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

Economic analysis on LNG project expected soon

Dunleavy said one reason for attending the conference was to gauge investor interest in the project

Larry Persily gives a presentation at the Kenai/Soldotna joint chamber luncheon on Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2019. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)
Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, arrives in the Senate where she has said she will vote for a resolution to annul President Donald Trump’s declaration of a national emergency at the southwest border, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, March 14, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senate rebukes Trump on border emergency

Sen. Lisa Murkowski joined the contingent of Republicans in support of the resolution

Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, arrives in the Senate where she has said she will vote for a resolution to annul President Donald Trump’s declaration of a national emergency at the southwest border, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, March 14, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Alaska Voices: Celebrating the Alaskan spirit

The Last Great Race reflects the Alaska spirit within everyone who calls this state home

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Larson holds her own in a fun, action-packed ‘Captain Marvel’

It’s very typical Marvel 4-quadrant entertainment — designed to be unchallenging and escapist

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Voices of the Peninsula: Job losses are personal. I should know.

Voices of the Peninsula: Job losses are personal. I should know.

I’m preparing to tell you something very personal and intensely painful.

Voices of the Peninsula: Job losses are personal. I should know.
Peter Kaiser (9) checks in at the finish line, Wednesday, March 13, 2019, in Nome, Alaska, after winning the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. It’s the first Iditarod victory for Kaiser in his 10th attempt. (Marc Lester/Anchorage Daily News via AP)

Alaskan Native Pete Kaiser wins Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race

Kaiser, who is Yupik, is from the southwest Alaska community of Bethel

Peter Kaiser (9) checks in at the finish line, Wednesday, March 13, 2019, in Nome, Alaska, after winning the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. It’s the first Iditarod victory for Kaiser in his 10th attempt. (Marc Lester/Anchorage Daily News via AP)
Pioneer Potluck: My trip with Bernie to Denver and about being Irish

Pioneer Potluck: My trip with Bernie to Denver and about being Irish

This week’s recipes include pineapple pie, sausage gravy and potato dumplings

Pioneer Potluck: My trip with Bernie to Denver and about being Irish
One dead after avalanche

One dead after avalanche

An Anchorage man has died in an avalanche while backcountry snowboarding near Cooper Landing. Jeffrey Cheng, a 33-year-old from Anchorage, was overtaken by an avalanche… Continue reading

One dead after avalanche
A game camera photo of an ocelot from the Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge website.

Life on a South Texas refuge

Did you know that more than 10 percent of the international border between the United States and Mexico is shared with several National Wildlife Refuges… Continue reading

A game camera photo of an ocelot from the Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge website.
Southcentral hoops tourney ready to make noise in Seward

Southcentral hoops tourney ready to make noise in Seward

It may seem quiet this time of year at the end of the Alaska Railroad in the small town of Seward, but the energy inside… Continue reading

Southcentral hoops tourney ready to make noise in Seward
Defending champion Joar Lefseth Ulsom runs his team down Fourth Ave during the ceremonial start of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Saturday in Anchorage. (AP Photo/Michael Dinneen)

Big crowds cheer kick off of Alaska’s famed Iditarod race

ANCHORAGE — Big crowds converged on Alaska’s largest city Saturday as hundreds of dogs and their humans kicked off the 47th running of the Iditarod… Continue reading

Defending champion Joar Lefseth Ulsom runs his team down Fourth Ave during the ceremonial start of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Saturday in Anchorage. (AP Photo/Michael Dinneen)

Alaska mayor vetoes LGBTQ anti-discrimination protections

FAIRBANKS (AP) — The mayor of Alaska’s second-largest city vetoed a new local law Friday that gave sweeping equal rights protections to the LGBTQ community… Continue reading

Top lawmakers don’t see support for Dunleavy tax shift

JUNEAU — Alaska legislative leaders signaled concern on Friday with two provisions of Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s budget that critics see as shifting financial burdens onto… Continue reading

Defending champion Joar Leifseth Ulsom is greeted by local fan Ole Andersson during the ceremonial start of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Saturday in Anchorage. (AP Photo/Michael Dinneen)                                Defending champion Joar Leifseth Ulsom is greeted by local fan Ole Andersson during the ceremonial start of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Saturday, March 2, 2019 in Anchorage, Alaska. (AP Photo/Michael Dinneen)

Defending Iditarod champ remains self-proclaimed ‘goofball’

WILLOW — Joar Leifseth Ulsom may not be flashy or brash, but he has sled cred. The quiet, unassuming 32-year-old defending champion of the Iditarod… Continue reading

Defending champion Joar Leifseth Ulsom is greeted by local fan Ole Andersson during the ceremonial start of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Saturday in Anchorage. (AP Photo/Michael Dinneen)                                Defending champion Joar Leifseth Ulsom is greeted by local fan Ole Andersson during the ceremonial start of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Saturday, March 2, 2019 in Anchorage, Alaska. (AP Photo/Michael Dinneen)

Letter to the Editor: A failing health-care system

Our failing health-care system hurts us all To you who believe that America’s health-care system is #1, I’m turning to you for answers! When a… Continue reading

U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, delivers her annual speech to a Joint Session of the Alaska Legislature on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Murkowski, 3 other senators push resolution to halt Trump’s border emergency

The proposal is identical to the one-sentence measure the Democratic-controlled House approved.

U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, delivers her annual speech to a Joint Session of the Alaska Legislature on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
President Donald Trump speaks to service members at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Thursday, in Anchorage, during a refueling stop as he returns from Hanoi. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump makes stop, speech at Alaska military base

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON — President Donald Trump showered praised on troops and touted the opening of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil drilling when… Continue reading

President Donald Trump speaks to service members at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Thursday, in Anchorage, during a refueling stop as he returns from Hanoi. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Senator hopes for agreement to fund ferries through mid-2020

JUNEAU — A co-chairman of the Senate Finance Committee said Thursday he wants to reach a budget agreement that would fund the state’s ferry system… Continue reading

Refuge Notebook: An earthworm quandary

Refuge Notebook: An earthworm quandary

This last September we hosted two earthworm experts from the University of Minnesota, Dr. Kyungsoo Yoo and graduate student Adrian Wackett. They study how earthworms… Continue reading

Refuge Notebook: An earthworm quandary
Not just another Harry Potter knockoff

Not just another Harry Potter knockoff

‘Mary and the Witch’s Flower’ brings a fresh take on a familiar narrative

Not just another Harry Potter knockoff