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Supreme Court finds Griswold due process rights violated

Editor’s note: This story has been updated to include a comment from Frank Griswold sent in an email…

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Michael WertsMay 7, 1971-Sept. 10, 2018

Michael Werts

Ken Castner III answers a question at a city council and mayoral candidate forum Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018 at Alice’s Champagne Palace in Homer, Alaska. Castner is running for Homer mayor. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)

Elections

Castner running for mayor to promote unity

Although Ken Castner has served on numerous city commissions, committees and task forces, his run for Homer Mayor…

Chamber cancels candidate forums after GOP objects to venue; Seaton to hold own forum instead

Elections

Chamber cancels candidate forums after GOP objects to venue; Seaton to hold own forum instead

A District 31 State Representative candidate event will happen Sept. 25 at Alice’s Champagne Palace — but it…

Council write-in campaign falters after eligibility issue

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Council write-in campaign falters after eligibility issue

A brief Homer City Council write-in campaign that started last week ended Monday after the candidate, Connor Schmidt,…

<span class="neFMT neFMT_PhotoCredit">Homer News file photo</span>                                The 39-year-old current Homer Police Station at its location on upper Heath Street near Homer High School and above the Homer Volunteer Fire Department. At its Sept. 10 Homer City Council worksession, council members discussed what to do with the old building when the new station is built in 2020.

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Council considers options for old police station

With plans proceeding to build a new Homer Police station at the corner of Heath Street and Grubstake…

Iskatel at sea earlier this summer. Last Thursday morning, Aug. 30, 2018, the inflatable catamaran arrived at the Homer, Alaska, harbor after a two-year trip from Lake Baikal, Russia, to Homer, arriving Aug. 26. (Photo provided/Baikal-Alaska Expedition)

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Russian catamaran completes 2-year voyage from Siberia to Homer

Adventurers have sailed or paddled before to Homer in boats and kayaks, finishing arduous journeys across thousands of…

New Anchor Point writer publishes second novel

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New Anchor Point writer publishes second novel

When a former journalist writes a novel with an unreliable narrator about the editor of a weekly newspaper…

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Letters to the Editor

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Scholarship helped with sports camp

This photo from the Alaska Department of Fish and Game shows beluga whales arching their backs through the surface of the water. Of Alaska’s five distinct beluga whale populations, only Cook Inlet’s is listed as endangered. (Courtesy the Alaska Department of Fish and Game)

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Help count beluga whales on Sept. 15

Belugas Count! day is Sept. 15. Citizen scientists can help marine biologists search for and count endangered Cook…

Opinion

A Seniors perspective on Senator Peter Micciche

Anchor River Bridge to be closed for repairs

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Anchor River Bridge to be closed for repairs

The Anchor River Bridge, or Bridge No. 910, will be closed starting next Monday for repairs to the…

Point of View: There can be hope for recovery from addiction — lots of hope

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Point of View: There can be hope for recovery from addiction — lots of hope

As of Aug. 2, 2018, Megan has been in recovery for five years. We have had our daughter…