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Netflix brings cinema to streaming with dark, blood-soaked ‘The Night Comes for Us’

Netflix brings cinema to streaming with dark, blood-soaked ‘The Night Comes for Us’

It’s true that there are a slew of movies new in theaters that are probably worth watching, but I am in that rare occasion of… Continue reading

Netflix brings cinema to streaming with dark, blood-soaked ‘The Night Comes for Us’
In this Oct. 4, 2017 file photo, a sign meant to entice recipients of payouts from the state’s Permanent Fund Dividend Division, also known as PFD, advertises a sale in Anchorage, Alaska. The Alaska Department of Revenue has shut down online applications for Alaska Permanent Fund dividends because of security concerns. The department in an announcement Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2019, said some applicants had inadvertently seen personal information belonging to other applicants who had filed previously. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen, File)

Security concerns prompt closing of dividend applications

ANCHORAGE — Alaska revenue officials shut down online applications for annual oil wealth checks after personal information of other users popped up on applicants’ computer… Continue reading

In this Oct. 4, 2017 file photo, a sign meant to entice recipients of payouts from the state’s Permanent Fund Dividend Division, also known as PFD, advertises a sale in Anchorage, Alaska. The Alaska Department of Revenue has shut down online applications for Alaska Permanent Fund dividends because of security concerns. The department in an announcement Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2019, said some applicants had inadvertently seen personal information belonging to other applicants who had filed previously. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen, File)
An image from the upcoming photography show by artist Ben Boettger features Exit Glacier in Kenai Fjords National Park. (Photo by Ben Boettger/Courtesy of Elizabeth Earl)

Panta Rhei photo exhibition at Kenai Fine Arts Center starts Thursday

The Kenai Fine Arts Center is kicking off the new year with a photography show that features the work of local artists Ben Boettger and… Continue reading

An image from the upcoming photography show by artist Ben Boettger features Exit Glacier in Kenai Fjords National Park. (Photo by Ben Boettger/Courtesy of Elizabeth Earl)
Reading, writing and drinking — ‘A Sidecar Named Desire’ offers the perfect trio

Reading, writing and drinking — ‘A Sidecar Named Desire’ offers the perfect trio

The holiday season started with a cup of cheer. Then there was a sip of wassail, some mistletoe and wine, and rummy-tum-tum along the way.… Continue reading

Reading, writing and drinking — ‘A Sidecar Named Desire’ offers the perfect trio
Ann “Grannie Annie” Berg

Pioneer Potluck: About today and 5 years ago

The following article was written five years ago!! It is nice to read what has happened and the improvements that were made to make our… Continue reading

Ann “Grannie Annie” Berg

Bob Franken: The exchange rate

The holiday week leading up to New Year’s has special meaning. The day after holy Christmas, we celebrate the wholly mercenary observance of Exchange Day.… Continue reading

Rich Lowry: Trump should chill about the stock market

Donald Trump may watch the stock market more closely than any day trader. For a president who underlined the increasing importance of working-class whites to… Continue reading

Bob Franken: And the winner is …

I am happy to report that television news hangs on, even in this fragmented world of social media, where opinions spew at hyperspeed, unencumbered by… Continue reading

Rich Lowry: Movie of the year brings the humanity of those who fought WWI to life

The filmmaker Peter Jackson deserves more than an Oscar; he deserves a medal. What the director of the “Lord of the Rings” and “Hobbit” movies… Continue reading

Bob Franken: Trump between Iraq and a hard place

As we hopefully shout “Happy New Year!” let’s hand it to President Donald Trump. There he was, the commander in chief, closing out the old… Continue reading

In this Nov. 6, 2018, file photo, Alaska Republican gubernatorial candidate Mike Dunleavy enters a campaign party as polls close on election day in Anchorage. (AP Photo/Michael Dinneen, file)

In 2019, Dunleavy’s promises on dividend, crime will be watched

JUNEAU — Mike Dunleavy is heading into his first legislative session as Alaska’s governor, faced with trying to implement campaign promises involving politically thorny issues.… Continue reading

