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Mike O'Meara

Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor

Celebration of Lifelong Learning a success

Mike O’Meara

Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor

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Opinion

Point of View: The State should stay out of Alaskans’ health care decisions

As a physician who provides comprehensive reproductive health care, I follow the science and medical evidence in providing…

Mike O'Meara

Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor

The S-word

Elizabeth Pileckas (courtesy photo)

Opinion

Point of View: Healthy youth equals healthy Homer

If you are a school-aged person in Homer, or the parent or caregiver of a school-aged person, you…

Penelope Haas is Vice President of the Kachemak Bay Conservation Society and a commercial fishermen in Bristol Bay.

Opinion

Community must ask questions about harbor expansion

The City of Homer recently approved spending $750,000 to begin a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers “general investigation”…

Matt Clarke

Opinion

Pay It Forward – Supporting Local Youth Athletics

Why donate or volunteer to a local youth athletic program? Consider the life enriching experiences that can benefit…

Adele Hile's stained glass window contribution in the Homer Public Library on Feb. 13, 2023. Photo courtesy of Mercedes O'Leary Harness.

Opinion

Love your library history: Adele Hile’s stained glass window

One day last month, I retrieved my 8-year-old from a chess game at the library. She was sitting…

Mike O'Meara

Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor

A huge thank you

Mike O'Meara

Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor

Homer sports benefits from community support

Opinion

Voting should never be taken for granted

The Voting Rights Act of 1965 ended racial discrimination in voting. At least that is what it was…

Larry Smith

Opinion

Point of View: Permanent fund in trouble

While Alaskans argue about how to spend the income from the Alaska Permanent Fund — dividends versus government…

Opinion

Point of View: Why we celebrate with #IHeartEstuaries

Did you know that Kachemak Bay and Cook Inlet are also both “estuaries”? And that Kachemak Bay has…