In the past week, the weather has ranged from toasty warm to rain with a chance of seagulls to just…
Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, started on Sunday. Yes, it’s now year 5,776, a pretty respectable run for a…
The sandhill crane colts have begun to gather together for the big migration. On the Spit, except for a few…
Now that Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell has ordered Mt. McKinley be renamed Denali, will other prominent Alaska geographic…
The other day the Betster ran into a friend who has toiled for decades in the visitor industry. Oddly enough,…
In the past it happened that moose hunting season and school opened in the same week. The School Board didn’t…
Recently the Betster has been having issues with computers — OK, to be exact, the grand wonder of interconnected devices…
Recently the Betster has been having issues with computers — OK, to be exact, the grand wonder of interconnected devices…
On a fine summer evening when the setting sun lights up a cloud-splattered sky in azure blues and brilliant pinks,…
Less than 24 hours after the Homer City Council held its longest meeting in recent memory — 4 hours and…
OK, Besteroids, here’s something the Betster bets you didn’t know: This is National Moth Week. In celebration of that event,…
On an early morning walk this week, the Betster, observant as always, noticed a couple of things: 1. In the…
Recently while walking the Spit, the Betster noticed an odd phenomenon: Homer cars sure do have a lot of bumper…
