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U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan addresses members of the Alaska Legislature in the House chambers on Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024, in Juneau, Alaska. (Mark Sabbatini/Juneau Empire)

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Opinion: Trickle-down lawlessness

Last weekend, I signed a petition calling on Sen. Dan Sullivan to honor his oath of office. It…

Mike O'Meara.

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This is home

Surgical tech and photographer melds work and play with a debut exhibit in the South Peninsula Hospital gallery.

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Community

Pets of the Week: Biscuit and Beignet

Biscuit and Beignet are 7-month-old sisters looking for a foster home with folks who will give them time…

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Best Bets

So much for an early spring — keep your snow shovels handy and watch your step when going…

Karen Maloney

Obituaries

Karen Mary Maloney

November 12, 1941 – March 6, 2025

Edward Schollenberg Sr.

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Celebration of Life and Veterans Recognition for Edward John Schollenberg Sr.

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Homer High School students rehearse onstage the Mariner Theatre on Monday, March 17, 2025. (Chloe Pleznac/Homer News)

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Homer High School choral students to premiere “Singin’ in the Rain” this weekend

The musical is produced by the HHS Choir Program, in collaboration with Pier One Theatre.

John Miles and Orin Buckelew pose for a photograph on Saturday, March 5, 2025 at the Lookout Mountain XC Ski Trails on Ohlson Mountain. Miles was the oldest to ski the 3km with a time of 33:04. Buckelew was the youngest, at 2, with a time of 21:20 in a chariot assist. (Photo courtesy of Jessie Goodrich)

Sports

‘Homer’s STILL Got Snow’ ski race wraps up season on Lookout Mountain

Last weekend’s race was a fundraiser for recent state champs, HHS Nordic Ski Team.

Teacher Jennifer Reinhart hugs Runa Larson as students file into the gymnasium before the Read-a-thon event on Feb. 28, 2025 at Paul Banks Elementary School in Homer, Alaska. (Chloe Pleznac/Homer News)

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Paul Banks teacher nominated for national ‘ LifeChanger of the Year’ award

Paul Banks Elementary School kindergarten and first grade teacher Jennifer Reinhart has been nominated for National Life Group’s…

Former Gov. Frank Murkowski speaks on a range of subjects during an interview with the Juneau Empire in May 2019. (Michael Penn / Juneau Empire File)

Opinion

Opinion: Advisors to the president should be held to the same conflict of interest standards as members of Congress

Musk’s role reminds me of a policy adopted some years ago by members of Congress — both the…

Homer Port Director Bryan Hawkins. (Photo provided)

Opinion

The importance of the Homer Harbor expansion

Homer Harbor supports jobs tied to more than 1,000 commercial fishing permit holders, 600 commercial fishing vessels, and…

Wetlands are surveyed by the Kachemak Heritage Land Trust. (Photo provided by the Kachemak Heritage Land Trust)

Opinion

Hope, strength and togetherness through conservation

Back in 1990, Kachemak Heritage Land Trust was a brand-new nonprofit in a sea of many new and…