Community
Cops and Courts
Information about fire, police and troopers is taken from public records consisting of logbooks and press releases. Anchor…
Community
Pet of the Week: Possum
Pet of the Week Meet Possum, a 3-year-old female. Good news my friend Sully was adopted this weekend…
News
State unemployment rate hits five-year high
Alaska seasonally adjusted unemployment rate hit 7 percent in July according to the state Labor Department. It’s the…
Obituaries
Nancy Jo Johnson
Nancy Jo Johnson June 22, 1950-Aug. 20, 2017 Nancy Jo Johnson, 67, died Aug. 20, 2017, with her…
News
Permanent Fund Corp. earns 12.6% in FY17
While the State of Alaska is still mired in a damaging cycle of multibillion-dollar budget deficits, it’s hard…
News
Rain means hunting season — for ‘shrooms
All the recent rain may get some folks down, but it also signals moose hunting season. And for…
News
Library life
Libraries have always held a special place for me in communities large and small all over the world—attending…
News
Corporate taxes should be zero
Tax reform is a priority agenda item in the 115th Congressional session. In the coming months, we will…
Community
Best Bets
As we all know, Homer along with the rest of the country was recently subject to a solar…
News
Vendors help fill gaps in specialized foods
One of the things I love about local food issues is how it crosses all borders. I haven’t…
News
The Danger in a small circle of friends
The Homer tribal wars of 2017 that began with the political ineptness of a city council and then…
News
Letters to the editor
Homer Foundation helps with arts camp This summer I was able to attend Sitka Fine Arts Camp in…
Outdoors & Recreation
Take fishing advice from winners, not whiners
Last week I received an email inquiring as to the major challenges one faces when writing a weekly…