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    Point of View
    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
    No new construction or development at Calvin &...
    By Carson Chambers • January 24, 2024 1:30 am

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

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    Proposed Doyon hotel site raises public safety concerns
    Proposed Doyon hotel site raises public safety concerns
    By Doug Van Patten • January 24, 2024 1:30 am

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

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    Point of View: Collaboration with community needed for Doyon development
    Point of View: Collaboration with community needed for...
    By Glenn Seaman • January 24, 2024 1:30 am

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

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    Point of View: Thoughts on the Doyon Lighthouse Village complex plans
    Point of View: Thoughts on the Doyon Lighthouse...
    By George Matz • January 17, 2024 1:30 am

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

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    Artwork from inside cover of report “Learning to Thrive: Alaska’s next economy in a warming world” by Alyssa Quintyne. (Alaska Climate Alliance)
    Point of view: Two visions of Alaska’s future
    By Eleanor Gagnon and Kay Brown • January 17, 2024 1:30 am

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

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    Point of view: Lighthouse Village project needs a redesign
    Point of view: Lighthouse Village project needs a...
    By Nina Faust • January 17, 2024 1:30 am

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

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    Point of View: Banning Russian seafood imports is good for Alaska
    Point of View: Banning Russian seafood imports is...
    By Julie Sande and Doug Vincent-Lang • December 27, 2023 2:30 am

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

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    As ecosystems change, so much environmental laws
    As ecosystems change, so much environmental laws
    By Mary Catharine Martin The Salmon State • December 27, 2023 2:30 am

    Climate change is melting glaciers and creating new salmon habitat in the Taku, Stikine and Unuk rivers — but being staked for gold mining

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    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: Service to the country
    By Frank Murkowski • December 27, 2023 2:30 am

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

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    Is there a Santa Claus who can deliver education funding?
    Is there a Santa Claus who can deliver...
    By Doug Tansy • December 27, 2023 2:30 am

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

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    3 reasons to contact your legislator for education funding today
    3 reasons to contact your legislator for education...
    December 27, 2023 2:30 am

    In mid-January, 45 legislators can make an enormous difference for Alaskan communities around the state. Between Jan. 16 and the…

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    Michael Daniel launches campaign for Alaska House District 6
    Michael Daniel launches campaign for Alaska House District...
    By Peter Zuyus • December 20, 2023 2:30 am

    Michael Daniel, with over two decades of dedicated service in the Marine Corps and Navy, proudly declares his candidacy for…

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    Gov. Mike Dunleavy is seen in a screenshot of a news conference on Monday, Oct. 17, 2022, in Anchorage. (Screenshot)
    FY25 budget reflects a policy of priorities over...
    By Gov. Mike Dunleavy • December 20, 2023 2:30 am

    As I enter my sixth year as Alaska’s governor, the Fiscal Year 2025 budget introduced this past week reflects a…

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