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Opinion

Point of View: HB52 is ‘anti-commercial fishing, anti-community’

Rep. Vance’s Bill HB 52 is irresponsible, anti-commercial fishing, anti-community and presented with false and misleading statements.

Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy speaks with reporters during a news briefing on Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2021, in Juneau, Alaska. Dunleavy said he doesn't see his acceptance of former President Donald Trump's endorsement as hurting his relationship with the state's senior U.S. senator, Republican Lisa Murkowski, who voted to convict Trump at his impeachment trial last year and whom Trump has vowed to fight in her reelection bid. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer)

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Alaska governor: Work with Murkowski endures after Trump nod

Alaska Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy said he doesn’t see his acceptance of former President Donald Trump’s endorsement as…

The masthead for the Homer Weekly News.

Community

Years Ago

Homer happenings from years past

William Marley’s proposal for a bayfront park on the Sterling Highway. (Illustration provided)

Opinion

Point of View: Some alternatives for a community center

To all Members of Homer City Council, Mayor Ken Castner, City Manager Rob Dumouchel, Julie Engebretsen Planning and…

Michael O’Meara’s cartoon for Jan. 27, 2022.

Opinion

Letters to the Editor

KBFPC appreciative of community support

Former Alaska legislator and gubernatorial candidate Les Gara is seen in this undated photo. (courtesy photo)

Opinion

Point of View: Fair Share for our oil to build better communities

We can do better than giving away billions in oil company subsidies and pretending we can’t support what…

Homer High School. (Homer News file photo)

Community

School announcements

School district risk level update and upcoming events

Then-vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin speaks at a rally in Montgomery, Ala., in 2017. Palin is on the verge of making new headlines in a legal battle with The New York Times. A defamation lawsuit against the Times, brought by the brash former Alaska governor in 2017, is set to go to trial starting Monday, Jan. 24, 2022 in federal court in Manhattan. (AP Photo / Brynn Anderson)

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Palin COVID-19 tests delay libel trial against NY Times

Sarah Palin on Monday tested positive for COVID-19.

AP Photo / Mark Thiessen Attorney Scott Kendall stands next to the State of Alaska certificate for the election reforms he helped author in a successful ballot initiative in Anchorage, Alaska, on Jan. 21, 2022. Alaska elections will be held for the first time this year under a voter-backed system that scraps party primaries and sends the top four vote-getters regardless of party to the general election, where ranked choice voting will be used to determine a winner. No other state conducts its elections with that same combination.

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How Alaska’s unique new election system works

Here is a closer look at what’s happening in Alaska.

Peter Segall / Juneau Empire The Alaska State Capitol building seen on Monday, Jan. 10, 2022 in Juneau, Alaska.

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State lawmakers face proposed salary hike, allowance limits

A commission voted 3-1 to raise the base salary from $50,400 a year to $64,000

Former Alaska Assistant Attorney General Elizabeth Bakalar speaks a news conference on Jan. 10, 2019, in Anchorage, Alaska, after she sued the state. A federal judge on Thursday, Jan. 20, 2022, ruled that Bakalar was wrongfully terminated by the then-new administration of Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy for violating her freedom of speech rights. (AP File Photo/Mark Thiessen, File)

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Judge sides with attorney who alleged wrongful firing

Alaska judge says the firing violated free speech and associational rights under the U.S. and state constitutions.

The Homer Police Station as seen Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020 in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)

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Cops and Courts

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