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Peninsula Clarion File Mounts Iliamna and Redoubt are seen at sunset on Feb. 22, 2022, in Kenai.

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Hilcorp makes lone bid for Cook Inlet oil and gas lease sale

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management was offering leases for 193 blocks totaling some 958,000 acres

Soldotna City Council member Dave Carey testifies in support of the Kenai Peninsula Reentry Coalition during a meeting of the Kenai City Council on Wednesday, March 16, 2022, in Kenai, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

Opinion

Voices of the Peninsula: Vote Carey for borough mayor

I know the responsibilities and obligations of being borough mayor

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Life

Minister’s Message: Stand firm in our faith in the new year

We aren’t expected to do this life all on our own.

Alaska state Rep. David Eastman, R-Wasilla, sits in the House on April 29 in Juneau . (AP Photo / Becky Bohrer, File)

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Oath Keepers seek to overthrow government, judge says, but First Amendment protects Eastman

The Wasilla Republican had been accused of violating the Alaska Constitution’s disloyalty clause with his Oath Keepers membership

Gov. Mike Dunleavy discusses his proposed budget for the 2024 fiscal year during a press conference at the Alaska State Capitol. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire File)

Opinion

Opinion: Dunleavy’s PFD magic never works

And it’s no secret why he fails to deliver.

Lucas Wilcox at the Homer Public Library, Homer, Alaska, Dec. 7, 2022. (Photo by Christina Whiting/Homer News)

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Homer man on a mission to share hot meals

Altruist Relief Kitchen serves free hot food to nearby residents and refugees

Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy speaks to reporters during a news conference at the state Capitol on April 28, 2022, in Juneau, Alaska. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer, File)

Opinion

Opinion: Alaska’s map to clean hydrogen leadership

Hydrogen demand is driven by its energy and environmental advantages

In this March 12, 2020, file photo, Dr. Anne Zink, Alaska’s chief medical officer, addresses reporters at a news conference in Anchorage, Alaska. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen, File)

Opinion

Alaska Voices: Ready for a Fresh Start?

Alaska’s health department offers free, flexible programs to feel better in the new year

(Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire File)

Opinion

Opinion: The oppressive use of political censures

Censures should be reserved for serious ethical transgressions.

Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy, left, speaks to reporters during a news conference on his proposed budget, Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022, in Juneau, Alaska, with members of his Cabinet also pictured. Dunleavy called the budget a starting point for discussions with lawmakers, who convene for a new legislative session in January. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer)

Opinion

Opinion: Budget process begins with protecting PFD, public services

As required by statute, I introduced my preliminary budget for the next fiscal year

Point of View

Opinion

Point of View: Student recounts the painful weeks since 4 were killed

It is Nov. 13, and that text is the start of a surreal day for me and every…

Alaska state Rep. David Eastman, R-Wasilla, sits in the House on April 29, 2022, in Juneau, Alaska. Eastman, accused of violating the state constitution’s disloyalty clause over his lifetime membership in Oath Keepers, has not condemned the organization in the wake of the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S Capitol. “No, I generally don’t condemn groups,” Eastman, a Wasilla Republican, said during his bench hearing on Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022, his second day on the witness stand. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer, File)

News

Eastman won’t condemn Oath Keepers in Capitol riot

It was his second day on the witness stand in a case that challenges his eligibility to hold…

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Life

Minister’s Message: Be merry, through this season and the next

“God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen” is a hymn most would recognize the tune if not the words

Homer Foundation

Opinion

Point of View: Unity through giving

There are many deserving organizations in Homer’s arts and culture sector

Soldotna City Council member Linda Farnsworth-Hutchings (courtesy photo)

Opinion

Voices of the Peninsula: Strong leadership is needed

I look forward to earning your vote on Feb. 14

The Alaska Marine Highway ferry Malaspina heads up Lynn Canal towards Haines and Skagway from Juneau in 2008. (Juneau Empire File)

Opinion

Opinion: Rising freight costs continue to stifle Southeast economy

Adding trucking (via road) would place downward pressure on what many contend is a freight monopoly.

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Life

Advent: Preparing for Christmas

Hope, love, joy, peace and Jesus Christ Himself are all celebrated and appreciated during advent

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Life

Minister’s Message: Human doings or human beings, that is the question

In my experience, one truth trumps: Our identity is in Christ

Martine Cyriacks Sorensen poses in her store, Faux Ever Green, on Monday, Dec. 5, 2022, on East End Road in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Emilie Springer/Homer News)

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Faux Ever Green finds seasonal home

Mission: to keep items out of landfills.

A parent takes a selfie with a child and Santa and Mrs. Claus in Nuiqsut, Alaska, on Nov. 29, 2022. Operation Santa Claus, the Alaska National Guard’s outreach program, attempts to bring Santa and Mrs. Claus and gifts to children in two or three Alaska Native villages each year, including Nuiqsut in 2022. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)

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Santa visit brings joy to a frosty Alaska Inupiat village

Operation Santa Claus began back in 1956