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Fair warning, Betsterites. Tomorrow is the day that strikes terror into the hearts of men. You guys can…

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Holy Gridiron, Betsters! Can you believe the results of the big exciting event this week? Was that ever…

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If it feels like January has been a solid ice block of a month, yeah, you’re right —…

Light snow falls over Eldred Passage on the south side of Kachemak Bay on Monday afternoon, Jan. 20, 2020, near Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armtrong/Homer News)

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“No drama.” In emails, text messages or even old-fashioned face-to-face conversations, that’s what people have been saying to…

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With a town hall meeting with Rep. Sarah Vance, R-Homer, last Saturday, a spirited Homer City Council meeting…

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Ice, snow, ice, cold.

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When a New Year rears its head, it’s almost impossible to meet it face on without reflecting on…

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Now that the fabulous, strange and bizarre year 2019 ends, we’re finally into the 21st Century’s version of…

Children with the Harbor School of Music sing at the Homer Nutcracker Faire on Sunday, Dec. 8, 2019, at Homer High School in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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Take a look at the daylight hours on our front page. That’s right: 6 hours and zero minutes.…

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Today offers a rare event: the rising of the full moon at 12:12 a.m. on Dec. 12. That…

Snow and fog creep up the ridges above Homer on Monday, Dec. 2, 2019 as seen from across Beluga Lake in Homer, Alaska. Homer got its first dump of snow that stuck around on Sunday evening. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)

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The Betster was honestly starting to think the snow would never come. Thank Kris Kringle it did, though!…

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The Betster has been known to get a big grumpy when people put up the holiday decorations before…

Recent snow in the Kenai Mountains across Kachemak Bay has made the Poot Peak panda more visible, as seen here on Nov. 18, 2019, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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It’s as though Mother Nature does not want us to get into the Christmas spirit too early. No…