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A bull moose feeds by Beluga Lake early on the morning of Aug. 27. Hunting season started Aug. 20. Since hunting is prohibited in Homer city limits, the moose is safe.-Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News

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Once again it’s time for the annual Allstate America’s Best Drivers Report that ranks the 200 largest cities…

Alaska Service Corps members pose for a photo near the Alaska Islands and Ocean Visitor Center last Friday. Working with the Southeast Alaska Guidance Association out of Juneau, they pulled up hemp nettle, an invasive weed. From left to right are Sheba Brown of Claremont, Calif.; Kendall Tuniston of Grand Rapids, Mich.; Myles Morris of St. Paul, Minn.; Heather Hughes; Megan Montgomery of Brookfield, Conn.; Matt Harrison of Mound, Minn.; and Dan Bowen of Juneau.-Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News

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Now that the August primary has ended, school has started, the silver salmon run has slowed down and…

The full moon emerges from clouds before sunrise on Monday. August’s full moon was what’s commonly called a super moon, defined as when the moon is closer than 223,694 miles to the earth. The average distance to the moon is 238,000 miles.

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Starting next week we enter the Twilight Zone of not-quite summer but not yet fall. Here in Alaska,…

From left to right, Ray Troll, John “Johnny B.” Bushell and David Montgomery play at the Cook Inletkeeper Splash Bash July 31 at Bishop’s Beach. Troll of Ketchikan and Bushell of Homer play with the Ratfish Wranglers, and Montgomery of Seattle plays with Big Dirt. Both bands played at Salmonstock last weekend. Montgomery, author of “King of Fish,” also spoke at the Splash Bash and Salmonstock.-Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News

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Now would be the time when the Betster does the annual summer punch list column. As kids prepare…

Salmon sculptures spout fire at last year’s Salmonstock in Ninilchik. The music festival celebrating wild salmon runs Friday-Sunday. For ticket information, see salmonstock.org.-Photo by McKibben Jackinsky, Homer News

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If you’ve been seeing coworkers and friends walking around bleary eyed and in a daze, no, they haven’t…

The crew of the F/V Western Freedom work on the boat at the steel grid at the Homer Harbor about 1 p.m. last Thursday. -Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News

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Have you noticed how some Alaskans like to drive glossy black trucks with tinted windows, jacked up tires…

Visitors to the 2013 Homer Council on the Arts Street Faire enjoyed great weather with art, music and crafts. The event returns to Hazel Avenue from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday.

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A recent article in Slate magazine reported that the Associated Press has begun using robots to write business…

A bald eagle sits in a nest near Beluga Slough and the Lake Street stoplight. A pair of bald eagles has nested in the area for several years, first at a tree closer to the light and then in a tree by the motorhome dump station. This tree is a new nest.-Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News

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Not that the Betster actually saw it, but observant citizens reported that last weekend tents covered every square…

Clara Anderson, center, waits for cake at her 109th birthday party on Wednesday at South Peninsula Hospital Long Term Care. With her are granddaughters Kellie Blue, left, Jean Oldham, back, and grand-daughter-in-law Connie Oldham, right. Born July 2, 1905, in Kirksville, Mo., Anderson said her secret to a long life is “Work hard when you’re a kid. Grow up in the corn fields. Work and exercise, probably.”-Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News

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Independence Day is one of the few American holidays that always falls on the same date — July…

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Recently up in Anchorage a wolf ate a small dog running loose on a hiking trail. Some people…

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Alaska has two seasons, the old joke goes: winter and road construction. We all know about road construction.…

Contractors on Tuesday ready Homer High School’s lower field for an installation of turf.-Photo by McKibben Jackinsky, Homer News

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We’re in a lull right now with the summer tourist season. Although shops and restaurants have opened on…