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    Articles by Michael Armstrong
    Investigation leads to changes at The Terrace
    Investigation leads to changes at The Terrace
    By Michael Armstrong • February 25, 2013 1:18 pm

    The Terrace, an assisted living facility run by Homer Senior Citizens, has made numerous changes to its operation and management…

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    Man arrested on kidnapping, assault charges
    Man arrested on kidnapping, assault charges
    By Michael Armstrong • February 25, 2013 1:09 pm

    An Anchor Point woman and her teenage daughter escaped in their stocking feet on a cold and snowy night last…

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    Federal jury trial starts in airport shooting suit against city, police
    Federal jury trial starts in airport shooting suit...
    By Michael Armstrong • February 18, 2013 5:06 pm

    A federal jury trial started on Feb. 4 in U.S. District Court, Anchorage, in the case of a Minnesota woman…

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    The F/V Independence passes the M/V Kennicott last month during the Industry Outlook Forum as the ships round Land's End Resort on the Homer Spit. According to state surveys, the number of visitors coming to Alaska by the Alaska Highway and state ferries has declined since a peak of 109,000 in 2004 to 69,000 last year.                           -Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News
    Tourism on rebound from 2009 low
    By Michael Armstrong • February 18, 2013 5:05 pm

    After a decline in tourist visits in 2009 and 2010, Alaska has seen a general increase in overall visits, especially…

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    Water-sewer task force makes new recommendations, revises its model
    Water-sewer task force makes new recommendations, revises its...
    By Michael Armstrong • February 18, 2013 4:15 pm

    After public testimony at its January meeting, the Water-Sewer Task Force last Tuesday made some changes to a draft water-sewer…

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    Homer charter captain gets 10 years for meth dealing to teens, child porn
    Homer charter captain gets 10 years for meth...
    By Michael Armstrong • February 18, 2013 4:14 pm

    A federal judge on Feb. 8 sentenced a Homer sport fishing charter captain to 10 years in prison for distributing…

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    Boneman Lee Post pauses at the opening of "Encounters: Whales in Our Waters," above. The exhibit includes log books, right, from Rainbow Tours whale viewing trips.
    Museum gets up close with whales in new...
    By Michael Armstrong • February 18, 2013 3:32 pm

    The title of the Pratt Museum’s new exhibit tells it all: “Encounters: Whales in Our Waters.”And by “encounter,” does the…

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    HCOA announces Writers’ Contest winners
    HCOA announces Writers’ Contest winners
    By Michael Armstrong • February 18, 2013 2:48 pm

    Now in its 21st year, the Kenai Peninsula Writers’ Contest has been going on long enough that writers who might…

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    City insurance won’t pay for sewage flood damage
    City insurance won’t pay for sewage flood damage
    By Michael Armstrong • February 18, 2013 1:34 pm

    The city of Homer’s insurance provider won’t pay for damages to homes hit by a mid-January sewage flood. An insurance…

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    Dance honors director’s father
    Dance honors director’s father
    By Michael Armstrong • February 15, 2013 3:48 pm

    In modern dance, as kinetic and fluid as the choreography can be, sometimes the dancers slow and pause, holding a…

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    HCOA announces Writers’ Contest winners
    HCOA announces Writers’ Contest winners
    By Michael Armstrong • February 15, 2013 3:45 pm

    Now in its 21st year, the Kenai Peninsula Writers’ Contest has been going on long enough that writers who might…

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    Snowmachine easement case settled — finally
    Snowmachine easement case settled — finally
    By Michael Armstrong • February 4, 2013 2:20 pm

    Sixteen-feet wide. That’s the final number and detail in a 14-year dispute between members of the Snomads snowmachine club and…

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    A 38-foot gray whale skeleton is the highlight of a new exhibit at the Pratt.-Photo provided
    First Friday — low key but diverse
    By Michael Armstrong • February 4, 2013 1:50 pm

    With several galleries closed for February, art openings for First Friday are scattered. What First Friday lacks in quantity it…

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