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Point of View: Parents — You are essential workers

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Point of View: Parents — You are essential workers

It happened. After a month of holding it together from behind the computer screen of my life; nursing…

Point of View: Making friends and connecting to people

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Point of View: Making friends and connecting to people

Sitting on my balcony in Zürich, Switzerland in this extraordinary April 2020 I think back to the time…

Letters to the Editor

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Letters to the Editor

Cloth masks keep coronavirus from spreading

Church of the Rock Homer Pastor Aaron Weisser, Ph.D. (Photo courtesy Aaron Weisser)

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Point of View: Opportunities for kindness and caring have never been as ripe

Editor’s note: This opinion piece has been corrected to note that Aaron Weisser has a doctor of philosophy…

Point of View: Electricity in the age of COVID

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Point of View: Electricity in the age of COVID

Electricity is critically important. I am running for re-election to be a voice for diverse renewable generation that…

Point of View: Exciting tsunami at HEA

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Point of View: Exciting tsunami at HEA

• Cheaper HEA bills forever

Point of View: State is helping those unemployed by pandemic

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Point of View: State is helping those unemployed by pandemic

Federal and state legislation has expanded unemployment insurance benefits for Alaskans affected by the COVID-19 epidemic. Since the…

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Point of View: Homer community reports for duty in COVID-19 crisis

The cars and trucks were lined up at the Homer United Methodist Church parking lot through the lunch…

Letters to the Editor

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Letters to the Editor

Grateful for medicas

Ryan Smith, South Peninsula Hospital CEO. (Photo courtesy of South Peninsula Hospital)

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Point of View: South Peninsula Hospital is preparing for pandemic

“Hope for the best and prepare for the worst.” Several times on recent daily updates, I have heard…

Letters to the Editor

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Letters to the Editor

HEA ‘fair share’ should give one pause

Homer City Council member Donna Aderhold in a photo taken in March 2018 in Homer, Alaska. (Photo courtesy Donna Aderhold)

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Point of View: Finding something beautiful in Homer

The library established the story walk early this year. I discovered this on a sunny Monday morning. The…

Point of View: Let’s be ahead of the curve to flatten the curve

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Point of View: Let’s be ahead of the curve to flatten the curve

Growing up in Alaska has been a gift. I was encouraged and supported by parents, neighbors, teachers and…