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What happened
We blurt it out without thinking; it’s a common question when someone has died unexpectedly. What happened, where…
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Playing with Dad
Playing catch with dad Dave Thompson, Kenai Playing catch till dark on summer eves As I not yet…
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Movie Review
“Finding Dory” Walt Disney Pictures 1 hour 37 minutes When “Finding Nemo,” which came out well over a…
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Classical pianist to play in peninsula churches
Sam Rotman plays the music of dead men. To be specific, he plays the music of dead men…
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Tell me a tattoo story
Daddy’s arms are good for hugs. They’re big and strong and colorful, too. They look kind of like…
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Warcraft: Whole world that exists out in the Internet
“Warcraft” Universal Studies 2 hours, 3 minutes Full disclosure, I’ve never played “World of Warcraft.” Honestly, I’m…
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Nikiski residents make recycled glass into jewelry
If a concrete mixer ever dreamed of making something beautiful, Jenna Hansen is giving it a chance to…
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Curious science of human at war
Thank you for your service. You’ve said that many times recently, and meant every word to every soldier.…
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What’s Happening
Best Bets ■ Kenai Performers present a July 4 Cosplay Costume Contest as part of the Kenai’s fourth…
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Popstar
“Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping” Universal Studies 1 hours, 26 minutes The mockumentary genre, while rich with possibility,…
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Seldovia festival attracts variety of musicians
With the right timing, travelers could land on a ferry across Kachemak Bay alongside a boatload of musicians…
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Oil paintings in acrylic, octopi in ink
On a clear day, Louise Nutter can see 10 of Cook Inlet’s oil and gas platforms from the…
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Bedtime
This is my long haired Chihuahua, Jolie getting ready for bed. She likes to sleep under the covers.…
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Tribe
Sign you up. That’s one of the things of which you’re most proud: you freely give of your…
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Big shot: Local photographer turns hobby into business
After 40 years as an Alaska resident, Jeff Jicha finally photographed a bull moose fight. The symmetrical image…
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Poet’s Corner: Senseless
Senseless By Bonnie Playle, Soldotna Deficient in sense, foolish or stupid, like the effects of addiction, the signs…
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Reeling it in: ‘Apocalypse’ another solid X-Men adventure
“X-Men: Apocalypse” Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation 2 hours, 24 minutes Though Brian Singer’s “X-Men” kicked off this…
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What’s Happening
Best Bets ■ The Kenai Fine Art Center in Old Town Kenai, is hosting two gallery openings. “On…
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‘Angry Birds’ a misfire
“Angry Birds” Sony Entertainment 1 hours, 37 minutes It’s become a cliché truism in Hollywood that video game…
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What’s Happening
Best Bet ■ The Kenai Fine Art Center in Old Town Kenai, invites you to two gallery openings…