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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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