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An aerial shot of the Chilkat Lake taken during the making of “Rock, Paper, Fish.” (Courtesy Photo | Connor Gallagher)

Filmmaker talks digging into proposed Chilkat Valley mining project

‘Rock, Paper, Fish’ takes a skeptical, nuanced look at proposed Palmer Project.

An aerial shot of the Chilkat Lake taken during the making of “Rock, Paper, Fish.” (Courtesy Photo | Connor Gallagher)
Public safety briefs for March 27, 2019
Public safety briefs for March 27, 2019
About Estes Park, Bernie and bikinis

About Estes Park, Bernie and bikinis

Oxtail soup, long-branch potatoes, chocolate peanut butter sheet cake, banana split dessert

  • Mar 27, 2019
  • By ANN “GRANNIE ANNIE” BERG Peninsula Clarion
  • Food
About Estes Park, Bernie and bikinis
The spring thaw floods a street in Soldotna, Alaska, in March 2019. (Photo by Erin Thompson/Peninsula Clarion)

Unhinged Alaska: Break up, let’s don’t rush it

I should have never asked for his help in hauling off some yard debris

  • Mar 23, 2019
The spring thaw floods a street in Soldotna, Alaska, in March 2019. (Photo by Erin Thompson/Peninsula Clarion)
Public safety briefs for March 24, 2019
Public safety briefs for March 24, 2019
Court reports for March 24, 2019
Court reports for March 24, 2019
Larry Persily gives a presentation at the Kenai/Soldotna joint chamber luncheon on Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2019. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

Alaska Voices: Permanent fund must reflect today’s fiscal reality

When revenues are down, so goes the dividend. Just like in the real world.

  • Mar 21, 2019
  • By Larry Persily
Larry Persily gives a presentation at the Kenai/Soldotna joint chamber luncheon on Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2019. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)
Court reports for March 22, 2019
Court reports for March 22, 2019
Public safety briefs for March 22, 2019
Public safety briefs for March 22, 2019
In this scene from Andrei Tarkovsky’s 1962 film ‘Ivan’s Childhood,’ two characters kiss over a ravine in a birch forest.

Tangled up in Blue: In the birch grove

I’m ready for the snow to melt. I don’t want my fellow winter recreation enthusiasts to hate me for saying this, but as Seward is… Continue reading

In this scene from Andrei Tarkovsky’s 1962 film ‘Ivan’s Childhood,’ two characters kiss over a ravine in a birch forest.
Refuge notebook: 2 refuges on the Pacific Flyway share similarities, differences

Refuge notebook: 2 refuges on the Pacific Flyway share similarities, differences

In 1903, President Theodore Roosevelt established Pelican Island, off the coast of Florida, as the first federal refuge. This put migratory bird conservation as a… Continue reading

Refuge notebook: 2 refuges on the Pacific Flyway share similarities, differences
c.2019, Celadon Books

Bookworm Sez: ‘This Chair Rocks’ encourages ‘olders’ to embrace their years

There are lots of myths about aging, and that the truth is better than we think.

  • Mar 20, 2019
  • By TERRI SCHLICHENMEYER Bookworm Sez
c.2019, Celadon Books
Ben Affleck stars in Netflix-released action thriller “Triple Frontier” released in March 2019. (Netflix)

‘Triple Frontier’ — a solid action flick worthy of the big screen

A solid, R-rated actioner that would have been a box-office success

  • Mar 20, 2019
  • By CHRIS JENNESS Peninsula Clarion
  • Movies
Ben Affleck stars in Netflix-released action thriller “Triple Frontier” released in March 2019. (Netflix)
In this undated photo, Anna Pidgorna stands by her piece, “Through Closed Doors.” The arrangement of music on the door is designed so that musicians performing the piece must physically move around the door to act out dramatic dimensions of the piece. (Photo provided)

Visiting artist interprets place through sound

Bunnell Street Art Center’s latest Artist in Residence, Anna Pidgorna, presents a diverse array of interests and accomplishments as a composer, a musician, vocalist, and… Continue reading

  • Mar 20, 2019
  • By Emilie Springer For the Homer News
  • ArtsFeatures
In this undated photo, Anna Pidgorna stands by her piece, “Through Closed Doors.” The arrangement of music on the door is designed so that musicians performing the piece must physically move around the door to act out dramatic dimensions of the piece. (Photo provided)
In this 2007 file photo, an oil transit pipeline runs across the tundra to flow station at the Prudhoe Bay oil field on Alaska’s North Slope. (AP Photo/Al Grillo, File)

Alaska Voices: Alaska’s resource future can be a win-win

Recently, several public opinion messages and campaigns have voiced concerns about the mining industry here in Alaska. It seems that much of the angst is… Continue reading

  • Mar 19, 2019
  • BY REP. CHUCK KOPP
In this 2007 file photo, an oil transit pipeline runs across the tundra to flow station at the Prudhoe Bay oil field on Alaska’s North Slope. (AP Photo/Al Grillo, File)
Senate President Cathy Giessel (Courtesy photo)

Alaska Voices: Resource development is good for our health

It seems as though we are constantly beating back the regressive ideas that development of our abundant resources is bad, businesses are bad, people who… Continue reading

  • Mar 19, 2019
  • By SEN. CATHY GIESSEL
Senate President Cathy Giessel (Courtesy photo)
Pioneer Potluck: St. Pat’s Day at 30 below, a long time ago

Pioneer Potluck: St. Pat’s Day at 30 below, a long time ago

Pineapple cheesecake, jalapeno cornbread, cabbage and sausage, halibut with mushroom sauce

  • Mar 19, 2019
  • By ANN “GRANNIE ANNIE” BERG Peninsula Clarion
Pioneer Potluck: St. Pat’s Day at 30 below, a long time ago
Court reports for March 20, 2019
Court reports for March 20, 2019
Public safety briefs for March 20, 2019
Public safety briefs for March 20, 2019
Opinion: Gov. Dunleavy’s budget and the damage it would cause

Opinion: Gov. Dunleavy’s budget and the damage it would cause

Cutting waste is one thing. Hacking at opportunity and the economy is another.

  • Mar 19, 2019
  • By LES GARA
Opinion: Gov. Dunleavy’s budget and the damage it would cause