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Point of View: Sharing the community spirit

Share the Spirit continued programs even in pandemic year.

Peter Zuyus

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Point of View: Alaska seniors and disabled suffer under Department of Administration change

Closure of Homer, other DMV offices will hurt seniors and disabled.

Michael O'Meara's cartoon for Jan. 7, 2021.

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Never forget: Ending a dark period and into a new year

Michael O'Meara's cartoon for Dec. 31, 2020.

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Not surprising

Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships. (logo provided)

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Point of View: Start New Year with ‘Dry January’ sobriety challenge

In American culture, we view the start of the New Year as a time to make life changes,…

Michael O'Meara's cartoon for Dec. 24, 2020.

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Catherine Cassidy. (Photo courtesy Catherine Cassidy)

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Point of View: Dunleavy takes a wrecking ball to peninsula fishing economy

The Kenai Peninsula was delivered a low blow by Gov. Mike Dunleavy this month.

A Remington Deluxe Model 5 manual typewriter. (Homer News file photo)

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Editorial: In the darkest moments, there is light ahead

In Christianity, the season of Advent heralds the coming of Christ at Christmas, but it also is a…

Rear Adm. Stephen Barnett, Commander, Navy Region Northwest, in a photo taken in January 2020. (Photo courtesy U.S. Navy Public Affairs)

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Point of View: Navy training in Alaska vital for real-world response readiness

The Gulf of Alaska is the site of a critical military training area where the U.S. Navy has…

The Homer Foundation logo.

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Point of View: :Pay it Forward — It’s time to ‘lean in’ through volunteer efforts

‘Lean in’ experience from Zoom talk can be expanded as community support during pandemic.

Michael O’Meara’s cartoon for Dec. 17, 2020.

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Michael O'Meara's cartoon for Dec. 10, 2020.

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David W. Schade, director of the state Division of Agriculture (courtesy)

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Point of View: Now that industrial hemp is legal, Alaska’s industry must follow law

While industrial hemp is an old-time agricultural crop, many still think of cannabis only as marijuana.