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Larry Persily. (Juneau Empire file photo)

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Opinion: New service takes the crime out of being a bagman

Used to be, a bagman was the guy in the movie who picked up or delivered the takings…

A rare red  aurora is seen over Alaska in February 1958. Photo courtesy of the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute

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Red aurora rare enough to be special

Charles Deehr will never forget his first red aurora. On Feb. 11, 1958, Deehr was a student at…

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Homer happenings from years past

Mike O'Meara.

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Grateful for arts partnership between Homer High and Bunnell

Paco, 9-year-old male cockatiel, and Curly, 30-year-old male cockatiel. Photo courtesy of Homer Animal Shelter

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Pets of the Week: Paco and Curly

These two would benefit greatly from a home they can call their own.

A map of Alaska depicts location names provided in Donald Orth’s Dictionary of Alaska Place Names. Photo provided by Ned Rozell

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What’s in an Alaska name?

I once asked a snowmachiner heading out on a trail from Nome where he was going.

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Larry Persily. (Juneau Empire file photo)

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Opinion: Candidates should pay a penalty for false promises

A lot of time, energy and legal fees have been spent on political and court fights to limit…

Low clouds hang over Cook Inlet north of Anchor Point on Oct. 23, 2025. The Trump administration is planning an oil and gas lease sale in federal territory of the inlet. It is set to be the first of at six Cook Inlet lease sales that Congress has mandated by held between now and 2032. (Photo by Yereth Rosen/Alaska Beacon)

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Trump administration sets terms for upcoming oil and gas lease sale in Alaska’s Cook Inlet

The ‘Big Beautiful Cook Inlet Oil and Gas Lease Sale,’ scheduled for March, would follow a series of…

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Thanks for making a Halloween tradition special

Rainy, 15-year-old female. Photo courtesy of Homer Animal Shelter

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Pet of the Week: Rainy

This sweet ol’ gal prefers the quieter side of life.

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Larry Persily. (Juneau Empire file photo)

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Opinion: It’s my own fault, but that doesn’t make it easier

I use a tablet to read newspapers. It started maybe a decade ago, when an increasing number of…