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West Homer Elementary School Japanese Club instructor Megumi Beams (center), walking with the Alaska Japanese Club float, carries a cardboard Taiko drum and waves to the crowd at the 70th annual Homer Winter Carnival Parade on Pioneer Avenue on Saturday, Feb. 10, 2024 in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)

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Point of View: Celebrating 40 years of Homer’s sister city relationship

The City of Homer and Alaska Japanese Club have been celebrating the 40th anniversary of their relationship with…

Mike O’Meara.

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Letters to the Editor

National Recovery Month kickoff successful

AKPIRG logo. Photo courtesy of AKPIRG

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Opinion: With the right regulations, the SAVE Act can unlock energy prosperity in Alaska

Since 2010, only homeowners have been able to invest in and earn monthly bill savings from rooftop solar

Cindy Harris. (Courtesy)

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Support funding for Adult Day services

These services offer a safe place for Alaskans to bring their loved ones

Voters fill out their ballots at the Challenger Learning Center in Kenai, Alaska on Election Day, Nov. 8, 2022. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Voter tidbit: Get prepared for the Oct. 1 municipal election

Check your voting status or register to vote online by Aug. 31

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Opinion: Fair and competitive oil taxes are working

There is a resurgence in oil production and jobs in Alaska that is directly related to our current…

(Juneau Empire file photo)

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Opinion: Permanent Fund troubles make for sad music

To modernize an old expression, Alaskans are fiddling while the Permanent Fund burns.

Voters fill out their ballots at the Challenger Learning Center in Kenai, Alaska on Election Day, Nov. 8, 2022. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Voter tidbit: 2 election stories highlight voting challenges in rural Alaska

The state needs to make voting in rural areas more accommodating

Mike O'Meara

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Letters to the Editor

Thanks for giving us space

Priya Helweg is the acting regional director and executive officer for the Region 10 Office of Intergovernmental and External Affairs, Office of the Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (Photo courtesy U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)

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Opinion: A historic milestone in improving health benefits

The ability to afford medicines is about dignity, hope and fairness. These words from the president have been…

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Point of View: There is nothing to like about Project 2025

Project 2025 - Presidential Transition Project’s intent is radical

Mike O'Meara

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Letters to the Editor

Dear editor,

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Point of View: Safeguarding our children’s future

Under the failed leadership of the Biden Administration, woke agendas have targeted our children and those same woke…