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    Opinion
    Penelope Haas is Vice President of the Kachemak Bay Conservation Society and a commercial fishermen in Bristol Bay.
    Community must ask questions about harbor expansion
    By Penelope Haas • February 23, 2023 1:30 am

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

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    Matt Clarke
    Pay It Forward – Supporting Local Youth Athletics
    February 16, 2023 1:30 am

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

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    Adele Hile's stained glass window contribution in the Homer Public Library on Feb. 13, 2023. Photo courtesy of Mercedes O'Leary Harness.
    Love your library history: Adele Hile’s stained glass...
    By Kris Holderied and Ingrid Harrald • February 16, 2023 1:30 am

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

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    Mike O'Meara
    Letters to the Editor
    February 16, 2023 1:30 am

    A huge thank you

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    Larry Smith
    Point of View: Permanent fund in trouble
    By Larry Smith • February 9, 2023 1:30 am

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

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    Point of View: Why we celebrate with #IHeartEstuaries
    Point of View: Why we celebrate with #IHeartEstuaries
    By Kris Holderied and Ingrid Harrald • February 9, 2023 1:30 am

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

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    Mike O'Meara
    Letters to the Editor
    February 9, 2023 1:30 am

    Homer sports benefits from community support

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    Voting should never be taken for granted
    Voting should never be taken for granted
    February 9, 2023 1:30 am

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

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    Mike O'Meara
    Letters to the Editor
    February 2, 2023 9:00 am

    Dear Editor,

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    Lance’s Rainbow
    Lance’s Rainbow
    By Ken Landfield • February 2, 2023 9:00 am

    This piece was submitted in memory of long-time Homer resident Lance Petersen, who passed away last week at the age…

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    Taz Tally. Photo by Christina Whiting.
    Point of View: I stand with drag queens
    By Taz Tally • February 2, 2023 9:00 am

    While participating in the recent community discussions surrounding the inclusion of LGBTQ-oriented children’s books in the children’s section of the…

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    Crews work on the botanical garden on Tuesday, May 18, 2021, at the Pratt Museum in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
    Point of View: An invitation to the Homer...
    By Millie Martin • February 2, 2023 1:30 am

    The Patrons of the Pratt Society will be celebrating 25 years of supporting the Pratt on Tuesday, Feb. 7

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Zachary Hamilton
    Point of View: ‘The best is yet to...
    By Zachary Hamilton • January 25, 2023 2:30 am

    Zachary Hamilton is running for Kenai Peninsula Borough mayor in the special election

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