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‘Wild Bill’ — Busting myths about a Wild West icon

‘Wild Bill’ — Busting myths about a Wild West icon

What stopped him were carelessness and a good streak at cards

‘Wild Bill’ — Busting myths about a Wild West icon
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‘Highwaymen’ takes a procedural approach to Bonnie and Clyde’s murderous rampage

There’s more to it than you find in your run-of-the-mill cops and robbers narrative

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Voices of the Peninsula: The gravy train is over

My parents came to Alaska in 1948 to teach. They moved to Moose Pass on the Kenai Peninsula in 1967 and taught there until their… Continue reading

Letter to the Editor: Take care of our citizens

We’ve lived in Alaska for 50 years and have never seen anything like this. For the first time, we attended a meeting with the governor… Continue reading

Letter to the Editor: Protect the PFD

We must protect the Permanent Fund dividend for generations to come. Alaskans’ PFDs should be paid in full using the law that has worked for… Continue reading

Letter to the Editor: Don’t be a conservative in name only

THINK YOU ARE A CONSERVATIVE? Maybe you vote, maybe not. Maybe you voted for President Donald Trump, Gov. Mike Dunleavy and Mayor Charlie Pierce, but,… Continue reading

Larry Persily gives a presentation at the Kenai/Soldotna joint chamber luncheon on Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2019. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

Alaska Voices: Current PFD formula is not a responsible way to make budget decisions

Legislature should exercise its budget powers in setting this year’s dividend.

Larry Persily gives a presentation at the Kenai/Soldotna joint chamber luncheon on Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2019. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

Alaska Voices: Investment in public preschool reaps high returns for our children and our economy

Alaska can make that has a projected 7-10% per year return on investment.

Opinion: To find the right budget, Alaskans must get involved

Opinion: To find the right budget, Alaskans must get involved

Spending more money is not improving education for our children.

Opinion: To find the right budget, Alaskans must get involved
In this Jan. 28, 2018 file photo, from left, Zachary Scott Carothers, John Gourley, Eric Howk, Zoe Manville, Jason Wade Sechrist and Kyle O’Quin of Portugal. The Man arrive at the 60th annual Grammy Awards at Madison Square Garden in New York. The state of Alaska’s new hold music is on hold. A project to replace the sleepy hold music for state office lines with music by Alaska artists drew widespread attention when it was announced in November, touting Portugal. The Man and four other artists with Alaska ties. A spokesman for Gov. Mike Dunleavy says it was muted shortly thereafter after concerns with some of the music were raised by the public.(Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

State hold music project put on hold

Lyrics of the initial five songs were being reviewed and new tracks weren’t being added

In this Jan. 28, 2018 file photo, from left, Zachary Scott Carothers, John Gourley, Eric Howk, Zoe Manville, Jason Wade Sechrist and Kyle O’Quin of Portugal. The Man arrive at the 60th annual Grammy Awards at Madison Square Garden in New York. The state of Alaska’s new hold music is on hold. A project to replace the sleepy hold music for state office lines with music by Alaska artists drew widespread attention when it was announced in November, touting Portugal. The Man and four other artists with Alaska ties. A spokesman for Gov. Mike Dunleavy says it was muted shortly thereafter after concerns with some of the music were raised by the public.(Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
Pioneer Potluck: Reminiscing about things that used to be easier

Pioneer Potluck: Reminiscing about things that used to be easier

This week’s recipes: Red beet eggs, orange Julius and Russian tea

Pioneer Potluck: Reminiscing about things that used to be easier
Trigger Moody catches a fish at the Kid’s Ice Fishing Derby on March 23, 2019, on Rogue Lake at the Decanter Inn at Mile 107 of the Sterling Highway in Alaska. The derby was held by the Kenai Peninsula Ice Racing Association. (Photo provided by Kenai Peninsula Ice Racing Association)

Ice Racing Report: Season ends with Kid’s Ice Fishing Derby

The Kenai Peninsula Ice Racing Association held its annual Kid’s Ice Fishing Derby on March 23 on Rogue Lake at the Decanter Inn at Mile… Continue reading

Trigger Moody catches a fish at the Kid’s Ice Fishing Derby on March 23, 2019, on Rogue Lake at the Decanter Inn at Mile 107 of the Sterling Highway in Alaska. The derby was held by the Kenai Peninsula Ice Racing Association. (Photo provided by Kenai Peninsula Ice Racing Association)

