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Seashells and kelp decorate a driftwood tree at Mariner Park on the Homer Spit. An unknown artist made the sculpture, and beach walkers have been embellishing the tree since it was first put up earlier this month.-photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News

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As our planet rounds the point on its revolution that we arbitrarily call a new year, you might…

Lights and holiday figurines brighten up a home on Tuesday night near Mile 15 East End Road. -Photo by Michael Armstrong

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By one of those odd coincidences, today marks not just Christmas Eve, but Eid Milad ul-Nabi, the birthday…

Kachemak Bay Campus instructor Lee Post makes a final adjustment to “Belugie,” a beluga whale skeleton, before it was hung on the ceiling of Bayview Hall last Friday. Post taught a class on whale articulation this semester, and students prepared and put together the skeleton. It’s the second whale hung at KBC and the sixth in Homer.-Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News

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Congratulations, citizens. If you’re a new Alaska resident and you’ve stuck it out this long, hurrah. On Monday…

Judy Mullikin sweeps snow off the labyrinth at St. Augustine’s Episcopal Church last Saturday. The church at 619 Sterling Highway holds a Labyrinth Meditation walk at 4:30 p.m. every Saturday during advent. Following the walk, the Rev. Judith Lethin of Seldovia leads a sung Compline service. -photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News

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On Monday the Homer City Council passed the budget for 2016, thus showing that unlike the Alaska Legislature…

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Almost 400 years ago in September 1620, 102 immigrants on the Mayflower landed in Plymouth, Mass. Over the…

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We Alaskans know about darkness. We know about the chill that descends upon us, sucking joy from life.…

Homer City Council member Heath Smith takes the oath of office at a special meeting on Monday. Smith was elected in a run-off election on Nov. 3 when he defeated incumbent council member Beauregard Burgess. In final election results, Smith won with 401 votes, or 64 percent, to 227, or 36 percent, for Burgess. With 633 out of 4,520 registered voters, the election turnout was 14 percent. The council also selected council member David Lewis to be Mayor Pro-Tempore.-photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News

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Now that we’ve dumped Daylight Saving Time for the season, we’ve entered that time when Alaska gets dark…

A humpback whale dives in Kachemak Bay on Sunday afternoon. Whales continue to be seen in the bay this month. At least a dozen whales were spotted on a boat trip, with some swimming in pairs.-Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News

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Monday marked the 15th anniversary of continued habitation of the International Space Station. Ever since the first crew…

A mountain ash in the Homer High School parking lot adds a bit of late-season color. Many other trees have lost their leaves, but local ash trees still blaze on a sunny day last week. Snow is predicted for Friday, but Halloween should be clear.-Photo by Annie Rosenthal

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Homer could be like this super-duper productive place except for one tragic flaw: We live in Homer. It’s…

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As the city of Homer slouches toward a budget to be born, seasoned citizens might ponder how the…

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On Oct. 18, 148 years ago, at the Governor’s House in Sitka, Russia formally transferred possession of Alaska…

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If it seems like Alaska has gotten a little less populated, well, you’d be right. According to a…

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Should a 22.3-foot tide fall at the same time as a southwesterly, people are like, OMG, look at…