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    Ginny Espenshade runs the Kenai Peninsula Youth Court and is part of Planet Youth Homer. Photo courtesy of Ginny Espenshade
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    By Ginny Espenshade • October 30, 2025 1:30 am

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    Kim Frost. Photo provided by South Peninsula Hospital
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    For nearly 70 years, South Peninsula Hospital has been a cornerstone of health for the communities of the Southern Kenai…

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    Logo for the Alaska Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development. Photo courtesy of the State of Alaska Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development
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    By Julie Sande • October 29, 2025 2:30 pm

    Alaskans value resilience. We know what it means to work together in tough times, and we require solutions that meet…

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    Alaska’s natural gas pipeline would largely follow the route of the existing trans-Alaska oil pipeline, pictured here, from the North Slope. Near Fairbanks, the gas line would split off toward Anchorage, while the oil pipeline continues to the Prince William Sound community of Valdez. (Photo by David Houseknecht/United States Geological Survey)
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    Larry Persily. (Juneau Empire file photo)
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    “Hair ice” grows from the forest floor in Fairbanks, Alaska. Photo courtesy of Ned Rozell
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    Hunter, 12-year-old male. Photo courtesy of Homer Animal Shelter
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    This gentle boy qualifies for the Golden Paws program.

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    Mike O'Meara.
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    Let people gather peacefully

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    Opinion: A place government doesn’t need to stick its nose
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    By Dennis DeWitt • October 23, 2025 1:30 am

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    Larry Persily. (Juneau Empire file photo)
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    By Larry Persily • October 23, 2025 1:30 am

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    U.S. Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter aircrews conduct overflights of Kipnuk, Alaska, after coastal flooding impacted several western Alaska communities, Oct. 12, 2025. (U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy of Air Station Kodiak)
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    By Corinne Smith Alaska Beacon • October 22, 2025 8:30 pm

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