Alaska human rights commission makes no decision on director over rifle sticker

“Our concern was with the connotation of the statement to the Black Lives Matter movement”

Voices of the Peninsula: Dunleavy asks fishing communities to subsidize the oil and gas industry

Voices of the Peninsula: Dunleavy asks fishing communities to subsidize the oil and gas industry

In order to “balance” the budget Gov. Mike Dunleavy wants to redirect local fish landing taxes from fishing towns, large and small across the state,… Continue reading

Voices of the Peninsula: Dunleavy asks fishing communities to subsidize the oil and gas industry
In this photo taken April 9, 1989 photo, a local fisherman inspects a dead California gray whale on the northern shore of Latouche Island, Alaska. The whale was found in the oil-contaminated waters of Prince William Sound. (John Gaps III | Associated Press File)

Opinion: Thirty years since the Exxon Valdez spill and our current ship of state

Governor’s budget is creating a hazardous fiscal reef.

In this photo taken April 9, 1989 photo, a local fisherman inspects a dead California gray whale on the northern shore of Latouche Island, Alaska. The whale was found in the oil-contaminated waters of Prince William Sound. (John Gaps III | Associated Press File)
Schools briefs for the week of April 1-7, 2019
Schools briefs for the week of April 1-7, 2019
In this Feb. 15, 2018 file photo, Judith Enck, center, former regional administrator for the Environmental Protection Agency addresses those gathered at a protest against President Trump’s plan to expand offshore drilling for oil and gas in Albany, N.Y. A U.S. judge in Alaska says President Donald Trump exceeded his authority when he reversed a ban on offshore drilling in vast parts of the Arctic Ocean and dozens of canyons in the Atlantic Ocean. Judge Sharon Gleason in a ruling late Friday, March 29, 2019 threw out Trump‚Äôs executive order that overturned the ban implemented by President Barack Obama.(AP Photo/David Klepper, File)

Judge restores Obama-era drilling ban in Arctic

The wording of President Obama’s withdrawals indicates that he intended them to extend indefinitely

In this Feb. 15, 2018 file photo, Judith Enck, center, former regional administrator for the Environmental Protection Agency addresses those gathered at a protest against President Trump’s plan to expand offshore drilling for oil and gas in Albany, N.Y. A U.S. judge in Alaska says President Donald Trump exceeded his authority when he reversed a ban on offshore drilling in vast parts of the Arctic Ocean and dozens of canyons in the Atlantic Ocean. Judge Sharon Gleason in a ruling late Friday, March 29, 2019 threw out Trump‚Äôs executive order that overturned the ban implemented by President Barack Obama.(AP Photo/David Klepper, File)
In this Sept. 23, 2013, file photo, a driver passes a small boat harbor in King Cove, Alaska. A federal court judge says Trump administration plans for a road through a national wildlife refuge in Alaska violates federal law. The order Friday, March 29, 2019 by U.S. District Court Judge Sharon Gleason halts plans for a road through the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge near the tip of the Alaska Peninsula. The refuge encompasses internationally recognized habitat for migrating waterfowl. (James Brooks/Kodiak Daily Mirror via AP, File)

Judge rejects Trump plan for road in Alaska wildlife refuge

Zinke was required to acknowledge that the road was a reversal of previous policy

In this Sept. 23, 2013, file photo, a driver passes a small boat harbor in King Cove, Alaska. A federal court judge says Trump administration plans for a road through a national wildlife refuge in Alaska violates federal law. The order Friday, March 29, 2019 by U.S. District Court Judge Sharon Gleason halts plans for a road through the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge near the tip of the Alaska Peninsula. The refuge encompasses internationally recognized habitat for migrating waterfowl. (James Brooks/Kodiak Daily Mirror via AP, File)
Minister’s Message: The true meaning of St. Patrick’s Day

Minister’s Message: The true meaning of St. Patrick’s Day

St. Patrick was born in Britain during the fourth century

Minister’s Message: The true meaning of St. Patrick’s Day
Former Congressman John Dingell Jr., who passed away last month, with Regional Director Tom Melius and John Hartig, former manager of the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge, in 2017 (Photo by USFWS).

Refuge Notebook: The passing of a conservation hero

Last month, John D. Dingell Jr. passed away. He represented Michigan in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1955 through the next 60 years, making… Continue reading

Former Congressman John Dingell Jr., who passed away last month, with Regional Director Tom Melius and John Hartig, former manager of the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge, in 2017 (Photo by USFWS).