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    Homer Electric Association General Manager Brad Janorschke gives an update on the utility cooperative’s renewable energy projects on Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2017 at the Kenai Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Center in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion)
    HEA considers diversifying electricity
    By Ben Boettger • October 26, 2017 12:16 pm

    Most electricity used on the Kenai Peninsula has one source. Gas turbines, burning natural gas produced from Cook Inlet, make…

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    Rep. George Rauscher, R-Palmer, left, Colleen Sullivan-Leonard, R-Wasilla, center, and Rep. Jason Grenn, NA-Anchorage, greet each other on the first day of the fourth Special Session of the 30th Alaska Legisture on Monday, Oct. 23, 2017. (Michael Penn
    As special session starts, House puts criminal justice...
    By James Brooks • October 26, 2017 12:15 pm

    It started slowly, but the fourth special session of the 30th Alaska Legislature appeared to be on a fast track…

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    BOF declines to consider Kodiak salmon management plan
    BOF declines to consider Kodiak salmon management plan
    By Cristy Fry • October 26, 2017 9:50 am

    The Alaska Board Of Fisheries declined an Agenda Change Request to take up the Kodiak salmon management plan out of…

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    Mary Lou Kelsey, a certified nurse midwife who has practived in Homer for around 35 years, looks at a photo during a retirement party held for her Friday, Oct. 13, 2017 at the Best Western in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)
    Legendary midwife retires
    By Megan Pacer • October 19, 2017 11:24 am

    Editor’s note: This article has been updated to correct Julie McCarron’s age. “Every woman deserves a midwife.” That’s the mantra…

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    Solar passes wind in HEA home renewable electricity
    Solar passes wind in HEA home renewable electricity
    By Ben Boettger • October 19, 2017 11:21 am

    Though the Kenai Peninsula’s wind feels more powerful than its sunshine, the sun is generating about twice as much electricity…

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    Mike Navarre to take commissioner role
    Mike Navarre to take commissioner role
    By Elizabeth Earl • October 19, 2017 11:14 am

    Mike Navarre has been tapped for the lead role at the Alaska Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development. Navarre…

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    Natalie Soto, 2, helps sing with the All Nations Children Dancers as Juneau residents celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day at Elizabeth Peratrovich Hall on Monday, Oct. 9, 2017. (Michael Penn
    First official Indigenous Peoples Day proves satisfying, hopeful
    By Alex McCarthy • October 12, 2017 1:02 pm

    Richard Peterson walked to the microphone at Monday night’s Indigenous Peoples Day celebration at Elizabeth Peratrovich Hall, clearly emotional. Peterson,…

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    EPA seeks comment to withdraw Pebble Mine from Clean Water Act
    EPA seeks comment to withdraw Pebble Mine from...
    By Staff report • October 12, 2017 1:01 pm

    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposes to withdraw its July 2014 Clean Water Act Proposed Determination that would, if finalized,…

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    Hunt for local food continues after market
    Hunt for local food continues after market
    By KYRA WAGNER • October 5, 2017 11:35 am

    Hunting season has begun. Hunting for local food. The Homer Farmers Market has officially “closed,” so if you associate vegetable…

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    Homer News ownership changes hands
    Homer News ownership changes hands
    By Staff reports • October 5, 2017 11:28 am

    Ownership of the newspaper publications of the Morris Publishing Group, including the Homer News, transferred to GateHouse Media Monday. The…

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    An office now used as a bear viewing tour company office will be the spot for Uncle Herb’s, a proposed cannabis retail shop on Ocean Drive near Douglas Street. Former Homer resident Lloyd Stiassny owns the building and Uncle Herb’s. (Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News)
    Council gives first pot shop green light
    By Megan Pacer • September 28, 2017 11:23 am

    The Homer City Council gave the green light to what will likely be the first marijuana retail store within the…

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    From left to right, Katie Koester, Bryan Hawkins, Gart Curtis, Joy Stewart, Polly Hess, Miranda Weiss and Denise Pitzman break ground on Sept. 6 for the start of The Boat House Maritime Pavillion on the Homer Spit at the site of the old harbormaster’s office. The concrete foundation already has been poured, Most work will be done this fall. (Photo provided)
    Construction starts on Boat House
    By Michael Armstrong • September 28, 2017 9:54 am

    Construction started on Sept. 6 with a groundbreaking ceremony for the The Boat House Maritime Pavillion on the Homer Spit…

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    From left, Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance Commissioner Julie Mix McPeak, Washington State Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler; Alaska Division of Insurance Director Lori Wing-Heier; Insurance Commissioner of Pennsylvania Theresa Miller and Oklahoma Department of Insurance Commissioner John Doak, testify during a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing on the individual health insurance market for 2018 on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2017. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
    Premera cuts rates further for 2018
    By MARK THIESSEN • September 28, 2017 9:54 am

    ANCHORAGE — Alaskans buying health insurance on the individual market will see a decrease of 26.5 percent in rates next…

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