How would you define a model citizen of the United States? How would such a person live? What would a good citizen do and value?… Continue reading
By JOHN MORTON There are lots of “seagulls” flying around the Kenai Peninsula. At the mouth of the Kenai River alone, more than 30,000 Herring… Continue reading
By KAT SORENSEN Peninsula Clarion According to Jason Buist, a lieutenant with the Fort Wainwright Fire Department in Fairbanks, the best way to learn how… Continue reading
One of the best-kept secrets of this — or any — Alaska election season is the incredible amount of information that Alaska voters have in… Continue reading
By KAT SORENSEN Peninsula Clarion This year’s fall weather is bringing with it a selection of festivals celebrating the season. The autumnal events kick off… Continue reading
Eggless, milkless, butterless cake I have a wonderful recipe that Mom sent to me in 1967 when I first got to Alaska with very little… Continue reading
There are many things to like about this week’s amusing and affable horror-lite kids movie, “The House with a Clock in Its Walls.” For one,… Continue reading
Better Go Vote If you like big government, socialist ideas, higher taxes, smaller PFD, out-of-control spending, open borders for illegal aliens, more entitlements, vote Democratic.… Continue reading
The Soldotna City Council will introduce a resolution at tonight’s meeting that would express the council’s opposition to the “Stand for Salmon” initiative. The resolution,… Continue reading
By BOB FRANKEN It happens several times a game: I’ll announce to the world, “The entire season rests on this pitch (shot/play/whatever).” My friends long… Continue reading
Republican Party off the mark for criticizing Seaton During the recent primaries, the Republican Party maligned Paul Seaton (running as an Independent) for his promotion… Continue reading
Year — 1967 All the men I knew got their jobs going to Hunger Hut and all the bosses knew where to find hungry, anxious… Continue reading
Don’t Be Fooled on Ballot Measure 1 One of the most important things citizens can do is make an informed vote. That’s not always an… Continue reading
No on Prop #1 Borough elections are on Tuesday, Oct. 2. As citizens of the Kenai Peninsula Borough it is really crucial that we voters… Continue reading
Say no to Prop 1 At first glance ballot Proposition 1 on the Oct. 2 municipal election might seem like an issue worthy of your… Continue reading
Stop playing games with the Kavanaugh nomination When Judge Kavanaugh was appointed to the DC Circuit Court of Appeals 12 years ago, there was not… Continue reading
When we talk about the behavioral health challenges facing our state — whether it’s alcohol addition, opioids, or suicide — most of us think of… Continue reading
Local fiber enthusiasts are getting their shears and crafting tools ready for this weekend’s Fireweed FiberFest at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex. On Saturday and… Continue reading
Christine Blasey Ford deserves a hearing, although at the moment it’s not clear if she really wants one. What she doesn’t deserve is to be… Continue reading
The ongoing debate over guns in
America has led some to vociferously call for abolishing the Second Amendment. That’s just not wise thinking. There are… Continue reading
