I am not new to Alaska or to the Alaska State Troopers, having served more than 20 years in the ranks. However I write today… Continue reading
In a fast-paced world, one’s goals, needs and responsibility to pay bills often takes a central theme and charity somehow takes a backseat. At times,… Continue reading
Whenever I do a scan of my personal 8 Dimensions of Wellness, economic health is consistently one that I feel ambivalent about. Considering our definition,… Continue reading
In case anyone hasn’t noticed, our ecosystems in Alaska are collapsing. It all starts in the Arctic, specifically the Bering Sea where the ominous signs… Continue reading
Alongside more than 49,000 Alaskans who signed the recall application, we’re celebrating a major development in our historic, bipartisan movement to remove Governor Dunleavy from… Continue reading
“Choose your battles wisely — there will be never-ending options here.” Those were words of advice I received during my first week in Homer 22… Continue reading
Information concerning the Village Public Safety Officer program, through news reports and public media comments, are not totally accurate information that is being put out… Continue reading
2019 is an exuberant end to the decade. There has never been a better time to start or grow a small business in the current… Continue reading
Gina Poths recently submitted an opinion piece on the Jet Ski issue in Kachemak Bay, and the piece contained so many inaccuracies and downright fabrications… Continue reading
“What does ‘abduct’ mean?” my 7-year-old daughter asked me the other day. We had just walked into the Homer Public Library, and she’d seen the… Continue reading
Usually when we hear the phrase “20/20,” we assume people are talking about vision, but now that the new year, and a new decade, is… Continue reading
I feel like I need to address some concerns and comments printed in different news medias from Bob Shavelson with Cook Inlet keeper and Robert… Continue reading
Sometimes a dream starts 30 years in the past. In 1989, Dana Stabenow was sending out her first novel to publishers in New York City.… Continue reading
Last week the Gov. Mike Dunleavy administration announced that it plans to overturn the ban on personal watercraft, also known as JetSkis, on Kachemak Bay… Continue reading
“We want to help” is a theme I’ve heard frequently while volunteering for the Homer Community Food Pantry. It is what Tommy Blaine at McNeil… Continue reading
Regarding the sale of BP’s assets to Hilcorp, John Shively, former commissioner of Alaska’s Department of Natural Resources and board chairman for the proposed Pebble… Continue reading
Lizzy was a common prairie woman, daughter of Norwegian parents who immigrated with little to their name except knowledge of a small farm where they… Continue reading
No one will argue that parking on the Spit has been a constant problem. Over the years, the city has come up with a variety… Continue reading
This past August, Hilcorp made a presentation at Land’s End in Homer to describe the seismic testing they were conducting for possible oil and gas… Continue reading
We are so enamored with Capitalism. Trump represents money. Money is God so Trump is God. Plus his toupee looks like gold. He is a… Continue reading
