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    A bald eagle perches in a spruce tree near the Lake Street stoplight on Thursday, March 11, 2021, in Homer, Alaska. Since 2010, a pair of bald eagles has nested in the area near Beluga Slough south of the Lake Street and Sterling Highway intersection. The first nest was destroyed when the tree fell down in a winter storm in 2011. In 2012 the eagles built a new nest across from the Homer Post Office by the motorhome dump station. In 2014 they built another nest in a new tree closer to the slough. This year’s eagles have returned to a nest built in 2016 just east of the 2014-2015 nest.
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    March 17, 2021 2:30 am

    Social media is all aflutter with the news that an Alaska man the FBI arrested on charges that he participated…

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    Snow covers the historic Harrington cabin and outhouse on Tuesday, March 9, 2021, at the Pratt Museum in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
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    March 10, 2021 2:30 am

    For the past few months the Betster has been working at home at the Fortress of Solitude in an undisclosed…

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    Waves during an extreme high tide and big seas pound the Homer Spit on Sunday afternoon, Feb. 28, 2021, on the Homer Spit, as seen through photographer Malia Anderson's windshield. (Photo by Malia Anderson / Homer News)
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    March 3, 2021 2:30 am

    All those social media photos of arms being poked as Alaskans get vaccinated are getting a little cliche — and…

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    The Alaska and U.S. flags fly at half staff on Monday, Feb. 22, 2021, at the Alaska Islands and Ocean Vistor Center. President Joe Biden on Monday ordered flags to be flown at half staff at federal facilities for five days to honor the 500,000 Americans who have died of COVID-19. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
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    February 24, 2021 2:30 am

    It’s hard to believe we’re already two months into 2021, but here we are. After Sunday, February will be all…

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    A sea gull grabs a sea star on Sunday, Feb. 7, 2021, on the Homer Spit in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
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    February 17, 2021 2:30 am

    Last Thursday the Betster rediscovered why we live in Homer. After a busy day in town, yours truly rounded the…

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    A fishing boat passes in front of Poot Peak on Sunday, Feb. 7, 2021, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
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    February 10, 2021 2:30 am

    On Sunday a big game happened down in Tampa where some older guy threw a bunch of touchdown passes and…

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    The Stormbird comes into the Homer Harbor on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
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    February 3, 2021 2:30 am

    A year into the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s hard to pinpoint the actual anniversary date. Is it from Dec. 31, 2019,…

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    Mt. Redoubt can be seen across Cook Inlet from Diamond Ridge on the Marathon Ski Trail on Sunday, Jan. 24, 2021, near Homer, Alaska. About 4 feet of snow has fallen on Diamond Ridge and Kachemak Nordic Ski Club groomers have begun setting the trail from Lookout Mountain to Diamond Ridge Road. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
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    January 27, 2021 2:30 am

    For all the years the Betster has lived in Homer, we’re still amazed at how much difference a little bit…

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    The white of a bald eagle's head makes perfect camouflage while sitting in a snow covered spruce tree on Jan. 19, 2021, on Diamond Ridge in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
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    January 20, 2021 2:30 am

    The great experiment in representative democracy continued this week when new and returning Alaska Legislators were sworn in on Tuesday….

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    A large flock of rock sandpipers flies over the Mud Bay side of the Homer Spit on Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
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    January 13, 2021 2:30 am

    For about a week there the year 2021 looked like it might show some promise. We had an awesome fireworks…

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    People walk the beach on the New Year's Eve, Dec. 32, 2020, at Mariner Park on the Homer Spit in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
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    January 6, 2021 2:30 am

    OK, Betster persons, admit it. January at the End of the Road can get a wee bit quiet. Well, not…

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    A bald eagle sits on top of the gazebo at Mariner Park on Thursday, Dec. 24, 2020, on the Homer Spit in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
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    December 30, 2020 2:30 am

    Waiting for 2020 to end is like hoping for a kidney stone to pass. If you’ve never experienced the pleasure…

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    Memorial luminarias provide a somber light at Hospice of Homer's "Light Up a Life" and 35th Anniversary Gathering last Friday, Dec. 18, 2020, at WKFL Park in Homer, Alaska. The event honored staff and volunteers who have helped out at the organization over the decades. As a fundraiser for hospice, people purchased luminarias to honor deceased friends and family.
Luminarias are a Hispanic tradition where candles are placed in a paper bag weighed down with sand. Also known as farolitios, Catholics place luminarias to guide the spirit of the Christ child to one's home. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
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    December 23, 2020 2:30 am

    It’s going to be tough this Christmas. Many of us will be sharing the day with just our intimate family…

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