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Letter to the Editor: Thanks to our elected officials for being champions in the fight against Alzheimer’s

Thanks to the champions in the fight against Alzheimer’s The Alzheimer’s Association estimates there are more than 5 million Americans and 7,500 Alaskans living with… Continue reading

Pioneer Potluck: About living at Daniels Lake

Pioneer Potluck: About living at Daniels Lake

1969 And a story ABOUT HOME MADE BREAD. We had a wonderful fun winter in 1969 on Daniels Lake. The kids made good use of… Continue reading

Pioneer Potluck: About living at Daniels Lake
Alaska Attorney General Kevin Clarkson describes four new crimes bills at a press conference with Gov. Mike Dunleavy, left, and Alaska State Troopers at the Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Here’s a look at what Dunleavy’s four new crime bills would do

The bills address sex crimes, pretrial processes, parole and prison sentences.

Alaska Attorney General Kevin Clarkson describes four new crimes bills at a press conference with Gov. Mike Dunleavy, left, and Alaska State Troopers at the Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Gary Knopp: Republicans and Democrats must work together to form a bipartisan coalition

Gary Knopp: Republicans and Democrats must work together to form a bipartisan coalition

To all of my constituents, my neighbors and my friends — You are the reason I am here in Juneau. I have not forgotten that,… Continue reading

Gary Knopp: Republicans and Democrats must work together to form a bipartisan coalition

Rich Lowry: Beto is ridiculous. But it might work

It’s hard for presidential candidates not to lapse eventually into self-parody. Beto O’Rourke is breaking the mold by actively seeking it out. The unsuccessful and… Continue reading

Ariane Jasmine, Brett Knighten, Skyler Diehl and Diane Taylor pose inside the residence hall at Kenai Peninsula College’s Kenai River Campus on Tuesday. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

Annual Irish music concert doubles as food drive

Next month, Musicians John Walsh, Rose Flanagan and Pat Broaders will be performing together for the second time at Kenai Peninsula College for the annual… Continue reading

Ariane Jasmine, Brett Knighten, Skyler Diehl and Diane Taylor pose inside the residence hall at Kenai Peninsula College’s Kenai River Campus on Tuesday. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)
Board of Fisheries to be held in Anchorage, again

Board of Fisheries to be held in Anchorage, again

The 2020 Upper Cook Inlet Board of Fisheries meeting will convene in Anchorage after all. In an unexpected vote taken without much formal notice, the… Continue reading

Board of Fisheries to be held in Anchorage, again
Cops and Courts

Cops and Courts

Information about fire, police and troopers is taken from public records consisting of logbooks and press releases. Jan. 2 to Jan. 8 On Jan. 6… Continue reading

Cops and Courts
Cops and courts

Cops and courts

Information about fire, police and troopers is taken from public records consisting of logbooks and press releases. Jan. 15 to Jan. 20 On Jan. 17… Continue reading

Cops and courts

Letter to the Editor: Kudos Mayor Pierce

Kudos Mayor Pierce The previous borough mayor once warned citizens to “pay attention” to what the KPB assembly and administration does. At the time, he… Continue reading

Rep. Dave Talerico, R-Healy, speaks to reporters at a House Republican Caucus press conference at the Capitol on Monday, Jan. 21, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Rep. Dave Talerico, R-Healy, speaks to reporters at a House Republican Caucus press conference at the Capitol on Monday, Jan. 21, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Loaded gun goes off in Soldotna coffee shop, injures woman

Loaded gun goes off in Soldotna coffee shop, injures woman

A firearm was accidentally discharged inside a Soldotna coffee shop on Sunday and injured a 75-year-old woman, according to a statement from Lt. Duane Kant… Continue reading

Loaded gun goes off in Soldotna coffee shop, injures woman

Alaska governor prepares for first State of State speech

JUNEAU — Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy was preparing for his first State of the State speech even though the House had yet to formally accept… Continue reading

School Briefs 1/21-1/27

School Briefs 1/21-1/27

Kenai Middle School Welcome back from holiday break! We are excited for the new year and all the fun things that happen between now and… Continue reading

School Briefs 1/21-1/27
Eroding bluffs can be see on the Kenai Beach on Friday. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)

Kenai approves preliminary bluff funding

Kenai City Council will approve accelerated funding for the bluff erosion project. At their meeting Wednesday night, the council approved a resolution that allows the… Continue reading

Eroding bluffs can be see on the Kenai Beach on Friday. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)
Judges Jenny Long and Treasa Cooper score one of the jumps during the cannonball contest at the Nikiski Pool on Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

Nikiski Pool holds first ever cannonball contest

Big splashes and even bigger smiles were in abundance at the Nikiski Pool’s first-ever Cannonball Contest Thursday. The event was free, and contestants were divided… Continue reading

Judges Jenny Long and Treasa Cooper score one of the jumps during the cannonball contest at the Nikiski Pool on Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)
In this Nov. 30, 2018, file photo, Dennis Keeling, of Instant Services, measures for a broken window at an auto parts store following an earthquake in Anchorage, Alaska Seven weeks after the massive earthquake struck Alaska, the seemingly endless aftershocks are keeping many residents filled with anxiety. (AP Photo/Mike Dinneen, file)

Anxiety in Alaska as endless aftershocks rattle residents

ANCHORAGE — Seven weeks after a massive earthquake rocked Alaska, aftershocks are still shattering 7-year-old Connor Cartwright’s sense of safety. They shake the earth far… Continue reading

In this Nov. 30, 2018, file photo, Dennis Keeling, of Instant Services, measures for a broken window at an auto parts store following an earthquake in Anchorage, Alaska Seven weeks after the massive earthquake struck Alaska, the seemingly endless aftershocks are keeping many residents filled with anxiety. (AP Photo/Mike Dinneen, file)
Sadie Ulman studied how shorebirds used Chickaloon Flats in 2009-10 as a graduate student at the University of Delaware. She now works for the Alaska SeaLife Center in Seward. (Photo courtesy of Sean Ulman)

The gift of graduate students

By JOHN MORTON These days, with internet search engines making information so accessible, it’s easy to forget how tedious the collection of scientific data can… Continue reading

Sadie Ulman studied how shorebirds used Chickaloon Flats in 2009-10 as a graduate student at the University of Delaware. She now works for the Alaska SeaLife Center in Seward. (Photo courtesy of Sean Ulman)
Lots of signs greet hikers at the trail head to Silver Lake on the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge. (Photo provided by Kenai National Wildlife Refuge)

Refuge notebook: Sign blindness

By MATT CONNER A couple of weeks ago, I drove a friend from Georgia around the Kenai Peninsula. He used to work as a park… Continue reading

Lots of signs greet hikers at the trail head to Silver Lake on the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge. (Photo provided by Kenai National Wildlife Refuge)
Grasslands in the Caribou Hills, dominated by the native but invasive bluejoint reedgrass, support a seemingly sparse arthropod and plant community. (Photo provided by Kenai National Wildlife Refuge)

Refuge notebook: Laying a foundation for a biologically richer world

By TRACY MELVIN I spent considerable time this summer trekking around grasslands in the Caribou Hills with a giant red hula hoop (to survey vegetation),… Continue reading

Grasslands in the Caribou Hills, dominated by the native but invasive bluejoint reedgrass, support a seemingly sparse arthropod and plant community. (Photo provided by Kenai National Wildlife Refuge)