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Point of View: Support and acknowledge the success of your neighbors

You might have seen them waving signs at WKFL Park, or in the offices of our legislators. You…

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Point of View: Millions needed for Alaska’s child care sector

Alaska is facing a crisis that demands your immediate attention: child care. It’s not a new problem, but…

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Best Bets

Don’t miss out on some great events this week! Tonight, head on over to the Homer Theatre for…

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Years Ago

Homer happenings from years past

Lolo, one-year-old female. Photo courtesy of Homer Animal Shelter

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Pet of the Week: Lolo

Unique, gentle, affectionate, playful, curious … some of the many words that come to mind when we think…

USDA/NRCS logo. Photo provided

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Conservation Corner: High (and Low) Tunnels

In Alaska, growing a vegetable garden can be tricky. Our winters are long, and the summer tends to…

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Exploring the meaning of home

Homer artist displays Alaska- and Peruvian-inspired paintings in HCOA’s “Finding Home” exhibit

Homer Middle School skiers display their ribbons at the Kenai Invitational Meet on Valentines Day, 2023.  From left to right: Freya Bartlett, Myra Kalafut, Etta Bynagle and Abby Ostrom.

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Homer Middle School skiers attends Kenai Invitational

The conditions at the Valentine’s Day event at Kenai Golf course were fun and fast

Mike O'Meara

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Letters to the Editor

Thank you for recognizing trail maintenance

The Sterling Highway at the top of Diamond Creek Recreation Area where proposed the underpass will be installed if confirmed by the Alaska Department of Transportation. Photo provided by Homer Trails Alliance.

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Point of View: It’s high time for Homer to implement the Diamond Creek pedestrian underpass

The Diamond Creek Recreation Area is comprised of 273 acres of City of Homer-owned property within the Diamond…

Sarah Vance (Photo provided)

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Point of View: A moment of agony for Sarah Vance, and for Homer

Whether your politics run liberal or conservative, it was hard not to feel compassion for Sarah Vance when…

Alaska Permanent Fund Corp. board members, staff and advisors meet Monday, Oct. 30, 2023, at the corporation’s headquarters in Juneau. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire file photo)

Opinion

Opinion: Risky business not the state’s business

The advice for Las Vegas gamblers is don’t bet more than you can afford to lose. It’s generally…

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Jylann Green, Aaliyah Bookey and Isabel Thomas watch Dr. Curt Wisnewski as he shows off some x-rays at Kenai Veterinary Hospital in Kenai on Tuesday.

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Kenai businesses host students for Job Shadow Day

Students are connected to local businesses to spend a day shadowing jobs paired to their career interests