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Radiocarbon dating raises questions about mammoth tusk
While gathering coal on Mariner’s beach with her husband and friends one day in 1976, Judy Winn of…
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Nothing to do? Not this summer!
“Ah, mom and dad, there’s nothing to do.” Kids, don’t try that line on your parents. Between arts,…
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21st Annual Shorebird Festival: birds might be bouncing back
If visitors to the 21st annual Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival thought they might have been skunked last Thursday…
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Halibut Derby Offers More Than One Prize
When angler James “Jimmie” Peeples of Chico, Calif., hooked into a 323.2-pound halibut last August, he and his…
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Cleanup day is annual rite of spring
Some nations celebrate the start of May with Beltane, the Celtic festival marking the halfway point between the…
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Fair celebrates 21 years of kid safety
Think you know all there is to know about washing germs off your hands? Stick them under Scrub…
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Alaskans in Antarctica: Fields share their adventures
There’s a popular saying about being in the right place at the right time. For local wildlife biologists…
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Going to the dogs
Judging by the look on her face, Gracie, a 6-year-old golden retriever, is proud of herself. Judging by…
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dipping into the homer blogosphere
BY MICHAEL ARMSTRONG STAFF WRITER Around and about Homer, not everything exists in the physical universe — at…
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Easter is a hopping-good time on the southern peninsula
If you think Santa and his elves are busy during the Christmas season, check out what the Easter…
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Moose population healthy, bulls recovering
In thinking about our own backyard, the wilderness and near-wilderness surrounding us isn’t just our playground. It’s the…
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Wynn center focuses on winter fun
Somewhere under the snow there are trails and boardwalks and viewing platforms, but in the winter, with the…