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    Articles by Brian Mazurek
    Dunleavy: Virus isn’t going anywhere
    Dunleavy: Virus isn’t going anywhere
    By Brian Mazurek • April 29, 2020 2:30 am

    “The more we learn about this virus, it appears it’s going to be with us for some time.”

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    Mara the Steller Sea Lion is seen here at the Alaska SeaLife Center in Seward, Alaska, in this undated photo. (Photo courtesy Alaska SeaLife Center)
    Steller sea lion at SeaLife Center to give...
    By Brian Mazurek • April 22, 2020 2:30 am

    The 17-year-old sea lion will be only the second of her species to give birth at the SeaLife Center.

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    COVID-19. (Image courtesy CDC)
    New mandate breaks down reopening protocols
    By Brian Mazurek • April 22, 2020 2:30 am

    Dunleavy outlines details for nonessential businesses; test protocol loosens

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    Gov. Mike Dunleavy speaks during a press conference Thursday, March 26, 2020 in the Atwood Building in Anchorage, Alaska. (Photo courtesy Office of the Governor)
    Dunleavy announces first phase of reopening economy
    By Brian Mazurek • April 21, 2020 6:30 pm

    Restaurants, retails and personal care services open at limited capacity.

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    The view of Turnagain Arm, as seen from Hope Point in September 2018. Hope, Alaska, would be a good meeting place for a date once restrictions caused by the new coronavirus are lifted. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
    Out of the Office: Love in the time...
    By Brian Mazurek • April 15, 2020 2:30 pm

    How do you find “the one” if you can’t even leave your home?

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    Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion                                 The sign in front of the Homer Electric Association building in Kenai, Alaska, as seen on April 1, 2020.
    HEA announces meeting; urges members not to attend...
    By Brian Mazurek • April 15, 2020 2:30 am

    HEA’s bylaws require that a meeting of the members is held every year in the first week of May.

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    Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy announces the state of Alaska has its first positive case of the new coronavirus, during a news conference March 12, 2020, in Anchorage, Alaska. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)
    Dunleavy aims to get state “back to normal”
    By Brian Mazurek • April 14, 2020 2:30 pm

    Governor announces several changes aimed at reopening the Alaska economy.

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    Chief Medical Officer Dr. Anne Zink participates via teleconference in the state’s daily press briefing on the new coronavirus on Monday, March 30, 2020. (Courtesy photo)
    State changes website, COVID-19 reporting
    By Brian Mazurek • April 2, 2020 2:30 pm

    Seward reports second COVID-19 case

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    Mariah Schloeman wipes down the counter at East Rip in Kenai on Wednesday. The store has implemented more stringent cleaning protocols, including wiping down surfaces after every transaction, in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)
    Trends: Pot industry looks for stabilization amid market,...
    By Brian Mazurek • April 1, 2020 2:30 am

    “One thing that’s certain is that people want their cannabis.”

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    Nathan Simpson of Dutch Boy Landscaping on Nov. 14, 2019, installs colored lights on the tree by Homer Electric Association in Homer, Alaska. The big tree by HEA is one of Homer’s landmark holiday decorated trees. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
    Candidates announced for HEA board elections
    By Brian Mazurek • April 1, 2020 2:30 am

    Completed mail-in ballots must be received by 5 p.m. on May 6, 2020 in order to be counted.

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    A sign welcoming visitors to the Alaska Board of Fisheries Upper Cook Inlet Finfish meeting is seen here at the William A. Egan Convention Center in Anchorage, Alaska on Feb. 11, 2020. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)
    Trends: Shifting tides
    By Brian Mazurek • April 1, 2020 2:30 am

    A look at the regulatory changes for the Upper Cook Inlet Fisheries

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    Anchorage hospital reports first coronavirus death within Alaska
    Anchorage hospital reports first coronavirus death within Alaska
    By Brian Mazurek • March 27, 2020 5:30 am

    Alaska Native Medical Center announced the death Friday afternoon

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    Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks during the New Hampshire state Democratic Party convention, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019, in Manchester, NH. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
    Democratic party turns to vote-by-mail primary
    By Brian Mazurek • March 25, 2020 4:30 am

    All in-person voting scheduled for April 4 has been canceled.

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