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What others say: EpiPen a case study in government, business pushing drug prices up

A couple of years ago Washington fell into anaphylactic shock over the high cost of EpiPens, devices that…

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)

Sports

Refuge notebook: Laying a foundation for a biologically richer world

By TRACY MELVIN

Letters to the Editor

Voices of Alaska: Hatcheries support strong science and abundance for Alaskans

Few things define Alaskans more than our love of salmon.

News

State rebrands in an effort to recruit more troopers

Alaska needs more troopers, and public safety officials are ramping up efforts to fill the positions.

News

State, borough may swap some roads

The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities and the Kenai Peninsula Borough are talking about swapping a…

(From left) Alaska Salmon Fellows Mary Sattler Peltola and Ben Stevens, Sen. Peter Micciche (R-Soldotna) and Cook Inlet east side setnetter Ken Coleman listen as North Pacific Fishery Management Council member and charter captain Andy Mezirow talks during a panel at the Kenai River Sportfishing Association’s Classic Roundtable event on Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2018 in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion)

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Roundtable discussion focuses on salmon sustainability, culture

With participants from a broad swathe of the salmon spectrum, the Kenai River Sportfishing Association’s Classic Roundtable discussion…

News

Election in District O, District 29 too close to call

Though the primary polls are closed, some of the races are too close to call until every last…

Danielle Lowrey, a Bristol Bay Native Association intern from Bethel, prepares a Van Dorn, which takes water samples that will later be filtered for algae concentration, on Kulik Lake in the Bristol Bay watershed on August 9, 2018. Mary Catharine Martin | SalmonState

Life

Fish people: Upriver during a record year at Bristol Bay

As fishermen leave Dillingham and canneries shut down, the Wood River system in the Bristol Bay watershed brims…

Opinion

What others say: Tariffs have real impacts on agriculture

It’s a good thing U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue has two ears. On the subject of Donald…

McKay Mills wrangles a sockeye salmon on the end of his fishing line on the banks of the Kenai River in Soldotna Creek Park on Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2017 in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion, file)

News

Kenai River to reopen to sockeye salmon fishing

Sockeye anglers can again hit the Kenai River this week.

Sample ballots sit on a tabletop at the the Kalifornsky Beach Road Central Emergency Services fire station on Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2018 near Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion)

News

Dunleavy, Begich, Walker move on to general

Editor’s note: This story has been updated on Wednesday morning with 98 percent of precincts reporting.

Life

About our visitors to Alaska

Fishing, camping, traveling, visitors and mosquitos — you are truly an Alaskan if you smell like mosquito repellent…

Opinion

What others say: Space Force may not be a bad idea, just not a high priority

Earlier this month, President Trump’s administration doubled down on his earlier proposal to create a Space Force as…

This photo shows incoming University of Alaska Anchorage Chancellor Dr. Cathy Sandeen. (Photo courtesy University of Alaska)

News

Around campus: Still time to register for KPC fall classes

Registration still available for the fall semester

Opinion

What others say: FBI credibility takes a hit

The news that the FBI fired Peter Strzok broke recently, and with that, we can begin to see…

Letter to the editor: Thanks for a great Kenai Beer fest

Letters to the Editor

Letter to the editor: Thanks for a great Kenai Beer fest

Thanks for a great Kenai Beer fest

A sockeye salmon’s tail protrudes above the edge of a bin on a setnet site July 11, 2016 near Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion, file)

News

US-China trade war escalates, with more taxes on seafood

The trade war between the U.S. and China is amping up for Alaska’s commercial fishermen.

Letters to the Editor

We have confidence in Wayne Ogle

We have confidence in Wayne Ogle

Opinion

What others say: Young voters may take the reins this year

Following the horror and chaos of the shooting at Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School, young people across the…

Letters to the Editor

Lock the PFD in the state constitution to protect the People’s Fund for the future

My roots in Alaska go deep. I’ve had incredible opportunities here. At 93, my greatest hope is that…