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Jason Brune, Commissioner designee for the Department of Conservation, speaks to the House Resources Committee at the Capitol on Friday, March 14, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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Public skeptical of commissioner’s Pebble past

Dozens of people testified Friday afternoon.

Mandy Dixon, owner of La Baleine, speaks during a cooking demo during the Alaska Food Festival on Saturday, March 9, 2019 at Land’s End Resort in Homer, Alaska. She and her mother, Kirseten, who owns Tutka Bay Lodge, spoke about their travels to other countries and how that inspires their cooking in Alaska. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)

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Alaskans talk all things food at conference

Several local Homer businesses and food advocates were highlighted throughout the conference.

Homer council won’t help fund treatment project

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Homer council won’t help fund treatment project

The residential treatment center could still happen if organization raises funds on its own

Soldotna resident Lisa Goodroad is photographed on Wednesday in Kenai. Goodroad was crowned Alaska’s Miss United States Agriculture last month. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)

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Soldotna woman crowned Alaska’s Miss United States Agriculture

“Immediately as a farm girl it sparked my interest”

Social media post over rifle sticker in Alaska causes uproar

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Social media post over rifle sticker in Alaska causes uproar

A sticker on the back of a truck reading “Black Rifles Matter” has caused an uproar

Gina Keith, office manager at Kachemak Electric, speaks with job seekers at the 2017 Kenai Peninsula Job Fair (Kat Sorensen/Peninsula Clarion)

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Upcoming Job Fair connects job seekers with potential employers

The event will take place on March 21 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Soldotna Regional…

A traditional bearded seal blanket borrowed from the World Eskimo-Indian Olympics waits a toss demonstration during the lunch hour in the Thunder Mountain High School gymnasium on Friday, March 15, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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Getting air on a seal skin blanket: Juneau students learn Iñupiat tradition

Watch a blanket toss.

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Alaska approves regulations for marijuana consumption in retail shops

But don’t expect an influx in smoking cafes.

Myrna Gardner, tribal partnership specialist for the U.S. Census Bureau, said Alaska’s low census response rate is costing the state millions every year during a presentation at Southeast Housing Summit, Thursday, March 14, 2019. *Ben Hohenstatt | Juneau Empire)

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Low census response loses Alaska billions of dollars

Money left on the table.

Bill would make permanent Alaska Native Heritage Month

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Bill would make permanent Alaska Native Heritage Month

One Native leader called it “progressive.”

An “I voted” sticker lays abandoned outside Soldotna City Hall during the special Field House election on March 5, 2019. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

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Soldotna mayor hopes to revisit field house project

“I would like to see this come back as soon as possible, supported by a positive campaign.”

Anchor Point man killed in crash near Moose Pass

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Anchor Point man killed in crash near Moose Pass

An Anchor Point man died this week when his truck crashed near Moose Pass.

Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, arrives in the Senate where she has said she will vote for a resolution to annul President Donald Trump’s declaration of a national emergency at the southwest border, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, March 14, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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Senate rebukes Trump on border emergency

Sen. Lisa Murkowski joined the contingent of Republicans in support of the resolution

Larry Persily gives a presentation at the Kenai/Soldotna joint chamber luncheon on Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2019. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

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Economic analysis on LNG project expected soon

Dunleavy said one reason for attending the conference was to gauge investor interest in the project

Sen. Gary Stevens, R-Kodiak, introduces Senate Bill 22 to the Senate Resources Committee at the Capitol on Jan. 30. The bill would allow organizations to obtain permits and enhance the habitat of shellfish in hopes of improving the seafood industry. (Michael Penn/Juneau Empire)                                Sen. Gary Stevens, R-Kodiak, introduces Senate Bill 22 to the Senate Resources Committee at the Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019. The bill would allow organizations to obtain permits and enhance the habitat of shellfish in hopes of improving the seafood industry. (Michael Penn/Juneau Empire)

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Peninsula educators support early funding for education

Last week, Sen. Mia Costello, R-Anchorage, introduced a constitutional amendment guaranteeing early funding for state K-12 public education.…

Rep. Dan Ortiz, I-Ketchikan, right, reacts as Rep. Jonathan Kreiss-Tompkins, D-Sitka, mentions a bill to move legislative meetings to Anchorage as they speak at the Native Issues Forum with Sen. Jesse Kiehl, D-Juneau, left, and Rep. Andi Story, D-Juneau, in the Elizabeth Peratrovich Hall on Wednesday, March 13, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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Kiehl: ‘We’re pulling so hard to keep from going backwards’ on senior housing shortage

‘We’re finding ourselves a little short on time and resources to try and move forward.’

District 31 Rep. Sarah Vance, R-Homer, waits for results to come in at an election night party at Land’s End Resort on Nov. 6, 2018, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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Vance apologizes for video bashing high school students

Following uproar over a video that some Homer High School students called condescending, Rep. Sarah Vance, R-Homer, removed…

Seward to vote on employee relations measure March 19

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Seward to vote on employee relations measure March 19

PERA would dictate union relation policy in the city

Peter Kaiser (9) checks in at the finish line, Wednesday, March 13, 2019, in Nome, Alaska, after winning the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. It’s the first Iditarod victory for Kaiser in his 10th attempt. (Marc Lester/Anchorage Daily News via AP)

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Alaskan Native Pete Kaiser wins Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race

Kaiser, who is Yupik, is from the southwest Alaska community of Bethel

Kenai City Manager Paul Ostrander facilitates a discussion about the city’s budget with residents through an interactive poll, at the Kenai Senior Center in Kenai, Alaska, on Tuesday, March 12, 2019. (Photo by Victoria Petersen

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Kenai citizens weigh in on budget cuts, tax hikes

Participants were asked to rank priorities for cuts to public services