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HoWL scholarship appreciated

First, I want to thank Safeway for letting me put a table at their store this last week.…

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Grow hempseed, Alaska

A civilization stands or falls on its oils. Every cell in your body has a protective wall of…

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Workshop’s message: Work together

Homer Council on the Arts (HCOA) was recently awarded city funds through the Homer Foundation as part of…

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Old dog’s adventures end happily

Our old dog Finn (he’s 14 ½ and kind of blind and kind of deaf) doddered off on…

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Thanks to all who helped clean up Homer on Saturday

The Homer Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center would like to thank all the participants of Cleanup Day…

George Matz looks for birds during a shorebird monitoring session last Friday at Lighthouse Village near the Mariner Park Slough. A group of birders identifies species and counts numbers every five days in late April and May during the shorebird migration.

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Stars of the shorebird fest

Spring has come, and with it a possible 40 species of shorebirds that have arrived in Homer during…

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School board approves superintendent contract

The Kenai Peninsula Borough Board of Education unanimously approved Sean Dusek’s three-year superintendent of schools contract Monday evening.…

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‘Get To Know Homer’ training set for May 20

The Homer Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center will host the annual “Get to Know Homer” summer tourist…

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Board of Fisheries seat open again after Ruffner rejection

Gov. Bill Walker has yet another appointment to make to a shorthanded Board of Fisheries, and this time…

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Group continues its effort to get setnet ban on ballot

JUNEAU — A proposed voter initiative to ban setnets in urban parts of Alaska is making its way…

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Mayor’s office adds LNG project info to borough website

There is a new feature on the Kenai Peninsula Borough website, providing updates and information about the Alaska…

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HEA’s annual meeting set for tonight at HHS

HEA will host its annual meeting at Homer High School today. Registration for the meeting will begin at…

Opinion

Research shows Pacific cod can withstand warming better than Arctic cod

Arctic cod are proving highly susceptible to warming ocean temperatures, but the good news is that Pacific cod,…