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Point of View: Inflation, hmmm

It seems to me inflation has been going on since I was old enough to buy things. I’m…

Xochitl Harbison (left) and Jenna Gerrety (right) trim bowls in the Homer Council on the Arts studio in Homer, Alaska, on Friday, Oct. 25, 2024, in preparation for the Empty Bowl fundraiser. (Emilie Springer/Homer News)

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Point of View: Homer Food Pantry holds successful fundraiser

This year’s Empty Bowl fundraiser for the Homer Community Food Pantry was a sensational success! Local potters provided…

Mike O'Meara.

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Letters to the Editor

Homer OPUS is grateful to our supporters

A cherished “jolly Santa head” ornament from the Baisden Christmas tree. (Photo provided)

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Opinion: Reflections of holidays past

The contrast of seasons, summer to winter with a short visit by autumn, causes us to pause.

Mike O'Meara

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Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor,

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Opinion: Strengthening Alaska’s public safety: Recent growth in the VPSO program

The number of VPSOs working in our remote communities has grown to 79

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Point of View: Some answers

In the Nov. 14 edition of the Homer News, in a letter to the editor titled “A Request…

Mike O'Meara.

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Letters to the Editor

We’re all in it together

The Alaska Psychiatric Institute in Anchorage. (Alaska Department of Family and Community Services photo)

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Point of View: Small wins make big impacts at Alaska Psychiatric Institute

The Alaska Psychiatric Institute (API), an 80-bed psychiatric hospital located in Anchorage, is operated by the Department of…

Rachel Lord. (Photo courtesy Rachel Lord)

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Point of View: We stand with the Kachemak Bay Family Planning Clinic

Our thoughts and hopes are with KBFPC staff, volunteers and clients

Rosa Parks, whose civil rights legacy has recent been subject to revision in class curriculums. (Public domain photo from the National Archives and Records Administration Records)

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Point of View: Proud to be ‘woke’

Wokeness: the quality of being alert to and concerned about social injustice and discrimination: “will this new era…

Mike O'Meara.

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Letters to the Editor

Book donation enriches student education

State Senate Majority Leader Cathy Giessel, R-Anchorage, left, confers with Senate President Gary Stevens, R-Kodiak, and other members during an April 24, 2024 floor session. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire file photo)

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Opinion: This could be Alaska’s last shot at bipartisan good

The next two years may be Alaska’s last chance for productive, bipartisan legislative action.