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Taking robots beyond Transformers

‘Bumblebee’ and ‘Love, Death + Robots’ take different tacks on a sci-fi trope

Bookworm Sez: ‘Wolf Pack’ offers a scenic thrill ride

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Bookworm Sez: ‘Wolf Pack’ offers a scenic thrill ride

The Wolf Pack was getting nervous…

Bryan Schroder, Alaska’s U.S. Attorney announces that several members of a white supremacist gang operating in Alaska prisons or shipped to facilities in Colorado and Arizona, have been charged in a racketing enterprise in Anchorage, Alaska, Wednesday, March 27, 2019. Members who sport Nazi tattoos face racketeering charges including murder, kidnapping, assault, and distribution of narcotics and firearms. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)

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White supremacist gang members face federal charges

‘If you see those kind of severe tattoos … then maybe you want to let local law enforcement…

Gov. Mike Dunleavy. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

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Dunleavy to pick new judge from council nominees

His announcement followed a meeting Tuesday with Alaska Supreme Court Chief Justice Joel Bolger

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).

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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…

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Letter to the Editor: Dunleavy’s budget prioritizes profit over people

There is a popular saying in politics; “Don’t tell me what your priorities are. Show me your budget…

Gov. Mike Dunleavy. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

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Dunleavy meets with chief justice on judicial nominees

“We concur that we have to pick from the list. The question is, is there a way to…

The Supreme Court building is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday. The Supreme Court is returning to arguments over whether the political task of redistricting can be overly partisan. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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Moose hunter can ‘rev up’ his hovercraft, court rules

“We reverse the decision below and wish Sturgeon good hunting”

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)

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

Governor’s budget is creating a hazardous fiscal reef.

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Groups: EPA has dragged heels on oil dispersant rules

“We depend on feeding our families from the ocean.”

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Chief justice defends judicial nominating process

The governor said there were qualified applicants “inexplicably” not nominated

About Estes Park, Bernie and bikinis

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About Estes Park, Bernie and bikinis

Oxtail soup, long-branch potatoes, chocolate peanut butter sheet cake, banana split dessert

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Letter to the Editor: Sending prisoners Outside is bad for communities

“Those of you who want to do prison ministry can go do it in Arizona” was the comment…

In this Aug. 17, 2018 photo, family and friends who have lost loved ones to OxyContin and opioid overdoses leave pill bottles in protest outside the headquarters of Purdue Pharma, which is owned by the Sackler family, in Stamford, Connecticut. (Jessica Hill | Associated Press File)

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Opinion: Solving the opioid epidemic starts with cracking down on fentanyl

It’s a problem we can solve with smart and proactive policy choices.

Maggie Winston graduated from Kenai River Campus in 2013 with an Associate of Arts in general studies and in 2015 with a Bachelor of Arts in psychology. (Courtesy photo)

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Celebrate our students

Weekly portraits of Kenai Peninsula College students

The spring thaw floods a street in Soldotna, Alaska, in March 2019. (Photo by Erin Thompson/Peninsula Clarion)

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Unhinged Alaska: Break up, let’s don’t rush it

I should have never asked for his help in hauling off some yard debris

Refuge notebook: 2 refuges on the Pacific Flyway share similarities, differences

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Refuge notebook: 2 refuges on the Pacific Flyway share similarities, differences

In 1903, President Theodore Roosevelt established Pelican Island, off the coast of Florida, as the first federal refuge.…

Dunleavy keeps open court seat, questions nomination process

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Dunleavy keeps open court seat, questions nomination process

The council advanced three names for two open seats on the Palmer Superior Court

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Opinion: Now is not the time to change oil tax policy

Talking oil taxes is almost a state sport

Opinion

Letter to the Editor: The complex lifecycle of salmon

The complex lifecycle of salmon