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Grateful for arts partnership between Homer High and Bunnell

A map of Alaska depicts location names provided in Donald Orth’s Dictionary of Alaska Place Names. Photo provided by Ned Rozell

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What’s in an Alaska name?

I once asked a snowmachiner heading out on a trail from Nome where he was going.

Larry Persily. (Juneau Empire file photo)

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Opinion: Candidates should pay a penalty for false promises

A lot of time, energy and legal fees have been spent on political and court fights to limit…

Mike O'Meara.

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Thanks for making a Halloween tradition special

Larry Persily. (Juneau Empire file photo)

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Opinion: It’s my own fault, but that doesn’t make it easier

I use a tablet to read newspapers. It started maybe a decade ago, when an increasing number of…

Archaeologist Rick Knecht holds a human figure that he found on the beach near the village of Quinhagak on Oct. 24, 2025. Photo courtesy Alice Bailey

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Faces on a beach in Southwest Alaska

Walking a storm-scoured Alaska beach, archaeologist Rick Knecht knelt to pick up a wooden figurine the size of…

Mike O'Meara.

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Thank you to community for supporting Western Alaska evacuees

Kim Frost. Photo provided by South Peninsula Hospital

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Point of View: Shaping the future of South Peninsula Hospital: Be part of the conversation

For nearly 70 years, South Peninsula Hospital has been a cornerstone of health for the communities of the…

Ginny Espenshade runs the Kenai Peninsula Youth Court and is part of Planet Youth Homer. Photo courtesy of Ginny Espenshade

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Point of View: Planet Youth Homer connects youth to healthy activities

Here is a trivia question for readers. What do Dave Cloud, Carole Hamik, Charlotte Moss and Anita Harry…

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Opinion: Nurse licensure compact can strengthen Alaska’s health care workforce

Alaskans value resilience. We know what it means to work together in tough times, and we require solutions…

“Hair ice” grows from the forest floor in Fairbanks, Alaska. Photo courtesy of Ned Rozell

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‘Hair ice’ enlivens an extended fall in Interior Alaska

Just when you thought you’d seen everything in the boreal forest, a reader points out white whiskers sprouting…

Larry Persily. (Juneau Empire file photo)

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Opinion: Governor’s early Christmas spirit is misplaced

“I told the president, it’s like Christmas every morning,” Gov. Mike Dunleavy said at last week’s staged event…

Mike O'Meara.

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Let people gather peacefully