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Thanks to supporters for Thanksgiving in Sterling

Thanks to all of our Sterling entities who helped to provide food for approximately 70 families needing a…

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Op-ed: The ultimate Christmas gift

Unless you are spending this time of year at a spiritual retreat cut off from TV, newspapers or…

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Op-ed: ‘Let us sing of greater things’

It is surely possible to be somewhere in the United States in the Christmas season without ready access…

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Editorial: Saving for the next rainy day

Last week, Gov. Bill Walker made a swing through Kenai to pitch his administration’s plan for a long…

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Give Trump credit where it’s due

Republicans have tried, on and off, to open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge for oil drilling since the…

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What others say: Critical moment for cannabis industry

Fairbanks City Councilman David Pruhs has pointed out on multiple occasions some bar owners run excellent establishments that…

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Voices of Alaska: Significant milestones for Alaska

This holiday season, Alaskans can have a renewed sense of hope for good jobs, larger paychecks, stronger growth,…

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Op-ed: The ‘Tinder Solution’

Why would we try solving society’s most ancient problems with worn-out solutions? Sexual harassment and assault are as…

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Voices of the Peninsula: On fracking, too little science, too much risk

When southern Kenai Peninsula residents heard BlueCrest’s plans for the Cosmopolitan project just north of Anchor Point, it…

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What others say: Don’t dampen Alaska’s innovation

Imagine you’re starting a business in a new field. For years, you work to hone your product. You…

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Op-ed: A government ‘refund’

So, a Republican majority Congress has “reformed” the tax code for the first time in 31 years, allowing…

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Letter to the editor: Support Stand for Salmon

Here we are in 2017, Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula, a place still somewhat wild, still living with the populations…

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Letter to the editor: Give Jesus a gift this Christmas

Many Christians know that Christmas is the season for commemorating Jesus’ birthday. But how many Christians give a…

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Letter to the editor: More cooperation could heal divides

Abortion, and guns: the two most divisive topics in politics. Our current political climate is, to say the…

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What others say: Series of cases

It is disturbing to see the recent sexual assault-related cases in the Ketchikan court system. In one case,…

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Voices of Alaska: A better future for the holidays

Alaskans are on the verge of seeing the oil-rich coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR)…

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Editorial: Governor’s budget provides lots to chew on

Gov. Bill Walker released his administration’s budget proposal for the state’s fiscal year starting July 1, 2018, and…

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Op-ed: Trump’s accomplishments obscured by distractions

Side issues — some of them created by the president himself — have obscured the accomplishments of the…

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What others say: Murkowski, Young aiming to keep ANWR oil provisions

House and Senate Republican leaders are hoping Congress will vote on and approve a reconciled Senate tax bill…

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Op-ed: Can only Trump survive Trump?

The past two months of electoral losses for the Trump GOP feel very familiar. Newly elected President Barack…