This July 4th coincides with the lowest tide of the month. At a -4.9, the 10:27 a.m. tide offers opportunities to examine rocky subtidal creatures… Continue reading
In the Alaska Native classic novel, “Two Old Women,” author Velma Wallis tells the story of two elders left behind by their tribe during a… Continue reading
Schroer Fund helps KBBI KBBI would like to sincerely thank Dave and Beth Schroer for their generous support of KBBI via their Donor-Advised fund at… Continue reading
July 4, 2019, marks the 60th anniversary of the first raising of the 49-star flag at Fort McHenry in Baltimore, Maryland. “J’you know the capital… Continue reading
Today Americans are celebrating freedom. It’s a day when political differences, racial divides, gender identities and other things that too often drive a wedge between… Continue reading
It’s pure and simple: the University of Alaska (UA) is facing a fiscal crisis unlike any it has ever seen in its 100-plus year existence,… Continue reading
When it comes to health care costs in Alaska, it is all about dollars and cents. Continuing to study and discuss a government-run Health Care… Continue reading
Grad grateful for science scholarship Growing up in Homer, surrounded by the incredibly beautiful and diverse landscape of Kachemak Bay it was easy for the… Continue reading
Thanks for Epperson Day support Our heartfelt thanks to all the volunteers and community members who helped make Homer Council on the Arts’ traditional celebration… Continue reading
When I started wrestling, girls on the mat were few and far between. In middle school, the Kenai Peninsula Borough School Disitrict Board of Education… Continue reading
“Accessible Homer” has a nice ring to it. For Homer, it could have a nice monetary ring to it too. A 2015 national survey by… Continue reading
Hickory should be renamed in honor of CWO Michael Kozlozski The recent article in the Homer News mentioned that Lt. Cmdr. Leggett was temporarily relieved… Continue reading
Unlock city bathrooms You would think the city might unlock the bathrooms that were specifically built to accommodate cruise ship visitors when the cruise ship… Continue reading
Maybe the answer is fish.
In 1989, I spent two months working in a hospital in Tanzania, Africa. While I worked in that small village, where no vaccines were available… Continue reading
Blast off with Summer@HPL Summer@HPL has launched. The national theme this year is Universe of Stories, and the Homer Public Library has planned over 50… Continue reading
Last July I saw some beautiful bright sockeye coming off of small boats and being cared for at the cleaning tables in the Homer Harbor,… Continue reading
With anxiety rising these days about future state and municipal budgets, we all wonder how much our community will be thrown back on its own… Continue reading
Grateful to foundation for scholarship I feel blessed to have grown up in Homer, surrounded by such a loving and supportive community. I cannot wait… Continue reading
Every year, during budget negotiations at the state and federal level, staff at the Kachemak Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (KBNERR) wait nervously for news.… Continue reading
