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The Seafarers Memorial parking lot is mostly empty on Oct. 25, 2019, on the Homer Spit in Homer, Alaska. The city has applied for a conditional use permit to fill in and extend the parking lot to the left in this photo, or toward the beach. The angled parking spaces by the Homer Spit Road also would be removed except in front of the Cannery Row Boardwalk.(Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

Opinion

Point of View: Think twice before destroying one of the last remaining natural beaches at the end of the spit

No one will argue that parking on the Spit has been a constant problem. Over the years, the…

Point of View: Lower Cook Inlet should have moratorium on petroleum development

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Point of View: Lower Cook Inlet should have moratorium on petroleum development

This past August, Hilcorp made a presentation at Land’s End in Homer to describe the seismic testing they…

Letters to the Editor

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Letters to the Editor

Susan Green will be missed

Lela Ryterski

Opinion

Point of View: Capitalism overshadows democracy — and that must change

We are so enamored with Capitalism. Trump represents money. Money is God so Trump is God. Plus his…

Letters to the Editor

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Letters to the Editor

Thanks for Scandinavian dinner support

Point of View: Oil spill prevention regs worth taking a fresh look at

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Point of View: Oil spill prevention regs worth taking a fresh look at

My work with the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) began as manager of its oil spill planning…

Point of View: Homer Thrift is more than a store

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Point of View: Homer Thrift is more than a store

Many people do not realize that Homer Thrift, located on Ocean Drive, is a program of South Peninsula…

Letters to the Editor

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Letters to the Editor

An Open Letter to Alaskans

Point of View: State initiative puts Alaska’s coastal communities, consumers at risk

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Point of View: State initiative puts Alaska’s coastal communities, consumers at risk

Thirty years ago, the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill forever changed our relationship with Alaska’s oil production and…

Point of View: Say ‘yes’ to Alaska Fair Share Oil Tax

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Point of View: Say ‘yes’ to Alaska Fair Share Oil Tax

Nearly all Alaskans have a common problem. They want more money for an increased Permanent Fund Dividend or…

Shelley Gill

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Point of View: Alaskans should recall Dunleavy for ‘destroying the life’s work of a generation’

I’m sure by now most of Homer knows that the Homer writer’s conference was one of the first…

Editorial: In times of change, community endures

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Editorial: In times of change, community endures

As Homer eases from fall into winter, we expect transformation: the shortening of daylight hours, falling temperatures, the…

Letters to the Editor

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Letters to the Editor

Girl Scouts appreciate support for India trip