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    Mike O'Meara.
    Letters to the Editor
    December 11, 2025 2:30 am

    Friends of Kachemak Bay State Parks grateful for community support

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    Larry Persily. (Juneau Empire file photo)
    Opinion: Maybe the 5-day-old leftovers are to blame
    By Larry Persily • December 11, 2025 1:30 am

    I don’t ever throw away leftovers. I figure anything wrapped in petrochemical-based plastic and stored in the refrigerator will last…

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    A seismic sensor rests in a “mud pie” on Kodiak Island in Alaska in September 2025. Photo by Cade Quigley
    The people behind earthquake early warning
    By Sara Wilbur Alaska Science Forum • December 11, 2025 1:30 am

    Alders, alders, everywhere.

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    Mike O'Meara.
    Letters to the Editor
    December 4, 2025 2:30 am

    Thinking of Homer’s community care

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    Larry Persily. (Juneau Empire file photo)
    Opinion: The country’s economy is brewing caf and...
    By Larry Persily • December 4, 2025 1:30 am

    Most people have seen news reports, social media posts and business charts that show a line moving up in good…

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    A parent and teen use conversation cards created by the Alaska Children's Trust. Photo courtesy Kaila Pfister
    Opinion: Staying connected starts with showing up
    By Azri-el Sellers and Kaila Pfister • December 4, 2025 1:30 am

    When our daughter was 11 and the COVID lockdown was in full swing, she, like many of the preteens and…

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    Neil Davis spent much of his career in the 1960s through the 1980s at the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute. He authored many Alaska Science Forum columns and the book Alaska Science Nuggets. Geophysical Institute photo
    The mystery of the dancing wires
    By Ned Rozell Alaska Science Forum • December 4, 2025 1:30 am

    In this quiet, peaceful time of year, with all the noisy birds flown south and all the scary bears in…

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    Mike O'Meara.
    Letters to the Editor
    November 27, 2025 2:30 am

    Where do you draw the line?

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    Larry Persily. (Juneau Empire file photo)
    Opinion: Poor Southcentral spending decisions matter to everyone
    By Larry Persily • November 27, 2025 1:30 am

    Too many residents, business owners and politicians of Southcentral Alaska — we’re talking the state’s population center of Anchorage, the…

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    Conrad Heiderer. Photo courtesy Conrad Heiderer
    Opinion: The Kenai Peninsula could become Alaska’s 1st...
    By Conrad Heiderer • November 27, 2025 1:30 am

    The Kenai Peninsula holds a kind of clarity that is hard to find in most places. Between the waters of…

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    This mosaic image shows combined passes from NOAA 21, Suomi NPP and NOAA 20 satellites. All show the auroral oval during the geomagnetic storm of Nov. 11-12, 2025. Vincent Ledvina, a graduate student researcher at the UAF Geophysical Institute, added the typical auroral oval to the image before posting it to his Facebook page (Vincent Ledvina — The Aurora Guy). Image by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and Vincent Ledvina.
    As the dark season begins, more light
    By Ned Rozell Alaska Science Forum • November 27, 2025 1:30 am

    It’s November in Fairbanks, when the sun reminds you of where on the globe you’re leaving the snowy imprint of…

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    Mike O'Meara.
    Letters to the Editor
    November 20, 2025 2:30 am

    Local community supports displaced families through fish drive

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    Joe Ravin. Photo courtesy of Joe Ravin
    Point of View: Youth Corner: Fostering a ‘third...
    By Joe Ravin • November 20, 2025 1:30 am

    I was fortunate enough to have attended the Boys and Girls club here in Homer for most of my childhood,…

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