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Community inspires Food Pantry

What an inspiration our community is to the Homer Community Food Pantry in their generous giving and sharing.…

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… And the winners are

Homer’s American Legion Auxiliary, Unit 16, would like to publicly thank ICE Services for donating the 2014 Yamaha…

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Food donations always welcome

On a wintery morning, several members of the Homer Kachemak Bay Rotary Club and the Homer Community Food…

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Community’s hospitality appreciated

Homer Council on the Arts had a visiting artist, Hawkeye Herman, for almost three weeks in February, offering…

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What a weekend for hockey

Homer’s Pee Wee hockey team finished their season undefeated. The final game with Juneau left Homer with the…

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Citizens Academy worthwhile

After attending four sessions of the Homer Citizens Academy my initial impression is that it’s been a wonderful…

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Some advice for U.S. Postal Service

Dear USPS employee,  I am sorry if I upset you. I just came in to mail some very…

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Alaskans denied chance to speak

I wrote the following to the senators on the Senate Finances Committee: “The Silencing Alaskans Act, House Bill…

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After the spill: Sound ‘recovering’

BY MICHAEL ARMSTRONG STAFF WRITER Twenty-five years after the Exxon Valdez hit Bligh Reef in Prince William Sound…

In May 1989, Roger MacCampbell, state park ranger, surveys the damage at Gore Point.-Photo by Tom Kizzia, Homer News

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Residents still carry spill’s hurt

By McKibben Jackinsky Staff writer As word spread that the belly of the Exxon Valdez, a tanker carrying…

Using a piece of plywood and oil that washed up on the beach at Mars Cove for “ink,” Homer artist Mavis Muller created this sign to encourage cleanup volunteers at the cove.-Photos courtesy of Mavis Muller

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Exxon Valdez oil spill response spurs area residents into action

Editor’s note: With 2014 marking the Homer News’ 50th anniversary, it’s the perfect time to look at Homer’s…

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Court Reports

Court records show the following actions taken in Homer District Court through March 14: Judgments Alexander C. Napier…

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State Trooper Report

March 14 Alaska State Troopers at 6:30 p.m. stopped for speeding the driver of a black Nissan Versa…