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Voting should never be taken for granted

The Voting Rights Act of 1965 ended racial discrimination in voting. At least that is what it was…

Larry Smith

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Point of View: Permanent fund in trouble

While Alaskans argue about how to spend the income from the Alaska Permanent Fund — dividends versus government…

Opinion

Point of View: Why we celebrate with #IHeartEstuaries

Did you know that Kachemak Bay and Cook Inlet are also both “estuaries”? And that Kachemak Bay has…

Homer High School. (Homer News file photo)

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School announcements

School district risk level update and upcoming events

Community

Cops and Courts

Information about fire, police, and troopers is taken from public records consisting of logbooks and press releases.

Seafarer's Memorial, Jan. 31, 2023, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Christina Whiting/Homer News)

Community

Best Bets

February is here and if you’re like this Betster, you took full advantage of National Dark Chocolate Day…

“Fisherman Waltz.” 2018. Digital print on archival paper by Clay Duda. (Image courtesy Clay Duda)

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February First Friday

Galleries have reopened and most are hosting First Friday events this Friday, Feb. 3

Years Ago

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Years Ago

Homer happenings from years past

Mike O'Meara

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Lance’s Rainbow

This piece was submitted in memory of long-time Homer resident Lance Petersen, who passed away last week at…

Taz Tally. Photo by Christina Whiting.

Opinion

Point of View: I stand with drag queens

While participating in the recent community discussions surrounding the inclusion of LGBTQ-oriented children’s books in the children’s section…

News

Alaska health officials and providers work on strategies for responding to tuberculosis surge

By Yereth Rosen

Joseph Ebersole/EPA via AP
This September 2011 aerial photo provided by the Environmental Protection Agency, shows the Bristol Bay watershed in Alaska. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023, effectively vetoed a proposed copper and gold mine in the remote region of southwest Alaska that is coveted by mining interests but that also supports the world’s largest sockeye salmon fishery.

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EPA blocks Pebble Mine

Pebble called the EPA’s action “unlawful” and political and said litigation was likely