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About the Swanson River Fire of 1969

About garage sales, wonderful people and glitches: Over this last weekend, Susan Jordan had a great big, giant garage sale in her greenhouse with 11… Continue reading

Voices of Alaska: Judge Brett Kavanaugh deserves better

The United States Senate would serve our country by confirming Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. Judge Kavanaugh’s immense qualifications and exemplary record alone should… Continue reading

What others say: One step forward, two steps back on North Korea denuclearization

The U.S. and North Korea are again publicly disagreeing about progress toward the North’s denuclearization, and that’s no surprise. This was likely to happen once… Continue reading

Surgeon general tours Dena’ina Wellness Center as part of statewide tour

Surgeon general tours Dena’ina Wellness Center as part of statewide tour

The federal official tasked with providing health advice to the nation last week lauded the Kenaitze Indian Tribe’s holistic approach to health care. In a… Continue reading

Surgeon general tours Dena’ina Wellness Center as part of statewide tour

No signs of Palmer man who went missing near Hope

A Palmer man who disappeared near Hope was still missing Monday afternoon. Earl “Rocky” Ashworth III, 56, walked away from his campsite near Mile 56… Continue reading

Borough to test emergency alert system beginning Wednesday

The Kenai Peninsula Borough will be testing its new emergency alert system this week, the Office of Emergency Management said in a release Monday. KPB… Continue reading

Voices of Alaska: GCI invests in the peninsula

While Alaska’s economy has shown signs of rebounding, the past few years have been marked by job and revenue loss that have created fiscal uncertainty… Continue reading

What others say: The Pope says no to death penalty

Pope Francis’s condemnation of capital punishment is simple and unambiguous: It is inadmissible. No exceptions for especially heinous crimes; no loopholes allowing execution when other… Continue reading

Support Mead Treadwell in primary

Support Mead Treadwell in primary Mead Treadwell is a Republican candidate for governor and I’m supporting him. Here’s why: First of all, the only candidates… Continue reading

User groups must band together to help kings

User groups must band together to help kings Regarding the article “Kings need our help” that ran in the Anchorage Daily News, 7/26/18. In his… Continue reading

Voter suppression doesn’t matter if voters don’t care

Have you heard? Turnout for the November general election is expected to be so high that election officials have decided to add a second day… Continue reading

Construction equipment sits among dirt piles outside the Trinity Christian Center on Monday, Aug. 6, 2018 near Soldotna. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion)

Work in progress

A fresh coat of concrete and new classrooms are going up at the Trinity Christian Center on the hill outside Soldotna. The church, recognizable for… Continue reading

Construction equipment sits among dirt piles outside the Trinity Christian Center on Monday, Aug. 6, 2018 near Soldotna. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion)

August musings

August, the last of the summer months; even though the fireweed is starting to bloom and the leaves are slowly turning, the months’ meaning of… Continue reading

What others say: Mourn the lost, but then do something about climate change accelerating fires

The devastating Carr fire in Northern California continues to ravage the countryside, nearing — if not already surpassing — 100,000 acres, destroying at least 874… Continue reading

Letter to the editor: Thanks for support at Soldotna seniors’ bazaar

Soldotna Area Senior Citizens, Inc. would like to thank everybody involved in our Summer Bazaar and Quilt Show this past weekend. A huge shoutout to… Continue reading

Breastfeeding women of the world unite: Global breastfeeding event to take place Saturday

For a minute Saturday morning, local mothers will stand up to stigma while sharing some quality time with their children — and one another. At… Continue reading

“Writing desk corner – south-east / Father asleep on couch” circa 1898-1900. This room was probably on the second floor of the two-story Brackett’s Trading Post, otherwise known as the “Mansion House,” located on the northwest corner of 3rd Avenue and Main Street in Skagway. (Courtesy Photo | National Park Service, Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park, Brackett Family Collection, BRSGY049, KLGO BI-45-5246)

Historic collection shows history of Southeast Alaska during Gold Rush

I have mentioned before how history sometimes seems to fall into our respective laps completely out of the blue. This was certainly the case a… Continue reading

“Writing desk corner – south-east / Father asleep on couch” circa 1898-1900. This room was probably on the second floor of the two-story Brackett’s Trading Post, otherwise known as the “Mansion House,” located on the northwest corner of 3rd Avenue and Main Street in Skagway. (Courtesy Photo | National Park Service, Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park, Brackett Family Collection, BRSGY049, KLGO BI-45-5246)
This photo released by Paramount Pictures shows Tom Cruise in “Mission: Impossible – Fallout.” (Photo courtesy Paramount Pictures)

‘Mission: Impossible–Fallout’ is annoyingly good, by the book

“Mission: Impossible — Fallout” One has got to wonder — and I realize I’m not exactly unique in this observation — whether or not Tom… Continue reading

This photo released by Paramount Pictures shows Tom Cruise in “Mission: Impossible – Fallout.” (Photo courtesy Paramount Pictures)

Pebble Mine decision

A review has a purpose — to weigh the pros and cons of an issue. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is proceeding with an… Continue reading

Voices of the Peninsula: Alaskans should stand for salmon, their resource

As Alaskans, we have a home to be proud of. We have more land per capita than most other inhabited places in the world and… Continue reading