As our planet rounds the point on its revolution that we arbitrarily call a new year, you might think to…
By one of those odd coincidences, today marks not just Christmas Eve, but Eid Milad ul-Nabi, the birthday of the…
Congratulations, citizens. If you’re a new Alaska resident and you’ve stuck it out this long, hurrah. On Monday you will…
On Monday the Homer City Council passed the budget for 2016, thus showing that unlike the Alaska Legislature they can…
Almost 400 years ago in September 1620, 102 immigrants on the Mayflower landed in Plymouth, Mass. Over the winter, almost…
We Alaskans know about darkness. We know about the chill that descends upon us, sucking joy from life. The events…
Now that we’ve dumped Daylight Saving Time for the season, we’ve entered that time when Alaska gets dark and gloomy….
Monday marked the 15th anniversary of continued habitation of the International Space Station. Ever since the first crew arrived on…
Homer could be like this super-duper productive place except for one tragic flaw: We live in Homer. It’s not that…
As the city of Homer slouches toward a budget to be born, seasoned citizens might ponder how the heck we…
On Oct. 18, 148 years ago, at the Governor’s House in Sitka, Russia formally transferred possession of Alaska to the…
If it seems like Alaska has gotten a little less populated, well, you’d be right. According to a recent report…
Should a 22.3-foot tide fall at the same time as a southwesterly, people are like, OMG, look at that, waves…
