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Homestead Kid’s stories offer a glimpse of our past

Point of View: The Earring Man — Paying it forward

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Point of View: The Earring Man — Paying it forward

My father makes earrings from rocks. He has a philosophy about it, too.

Dunleavy’s candidate screening process under scrutiny

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Dunleavy’s candidate screening process under scrutiny

Some nominees have been “found wanting.”

Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s Office of Management and Budget Director Donna Arduin presents the governor’s supplemental budget to the Senate Finance Committee at the Capitol on Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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Budget director’s history of cutting with ‘hatchet, not a scalpel’ sparks concern

How much power should the position have?

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Homer Flex Phoenix award winner: Elvis Wool

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Homer Flex Phoenix award winner: Elvis Wool

Junior Elvis Wool has been awarded the Flex Phoenix Award for February.

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Jubilee performance canceled

Venus shines over a crescent moon about 8:30 a.m. last Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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It’s time to thank a U.S. Coast Guard member!

Editorial: Honor and grieve with the Coast Guard

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Editorial: Honor and grieve with the Coast Guard

On the theme of “Coasting Through Winter,” this weekend for the Homer Winter Carnival we celebrate the 50th…

A rock sandpiper forages among ice on the Homer Spit in February 2012 in Homer, Alaska (Photo by George Matz)

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Point of View: Rock sandpipers: the contrarian shorebird

Correction: The caption in the photo gave the wrong date. The caption should read “a rock sandpiper forages…

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Israel is not America’s friend