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Even brewers will be ‘hoppy’ with new tax bill

This holiday season, Alaskans can have a renewed sense of hope for good jobs, larger paychecks, stronger growth,…

Tepa Rogers as a young girl washing clothes in a tub with a washboard. (Photo provided)

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Larene ‘Tepa’ Rogers honored in family memories

Editor’s note: The name of Tepa Rogers’ (nee Hansen) husband, Lawrence Rogers, was incorrect. It has been changed…

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Pioneer Avenue pavement project delayed to 2019

Construction on the Pioneer Avenue pavement restoration project has been delayed to 2019. According to a press release…

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HEA power cost to go up 4%

Homer Electric Association Inc. members will see an increase of 4 percent in their monthly bills beginning Jan.…

Members of the Homer Youth String Orchestra perform spread some holiday cheer at K-Bay Caffé on Saturday, Dec. 16, 2017 in Homer, Alaska. From left to right are Daniel Perry, Rosy Kauffman, Sylvia Clemens, Theodore Handley, Avram Salzmann and Clyde Clemens. (Photo provided)

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Best Bets

With all the hoopla surrounding the annual summer solstice (aka the best day to be an Alaskan), the…

Kachemak Bay Campus math professor poses in his office in Bayview Hall at Kachemak Bay Campus in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Delcenia Cosman)

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New math prof starts at KBC

Kenai Peninsula College’s Kachemak Bay Campus (KBC) in Homer welcomed to its ranks this year Assistant Professor of…

Opinion

BOF to look at new squid fishery

Warming waters may be opening up new opportunities for fishermen in Southeast Alaska as spawning market squid have…

Pets of the Week: Gilda and Gus

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Pets of the Week: Gilda and Gus

Pets of the Week Meet Gilda and Gus, who are both 3-4 months old. They have been in…

Give ‘em shelter

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Give ‘em shelter

Give ‘em shelter Dave Louk of Last Frontier Roofing works on the roof of the new Boat House…

Homer’s Libby Fabish skis during the Lynx Loppet meet held Friday and Saturday, Dec. 8-9, 2917 in Anchorage, Alaska. (Photo by Megan Corazza)

Sports

Homer skiers get experience at Lynx Loppet

The Homer High School Nordic ski team traveled to Anchorage last weekend to compete for two days in…

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Town Crier

The Kachemak Emergency Service Area Board will hold its regular monthly board meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec.…

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School briefs

All schools: Dec. 22 – Jan. 7 — Student Winter Break, no school Homer High School: Monday, Dec.…

Community

Sweet Treats For the Holidays

The Other Fisherman has expressed his unhappiness over the lack of Christmas cookies in our house. He loves…