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Alaska House passes Parnell’s permitting bill

JUNEAU — The Alaska House has passed a measure critics say could hurt public participation in state permitting…

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Lawmakers consider options for derelict vessels

JUNEAU — Alaska’s derelict and abandoned boats and ships may appear to be little more than an eyesore,…

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Symphony of Seafood winners announced

A sockeye salmon product won the grand prize at the Alaska Symphony of Seafood Gala in Anchorage Feb.…

Security officers check passengers leaving and returning to the Holland America cruise ship Amsterdam at the Deep Water Dock during the summer of 2010. The Amsterdam visited Homer nine times that summer after Holland America added a leg to a 14-day cruise that also took the 1,380-passenger ship to Anchorage and Kodiak in southcentral Alaska and to Ketchikan, Skagway, Sitka, Juneau and Victoria, B.C. -Homer News file photo

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Holland America’s Amsterdam to visit Homer in 2014

Although Holland America has no scheduled visits to Homer this summer, the cruise ship company announced last week…

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Parnell bill to streamline permitting moves through Legislature

JUNEAU — Gov. Sean Parnell’s bill to streamline state permitting procedures is moving rapidly through legislative committees in…

Ian Dorman, a University of Alaska Anchorage engineering student, speaks at a presentation on the Tidal Energy Incubator Project on Feb. 19 at Homer City Hall.

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UAA students work on Tidal Energy Incubator

An idea to use the Homer Deep Water Dock as a test bed to measure and evaluate tidal…

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Homer fisherman one of 13 candidates for 2 IPHC seats

The National Marine Fisheries Service has announced nominees for two seats on the International Pacific Halibut Commision, and…

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Land’s End presents wedding, event expoLand’s End presents the Kenai Peninsula Wedding and Special Event Expo from 11…

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‘Anchor Point booming, and we’re excited,’ says chamber board member

What is it about Anchor Point that has five new businesses opening up in the Kenai Peninsula’s westernmost…

What served as one of two dining areas at Anchor River Inn has been transformed into a gift shop that includes items from a growing number of local artists.

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Small businesses create niche for themselves in Anchor Point community

Winter might be a slow time for business in some places, but in Anchor Point, business owners are…

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HEA seeks opinions on commonly owned energy project

Homer Electric Association seeks opinions on the interest of members who might want to participate in a commonly…

Carolyn Sapp has been named Homer's new postmaster. Sapp comes to Homer by way of Juneau. She grew up in Tallahassee, Fla., and spent 20 years in the U.S. Marine Corps.

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New postmaster settles into Homer

Carolyn Sapp, Homer’s new postmaster, is picking up where the community’s former postmaster, Robert Fimon, left off.With a…

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Kenai wildlife refuge to get new visitor center

The Kenai National Wildlife Refuge will break ground on the construction of a new $6 million visitor center…