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In this Aug. 29, 2011 file photo, the Holland America Westerdam, is shown in Juneau, Alaska. A federal judge in Miami threatened on Wednesday, April 10, 2019, to temporarily block Carnival Corp. from docking cruise ships at ports in the United States as punishment for a possible probation violation. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer, File)

Opinion

Opinion: Update, don’t eliminate, Alaska’s Ocean Ranger Program

How much does this program cost the typical Alaskan? The answer is nothing.

Opinion

Letter to the Editor: Earth and resurrection

Perhaps we can take a little time this weekend for at least an extra portion of gratitude.

Opinion

Alaska Voices: In Support of the Constitutional Amendments

Let’s constitutionally protect our right to vote on any new taxes.

Kenai’s Rustad, Homer’s Engebretsen, Ninilchik’s Vanderford get Hall call

Sports

Kenai’s Rustad, Homer’s Engebretsen, Ninilchik’s Vanderford get Hall call

WASILLA — Stacia Rustad, a former Kenai Central High School multisport standout who is now the activities director…

Opinion: Facts, not tales, tell story of Alaska’s ferry system

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Opinion: Facts, not tales, tell story of Alaska’s ferry system

To justify continuing ferry operations, it’s important to recognize why we’re in this fix.

Pioneer Potluck: About Ben’s boat and clam digging

Life

Pioneer Potluck: About Ben’s boat and clam digging

Clam fritters, Easter bunny bread pudding, lemon hard sauce, hamburger stroganoff

Troopers: Seward man fatally shot 2 men in van

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Troopers: Seward man fatally shot 2 men in van

Joseph Chandler Jr. is being held in the Monday shootings

Opinion: Protect Alaska’s precious resources for future generations

Opinion

Opinion: Protect Alaska’s precious resources for future generations

The world is counting on us.

Opinion: Bumper stickers and the First Amendment

Opinion

Opinion: Bumper stickers and the First Amendment

We should understand all possible interpretations of the messages we display.

(File photo)

News

Schools briefs for the week of April 15-21, 2019

What’s happening this week

Kenai Peninsula College: Around Campus

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Kenai Peninsula College: Around Campus

What’s happening this week

In this March 13, 2019, file photo, Jessie Royer passes icebergs in open water on Norton Sound as she approaches Nome, Alaska, in the Iditarod trail sled dog race. When a Feb. 22 storm pounded Norton Sound, water surged up the Yukon River and into Kotlik, flooding low-lying homes. The Bering Sea last winter saw record-low sea ice. Climate models predicted less ice, but not this soon, said Seth Danielson, a physical oceanographer at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. (Marc Lester/Anchorage Daily News via AP, File)

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Pace of Bering Sea changes startles scientists

“This is the first I experienced in my life, a flood that happened in the winter, in February”

Rep. Tammie Wilson, right, speaks to other representatives on the House of Representatives floor on Wednesday. (Alex McCarthy | Juneau Empire)

News

House passes budget that rejects many Dunleavy cuts

Not everyone’s happy about it.

Opinion: Alaska continues to lose revenue over its oil tax policy

Opinion

Opinion: Alaska continues to lose revenue over its oil tax policy

It’s time to examine what the best tax system is for the state.

A Columbian snowfly recently emerged from the Kenai River at Soldotna Creek Park on March 29, 2019, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Matt Bowser/USFWS)

Sports

Refuge notebook: Winter stonefly season on the Kenai

If you spend any time near the Kenai River in Soldotna from March to May you may have…

In this March 8, 2019 photo, Margie Beedle, left, hugs her mother, Sally Thibodeau, as they chat with Alaska Pioneer Home employee Laura Minne during the home’s weekly ice cream social. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

News

Alaska eyeing proposal to raise Pioneer Home rates

Proposal would add two tiers to an existing three-tier program.

Opinion: Please, tax us!

Opinion

Opinion: Please, tax us!

Time to find new revenue to keep Alaska a wonderful place to raise families.

Opinion

Alaska Voices: Alaska’s Fiscal Crisis is a Mindset

Many of Alaska’s citizens don’t see state government as an evil, ever-spending monster

DC gets back on track with ‘Shazam!’

Life

DC gets back on track with ‘Shazam!’

“Shazam!” is a lot of fun, with a bit of a goofy tone and lots of cute little…

A spruce tree showing heavy damage from spruce bark beetles stands on Saturday, April 28, 2018 in Kenai, Alaska. (Ben Boetttger/Peninsula Clarion file)

News

Beetles create risk of falling trees at 2 campgrounds

Campers could be hurt by toppling trees killed by spruce bark beetles