Letters to the Editor

Job fair connects employers, employees

Peninsula Job Center Staff extends a big thank you to all the employers who attended the Annual 2016 Peninsula Job and Career Fair. There were… Continue reading

  • Apr 8, 2016
  • By Rachel O’Brien

Please clean up after your pets

There is a very nice, small and quiet park located between Fireweed and Binkley in Soldotna, essentially between the Post Office and the Senior Center.… Continue reading

  • Apr 6, 2016
  • By Sherry Lewis

Bill only shifts costs

While the Senate says that we need to reduce the size and scope of government, they do not say that SB207 (regarding the Teachers’ Retirement… Continue reading

  • Apr 7, 2016
  • By Charlene Arneson

Homeless Connect appreciates community support

On behalf of the Committee, The Kenai Peninsula Project Homeless Connect would like to honor the approximate 54 volunteers that participated in the 5th annual… Continue reading

  • Apr 7, 2016
  • By Lisa Roberts

Letter connecting study, marijuana use misleading

On April 1 a letter to the editor in the Peninsula Clarion was published, authored by Stan Welles. It was an attempt to sway public… Continue reading

  • Apr 5, 2016
  • By Dollynda Phelps

Elks share with community on Easter Sunday

The Kenai Elks Lodge #2425 would like to extend a very special Thank You to the local businesses that helped make our 2016 Easter Holiday… Continue reading

  • Apr 6, 2016
  • By Kristopher O’Neal

Emergency response appreciated

On March 11 I had my first, and hopefully only, heart attack. I experienced first hand the professionalism of the paramedics at the Sterling Fire… Continue reading

  • Apr 6, 2016
  • By Charlie High

Donation supports LeeShore Center

The LeeShore Center would like to give our thanks to Sportsman’s Warehouse for donating the bucket and silent auction proceeds to our agency from their… Continue reading

  • Apr 6, 2016
  • By Cheri Smith

Make education funding a priority

How can the State of Alaska even squabble over funding education? Our children are not just numbers. Sometimes adults get so caught up in making… Continue reading

  • Apr 4, 2016
  • By Debbie V. Cary

Taxes, not just cuts

I was asked, when I wrote my last article recommending a tax regime: did I intend to leave the oil industry out? No. I would… Continue reading

  • Apr 5, 2016
  • By Clem Tillion

Smoking restrictions could save lives, money

As Chief Executive Officer of Peninsula Community Health Services of Alaska (PCHS), one of my responsibilities is to ensure that our organization establishes workplace policies… Continue reading

  • Mar 31, 2016
  • By Monica Adams

Where do limits on personal choice end?

My previous letter asked that veterans’ clubs and fraternal organizations be exempted from SB 1 and HB 328, or a statute be passed directing smoking… Continue reading

  • Apr 1, 2016
  • By Dean Hill

Costs of drug, alcohol abuse outweigh revenue

Let’s make the assumption that Alaskans will generate as much pot revenue as Colorado per capita. Using the 2010 census numbers Alaskan population was 710,231… Continue reading

  • Apr 1, 2016
  • By Stan Welles

Calling on lawmakers to make a tough decision

Without going into the details of either Senator McGuire’s bill SB114 or the Governors Bill SB128, I would say both approaches get right at the… Continue reading

  • Mar 30, 2016
  • By Sara Crapuchettes

Kenai Middle School thanks city of Kenai

Kenai Middle School and their Shinny Hockey Club would like to thank Rick Koch, Bob Frates and the City of Kenai for their continued support… Continue reading

  • Mar 31, 2016
  • By Vaughn Dosko

Choices on smoking should be left to business owners

Not only is there no smoking in most places, now they want to make it statewide! This is more government control and taking away more… Continue reading

  • Mar 29, 2016
  • By Chrystal Schoenrock

Bill includes important ban on e-cigarettes in the workplace

My name is Jackson Blackwell and I am a Junior at Soldotna High School. Senate Bill 1 and House Bill 328, also known as the… Continue reading

  • Mar 30, 2016
  • By Jackson Blackwell

Where’s support for local anglers?

In the Monday edition of the Peninsula Clarion there was an article by Elizabeth Earl describing the Alaska State Legislature considering a sockeye stamp for… Continue reading

  • Mar 30, 2016
  • By Michael McKinley

Congress must address campaign spending

Over six years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court made one of the worst rulings in this country’s history on Citizens United vs. FEC. The majority… Continue reading

  • Mar 28, 2016
  • By Michele Vasquez

Community comes together for Job Shadow Day experience

In preparation for the 2016 Job Shadow Day, 121 juniors at Kenai Central High School spent several months researching careers and preparing business portfolios, including… Continue reading

  • Mar 29, 2016
  • By Mr. Alan Fields