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Opinion: To prevent abuse and neglect, support child care providers

Laurie Mead, the owner of Kyrie N’ Friends, a licensed child care facility in Soldotna, serves a hot…

House District 6 Rep. Sarah Vance attends her town hall meeting via Microsoft Teams video on Saturday, April 12, 2025. A screening was still held for in-person attendees at Pioneer Hall on Kachemak Bay Campus in Homer, Alaska. (Chloe Pleznac/Homer News)

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Opinion: Vance fails to be frank about hard reality of Alaska’s deficit

Rep. Vance spoke of fiscal stability coming from economic development.

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Point of View: Tell your representatives SAVE Act is not needed

The SAVE Act will disenfranchise Alaska voters and make the process of voting much more restrictive.

A vintage Underwood typewriter sits on a table on Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2022, at the Homer News in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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Point of View: No more money without accountability — No on HB 69

The Senate is recommending an increase of the base student allocation of $1,000, with no accountability measures.

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Homer Women of Action support local issues

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Begich in lockstep with Trump, not Alaskans

The SAVE Act is just another attempt to disenfranchise marginalized voters.

Kyle Cowan is the manager of the Bureau of Land Management Alaska Fire Service. (Photo courtesy Bureau of Land Management Alaska Fire Service)

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Point of View: Fire season starts before Iditarod ends

It is critical that Alaskans exercise caution with anything that could ignite a fire.

A vintage Underwood typewriter sits on a table on Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2022, at the Homer News in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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Point of View: Wake up America

The number one problem in America is our national debt resulting from the inability to control federal spending.

Jackson Carney of Wrangell, a student in the Federal Subsistence Board Policy and Procedures class at the University of Alaska Southeast, testifies before the Federal Subsistence Board. (Photo by Ryan Morse/courtesy)

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Point of View: Helping the next generation of hunters and fishermen to have a say

Ultimately, the goal is to ensure Alaskans, and young people, have a say in the decisions that affect…

Mike O'Meara

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Ensuring the future of the Homer fire department

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Point of View: Making the best strategic decisions for HEA members’ future

Erin McKittrick is an incumbent candidate for the District 3 Homer Electric Association board seat.

A vintage Underwood typewriter sits on a table on Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2022, at the Homer News in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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Libraries defend every American’s freedom to read

Authors Against Book Bans invites you to celebrate National Library Week.