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Scholarship award inspires hopeful future

Cassie Lawver. Photo provided by Cassie Lawver

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Opinion: Alaskans were misled on marijuana taxes and education funding

When Alaskans voted in 2014 to legalize recreational marijuana, they did so under the belief — repeated often…

Larry Persily. (Juneau Empire file photo)

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Point of View: Life is harder when you outlive your support group

My mom lived until she was 97. She died two weeks after President Joe Biden was sworn in,…

The headwaters of the Ambler River in the Noatak National Preserve of Alaska, near where a proposed access road would end, are seen in an undated photo. (Ken Hill/National Park Service)

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Opinion: Congress must back the Ambler Road to secure Alaska’s economic future

Alaska stands at a pivotal moment and the stars have aligned for our state. The Ambler Road —…

Fresh-picked lettuces are for sale at the final Homer Farmers Market of the year on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024, in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)

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Opinion: Congress must rethink reconciliation bill’s harmful impacts on Alaska’s food systems

The nutrition and agriculture sections of the reconciliation bill under consideration by the U.S. Senate threaten to do…

Mike O'Meara.

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Letters to the editor

No letters were submitted to Homer News for publication on June 19.

Jonathan Flora is a lifelong commercial fisherman and dockworker from Homer, Alaska.

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Point of View: Not fishing for favors — Alaskans need basic health care access

We ask our elected officials to oppose this bill that puts our health and livelihoods in danger.

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: We need people to represent and do for Alaska

In my opinion and what I have learned in my 91 years of life is that if I…

Mike O'Meara.

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Letters to the editor

Devastating loss for our community

Alex Koplin is a founding member of Kenai Peninsula Votes. (courtesy photo)

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Point of View: Do you know who the fourth branch of government is?

I’ve been asking friends if they know what the fourth branch of government is. Most say there are…

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: Support our seniors and nonprofits — protect Medicare, Medicaid and SNAP

The turnaround at Homer Senior Citizens Center (HSC) is nothing short of miraculous, thanks to the leadership of…

The Homer Harbor is photographed on Saturday, May 20, 2023, in Homer, Alaska. (Homer News file photo)

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Point of View: Weighing financial uncertainty amid harbor expansion plans

Smart financial decisions wait for the right time to invest.

Laurie Craig / Juneau Empire file photo
The present-day KTOO public broadcasting building, built in 1959 for the U.S. Army’s Alaska Communications System Signal Corps, is located on filled tidelands near Juneau’s subport. Today vehicles on Egan Drive pass by the concrete structure with satellite dishes on the roof that receive signals from NPR, PBS and other sources.

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My Turn: Stand for the community radio, not culture war optics

Alaskans are different and we pride ourselves on that. If my vehicle got stuck in a ditch, or…