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    Holiday Recipes: Directions for a perfect holiday prime rib dinner
    Holiday Recipes: Directions for a perfect holiday prime...
    December 24, 2015 8:19 am

    Our family became dear friends with a butcher many years ago and we have enjoyed dining upon roasted prime ribs…

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    HEA rates to drop
    HEA rates to drop
    December 24, 2015 8:15 am

    Homer Electric Association members will see rates drop about a penny with the quarterly Cost of Power Adjustment, or COPA,…

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    The high school students at Nikolaevsk School pose with Nouredine Mama, an exchange student from Cameroon in Homer for the year.-Photo by Annie Rosenthal
    Exchange students learn new holiday traditions
    By Annie Rosenthal • December 24, 2015 8:14 am

    Tonight, Nouredine Mama will celebrate Christmas for the first time.  The 16-year-old exchange student from Cameroon is Muslim, and though…

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    Election year may derail fiscal plan, says Stevens
    Election year may derail fiscal plan, says Stevens
    By Michael Armstrong • December 24, 2015 8:11 am

    It’s going to be a long five months. Before Sen. Gary Stevens, R-Kodiak, starts packing for the trip to Juneau…

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    Dawn Leadbetter-Thorp, left, and Stephanie Leadbetter-Thorp, right, pose for a photo with their grandson, Isaiah, after he arrived at the Homer Airport on Monday. The Leadbetter-Thorps legally adopted their grandson last week, and he was able to come to Homer in time for Christmas after traveling with a social worker from Billings, Mont. -photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News
    Boy gets Christmas wish: a forever home in...
    By Michael Armstrong • December 24, 2015 8:09 am

    Like any 9-year-old boy, Isaiah wants all sorts of cool toys for Christmas — an Xbox, a go-cart, a motorcycle…

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    New treats add sugar and spice to holiday traditions
    New treats add sugar and spice to holiday...
    December 17, 2015 9:50 am

    I  can’t type the word “home” without an “r” on the end of it. Our family has made Homer our…

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    Kilcher withdraws Fox River Flats application for wilderness camp
    Kilcher withdraws Fox River Flats application for wilderness...
    By Michael Armstrong • December 17, 2015 9:45 am

    Reality TV star Atz Kilcher withdrew last week an application to lease state land in the Fox River Flats for…

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    Judge rejects dismissal  in helicopter hunting case
    Judge rejects dismissal in helicopter hunting case
    By Michael Armstrong • December 17, 2015 9:44 am

    In a status hearing held in Homer District Court on Monday, Judge Margaret Murphy rejected a motion for dismissal filed…

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    Elias Graham leaves court at the Homer Courthouse after pleading guilty to fifth-degree criminal mischief for vandalizing the Homer Burning Basket community art project in September. -Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News
    Burning basket vandal pleads guilty
    By Michael Armstrong • December 17, 2015 9:41 am

    In a courtroom filled with artists and supporters of Homer’s annual Burning Basket project, the 18-year-old Homer man accused of…

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    No one injured, one man arrested  in second armed home invasion
    No one injured, one man arrested in second...
    By Michael Armstrong • December 17, 2015 9:33 am

    Homer Police this week arrested a man in another armed home invasion, the second this month.  No one was injured…

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    A rustic bunting is one of the most incredible birds to be seen during Homer’s annual Christmas Bird Count.-Photo by Tami Reiser
    Surprises all part of annual Christmas Bird Count
    By Lani Raymond • December 17, 2015 9:27 am

    The Christmas Bird Count is a very special day for birders. One whole day devoted to birding — sunup to…

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    Homer applauds Walker’s plan
    Homer applauds Walker’s plan
    By Michael Armstrong • December 17, 2015 9:23 am

    While they might not agree on all aspects of Gov. Bill Walker’s proposed fiscal plan, Homer area business owners and…

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    In Brief
    In Brief
    December 10, 2015 9:49 am

    Lawmaster to leave Haven House South Peninsula Haven House executive director Jessica Lawmaster will leave her job effective Feb. 19,…

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