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Speakman is new chamber director

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Speakman is new chamber director

Debbie Speakman has accepted the position of Executive Director for the Homer Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center.…

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ACPE Cuts Refi Rates for Alaskans Repaying Student Loans

The Alaska Commission on Post Secondary Education offers student loan refinancing at 4.95 percent. Qualifying borrowers can use…

Murkowski says Senate should work with Dems on ACA reform

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Murkowski says Senate should work with Dems on ACA reform

In a statement released on Tuesday, July 18, Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, reiterated that she would work with…

Speakman is new chamber director

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Speakman is new chamber director

Debbie Speakman has accepted the position of Executive Director for the Homer Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center.…

Members of the Homer Special Election Canvass Board to a hand count of the last batch of ballots on June 16, 2017, afternoon in the Cowles Council Chambers, Homer City Hall. From left to right are City Clerk Melissa Jacobsen, Deputy City Clerk Renee Krause, board member Terry Meyer and board member Maryann Lyda. The election to recall Homer City Council members Donna Aderhold, David Lewis and Catriona Reynolds failed, with the “no” votes winning by 57 percent for Aderhold and Lewis and 56 percent for Reynolds.

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Ethics complaint could be denied because it violated confidentiality

Editor’s Note: This article has been updated on July 17 to clarify that attorney Stacey Stone did not…

Homer resident Carla Stanley asks a question of Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, at a town hall meeting on health care Friday, July 7, 2017, at Homer City Hall. About 150 packed the Cowles Council Chambers to share their concerns about health care.

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Murkowski willing to work with Dems on health care

On her visit to Homer last Friday, Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, delivered an emphatic “no” — but that…

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At the Battle of Little Round Top on July 2, 1863, at Gettysburg, Pa., as Union troops rallied…

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Letters to the Editor

Wide berth, Homer! I knew that would get your attention. I’m going to share with you some in…

And the livin’ is easy

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And the livin’ is easy

Brittany Nathat kayaks by rocks at low tide near Otter Cove Resort in Kachemak Bay on Sunday, June…

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Years Ago

20 years ago in the Homer News A homeowner found a 100-pound black bear entered her cabin through…

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Opinion: Why we’re here

In its 53 years, the Homer News has seen 11 editors. In my 18 years here, I’ve worked…

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Arts Briefs

Library book group meets A monthly reading and discussion group at The Homer Public Library meets at 4:30…

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Coast Guard seeks comments on CIRCAC recertification

The U.S. Coast Guard seeks comments on recertification of the Cook Inlet Regional Citizens Advisory Council. CIRCAC has…