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    Kachemak Bay Campus Director Carol Swartz takes a break in a busy day to talk about her work. Swartz recently was honored by the Alaska Adult Education Association for her outstanding long-term contribution to lifelong learning.-Photo by Annie Rosenthal, Homer News
    Adult Education Association honors KBC’s Carol swartz
    By Annie Rosenthal • December 3, 2015 9:41 am

    There’s a piece of paper taped above Carol Swartz’s desk that reads, “To love what you do and feel that…

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    Caprice McAllistar, Sierra DeLoach and Madi Elkington rehearse as a doll, a bird, and a rabbit. The 27th Nutcracker Ballet in Homer opens Saturday at the Mariner Theatre. Dancers have been rehearsing since September. -Photo by Annie Rosenthal
    Kids find joy in hard work of performance
    By Clara Cordes • December 3, 2015 9:37 am

    Beginning at the age of 5, children in Homer can audition for the biggest ballet production in the town, the…

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    Snowflakes dance with their queen, played by Rhoslyn Jennings, in a rehearsal for the 27th Homer Nutcracker Ballet, which opens Saturday. From left, the snowflakes are Annalynn Brown, Sophie Morin, Lilli Heimbold, Katie Clark, Llena Bice, Ava Halstead and Ruby Allen.-Photo by Annie Rosenthal
    Homer’s Nutcracker:
    By Annie Rosenthal • December 3, 2015 9:24 am

    When the curtains open at Mariner Theatre on Saturday, Dec. 5, nearly 100 people will pirouette, leap, tango and hula…

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    Homer breathes sigh of relief
    Homer breathes sigh of relief
    By Michael Armstrong • December 3, 2015 9:19 am

    By a 3-to-1 margin, Proposition 1 easily passed in a special election on Tuesday. The measure diverts into the general…

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    Prop 1 easily passes
    Prop 1 easily passes
    By Michael Armstrong • December 1, 2015 10:08 pm

    By a 3-to-1 margin, Proposition 1, the vote to divert into the general fund sales taxes collected through the city…

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    Prop 1 campaign legal
    Prop 1 campaign legal
    By Michael Armstrong • November 25, 2015 11:22 am

    A low-budget campaign by the city of Homer to influence the outcome of Proposition 1 appears to follow state law,…

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    Photo by Annie Rosenthal
    Wintry and wonderful
    November 25, 2015 10:56 am

    Nathan Davis, a college student visiting from Colorado for Thanksgiving, takes a walk on a snowy Bishop’s Beach at sunset…

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    Spruce aphids may be troubling your spruce
    Spruce aphids may be troubling your spruce
    By Janice Chumley • November 25, 2015 10:07 am

    The summer of 2015 was a hard one for our native trees. Lack of snow and unusually warm dry weather…

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    NONPROFIT NEEDS
    NONPROFIT NEEDS
    November 25, 2015 9:35 am

    Editor’s Note: Every month to accompany the Pay It Forward column, which is coordinated by The Homer Foundation, the Homer…

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    News in Brief
    News in Brief
    November 25, 2015 9:29 am

    Planning panel holds hearings on subdivisions; discusses pot regs The Homer Advisory Planning Commission holds two public hearings at its…

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    Dr. Rob Downey, assistant medical director for South Peninsula Hospital’s Long Term Care home, speaks at a discussion of “Being Mortal” on Sept. 18 at the Homer Public Library.-Michael Armstrong, Homer News
    ‘Being mortal’ stimulates community discussion on dying
    By Michael Armstrong • November 25, 2015 9:28 am

    Homer’s book clubs often lead to intense discussion among small groups, but it’s not often that a book leads to…

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    Healthcare Task Force opts for consultant
    Healthcare Task Force opts for consultant
    By Elizabeth Earl • November 25, 2015 9:25 am

    The Healthcare Task Force is warily moving forward with Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor Mike Navarre’s proposal to hire a consultant…

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    Prop 1 fuels questions on HART funds
    Prop 1 fuels questions on HART funds
    By Michael Armstrong • November 25, 2015 9:24 am

    With the vote on Proposition 1 looming next Tuesday, the Homer City Council had many of the issues in that…

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