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This artwork placed Sept. 11, 2022, on "Breathe," the 2022 Burning Basket in Homer, Alaska, expressed the author's hope that his prostate surgery would remove the cancer from his body. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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Out of the Office: Journey to Cancerland

These Out of the Office columns give the writers of the Homer News and Peninsula Clarion an opportunity…

A room in the process of being painted Ultra Pure White. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Out of the Office: Ultra Pure White

I recently painted the living room of the house in which I am living.

Community soccer players after a special match celebrating the life of Drew Brown at Homer High School Field on Sunday, Aug. 14, 2022. (Photo by Uliana Reutov)

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OOTO: Our Soccer Community

Imagine a park ranger, a lawyer, a teacher, an artist, a fisherman, a student, an engineer and more…

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Out of the Office: Acceleration

Sometimes a standard run can feel incredible, and I now have a theory as to why.

Kids playing soccer on a sunny summer day. (Photo by Charlie Menke/ Homer News)

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Out of the Office: Coaching

Sport has been a well of vitality that has nourished me since I was a young child. Growing…

Bradley Walters leads the pack up Angle Hill on Wednesday, July 18, 2018, at the Salmon Run Series at Tsalteshi Trails. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Out of the office: Race thyself

During the pandemic, I questioned the value of regular community racing and the numbers show I wasn’t the…

Walking near the mudflats in Hope, Alaska, on Saturday, June 4, 2022. (Courtesy Sabine Poux)

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Out of the Office: I’ll always have Alaska

The first time I came to the Kenai Peninsula I was on a solo weekend vacation about a…

The sun shines on the Kenai Mountains in Turnagain Arm on Saturday, July 9, 2022 near Anchorage, Alaska. (Ashlyn O'Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

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Out of the Office: Simple gifts

It’s always humbling to be reminded of what we take for granted in this life.

Mount Marathon, seen July 4, 2022, in Seward, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Out of the Office: Keeping Mount Marathon Race local

How does the Mount Marathon Race stay local?

Anna waits in traffic in Cooper Landing, Alaska, on June 9, 2022. (Camille Botello/Peninsula Clarion)

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Out of the Office: Time well spent

There really only seem to be two seasons in Alaska: winter season and construction season.

After driving through the Kenai Mountains from Turnagain Pass past Cooper Landing, the Sterling Highway opens up here in the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge going through the Swan Lake fire burn, as seen on Sunday, May 22, 2022. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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Out of the Office: Road trippin’

You know how you’ve done something so long and so often it becomes routine, and yet it still…

Mills Creek, May 11, 2022. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Out of the Office: Gratitude

On May 11 this year, just past 8 a.m., the day started cold

Hope, Alaska, is seen on May 14, 2022. (Camille Botello/Peninsula Clarion)

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Out of the Office: Hope

Working in journalism is draining for a lot of reasons. We’re constantly taking meetings and phone calls, trying…