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Trials of the Earth
Your toast was burnt this morning. It was the first in a tsunami of irritation you had to…
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What’s Happening
Best Bets ■ The Kenai Peninsula Orchestra will present the 2016 Summer Music Festival, 2 weeks of music…
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If I believed
If I believed Marilyn Wheeless, Kenai If I believed I would have to live the rest of my…
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The man who made things out of trees
Shade feels good right about now. Just sitting in it seems to lower your temperature by ten degrees.…
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Salmonfest 2016: Summer weekend of environmental consciousness, music, art
As the sun begins to set before 11 p.m. and an end to summer seems just around the…
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Reeling it in: ‘Star Trek Beyond’ energizes series
“Star Trek Beyond” Paramount Pictures 2 hours, 2 minutes I think a lot of people out there are…
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What’s Happening
Best Bets ■ The Kenai Peninsula Orchestra will present the 2016 Summer Music Festival, 2 weeks of music…
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Poet’s Corner: Anticipation
Anticipation By Hedy-Jo Huss, Soldotna Burgers, hot dogs and fries are ready to go. (Watch out for flies.)…
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Under the stars
Away from any lights, the stars seem to triple in number. They’re closer to the earth, too, and…
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What’s Happening
Best Bets ■ Market Daze at The Market, 44720 Sterling Highway in Soldotna, is 1-11 p.m. today, featuring…
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Reeling it in: Don’t be afraid of this ‘Ghostbusters’
“Ghostbusters” Columbia Pictures 1 hour, 56 minutes I was 11 when the original “Ghostbusters” came out — perfectly…
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Poet’s Corner: Sterling, Alaska
Sterling, Alaska By A.J. Zyszkowski, 2014 June brings the longest brightest days that never end. The fishy smell…
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Reeling it in: Pets have a lot of fun in their secret lives
“The Secret Life of Pets” Universal Pictures 1 hour, 27 minutes “Midnight Special” Warner Home Video 1 hour,…
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What’s Happening
Best Bets ■ Hobo Jim, Alaska’s balladeer, will perform at 3 p.m. Friday at the Kenai Visitor &…
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Personal decisions define author’s first book
Homer writer McKibben Jackinsky’s first book, “Too Close to Home? Living with ‘drill baby’ on Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula”…
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Your dog is a hero
To you, your dog is a hero. Nobody else protects you from spiders and shadows. Nobody does a…
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Poet’s Corner: Silent Wounded
Silent Wounded By Bonnie Playle, Soldotna Those innocent, soft souls, full of guilt, shame and heartaches untold. They…
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Reeling it in: ‘BFG’ a beautiful film, but falls flat
“The Big Friendly Giant” Walt Disney Motion Pictures 1 hour, 57 minutes I’m at a bit of…
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Movie
“Independence Day: Resurgence” Twentieth Century Fox 2 hours When “Independence Day” hit in 1996 it was met with…
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Write what you know
Author Alexis Smith recalls how growing up in a homesteading family in Soldotna gave her ample time to…