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Assembly talks about changes to compensation

The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly discussed changes to its budget and considered changes to members’ compensation at its…

Understanding Obamacare ... and why it is doomed to fail

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Understanding Obamacare … and why it is doomed to fail

Since 1990, culminating with Obamacare, progressives progressively destroyed health insurance. How? By switching definitions.  Old Definition: Insurance –…

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Performance more than music

Watching the high school musical “The Sound of Plaid” this past weekend, was a peak experience. It was…

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Ham radio classes offered

There will be Amateur Radio Training Classes from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday at the Homer Public Library,…

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Rotary helps new students

This is a heartfelt thank you to Rotary Club of Homer Downtown from Homer High School. Recently, we…

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Wrestling tourney big success

The annual Popeye wrestling tournament held on March 22 at Homer High was a huge success with 370…

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Thanks for supporting ‘Plaid’

On behalf of the young men and women of the cast and crew of “The Sound of  Plaid,”…

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More to learn about partnerships

Public land — especially the land incorporated into parks, preserves and refuges — is big in Alaska. Just…

Terry Boyle, known as the “sheriff of Rohn,” Dr. Paul Sayer, Dr. Paul Raymond and his daughter Kendra, and Jasper Bond, known as the “mayor of Rohn,” pose for a photo. Boyle and Bond are Iditarod checkers at the Rohn checkpoint, 712 miles from Nome.-Photo provided

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They’re back

In a year when some of the most seasoned Iditarod racers pulled themselves and their dog teams out…

Homer’s port and harbor have been removed from the Kachemak Bay Critical Habitat Area. “In a nutshell (Senate Bill) 148 is about recognizing the balance between jobs and environmental protection,” said the bill’s sponsor, Sen. Peter Micciche, R-Soldotna.-Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News

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Governor signs bill removing Homer’s port, harbor from critical habitat area

With the capital budget and what it means for the southern Kenai Peninsula still to be determined, other…

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Stabenow does workshop in Anchorage

Homer mystery, thriller, fantasy and science fiction writer Dana Stabenow offers a writing workshop with writer Deb Vanasse,…

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Harrison B performs progressive Soul

Nashville artist Harrison B performs progressive American Soul music on his upcoming Alaska tour, with two stops in…

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‘Broadway Babies’ cabaret is April 18-19

“Broadway Babies,” a musical theatre cabaret, is 7 p.m. April 18 and 19 at Wasabi’s Fusion. Directed by…