All may be fair in love, war, but not in city’s new water-sewer rates

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All may be fair in love, war, but not in city’s new water-sewer rates

As I sat in my aisle seat minding my own business, reading my John Grisham novel, I couldn’t…

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KBEA says ‘thank you, pardner’

Kachemak Bay Equestrian Association, or KBEA, wants to express our gratitude to all the individuals and businesses who…

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Annual recycling event scheduled for Saturday

Cook Inletkeeper announces the Ninth Annual Homer Electronics Recycling Day will take place from 10 a.m.-3p.m. Saturday at…

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HoWL talks to young students

I would like to extend a very warm thank you to the Homer Foundation, the Choices for Teens…

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Citizens Academy enlightening

As a recent graduate of Homer’s first Citizens Academy I herewith present my report: Ten to 12 citizens…

Everyone can play role in greener economy

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Everyone can play role in greener economy

The ability to recycle electronics helps families, businesses, governments, tribes, and non-profits make responsible waste disposal decisions.  It…

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Growth not what Homer needs

Growth — is there no end to it? Even humans stop growing at some point. Let me be…

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Cigarette butts most commonly discarded piece of waste in world

My son and I were out on Saturday picking up garbage for the upcoming cleanup week in Homer.…

Homer gets creative when it comes to filling pantry

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Homer gets creative when it comes to filling pantry

“What should we say in this article about the Homer Food Pantry?” I asked some fellow volunteers. “What…

Carey Meyer, public works director, right, and Steve Delehanty, Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge director, second from right, talk with Angie Otteson, parks maintenance director, about installing a Wendy Erd poem on the Beluga Slough Trail. Camp fee collector Bruce Babbitt is at left.-Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News

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Celebrating Earth Day

Everyday is like thisthe short and long of forgetting:a man with a walking stick, a limp;his daughter in…

Mike Illg of Homer completed Monday’s Boston Marathon as a way to raise research dollars for the Children’s Tumor Foundation.-Photo provided

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Homer’s Mike Illg finishes Boston Marathon strong

Following the fatal bombings at the finish line of the 2013 Boston Marathon, “Boston strong” became a guiding…

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Non-Profit Needs

Editor’s Note: In conjunction with the monthly “Pay It Forward” column, the Homer News is printing a list…

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Session goes on, but end in sight

Legislators have their boxes packed, computers have been shipped to local offices and some aides have boarded the…