Assembly District 2: Smalley: Work together, find common ground

In this time in our country and state, when it seems we are encouraged to choose sides instead of working together, municipal elections and government… Continue reading

  • Sep 26, 2017
  • By Hal Smalley

District 2: Bannock: Reduced spending, real cuts necessary

It is an honor to run for election to the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly. The Kenai Peninsula Borough is where I was raised and where… Continue reading

  • Sep 26, 2017
  • By DUANE BANNOCK

What others say: Money going up in smoke

The idea is so simple, and so obvious, that it’s hardly surprising Congress hasn’t acted on it. The wildfires that have burned across hundreds of… Continue reading

  • Sep 26, 2017
  • By Baker City (Oregon) Herald editorial

Assembly District 2 candidates share views

Duane Bannock and Hal Smalley are running for the Assembly District 2-Kenai seat. 1. What experience will you draw on in evaluating the borough’s $80… Continue reading

  • Sep 26, 2017

Q&A: District 5 candidate shares views on budget, services

Leslie Morton and Norm Blakeley are running for the Borough Assembly District 5/Sterling-Funny River seat. Blakeley declined to participate in the Clarion’s questionnaire. 1. What… Continue reading

  • Sep 26, 2017

Assembly District 5: Morton: Budget reflects community’s values

I’m running for a seat on the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly to help maintain our community and quality of life. My husband and I chose… Continue reading

  • Sep 26, 2017
  • By Leslie Morton
Fluridone in SonarONE is one of three chemicals used on the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge to kill invasive plants. (Photo courtesy Kenai National Wildlife Refuge)

Refuge Notebook: What happens to herbicides after we apply them?

In 1962, Rachel Carson published “Silent Spring” in which the horrors of pesticides like DDT were exposed. Her legacy prompted both government agencies and chemical… Continue reading

  • Sep 21, 2017
  • By KYRA CLARK
Fluridone in SonarONE is one of three chemicals used on the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge to kill invasive plants. (Photo courtesy Kenai National Wildlife Refuge)

Editorial: Burning pallets on the beach a safety issue

The Kenai City Council is considering a change in municipal code to ban the burning of pallets on city beaches. The ordinance comes after complaints… Continue reading

  • Sep 21, 2017
  • By Peninsula Clarion Editorial

What others say: A very good thing

On Monday afternoon, Vigor Alaska staff moved the still-under-construction vessel Tazlina completely out of the Ketchikan Shipyard assembly hall, giving the community its first full… Continue reading

  • Sep 21, 2017
  • By Ketchikan Daily News editorial
Trump insists on ‘America First.’ Who will follow?

Trump insists on ‘America First.’ Who will follow?

By JOSH LEDERMAN Associated Press UNITED NATIONS — President Donald Trump invited the question, and now the world must answer: If America insists on putting… Continue reading

  • Sep 21, 2017
Trump insists on ‘America First.’ Who will follow?

What others say: Fire season takes toll in Montana

The fires of 2017 are consuming more than our desperately dry forests and grasslands. They’re eating away at all of us, physically for our brave… Continue reading

  • Sep 19, 2017
  • By Daily Inter Lake editorial

Letter to the editor: Mayoral candidates should be open

Kenai Peninsula Republican Women’s (KPRW) president, Jill Schaefer, stated in a September 13 Peninsula Clarion article that her group has not endorsed a candidate for… Continue reading

  • Sep 19, 2017
  • By Mike McBride

Letter to the editor: Tammie Wilson continues scrutiny of OCS

Tammie Wilson continues scrutiny of OCS In September of 2016, Tammie Wilson called for a grand jury investigation. In her request Tammie wrote: The Department… Continue reading

  • Sep 19, 2017
  • By Thomas Garber

Letter to the editor: Thanks to Soldotna Area Senior Citizens supporters

Thanks to Soldotna Area Senior Citizens supporters The Soldotna Area Senior Citizens, Inc. had a Fall Round-up fundraiser on September 9, 2017. The fundraiser was… Continue reading

  • Sep 19, 2017
  • By George Parks

Op-ed: Ignorant nation

At a National Archives ceremony last Friday in Washington, D.C., 30 immigrants became naturalized U.S. citizens. In a video, President Trump encouraged them to embrace… Continue reading

  • Sep 19, 2017
  • By Cal Thomas

What others say: Dodd-Frank critical to preventing another 2008

Among the most appalling aspects of the financial collapse nine years ago was that no matter how reckless and predatory big financial institutions had been,… Continue reading

  • Sep 19, 2017

What others say: Congress needs to move on fire-funding fix

Here’s the good news: The bill that Congress passed last week for billions of dollars in aid for the victims of Hurricane Harvey also included… Continue reading

  • Sep 18, 2017
  • By Corvallis (Oregon) Gazette-Times editorial

Op-ed: The option play

What just happened? President Trump cut a deal with Democrats to pay for hurricane damage relief and raise the debt ceiling without getting anything in… Continue reading

  • Sep 18, 2017
  • By Cal Thomas

What others say: Southeast needs a seat on advisory board

Ketchikan and southern Southeast Alaska will want to be represented on the new Highway Advisory Board. Gov. Bill Walker established the board earlier this month.… Continue reading

  • Sep 18, 2017
  • By Ketchikan Daily News editorial

Op-ed: Hurricane hot dogs

Amid all the hurricane stories about dangers and human suffering, I find it necessary to focus on an issue that invariably comes up during these… Continue reading

  • Sep 18, 2017
  • By Bob Franken