Opinion
After attacks on journalists, we remain defiant
We’re not going to grumble about our jobs as journalists. Yeah, the industry has been stressed lately, and…
Columnists
The Community built the SPARC; the SPARC builds Community
In the spring of 2015, Homer parents Lisa and Daniel Zatz were frustrated that no place was available…
Opinion
Vote ‘yes’ on Prop 1 for new cop shop
A few weeks ago the security alarm at the Homer News went off on a Saturday. We’ve always…
Opinion
Canceled meeting highlights importance of Pride MonthCouncil member’s actions had far reaching effects
My daughter called from a rest stop an hour south of Philadelphia last week. She’s just finished her…
Opinion
Herring sizes down as season progresses
Herring fisheries are moving up the coast to Kodiak, Cook Inlet and the Bering Sea, after the Sitka…
Opinion
Halibut season gets off to rocky start
The 2018 halibut season got off to a late, rocky and confusing start when the International Pacific Halibut…
Opinion
ADF&G release Bristol Bay processing survey
ADF&G has released the 2018 Bristol Bay sockeye salmon processing capacity survey summary, and to the surprise of…
Opinion
Stand for Salmon moving forward
The controversial Stand For Salmon ballot initiative aiming for a place on the November 2018 state-wide ballot has…
Opinion
Board of Fish meets in Anchorage
The Alaska Board of Fisheries is holding a meeting for state-wide Dungeness crab, shrimp and other miscellaneous shellfish…
Opinion
US, Canada split on halibut quotas
The International Pacific Halibut Commission annual meeting ended last week with the two countries involved, the United States…