Everyone talks about the Ides of March, but does anyone care about the Ides of September? That would be Saturday, the 15th. Oh, sure, the… Continue reading
Take a break from fishing, waiting on tables, washing dishes, nursing, doctoring and fighting fires, and listen up, Betsteroids. According to an analysis by WalletHub,… Continue reading
We have now entered the limbo days of summer. Yes, children, we understand vacation ended for you on Tuesday when your parents dragged you into… Continue reading
What do other Homerites do to entertain friends and family when they come? Some old comrades of the Betsters are touching down on Alaska soil… Continue reading
Here at our offices on the south shore of Beluga Lake, we see a lot of cool stuff happen. Throughout the summer float planes take… Continue reading
Alas, it appears our small, precious, eagerly awaited window of true, traditional summer has passed. The Betster hopes we’re not, (but knows we probably are)… Continue reading
After a late spring and subsequently late summer, the Betster is finally starting to see some happy results, some telltale signs of Homer in the… Continue reading
Wherefore art thou, nice weather? Hath Mother Nature forsaken us so easily? Maybe this didn’t happen to other Homerites, but the Betster was getting good… Continue reading
If the glint of motorhomes on the Homer Spit or the difficulty making a left turn off of Main Street didn’t hint at an increase… Continue reading
According to a press release from WalletHub that popped up in the Betster’s email, the top-10 beach towns include Lahaina and Kihei, Hawaii, a whole… Continue reading
According to a press release from WalletHub that popped up in the Betster’s email, the top-10 beach towns include Lahaina and Kihei, Hawaii, a whole… Continue reading
Ya know what? Sometimes even the great beauty held by the Kenai Mountains and Mother Kachemak Bay aren’t enough to keep the Betster from needing… Continue reading
The dog days of summer are here, folks. Do you, like the Betster, find yourself scrambling about the house, frantically searching your brain for where… Continue reading
This past Monday, Homerites young and old took time to remember the veterans who gave their lives for everything we enjoy in this country —… Continue reading
Blame it on a cold spring, a ripping and gnarly break up, or just being too darn busy, but the Betster has to admit the… Continue reading
“Skjdfsdan,” one of our hotshot reporters wrote as a draft lede to Best Bets. No, that’s not the French keyboard that Mr. Scarf Man got… Continue reading
Homer has really gone to the birds lately. Apologies, but this is the only time of year the Betster gets to make that joke. If… Continue reading
Our erstwhile editor escaped to Europe last month. Yes, he brought back chocolate, souvenirs and a copy of the Reykjavik Grapevine, a weekly newspaper in… Continue reading
Spring has sprung! And with it, all that mud and gunk that spent months in the back of your mind and covered by snow. The… Continue reading
“Are we out of the woods yet?” “Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in.” These were just a few of… Continue reading
