Four thoughts for beginning gardeners

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Four thoughts for beginning gardeners

My mind is jam packed with worry about you new gardeners. You are at the forefront of my…

A sandhill crane feeds in Beluga Slough last week with a flock of greater-white fronted and cackling Canada geese, evidence that not just shorebirds are migrating through or nesting in Homer.  -Michael Armstrong, Homer News

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Warm weather, soft spring rains, trees turning green, thousands of shorebirds arriving and businesses opening on the Homer…

Mariner Drew Brown gets the jump — literally — on a member of the Colony Knights soccer team as the two scramble for control of the ball during Friday’s game.

Sports

Mariners squeeze plenty of soccer into short season

On Thursday, the Homer Mariners boys and girls varsity soccer teams faced the Houston Hawks on Homer High‘s…

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Ninilchik father, daughter inducted in ASAA Alaska High School Hall of Fame

Former Ninilchik basketball coach Dan Leman and his daughter and star player, Whitney, were among 11 named to…

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Anchorage Invite

May 2-3Dimond High SchoolHOMER BOYS INDIVIDUAL VARSITY SCORES800 METERS: 3. Pedro Ochoa, 2:02.911600 METERS: 30. Les Crane, 5:30.883200…

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Mariners post good performances at Anchorage Invite

Participating in the two-day Anchorage Invite was an open door for the Homer Mariner track and field athletes…

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Fairbanks flight opens unmanned aircraft test site

A small and unassuming unmanned aircraft made a short flight Monday in Fairbanks that signified a big step…

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First LNG ship since 2012 arrives at Nikiski plant

The first liquefied natural gas tanker arrived Friday morning at the ConocoPhillips LNG plant at Nikiski, following the…

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First cruise ship arrives Wednesday

The first cruise ship of the season, the M/V Silver Shadow, arrives about 8 a.m. Wednesday at the…

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Alaska Business Week registration now open; students invited to apply

Registration for Alaska Business Week, which will run July 27-Aug. 2, is open. The application deadline is May…

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Watchdog to review EPA’s handling of Pebble mine study

JUNEAU — A watchdog plans to review the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s handling of a report on the…

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NTSB recommends safety audit of Alaska aviation

ANCHORAGE — Two fatal crashes of Alaska commuter aircraft and five other accidents or incidents have led the…

Report details commercial fish industry’s value to U.S.

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Report details commercial fish industry’s value to U.S.

Many Alaskans know the commercial seafood industry is an economic powerhouse, and the largest private employer in the…