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Don’t be fooled by initiative

Over the coming weeks and months, many of you in communities around the state will encounter individuals collecting…

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BOEM holds meetings today

The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, or BOEM, holds public scoping meetings at noon today in the…

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Helping the helpers

Snow or no snow, it’s becoming that time of year when resources get stretched a bit thin. Summertime…

Members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Anchor Point Post, and American Legion Auxiliary, Post 16, salute during the playing of “Taps” at Veterans Day ceremonies at the Veterans Memorial at the Alaska Islands and Ocean Visitor Center on Tuesday.-Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News

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VA to vets: Let us help

BY MICHAEL ARMSTRONG STAFF WRITER Sign up. That’s the message Susan Yeager, Alaska director of the U.S. Department…

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Ballot counts change numbers, but not results

Veterans Day may have been a holiday for some, but not for state Elections workers, who continued to…

Geologist Mike McCarthy stands at the base of a recent slide on the beach just west of the end of Saltwater Drive.-Photo by McKibben Jackinsky, Homer News

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Homer: city on the move

Editor’s Note:  Last week, the Homer News looked at erosion affecting residents of Judy Rebecca Court in the…

Kallan Johnson, left, of McNeil Canyon Elementary School and Carter Woodhead of Chapman School pose with Homer Electric Association’s LED Lucy after winning first place and third place, respectively for grades K-1 in HEA’s south service area energy conservation contest. -Photo by McKibben Jackinsky, Homer News

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Homer’s Best Bets

If it seems like the world has gotten dimmer, don’t despair, Betsteroids. Last week the National Aeronautics and…

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Veterans Day parade is Tuesday

Homer Veterans Day ceremonies begin at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Homer Elks Emblem Club Veterans Memorial at…

How We Voted

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How We Voted

The Christian Community Church congregation is shown in this 1950s photo.

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Chronicling the history of homer’s oldest church

Homer’s oldest church didn’t start out with large numbers, a good band, or even its own building. Instead,…

The inadequacy of human efforts to contain the erosive force of ground water is evident on the bluff along the base of Baycrest Hill.-Photos by McKibben Jackinsky, Homer News

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Homeowners seek solution to erosion

Since May, Gee Denton and her neighbors, Scott and Carolyn VanZant, have battled to save their Baycrest Subdivision…

Seaton, Stevens clear winners; other results remain cloudy

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Seaton, Stevens clear winners; other results remain cloudy

They’re back. With all precincts reporting, Rep. Paul Seaton, R-Homer, and Sen. Gary Stevens, R-Kodiak, will be the…

Councilman should drop paternalistic attitude

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Councilman should drop paternalistic attitude

I  comment on Homer City Councilman Beau Burgess’s words at the Oct. 27 council meeting. At this meeting,…