Juneau Attorney Lisa Weissler, right, listens to Bill Corbus make his argument for keeping the new oil tax law, SB21, during a four-person panel debate at the Mendenhall Valley Public Library on Monday. -Photo by Michael Penn, Morris News Service - Alaska

News

Juneau questions experts on both sides of SB 21

JUNEAU — More than 100 Juneau residents filled the Mendenhall Valley Public Library Monday evening for a question…

Farmers Market

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Farmers Market

This time of the year is full of color with flowers in blossom everywhere. When cutting flowers from…

Facing the Homer Small Boat Harbor, the section of the Harbormaster Office on the right is the original structure. The section on the left is remodeled restrooms.-McKibben Jackinsky, Homer News

Community

Harbormaster office: an unclear chapter of Homer history

By McKibben JackinskyStaff writerWith work already begun on a new harbormaster office, the future of the existing one…

Visitors to the 2013 Homer Council on the Arts Street Faire enjoyed great weather with art, music and crafts. The event returns to Hazel Avenue from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday.

Community

Follow the yellow lines

Community

Homer’s Best Bets

A recent article in Slate magazine reported that the Associated Press has begun using robots to write business…

If you can’t catch anything, imitate success

Outdoors & Recreation

If you can’t catch anything, imitate success

Now that the silvers are starting to enter the Nick Dudiak Fishing Lagoon, it’s time for some of…

Eve Kilcher, founder of Steller Gardens, and Bergen Knutson feed the farm’s chicken’s during a class from Wild, Sustainable Summer,-Photo Provided

Sports

Having fun down on the farm

Young participants of the Wild, Sustainable Summer, a new program between Homer Wilderness Leaders (HoWL) and Steller Gardens,…

Sports

Olympic swimmers do clinic

Olympic swimmers Karalyn Joyce, Kleat Keller and Robert Margalis visit Homer for the Fitter and Faster Swim Tour,…

Sports

Sports physical clinic to be held Aug. 2

South Peninsula Hospital holds a sports physical clinic for high school students needing a physical for participation in…

Sports

Golf supports Hospice of Homer

The fifth annual “Holes ‘Fore’ Hospice Golf Tournament Fundraiser” will be held at TIPS Homer Golf Course, East…

Sports

Rain shortens softball schedule

The Homer Softball Association experienced close competition at the highest level of the league last week. The Growlers,…

Sports

Yacht club races on halfway through season

In the fifth of 10 events scheduled for the 2014 sailing season, the Homer Yacht Club timed its…

Renner, Pat Irwin and Joe Martin celebrate Martin’s first-place finish.-Photo Provided

Sports

Homer cyclist first in Fireweed 400

What do you get for being first across the finish line of the Fireweed 400, a grueling bicycle…