Site Logo
Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships. (Logo provided)

Opinion

Point of View: Now the real work begins

Have you ever worked diligently toward a goal only to find the “real work” on the other side?

Packing boxes are left over after distribution day at the Homer Community Food Pantry at Homer United Methodist Church on Monday, March 16, 2020, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer Newws)

Opinion

Point of View: That none may go hungry

The Homer Community Food Pantry thanks sources of donated resources they offer to Homer residents

Opinion

Point of View: Where I Stand

A Strategic Investment Approach to Education

A map outlines the boundaries of the Calvin & Coyle Woodland Park and Nature Trail in relation to other parcels, trails and city easements in Homer, Alaska. Photo provided by Kachemak Heritage Land Trust

Opinion

No new construction or development at Calvin & Coyle park or trail

The Calvin &Coyle Nature Trail is a 1.5-mile loop trail within the 28.67-acre Calvin &Coyle Woodland Park, both…

Opinion

Proposed Doyon hotel site raises public safety concerns

When the Doyon proposal to build a large hotel and a dense housing complex was first announced it…

Opinion

Point of View: Collaboration with community needed for Doyon development

Most Homer residents have heard about the Lighthouse Development Project. This hotel, employee housing, condo, conference center has…

Opinion

Point of View: Thoughts on the Doyon Lighthouse Village complex plans

On behalf of Kachemak Bay Birders and as an organizer of the Kachemak Bay Shorebird Monitoring Project that…

Artwork from inside cover of report “Learning to Thrive: Alaska’s next economy in a warming world” by Alyssa Quintyne. (Alaska Climate Alliance)

Opinion

Point of view: Two visions of Alaska’s future

As the world experiences this unparalleled moment of ecological crises, two competing visions are playing out in public…

Opinion

Point of view: Lighthouse Village project needs a redesign

City code permits allows a developer to create a planned unit development (PUD) with “flexibility” in restrictions or…

Opinion

Point of View: Banning Russian seafood imports is good for Alaska

In Alaska, it is well known that “Seafood sustains us.”

Opinion

As ecosystems change, so much environmental laws

Climate change is melting glaciers and creating new salmon habitat in the Taku, Stikine and Unuk rivers —…

Former Gov. Frank Murkowski speaks on a range of subjects during an interview with the Juneau Empire in May 2019. (Michael Penn / Juneau Empire File)

Opinion

Opinion: Service to the country

Is there a means by which we can bring about common sense and stability through a shared experience?

Opinion

Is there a Santa Claus who can deliver education funding?

As a kid growing up in rural Alaska, Christmas was special. We’d hunt for the perfect Christmas tree…