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“Tidal Datum” shows the tides over a month in San Francisco Bay. Each curve is a day’s tidal changes.-Photo Provided

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From science to sculpture

In presenting information in everything from data-filled reports to newspapers, the X-Y graph rules supreme. Flat, in two…

Traffic backs up at the Main Street and Sterling Highway intersection in February 2013. The intersection will get a traffic signal with turn lanes.-Homer News file photo

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Sterling and Main intersection to get stoplight

The busy intersection of the Sterling Highway and Main Street will get a traffic signal with turn lanes.…

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Is pay keeping some off council?

Would the Homer City Council get more middle-income residents, parents and small-business owners running for office if it…

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Council meets on six ethics complaints

The Homer City Council in a special meeting Monday night investigated six more ethics complaints. Acting as the…

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Bird paintings highlight May art openings

With shorebirds already beginning to arrive and the 22nd annual Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival running May 8-11, it’s…

In this map, areas where fossils have been found are shown in blue. The red lines indicate glaciation during the stage 3 interglacial period, with the area toward Cook Inlet ice free, including a large lake, shown in red.

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New fossil finds expand knowledge of ancient animals

More fossil finds by Homer beachcombers have expanded scientists’ knowledge of the animals that lived here during an…

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Homer DMV reduces hours temporarily

Following the loss of both employees at the Homer Division of Motor Vehicles office, the office at 3798…

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Homer News wins 13 awards in Alaska Press Club contest

The Homer News took home 13 Alaska Press Club awards last Saturday at the statewide media organization’s annual…

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District 30 could get $7 million in capital projects

House District 30 and the lower and central Kenai Peninsula could get $7 million in capital projects if…

Homer man’s photo picked for beer label

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Homer man’s photo picked for beer label

Like a lot of Homer entrepreneurs, Scott Dickerson has not one, but several business ventures. A recent sale,…

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Man injured in March car accident dies

A Homer man critically injured in a March 3 car crash near Anchor Point has died of his…

Book advertising divides council; mayor votes to spend the money

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Book advertising divides council; mayor votes to spend the money

In a 3-3 tie broken by Mayor Beth Wythe, the Homer City Council at its regular meeting Monday…

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Board of Adjustment hears tower appeal

The Homer City Council, acting as the Board of Adjustment, heard an appeal Tuesday night of a conditional…