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    Articles by Michael Armstrong
    People gather for Light Up a Life on Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022, at WKFL Park in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
    Hospice of Homer’s Light Up a Life honors...
    By Michael Armstrong • December 22, 2022 2:30 am

    The luminarias lined paths at WKFL

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    Michael Armstrong poses at his desk in February 2015 at the Homer News in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by McKibben Jackinsky)
    Out of the Office: So long, and thanks...
    By Michael Armstrong • December 14, 2022 2:30 am

    Like many things in life, I didn’t intend to stay at the Homer News for 23 years and six months….

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    Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion 
Pete Kineen, a neighbor of the proposed Beachcomber LLC gravel pit, stands on his deck and points to where the pit could be, on May 2, 2019, in Anchor Point, Alaska.
    Judge upholds denial of Anchor Point gravel pit
    By Michael Armstrong • December 14, 2022 2:30 am

    Decision affirms decision of KPB Planning Commission to set standards in gravel pit applications.

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    This map shows the location of a magnitude 4.5 earthquake that hit about 100 miles southeast of Homer, Alaska, near Nuka Island in the Gulf of Alaska. The map also shows the intensity of the quake as reported by observers. (Map by U.S. Geological Survey)
    M. 4.5 quake hits peninsula
    By Michael Armstrong • December 14, 2022 2:30 am

    No damage, injury was reported.

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    Homer News Editor Michael Armstrong, left, and Senior Reporter Emilie Springer, right, pose for a photo on Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022, at the paper offices in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Charlie Menke/Homer News)
    Homer News editor Armstrong will retire
    By Michael Armstrong • December 7, 2022 2:30 am

    Longtime Homer News editor and reporter Michael Armstrong will retire from the paper next week. Armstrong’s last paper will be…

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A mural by Brad Hughes was among the improvements made in the past decade at the headquarters of the Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies on Smokey Bay Way.
    CACS turns 40: 2012-2022 — Change, growth, and...
    By Michael Armstrong • November 30, 2022 2:30 am

    Editor’s note: The story of the Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies continues in the latest of a series of stories….

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    Two roses washed up with the tide on the Homer Spit on Monday, Nov. 14, 2022, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
    Out of the Office: Finding grace on the...
    By Michael Armstrong • November 30, 2022 2:30 am

    Last month while walking the Homer Spit beach I came across two red roses and a scattering of petals that…

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    Some of the Homer Public Library books a citizens group has asked be removed from the children's section lie on a table at the meeting of the Library Advisory Board on Nov. 15, 2022, in the Cowles Council Chambers at Homer City Hall in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
    Testimony on LGQBT+ library books runs four hours
    By Michael Armstrong • November 17, 2022 2:30 am

    Library board will consider issue at its Jan. 17 meeting.

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    People visit at the Loved & Lost Memorial Bench on Sunday, June 12, 2022, at the Homer Public Library in Homer, Alaska, for a memorial for Anesha “Duffy” Murnane and the dedication of the bench. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
    Calderwood is extradited to Alaska
    By Michael Armstrong • November 16, 2022 2:30 am

    Man accused of killing Anesha “Duffy” Murnane now at Wildwood in Kenai.

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    U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola waves a sign during the morning rush hour in Anchorage, Alaska, on Tuesday Nov. 8, 2022. Peltola, who became the first Alaska Native elected to Congress when she won a special election earlier this year, faces Republicans Sarah Palin and Nick Begich and Libertarian Chris Bye in the general election. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)
    Peltola leads Alaska’s US House race in early...
    By Michael Armstrong • November 10, 2022 2:30 am

    ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Democrat U.S. Rep. Mary Sattler Peltola was leading in first-choice votes after early returns were posted Tuesday…

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    Rep. Sarah Vance, R-Homer, waves a campaign flag on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022, at WKFL Park in Homer, Alaska. Vance was part of a group supporting Republican Party candidates including Heath Smith, running for State Senate District C, Kelly Tshibaka, running for U.S. Senate, and Nick Begich III, running for U.S. Congress. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
    Stevens, Vance lead in preliminary results.
    By Michael Armstrong • November 9, 2022 2:30 am

    If results hold, incumbents could win on first round of ranked-choice voting.

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    The Homer Public Library as seen on Aug. 18, 2021, in Homer, Alaska. (File photo by Sarah Knapp/Homer News)
    Library Advisory Board to consider petition to move...
    By Michael Armstrong • November 9, 2022 2:30 am

    Update: This story has been updated to include a list of LGQBT+ books the petitioners have asked to be moved…

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    People visit at the Loved & Lost Memorial Bench on Sunday, June 12, 2022, at the Homer Public Library in Homer, Alaska, for a memorial for Anesha “Duffy” Murnane and the dedication of the bench. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
    Calderwood to be extradited to Alaska
    By Michael Armstrong • November 3, 2022 2:30 am

    Man accused of killing Anesha “Duffy” Murnane pleads guilty to Utah charges, will come back to Alaska.

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    This artwork placed Sept. 11, 2022, on "Breathe," the 2022 Burning Basket in Homer, Alaska, expressed the author's hope that his prostate surgery would remove the cancer from his body. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
    Out of the Office: Journey to Cancerland
    By Michael Armstrong • October 26, 2022 2:30 am

    These Out of the Office columns give the writers of the Homer News and Peninsula Clarion an opportunity to tell…

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    People visit at the Loved & Lost Memorial Bench on Sunday, June 12, 2022, at the Homer Public Library in Homer, Alaska, for a memorial for Anesha “Duffy” Murnane and the dedication of the bench. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
    Calderwood indicted for murder
    By Michael Armstrong • September 28, 2022 2:30 am

    Indictment charges man accused of killing Anesha “Duffy” Murnane with first-degree murder, kidnapping and sexual assault.

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    A fishing boat passes the Silversea cruise ship Silver Wind as the boat enters the Homer Harbor on Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
    Finding refuge
    By Michael Armstrong • September 28, 2022 2:30 am

    Silver Wind is one of two cruise ships to visit since pandemic.

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