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Penelope Haas is Vice President of the Kachemak Bay Conservation Society and a commercial fishermen in Bristol Bay.

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Community must ask questions about harbor expansion

The City of Homer recently approved spending $750,000 to begin a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers “general investigation”…

Matt Clarke

Opinion

Pay It Forward – Supporting Local Youth Athletics

Why donate or volunteer to a local youth athletic program? Consider the life enriching experiences that can benefit…

Adele Hile's stained glass window contribution in the Homer Public Library on Feb. 13, 2023. Photo courtesy of Mercedes O'Leary Harness.

Opinion

Love your library history: Adele Hile’s stained glass window

One day last month, I retrieved my 8-year-old from a chess game at the library. She was sitting…

Opinion

Voting should never be taken for granted

The Voting Rights Act of 1965 ended racial discrimination in voting. At least that is what it was…

Larry Smith

Opinion

Point of View: Permanent fund in trouble

While Alaskans argue about how to spend the income from the Alaska Permanent Fund — dividends versus government…

Opinion

Point of View: Why we celebrate with #IHeartEstuaries

Did you know that Kachemak Bay and Cook Inlet are also both “estuaries”? And that Kachemak Bay has…

Opinion

Lance’s Rainbow

This piece was submitted in memory of long-time Homer resident Lance Petersen, who passed away last week at…

Crews work on the botanical garden on Tuesday, May 18, 2021, at the Pratt Museum in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

Opinion

Point of View: An invitation to the Homer community

The Patrons of the Pratt Society will be celebrating 25 years of supporting the Pratt on Tuesday, Feb.…

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Zachary Hamilton

Opinion

Point of View: ‘The best is yet to come’

Zachary Hamilton is running for Kenai Peninsula Borough mayor in the special election

Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships. (logo provided)

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Point of View: Final call for participation — Every voice matters!

It is Community Health Needs Assessment time again

Love, INC in Soldotna, Alaska, provides homelessness prevention and housing services to people on the Kenai Peninsula. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

Opinion

Point of View: COVID relief funds help homeless children in Alaska

We need to sustain this kind of investment.

Gov. Mike Dunleavy holds a press conference at the Capitol on Tuesday, April 9, 2019. (Juneau Empire file photo)

Opinion

Point of View: Alaska must act now to capitalize on carbon markets

Alaska has vast forests and coastlines that can provide natural carbon management

Adele Person (Courtesy photo)

Opinion

Pay It Forward: The willingness to receive

We have a culture of giving here.