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11th annual Homer Documentary Film Festival Sept. 25-Oct. 2
The festival runs for a full week and the individual movies are scheduled so that attendees can see…
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Navarre: Health care tops his concerns
Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor Mike Navarre is no stranger to campaigns. All told, this is his tenth, including…
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Smooth sailing for assembly’s Homer visit
The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly moved smoothly and quickly through the agenda of its regular meeting held in…
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Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies CoastWalk
Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies CoastWalkSeptember-OctoberSign up at CACS, Smokey Bay WayOr call 235-667Started: November 1984Beaches first walked:…
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Canadian firm eyes new mine in Alaska
The Associated Press KETCHIKAN — A Canadian company is moving forward with plans for a new rare-earth metals…
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Judge rules NMFS made mistake in implementing observer program
A federal judge has ordered the National Marine Fisheries Service to prepare a supplemental environmental assessment for the…
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Gardeners’ Weekend: A perennial event
One has only to look as far as the Homer Garden Club for a definition of “perennial.” The…
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Early blooms don’t hurt peony growers
Around the lower Kenai Peninsula as the calendar page turns to August, evidence of an early season can…
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Farmers’ Market Rita Jo Shoultz champions agriculture
Who would have thought that those flamboyant peonies down at the Homer Farmers Market could get you a…
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Recreational saltwater fishing policy in the works
The National Marine Fisheries Service is working on a draft policy that could incorporate more consideration of marine…
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City settles with two in sewage backup
The city of Homer has settled with two of three property owners who filed claims in a sewer…
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Sullivan: Campaign based on optimisim
Less than a week after one of his primary opponents, Joe Miller, spoke in Homer for Father’s Day,…
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FAA OKs commercial drone flights over land
WASHINGTON — The Federal Aviation Administration said Tuesday it has granted the first permission for commercial drone flights…