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At Monday’s Homer City Council meeting, council member Shelly Erickson suggested a little snow jujitsu. “I’m just thinking…
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Retired Homer teacher dies in Maui snorkeling accident
Family and friends will remember this Saturday a retired teacher who died Feb. 3 in a swimming accident…
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Starting a legal cannabis grow begins with ‘immaculate conception’ of plants
The recent denial of Alaska Loven It’s license to cultivate cannabis raises a question not often discussed in…
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Combat vets receive Quilts of Valor
Two combat veterans received Quilts of Valor in a presentation on Tuesday, Feb. 6, at Dr. Vicky Hodnik’s…
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District, parents hash out busing issues
Follow an Apple school bus as it does its bus route and you’ll note several things: • This…
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Squirrel Nut Zippers aim to make America weird again
In modern American music, running counterpoint to overproduced pop there often has been something raw and original to…
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SPH could lay off medical transcriptionists
Five employees working as medical transcriptionists at South Peninsula Hospital could lose their jobs if the hospital follows…
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#Whew: Earthquake provides lessons learned
#Whew. In social media terminology, where hashtags (the # symbol) help make terms searchable, that’s the word of…
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About 700 turn out for Women’s March on Homer 2018
Homerites knew just how to cut through the cold on Saturday as they marched from the Homer Education…
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Quake gives local agencies chance to practice emergency response
Homerites were propelled out of their beds by the rattle of a 7.9 magnitude earthquake recorded by the…
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Quake hits Homer; tsunami warning issued
Update 3:30 a.m.: The city of Homer has called off its evacuation. Residents can return to their homes…
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Quake hits Homer; tsunami warning issued
An 7.9 magnitude earthquake struck Alaska at 12:31 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 23.The steady roller shook the lower Kenai…