Community
Weeding, watering: Opportunities to see what’s happening
I was recently asked a very simple question: What is the best thing happening in your garden right…
News
21,000-plus pounds of electronic waste kept out of landfills
In April, dozens of local citizens, businesses, non-profits and government agencies came together to participate in the Ninth…
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Middle School art students create Husky sculpture from marine debris
Homer Middle School art students are learning a powerful lesson about environmental footprints and collaboration with a giant…
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Annual recycling event scheduled for Saturday
Cook Inletkeeper announces the Ninth Annual Homer Electronics Recycling Day will take place from 10 a.m.-3p.m. Saturday at…
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Everyone can play role in greener economy
The ability to recycle electronics helps families, businesses, governments, tribes, and non-profits make responsible waste disposal decisions. It…
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Consumers deserve to have GMOs labeled
Editor’s Note: The following letters about GMOs, genetically modified organisms, were submitted by students at Homer High School.…
Community
Exxon Valdez oil spill response spurs area residents into action
Editor’s note: With 2014 marking the Homer News’ 50th anniversary, it’s the perfect time to look at Homer’s…
Sports
Sloppy weather proves mettle of fat bikes
Cold temperatures and wet sand didn’t stop the cyclists at Bishop’s Beach last Friday as they celebrated 2014’s…
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Federal fishing act getting attention
Commercial and recreational fishermen in the United States are hoping that an amendment to the Magnuson-Stevens Act will…
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ASMI fights rumors of tainted Alaska fish
The Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute is waging an informational campaign against persistent rumors online and in social media…
Community
Young photographers explore issue of teen alcohol use
Whether it’s looking at the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill, the impact of climate change or living with the…
News
Quiet Creek plat to be reconsidered
After the Homer Advisory Planning Commission on Jan. 2 approved recommending a preliminary plat for a 71-lot subdivision…
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A king without a crown: Chinook vulnerable to ocean forces
Editor’s note: This is the ninth in the Morris Communications series “The case for conserving the Kenai king…