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Johnstone quits Board of Fisheries

Alaska Board of Fisheries Chairman Karl Johnstone resigned Tuesday, and a longtime Cook Inlet commercial fisheries advocate has…

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Chamber’s annual meeting scheduled for Jan. 27 at Bidarka

The Homer Chamber of Commerce will have its annual membership and luncheon beginning at noon Jan. 27 at…

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2 KPC degree programs top earnings list for UAA grads

Five years after graduation, alumni of two Kenai Peninsula College associate of applied science degree programs rank No.…

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Transportation chief asked to step down

JUNEAU — Gov. Bill Walker’s administration asked for and received state transportation commissioner Patrick Kemp’s resignation Monday following…

Hard truth about state’s oil revenue

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Hard truth about state’s oil revenue

Imagine your family’s biggest source of income plummeting by 80 percent in one year.  At today’s oil prices,…

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Governor: Unsustainable for tax breaks to exceed oil tax revenue

JUNEAU — The state is expected to pay about $100 million more in tax credits to oil and…

Jessie Erickson, Cory Plymire and owner Shelly Erickson offer welcoming smiles at Home Run Short Stop, formerly Baycrest Fuel and C Store. -Photo by McKibben Jackinsky, Homer News

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Home Run expands to Baycrest

Having opened Home Run Oil in 2000, Jeff and Shelly Erickson are now providing more than fuel for…

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Chamber plans for 2015

The Homer Chamber of Commerce will have its annual membership and luncheon beginning at noon Jan. 27 at…

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North Dakota, Alaska locked in rivalry for oil, population

BISMARCK, N.D. — Forget South Dakota. North Dakota’s most similar sister state these days is some 2,000 miles…

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Navarre ready to tackle health care costs

With the rising cost of health care set to have a major impact on the Kenai Peninsula Borough…

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Walker stops work on several projects

How little can the state afford to spend? Gov. Bill Walker halted immediate spending on six of the…

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Walker stops work on several projects

How little can the state afford to spend? Gov. Bill Walker halted immediate spending on six of the…

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Politicos dealt difficult hands to play in 2015

By Tim Bradner Morris News Service – Alaska Gov. Bill Walker and his new administration are still settling…