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About Ben’s boat wreck at Big Lake

Year: 1972 — Big Lake, Alaska This is one of my favorite stories about one of my favorite friends, Ben Burcham — he died in… Continue reading

Letters to the editor: Human error leads to bears’ deaths

Referencing the article in the Anchorage Daily News, “Three bears killed in area of mauling.” I can’t conceive in my mind’s eye which to be… Continue reading

What others say: DEA to finally tighten oversight of opioid manufacturing

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency announced that it will more closely monitor the number of opioid pills manufactured annually. This is welcome news in a… Continue reading

What others say: Trump’s talk on lower drug prices fails to materialize

It has been two months since the president released his road map for lowering drug costs that seems to lead nowhere, and about a month… Continue reading

Motorcyclist dead after collision with car in Sterling

Motorcyclist dead after collision with car in Sterling

A Sterling man has died after colliding with a truck on his motorcycle on Thursday. Sterling resident Michael Corteg, 60, died on scene Thursday. Alaska… Continue reading

Motorcyclist dead after collision with car in Sterling

Why is hard work a good thing?

Here’s a question. Do you value hard work? Many of us would say yes, though of course a person can abuse work and end up… Continue reading

What others say: New investigation into Emmett Till’s murder looks to provide closure

The brutal murder of Emmett Till, a black Chicago youth, in Mississippi nearly 63 years ago went unpunished, but not forgotten. A decision by his… Continue reading

This photo released by Legendary Entertianment, Flynn Picture Company and Seven Bucks Productions shows Dwayne Johnson (right) and Neve Campbell in “Skyscraper.” (Courtesy Legendary Entertianment, Flynn Picture Company and Seven Bucks Productions)

‘Skyscraper’ can’t be ‘Die Hard,’ but at least it’s not boring

Skyscraper It’s probably appropriate that Dwayne Johnson should be the one to finally star in a direct rip-off of “Die Hard,” considering that Johnson is… Continue reading

This photo released by Legendary Entertianment, Flynn Picture Company and Seven Bucks Productions shows Dwayne Johnson (right) and Neve Campbell in “Skyscraper.” (Courtesy Legendary Entertianment, Flynn Picture Company and Seven Bucks Productions)

Hunting rules should be adopted

The Humane Society of the United States recently commissioned a five-question survey concerning a proposed change to hunting rules in Alaska, then released a statement… Continue reading

Tasi Fosi of Anchorage, who has been dipnetting in Chitina since 1991, holds up two king salmon on July 9, 2018 as seagulls hover overhead. (Photo courtesy Mary Catharine Martin)

Low Copper River sockeye return effects ripple outward

It’s a summer tradition for many in Alaska: pack up the car, drive to Chitina and dipnet for Copper River red salmon. It’s a tradition,… Continue reading

Tasi Fosi of Anchorage, who has been dipnetting in Chitina since 1991, holds up two king salmon on July 9, 2018 as seagulls hover overhead. (Photo courtesy Mary Catharine Martin)

Fish board denies emergency petition on hatchery permit

The Board of Fisheries declined to take up an emergency petition related to hatchery pink salmon production in Prince William Sound, though members agreed the… Continue reading

What others say: Senators must take care when confirming Kavanaugh

Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to replace retiring Justice Anthony M. Kennedy on the Supreme Court comes at a tense moment. It could drastically shift the… Continue reading

Letter to the editor: Thanks to Soldotna Seniors’ luau supports

Thanks to Soldotna Seniors’ luau supports The Soldotna Senior Center would like to thank all the individuals and area businesses that made donations for our… Continue reading

Madden would defend PFD in House

Madden would defend PFD in House As Alaskans, we understand the danger of feeding bears. They quickly learn that you are a source of food.… Continue reading

Op-ed: The law’s country club

Is it possible that only Ivy League law schools produce attorneys who have what it takes to climb to the top of this country’s jurisprudence… Continue reading

Op-ed: The Brett Kavanaugh nomination

If Alexander Hamilton had been nominated for a seat on the U.S. Supreme Court today, Democrats would likely oppose him. About the court, Hamilton said:… Continue reading

Sockeye salmon smolt being raised by Cook Inlet Aquaculture Association at the Trail Lakes Hatchery, ultimately destined for Shell Lake in the Matanuska-Susitna Valley, swim in their tank on Friday, April 20, 2018 near Moose Pass, Alaska. Pacific salmon raised in hatcheries are usually exposed to predetermined sets of hot and cold water cycles before they hatch, leading to dark and light rings on their inner ear bone, called an otolith, that biologists can later read to track where the salmon came from when it returns as an adult. Staff at Trail Lakes Hatchery raise all the association’s sockeye salmon, which are hatched, imprinted and distributed to the organization’s various operations across Cook Inlet, from China Poot Lake in Lower Cook Inlet to Shell Lake. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion)

A look into how salmon hatcheries mark their fish

Editor’s note: This is the first part of a three-story series about the operations of Alaska’s salmon hatcheries and their impacts in the North Pacific.… Continue reading

Sockeye salmon smolt being raised by Cook Inlet Aquaculture Association at the Trail Lakes Hatchery, ultimately destined for Shell Lake in the Matanuska-Susitna Valley, swim in their tank on Friday, April 20, 2018 near Moose Pass, Alaska. Pacific salmon raised in hatcheries are usually exposed to predetermined sets of hot and cold water cycles before they hatch, leading to dark and light rings on their inner ear bone, called an otolith, that biologists can later read to track where the salmon came from when it returns as an adult. Staff at Trail Lakes Hatchery raise all the association’s sockeye salmon, which are hatched, imprinted and distributed to the organization’s various operations across Cook Inlet, from China Poot Lake in Lower Cook Inlet to Shell Lake. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion)

What others say: Being here

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue visited Prince of Wales Island this past week, spending part of Thursday looking at old- and young-growth timber stands on… Continue reading

Making excuses

I think I’m going to lose my middle-of-the-pack status. The first mountain bike race of the Soldotna Cycle Series at Tsalteshi Trails was Thursday night,… Continue reading

Voices of Alaska: Why I reduced the 2016 PFD amount

Why did I reduce the PFD in 2016? Before you make up your mind on the decisions about the budget and the fiscal plan, please… Continue reading

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