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    Laura Norton signs a document allowing her to take posession of a roughly $20,000 check, which she won through the Safeway Monopoly Game, during a presentation Tuesday, May 22, 2018 at Safeway in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)
    Local woman wins $20,000 in Safeway Monopoly Game
    By Megan Pacer • May 23, 2018 6:39 pm

    When local resident Laura Norton opened up a Safeway Monopoly ticket for $20,000, she wasn’t sure it was real. Neither…

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    Local produce on sale? Not just a rumor
    Local produce on sale? Not just a rumor
    By KYRA WAGNER • May 23, 2018 6:35 pm

    Just a Rumor? It was almost a month ago that I heard through the grapevine that Oceanside Farm was selling…

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    In a year’s time, Sung Linder, 42, has worked his way from dishwasher to prep cook at Land’s End Resort. As a client of South Peninsula Behavioral Health Services, Linder’s employment search was supported by SPBHS’s IPS, Individual Placement and Support, program. (Photo by McKibben Jackinsky)
    Employment support program helps behaviorial health clients find...
    By McKibben Jackinsky • May 23, 2018 6:33 pm

    If sometime in the last year you’ve had Land’s End Resort’s crab and artichoke dip — a memorable mix of…

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    In this photo taken in January, Alaska Loven It plans to operate a marijuana standard cultivation facility in this 5,000-square-foot building on Kachemak Drive near the east end of the Homer Airport runway. Alaska Training Room had rented the front space, but moved out in January. (Photo by Michael Armstrong / Homer News).
    Commercial marijuana business gets green light
    By Megan Pacer • May 17, 2018 11:58 am

    The applicant of a marijuana cultivation facility inside Homer city limits has been given the go-ahead to proceed with his…

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    James Brooks/Juneau Empire Sen. Peter Micciche, R-Soldotna (left), receives a hug from Emily Nenon, Alaska government relations director for the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network. The action network was a major supporter of Senate Bill 63, and the pair were celebrating the passage of SB 63 on Saturday, May 12.
    Alaska Legislature bans smoking in bars, restaurants and...
    By James Brooks • May 17, 2018 11:55 am

    After six years of work, the Alaska Legislature on Saturday afternoon approved a statewide ban on smoking in most public…

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    Alaska Legislature adjourns after passing $10.4 billion operating budget
    Alaska Legislature adjourns after passing $10.4 billion operating...
    By James Brooks • May 17, 2018 11:55 am

    The Alaska Legislature adjourned its 2018 session just before 2 a.m. Sunday morning after passing a $10.4 billion state operating…

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    Passengers from the cruise ship Amsterdam brave the rain at the ship’s last docking on Aug. 17, 2011. (Photo by Michael Armstrong / Homer News)
    First cruise ship visits Tuesday
    By Staff report • May 10, 2018 1:31 pm

    The 778-foot Holland America cruise ship Amsterdam calls on Homer at 8 a.m. Tuesday, the first cruise ship of the…

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    Sen. Dennis Egan, D-Juneau, signs the conference committee report on Senate Bill 26 on Tuesday, May 8, 2018. (James Brooks
    Alaska Legislature passes landmark bill spending Permanent Fund
    By James Brooks • May 10, 2018 1:29 pm

    In a pair of landmark votes Tuesday, the Alaska Legislature agreed to harness the Alaska Permanent Fund to the needs…

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    HEA takes a look at electric vehicles
    HEA takes a look at electric vehicles
    By Ben Boettger • May 10, 2018 1:29 pm

    Of the attendees who drove from the central Kenai Peninsula to Homer for Homer Electric Association’s annual member meeting on…

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    The Homer News won several awards, pictured here Saturday, April 21 in Anchorage, in this year’s Alaska Press Club Conference contest.  (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)
    Homer News wins six Alaska Press Club awards
    By Staff report • May 3, 2018 1:32 pm

    At the Alaska Press Club awards banquet held Saturday, April 21 in Anchorage, the Homer News took home six awards….

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    Borough trims employees, travel to cut back expenses
    Borough trims employees, travel to cut back expenses
    By Elizabeth Earl • May 3, 2018 1:30 pm

    Most departments in the borough are looking at budget cuts in the upcoming fiscal year in personnel, supplies, contracts or…

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    USCG to station six fast cutters in Alaska — but none in Homer
    USCG to station six fast cutters in Alaska...
    May 3, 2018 1:30 pm

    ANCHORAGE (AP) — The Coast Guard will station six fast response cutters in Alaska communities. Coast Guard Commandant Paul Zukunft…

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    Rep. Sam Kito III, D-Juneau, chair of the Legislative Council Committee, asks for a cut to lawmaker per diem payments by 75 percent at the Capitol on Monday, April 23, 2018. (Michael Penn
    Outgoing Juneau lawmaker’s idea to cut lawmakers’ pay...
    By James Brooks • May 1, 2018 11:36 am

    Members of the Alaska Legislature rejected a proposed pay cut late Monday, saying they didn’t have time to adequately consider…

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