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    A member of the Haunted Hickory prepares to scare guests on the deck of the US Coast Guard Cutter Hickory on Friday, Oct. 25, 2019 at the harbor in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)
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    October 30, 2019 5:30 am

    Like several holiday traditions we Americans enjoy today — religious or otherwise — we once again have the Celts to…

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    Fall colors shine as the morning light catches the hills above Homer on Oct. 21, 2019, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
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    October 23, 2019 5:30 am

    The winds of change have been roaring through our little town by the bay — but yeah, that pretty much…

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    October 16, 2019 5:30 am

    If all goes according to plan and Gov. Mike Dunleavy makes his plane to Homer, he should be dropping in…

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    Storm clouds swirl around Mount Iliamna on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2019, as seen from the Diamond Creek beach near Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
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    October 9, 2019 5:30 am

    Holy San Clemente! Is politics getting wild back east in our nation’s capital. Ever since that incident at the Waterfront…

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    Swan lake Two swans feed on an extreme high tide of of 21.9 feet on Tuesday afternoon, Oct. 1, 2019, in Beluga Slough, Homer, Alaska. The tide flooded the slough to its shores, turning it into a lake. Homer will see an even higher tide of 22.6 feet at 3:11 p.m. Oct. 28, 2019. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
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    October 2, 2019 5:30 am

    Whether things went the way you wanted them to or not, Homerites waking up on Wednesday morning should have rejoiced…

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    As part of their weekly Friday walks to local parks, Little Fireweed Academy students held a “We love the Earth March” to WKFL Park on Sept. 20, 2019, in Homer, Alaska. The kindergarten through second-grade students have been learning about ecology and animals and their connection to the earth. The march wasn’t associated with the Strike for the Climate held the same day. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
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    September 25, 2019 5:30 am

    Well, Betsters, we can’t ignore it anymore. The season of ever increasing darkness is officially upon us. If the fact…

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    Héctor Argiró stands by his 1969 Torino at on Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2019, at Mariner Park on the Homer Spit in Homer, Alaska. Starting on Nov. 24, 2016, Argiró drove the Argentinian classic car from Buenos Aires to Ushuaia, Argentina, and north to Alaska through South America, Central America, Mexico, the western United States, and Canada. He plans to continue his trip through North America and then to Europe. For more about El Mundo en Torino (“Around the world in a Torino”), visit www.elmundoentorino.com. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
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    September 18, 2019 5:30 am

    By coincidence, two travelers arrived at the End of the Road recently. Héctor Argiró from Argentina drove here all the…

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    Straw man Someone stuffed with grass a coat that washed up on the Homer Spit beach on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2019, in Homer, Alaska. No crows were observed in the vicinity of the impromptu art. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
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    September 11, 2019 5:30 am

    The American flags flying yesterday at the knoll on Lake Street once again reminded us of Sept. 11, the somber…

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    By Michael Armstrong • September 4, 2019 5:30 am

    Phew. The Betster can’t remember a time when rain and cool temperatures were more welcome. Bring on the downpours, the…

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    August 21, 2019 5:30 am

    Smoke has it’s place. In a certain amber or red ales, in a campfire pit, and up a chimney to…

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    August 14, 2019 5:30 am

    As quickly and violently as it came, there are telltale signs that summer is soon set to draw to a…

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    Flowers bloom in the garden of Rachel Lord, who owns and operates Alaska Stems, during the annual Garden Tour on Sunday, July 28, 2019 in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)
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    July 31, 2019 5:30 am

    As we begin the slow and inevitable crawl toward fall, we are hurried along by Homer’s uncharacteristically warm spring and…

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