In this Nov. 6, 2018, file photo, Alaska Republican gubernatorial candidate Mike Dunleavy enters a campaign party as polls close on election day in Anchorage. (AP Photo/Michael Dinneen, file)
Furie Operating Alaska’s Julius R Platform stands in Cook Inlet. (Photo/Courtesy/ Furie Operating Alaska)

DNR approves Furie’s 2019 plans

The Alaska Department of Natural Resources Division of Oil and Gas has approved Furie Operating Alaska’s plan for 2019, allowing the company to continue exploratory… Continue reading

Furie Operating Alaska’s Julius R Platform stands in Cook Inlet. (Photo/Courtesy/ Furie Operating Alaska)
Northern lights shine over Diamond Ridge on Nov. 4, in Homer. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)                                Northern lights shine over Diamond Ridge about 8:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 4, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

Alaska winter tourism gains popularity

ANCHORAGE (AP) — Winter tourism is growing in Alaska. Visitor volume grew 33 percent for the fall and winter season over the past decade, the… Continue reading

Northern lights shine over Diamond Ridge on Nov. 4, in Homer. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)                                Northern lights shine over Diamond Ridge about 8:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 4, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

HILO, Hawaii (AP) — An Alaska-owned aerospace corporation wants to build a satellite launch site in Hawaii. An environmental assessment is being drafted for a… Continue reading

Kachemak Emergency Services Deputy Chief Joe Sallee inspects an exploded house near Mile 166 Sterling Highway on Friday, Dec. 28, 2018, near Homer, Alaska. The debris field from the explosion spread at least 200 feet in all directions. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News).

Home explosion rocks Homer area

A loud explosion rocked the Diamond Ridge area and the west side of Homer about 10 p.m. Thursday night. Kachemak Emergency Services was the primary… Continue reading

Kachemak Emergency Services Deputy Chief Joe Sallee inspects an exploded house near Mile 166 Sterling Highway on Friday, Dec. 28, 2018, near Homer, Alaska. The debris field from the explosion spread at least 200 feet in all directions. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News).

Deadliest shooting at an American high school: Parkland, Florida. Deadliest U.S. wildfire in a century: Paradise, California. Deadliest attack on Jews in American history: Pittsburgh.… Continue reading

In this Dec. 21 photo the highway littered with rockfall south of Anchorage. (Anne Raup/Anchorage Daily News via AP)

ANCHORAGE — The big earthquake that struck Southcentral Alaska on Nov. 30 dislodged several dump trucks’ worth of rocks and debris from the steep rock… Continue reading

In this Dec. 21 photo the highway littered with rockfall south of Anchorage. (Anne Raup/Anchorage Daily News via AP)
The author is seen here, skiing on Christmas Day. She took a selfie to send to her mother, proving that she wasn’t sad to spend the holidays far from family. (Photo by Kat Sorensen/Peninsula Clarion)

Tangled up in blue: O Holy Night!

Each year at Christmas Eve dinner, my grandmother sings an operatic rendition of ‘O Holy Night.’ Her wavering crescendo has been the soundtrack to every… Continue reading

The author is seen here, skiing on Christmas Day. She took a selfie to send to her mother, proving that she wasn’t sad to spend the holidays far from family. (Photo by Kat Sorensen/Peninsula Clarion)
Bookworm Sez: ‘(Don’t) Call Me Crazy’ offers a chorus of writers on surviving mental illness

Bookworm Sez: ‘(Don’t) Call Me Crazy’ offers a chorus of writers on surviving mental illness

Ouch, you twisted your shoulder and it hurts. That’ll last awhile, but you’ll be okay. Might need a sling, maybe, but it won’t cramp your… Continue reading

Bookworm Sez: ‘(Don’t) Call Me Crazy’ offers a chorus of writers on surviving mental illness
Now Playing: ‘Aquaman’ a sea adventure that heads DC in the right direction

Now Playing: ‘Aquaman’ a sea adventure that heads DC in the right direction

Growing up, I was never a DC guy. I, of course, liked Superman and Batman because, well, because I’m an American and I think it’s… Continue reading

Now Playing: ‘Aquaman’ a sea adventure that heads DC in the right direction