McNeil Canyon Elementary sixth-graders Sailey Rhodes, Neviya Reed and Melanie Morris won first place in the 6th grade interpretive reading, multiple category for their performance of “Those Darn Squirrels” at the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Forensics Competition. The girls received the highest marks out of all the performances at the competition.-Photo by Anna Frost, Homer News

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McNeil Canyon students bring home forensics medals

For those who attended, the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Forensics Competition was one of the best shows…

City council should just say yes to pot

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City council should just say yes to pot

H ere I go, writing about something I never imagined I would write about: the legalization of cannabis,…

Can we make it so ‘all’ have loving, supportive network?

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Can we make it so ‘all’ have loving, supportive network?

Editor’s Note: MAPP,  Mobilizing for Action through Planning & Partnerships, is a local coalition that aims to use…

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Share the Spirit shares numbers

Here it is: The much requested and late as usual report on the Share the Spirit Food and…

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Clinton better than GOP field

Someone asked me recently what problem I had with having Hillary Clinton for president? I told them in…

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Pot smokers not oppressed

Having read and listened to all the brouhaha concerning marijuana (pot, cannabis, reefer) I am compelled to put…

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Public pot forum to educate masses on pros, cons in order

It was an interesting forum at City Hall Feb. 8 and again Feb. 22, with quite a turnout,…

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Road services down with oil prices

Well, I knew it was going to happen. The price of oil went down, then the state and…

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Council: Seniors are burden

At its Dec. 7 meeting, the Homer City Council passed Resolution 15-111 which requests the Alaska State Legislature…

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Council ignored credible info when changing beach policy

Guilty as charged. I am, as many others, dismayed and disgusted. Disgusted with a Homer City Council that…

Margarida Kondak sells tickets for a turkey raffle at the 2015 end-of-season party at the Homer Farmers Market. Behind her, volunteers serve free soup, bread, and desserts to shoppers.-Homer News file photo

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Homer Farmers Market: ahead of today’s trends

After a trip to Washington state in February for a farmers market conference, the management of the Homer…

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Iditarod shortens ceremonial start because of lack of snow

ANCHORAGE (AP) — A lack of snow in Alaska’s largest city has led the world’s most famous sled…

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Some school cuts certain; district waits for legislative budget action

The district expects to hear from the state Legislature about how much money it will get April 27,…