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Reality TV stars plead not guilty to hunting violations

A Discovery Channel reality TV star facing a charge of using a helicopter in a bear hunt suffered…

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Council dilemma: Public divided on beach policy

In his 1968 essay, “The Tragedy of the Commons,” philosopher Garrett Hardin posed a dilemma. When someone uses…

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The Omicron chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma, a service organization of women educators, holds its annual Back to…

Outdoors & Recreation

Fish while you can; time zooming by

Wow, did we somehow pick up a serious tail wind of time since this column’s seasonal debut? Come…

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Splash Bash celebrates good work

On behalf of Cook Inletkeeper’s board and staff, I want to give a huge thanks to everyone who…

Bicyclists and horse riders pass each other near Mariner Park beach on the Homer Spit in late June. On Monday at its 6 p.m. regular meeting, the Homer City Council will go from placid tidepools to heavy surf when it considers an ordinance regulating motorized vehicle access to Bishop’s Beach and the Homer Spit. Horse riding and bike riding would not be restricted under recommendations by the Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission.-Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News

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To drive or not on Homer’s beaches?

Next Monday at its 6 p.m. regular meeting, the Homer City Council will go from placid tidepools to…

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Hikers rescued near China Poot Lake

An Alaska Air Guard Guardian Angel team early on July 28 rescued two hikers lost near China Poot…

Halibut King Charters, owned by Gordon Terpening and Fred Hicks, was one of about half a dozen charter operations on the Spit when this photo was taken in the late 1970s.  Pictured are, in the top row, Jim Nardelli and Gordon Terpening; in the middle row just below the halibut, Barbara Buzzelli and Bridget Ferguson; and in the bottom row, Renee Hicks, Fred Hicks and Diane Spence-Chorman.-Photo by Kim Terpening

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Beyond halibut:

Fish cutters at Coal Point Seafoods notice there’s less halibut coming into the 23-year-old fish processing business on…

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Four charged in alleged oyster poaching

Alaska State Troopers on July 24 charged a fourth person in an alleged theft of about $200 in…

The tourist season is in full swing at the Homer Spit.-Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News

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Homer’s Best Bets

Less than 24 hours after the Homer City Council held its longest meeting in recent memory — 4…

Christopher S. Dawson

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Christopher S. Dawson

Homer resident Christopher S. Dawson, 53, died Tuesday, June 23, 2015, in Soldotna. There was a small family…

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The Omicron chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma, a service organization of women educators, holds its annual Back to…

Outdoors & Recreation

Fishing? Know what you’re catching

I have received an unusual amount of email asking how to report angler evil-doers to the Alaska Wildlife Troopers…