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Living ‘Pay It Forward’

Learning to ride a horse takes time and patience. Years ago to earn money to pay for college,…

Sandhill cranes feed off a gravel trail on Aug. 5, 2019, in Beluga Slough, Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Nina Faust)

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Point of View: Protect Beluga Slough and its incredible sandhill crane viewing

As co-founder and lead educator for Kachemak Crane Watch, I enjoy writing articles and producing films for public…

Letters to the Editor

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Letters to the Editor

Vance has failed voters

Katarina Hockema

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Point of View: Long journey applying to college pays off in scholarship

Senior year of high school is a whirlwind blur of deadlines, grades, and most importantly, applications. After all,…

Letters to the Editor

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Letters to the Editor

Magical Homer

Point of View: Dunleavy must be recalled

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Point of View: Dunleavy must be recalled

An Open Letter to the People of Alaska

Fran Zwonitzer

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Point of View: In upcoming election, make an effort to understand the truth

Editor’s note: Due to a typesetting error, the words “for government” were left out in this Adolf Hitler…

Letters to the Editor

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Letters to the Editor

Please don’t protest at KBC

Rob Lund, right, shows a beehive to children on a Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies field trip on June 30, 2019, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo provided)

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Point of View: Homer is a great place for people — and bees

Over the last couple of years, Homer has experienced a dramatic increase in the number of honey bee…

Point of View: Use fat PFDs to pay it forward for arts, other cut programs

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Point of View: Use fat PFDs to pay it forward for arts, other cut programs

Last week, Gov. Mike Dunleavy abruptly vetoed all of the Alaska Legislature’s approved funding for the arts and…

Letters to the Editor

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Letters to the Editor

How did government license become a property right?

Grace Allan, Kachemak Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve technician, collects a phytoplankton sample on June 7, 2017, in Seldovia, Alaska. (Photo provided)

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Point of View: Harvest at your own risk – warmer ocean temperatures tied to toxic phytoplankton blooms

This July 4th coincides with the lowest tide of the month. At a -4.9, the 10:27 a.m. tide…

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Letters to the Editor

Schroer Fund helps KBBI