the bonfire.

Ann Berg
Alaska Native woman, 90, is 1st counted

Alaska Native woman, 90, is 1st counted

By Mark Thiessen Associated Press TOKSOOK BAY — Lizzie Chimiugak has lived for 90 years in the windswept western wilds of Alaska, born to a… Continue reading

Alaska Native woman, 90, is 1st counted
Juneau residents line up outside of the Planet Alaska Gallery to sign an application petition to recall Gov. Mike Dunleavy on Thursday, Aug. 1, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

Judge halts enforcement of decision in Alaska recall case

By Becky Bohrer Associated Press JUNEAU — A state court judge on Tuesday put on hold a decision that would have allowed supporters of an… Continue reading

Juneau residents line up outside of the Planet Alaska Gallery to sign an application petition to recall Gov. Mike Dunleavy on Thursday, Aug. 1, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)
Virginia Walters (Courtesy photo)

Life in the Pedestrian Lane: How’d We Get Here?

Our reliance on technology is growing fast as more gadgets take over small jobs.

Virginia Walters (Courtesy photo)

Oil tax changes require more careful consideration

We all know Alaska remains at a crossroads.

Hal Shepherd. (Photo courtesy of Hal Shepherd)

Point of View: This is a bad time to harass Kachemak Bay wildlife

In 2019 several thousand common murres starved to death in the Kachemak Bay.

Hal Shepherd. (Photo courtesy of Hal Shepherd)
Murkowski wants to hear case before deciding on witnesses

Murkowski wants to hear case before deciding on witnesses

She said she wants to make sure there’s a process that allows senators to “really hear the case.”

Murkowski wants to hear case before deciding on witnesses
Nikiski girls, West JV boys take Tip Off titles

Nikiski girls, West JV boys take Tip Off titles

The host Nikiski girls basketball team wrapped up a Rus Hitchcock Tip Off Tournament title Saturday by defeating the Dimond JV 49-9. Lillian Carstens, the… Continue reading

Nikiski girls, West JV boys take Tip Off titles
Boaters can be seen on the Kenai River on Sept. 4, 2019. (Photo courtesy Great Basin Incident Management Team)

Voices of the Peninsula: Sportfishing is critical in Cook Inlet; the state should protect it

There’s a misconception that commercial fishing is business and sportfishing is just for fun.

Boaters can be seen on the Kenai River on Sept. 4, 2019. (Photo courtesy Great Basin Incident Management Team)
Refuge notebook: Wintering sparrows find their way to Kenai

Refuge notebook: Wintering sparrows find their way to Kenai

A recent study published in the journal Nature Climate Change highlighted some work by Dr. Kyle Horton and his colleagues, who figured out how to… Continue reading

Refuge notebook: Wintering sparrows find their way to Kenai
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes during an NFL divisional playoff football game against the Houston Texans in Kansas City, Mo., Sunday, Jan. 12, 2020. (AP Photo/Colin E. Braley)

Pigskin pick ‘em: ‘You can’t kill a dead horse’

Everyone knows the NFL is shorthand for “not for long.” That saying is usually applied to the limited shelf life of football players. Carolina’s Luke… Continue reading

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes during an NFL divisional playoff football game against the Houston Texans in Kansas City, Mo., Sunday, Jan. 12, 2020. (AP Photo/Colin E. Braley)