Q&A: Candidates for mayor share view on management, budget

Dale Bagley, Linda Farnsworth Hutchings and Charlie Pierce are running for Borough Mayor. 1. Describe your management style. Dale Bagley: I like to get all… Continue reading

  • Sep 26, 2017

Op-ed: ‘Sovereignty’ is not a dirty word

To listen to the commentary, Donald Trump used an inappropriate term at the U.N. — not just “Rocket Man,” but “sovereignty.” It wasn’t surprising that… Continue reading

  • Sep 26, 2017
  • By Rich Lowry

Op-ed: Sick nicknames

Quick! What does Kim Jong Un have in common with Hillary Clinton, Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio, most journalists and so many Americans who have somehow… Continue reading

  • Sep 26, 2017
  • By Bob Franken

Editorial: Nothing new in head tax proposal

If at first you don’t succeed, try again. But if, after an extended regular session and multiple special sessions, the Legislature still won’t pass an… Continue reading

  • Sep 26, 2017
  • By Peninsula Clarion Editorial

Op-ed: The UN: Once ‘useless,’ now useful

While campaigning for the presidency, Donald Trump more than once referred to the United Nations as a “useless” organization and “not a friend of democracy.”… Continue reading

  • Sep 26, 2017
  • By Cal Thomas

Letter: Changing the epidemic of veterans suicide

Changing the epidemic of veterans suicide September is Suicide Awareness Month and we can all play a role in preventing suicide, but many people don’t… Continue reading

  • Sep 26, 2017

Letter: Soldotna annexation and our mayoral candidates

Soldotna annexation and our mayoral candidates With our local elections just a couple of weeks away, it is important that the voters know where the… Continue reading

  • Sep 26, 2017

What others say: Congress warming up to icebreakers

More and more, the Arctic is finding its way into the consciousness of the nation’s leaders. The Arctic is becoming more ice-free, and China and… Continue reading

  • Sep 26, 2017
  • By Fairbanks Daily News-Miner Editorial

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