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    By Michael Armstrong • April 6, 2017 10:12 am

    We live in a time of great transition, Betsteroids. Chaos has descended upon the world. What once seemed black and…

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    At the Homer City Council meeting on March 28, Poppy Benson speaks in support of council members Donna Aderhold, David Lewis and Catriona Reynolds, the targets of a movement to recall them. Many of the 100 people attending Tuesday's meeting held paper hearts to show support for the three council members. One woman held a sign that said, "Let's recall hatred." Recall organizers have targeted the three because they sponsored Resolution 17-019, the inclusivity resolution. "I would hate to think any faction in our city would go after you," Benson said to Aderhold, Lewis and Reynolds. "It is very unfortunate the city is going to be put through this. I would like to express my support for all three of you who are the target of a vicious action." Tess Dally also spoke in support of the three council members as well as the council and the mayor.  "Three of you have made a difficult decision that really ended up taking a risk, taking a risk for people on the margin," Dally said of Aderhold, Lewis and
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    March 29, 2017 5:27 pm

    If your social media newsfeed has been clogged with talk about fake news and alternative facts, boy, do we have…

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    By Michael Armstrong • March 23, 2017 9:56 am

    Last Thursday at his talk about William Seward and Tsar Alexander II, writer Michael Dunham tossed off a “what-if” that…

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    Best Bets week of March 16
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    By Michael Armstrong • March 16, 2017 10:42 am

    To all the glorious women in the world, the Betster apologizes for not wearing red on International Women’s Day. In…

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    By Michael Armstrong • March 9, 2017 9:47 am

    One of the odd effects of Real Winter have been sightings of things people have not seen in recorded history,…

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    March 2, 2017 10:08 am

    Whew. Homer dodged that bullet. Just when we thought the town might get really stirred up over the annual February…

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    Still sleeping Snow covers the Coal Point boardwalk on the Homer Spit on Tuesday. Tourist shops have been boarded up since Labor Day, but the Spit will see some visitors next month on March 18 for the 24th annual Homer Winter King Salmon Tournament.
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    February 23, 2017 10:00 am

    Reading some of the comments lately about Homer on social media, the Betster wonders if maybe some of our fellow…

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    January 26, 2017 12:36 pm

    Wise people who know more than the Betster have been talking about alternate facts. Apparently a spokesperson for the 45th…

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    By Michael Armstrong • January 19, 2017 12:09 pm

    Some people seem surprised when a big southwest wind on a 20-foot plus tide turns the Spit Road into a…

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    The Makai works its way through ice pans as it comes into the Homer Harbor on Tuesday.
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    January 11, 2017 5:31 pm

    Twelve days into the New Year and here in our peaceful corner of the universe, so far the world hasn’t…

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    Mars, upper left, and Venus, lower right, flank the moon at sunset about 5:40 p.m. Monday, Jan. 2. On New Year's Day, Venus had been opposite the horns of the crescent moon and within 1.5 degrees.-Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News
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    January 4, 2017 5:04 pm

    So far, 2017 has started serenely — almost too serenely. The Betster did visit a bar over the weekend, but…

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    Violinists Gabe Stanislaw, Isabella Arno, Tatum Kirtly, Sawyer Shelby practice during class as Rep. Paul Seaton and Linda Reinhart look on.
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    December 28, 2016 5:04 pm

    In writing this column, the Betster tries to strike a balance between funny and insightful, with maybe the needle tipped…

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    It's a magical winter wonderland at Bear Creek Winery's Garden of Lights on Friday night. The holiday event was held last weekend and also is held 5-7 p.m. Dec. 16 and 17. It includes music, a fire pit and hot chocolate.
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    December 21, 2016 5:23 pm

    If you noticed a cosmic blip at 1:44 a.m. Wednesday, that wasn’t your imagination. Holy Azimuth, Betsteroids! Yes, that was…

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