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Electric bills to rise July 1
Homer Electric Association power bills will rise July 1, driven by the cost of the Cook Inlet natural…
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Farmers market is on tourist to-do list
This week is the peak of summer light, the solstice. I’ve been hearing people groan at the thought…
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Farmers market is on tourist to-do list
This week is the peak of summer light, the solstice. I’ve been hearing people groan at the thought…
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Electric bills to rise July 1
Homer Electric Association power bills will rise July 1, driven by the cost of the Cook Inlet natural…
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Alaska job losses continue as recession enters third year
Alaska’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dropped a statistically insignificant 0.1 percent between April and May, according to preliminary…
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New businesses open in town
With the start of summer and the tourist season, several new businesses have opened in town to serve…
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Vendor blamed for mistaken tsunami alert broadcast in Alaska
JUNEAU — A third-party vendor is being blamed for a mistaken tsunami alert broadcast on Alaska TV and…
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Lower peninsula has bumper crop of cukes
I have written about the Homer Farmers Market for years and I usually throw out a reminder to…
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Thurmond’s Auto celebrates customer appreciation day
The sun came out just in time on the afternoon of Saturday, June 9 to herald the fourth…
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Legal pot industry decries taxes, seeks changes
In a push to get Alaska voters to legalize marijuana, supporters suggested a tax on growers of $800…
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Salmon runs lackluster so far across Gulf of Alaska
It’s not a great summer to be a salmon fisherman in Southcentral Alaska so far. Several major river…
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Less is not more at the market
At the Homer Farmers Market I had the chance to talk to Dave at his pottery booth. The…
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Homer’s first cannabis store opens
The grand opening of Homer’s first retail marijuana store — Uncle Herb’s — left no stoners unturned last…