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In this Wednesday, May 8, 2019, photo, Anchorage Police Officer T. Scott Masten works a shift in Anchorage, Alaska, equipped with a wireless hotspot device on his patrol car laptop. Anchorage police are among public safety agencies across the country that are tapped into FirstNet, a new national wireless network dedicated to first responders. (AP Photo/Rachel D’Oro)

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New network for first responders raises concern among media

The network is secure, encrypted and off limits to the public.

This June 5, 2009 file photo released by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows an adult ringed seal in Kotzebue, Alaska. An environmental group is suing the federal government for failing to designate critical habitat for two ice seals on the threatened species list. The Center for Biological Diversity sued the National Marine Fisheries Service on Thursday, June 13, 2019, for not designating critical habitat for ringed and bearded seals. (Mike Cameron/NOAA via AP, File)

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Environmental group sues over ice seal habitat decision

Designation of critical habitat for a threatened species is required a year after a listing.

Opinion

Opinion: Working towards private sector solutions for Alaska’s health care woes

Government does not have the capacity to lower health care costs the way the private sector does

A woman in a wheelchair uses the Homer Harbor boardwalk in an undated photo taken in Homer, Alaska. (Photo provide/Independent Living Center)

Opinion

Point of View: Accessibility could bring new visitor market to Homer

71% of adults who identify themselves as having a disability spent $17.3 billion annually on travel

Minister’s Message: Cleansing our lives

Life

Minister’s Message: Cleansing our lives

Is our life honoring to God’s holiness, or are we sullying God’s holiness?

Photos on Alaska murder suspect’s phone lead to new charges

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Photos on Alaska murder suspect’s phone lead to new charges

Police reported finding sexually explicit photos and text messages

In this September 2017 file photo from the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, beluga whales arch their backs through the surface of the water. Of Alaska’s five distinct beluga whale populations, only Cook Inlet’s is listed as endangered. (Courtesy the Alaska Department of Fish and Game)

Opinion

Letter to the Editor: What is killing our belugas?

A beluga needs to consume about five sockeye per day to achieve this 44 pounds of fat.

(File)

Life

Pioneer Potluck: Measuring distance in Alaska and hosting summer potlatches

Smoke salmon cream cheese dip, salmon pot pie, salmon salad, broccoli bacon salad

Opinion: Dunleavy’s village policing plan bad idea for rural Alaska

Opinion

Opinion: Dunleavy’s village policing plan bad idea for rural Alaska

I have 40 years of experience with law enforcement in Alaska.

President Donald Trump, with first lady Melania Trump, waves as they depart Shannon Airport, Friday, June 7, 2019, in Shannon, Ireland. (AP Photo | Alex Brandon)

Opinion

Opinion: Why Americans are tired of impeachment talk

“What would it take for the you to support the impeachment of this president?”

Voices of the Peninsula: Prioritize wild stocks, but don’t abandon hatcheries

Opinion

Voices of the Peninsula: Prioritize wild stocks, but don’t abandon hatcheries

Crooked Creek chinook enhancement has been a success in Cohoe/Kasilof

Life in the Pedestrian Lane: Future generations might not be so bad after all

Life

Life in the Pedestrian Lane: Future generations might not be so bad after all

I am taking another long look at the Millennials

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Teen charged in fatal shooting near Anchorage waterfalls

Kayden McIntosh is also charged with evidence tampering in the death of 19-year-old Cynthia Hoffman.

From left, Alaska Sens. Bert Stedman, Mia Costello, Lyman Hoffman and Peter Micciche speak during a break on the Senate floor on Tuesday, June 4, 2019, in Juneau, Alaska. The Senate on Tuesday failed to pass a bill that would have paid a full dividend from Alaska’s oil-wealth fund, the Alaska Permanent Fund, this year. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer)

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Alaska Senate votes down full PFD

At least 11 votes were needed for the bill to pass.

Pioneer Potluck: About summer, sunshine and long, long Alaska Days

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Pioneer Potluck: About summer, sunshine and long, long Alaska Days

Recipes: Mexican crab enchiladas, crab-stuffed mushrooms, crab-stuffed chili relleno casserole

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

Opinion

Make the sustainable choice for the PFD

Overdrawing the permanent fund places the individual benefit ahead of the common good.

Class of 2019, it’s time to tell your own stories

Life

Class of 2019, it’s time to tell your own stories

As much as they’ve grown up and matured, they’re still the same kids at heart that I’ve always…

Refuge notebook: A fun way to learn about natural resource stewardship

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Refuge notebook: A fun way to learn about natural resource stewardship

2019 marks the fifth year the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge has hosted a Game Warden Camp for local…

Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy speaks to reporters in his office at the state Capitol on Wednesday, May 29, 2019, in Juneau, Alaska. Dunleavy says he’s hopeful the Legislature will pass a budget next week but says his administration is preparing in case that doesn’t happen. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer)

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Dunleavy removes 3 human rights panel members

With Thursday’s changes, all but one member of the commission will have been appointed by Dunleavy.

Opinion

Point of View: Hatchery fish benefit many fishermen

I am a Homer-area resident and want to share my perspective on the benefits of salmon hatcheries