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    Point of View
    Chess tournament at West Homer gym Weds. March 8. Photo provided by Andy Haas.
    Point of view: Community met chess challenge
    By Andy Haas • March 16, 2023 2:30 am

    Homer students took part in a tournament last week

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    Point of view: Peninsula teens need comprehensive sexual health education
    Point of view: Peninsula teens need comprehensive sexual...
    By Claudia Haines • March 16, 2023 2:30 am

    The district-approved sexual health education curriculum was presented by the team of trained adults and teen peer educators to more than 80 first-year HHS students this winter

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    Dr. Sarah Spencer. (Photo by Maureen Todd and courtesy of Dr. Sarah Spencer)
    Point of view: Let’s bring opioid addiction treatment...
    By Sarah Spencer • March 14, 2023 2:30 am

    This incredibly effective and safe medication has the potential to dramatically increase access to treatment

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    An orphaned moose calf reared by the author is seen in 1970. (Stephen F. Stringham/courtesy photo)
    Point of View: Maximizing moose productivity on the...
    By Stephen F. Stringham • March 13, 2023 2:30 am

    Maximum isn’t necessarily optimum, as cattle ranchers learned long ago.

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    Homer educator Chris Etzwiler receives KPBSD Golden Apple award on Monday March 6. Photo proved by Krista Etzwiler.
    Point of View: Chris Etzwiler receives KPBSD Golden...
    By Mike Illg • March 9, 2023 1:30 am

    The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Board of Education bestows Golden Apple Awards to district employees, volunteers and community organizations…

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    Point of View: Election officials need to recognize the reality of school underfunding
    Point of View: Election officials need to recognize...
    By Rachel Lord • March 9, 2023 1:30 am

    You may have heard that our high school pool is on the list of potential cuts to the school budget.

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    Alaska First Lady Rose Dunleavy. (Photo courtesy of Office of the Governor)
    Opinion: Volunteerism is a key pillar of Alaska...
    By Rose Dunleavy • March 2, 2023 2:30 am

    I am happy to continue the First Lady’s Volunteer Awards

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    Point of View: Ballot Curing – What’s that?
    Point of View: Ballot Curing – What’s that?
    By Therese Lewandowski • March 2, 2023 2:30 am

    The mayoral election turnout on Feb. 14 was, well, less than the amount you may have spent on Valentine’s Day…

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    Point of View: The State should stay out of Alaskans’ health care decisions
    Point of View: The State should stay out...
    By Robin Holmes • February 23, 2023 1:30 am

    As a physician who provides comprehensive reproductive health care, I follow the science and medical evidence in providing care. Because…

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    Elizabeth Pileckas (courtesy photo)
    Point of View: Healthy youth equals healthy Homer
    By Elizabeth Pileckas • February 23, 2023 1:30 am

    If you are a school-aged person in Homer, or the parent or caregiver of a school-aged person, you may be…

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    Penelope Haas is Vice President of the Kachemak Bay Conservation Society and a commercial fishermen in Bristol Bay.
    Community must ask questions about harbor expansion
    By Penelope Haas • February 23, 2023 1:30 am

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

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    Matt Clarke
    Pay It Forward – Supporting Local Youth Athletics
    February 16, 2023 1:30 am

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

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    Adele Hile's stained glass window contribution in the Homer Public Library on Feb. 13, 2023. Photo courtesy of Mercedes O'Leary Harness.
    Love your library history: Adele Hile’s stained glass...
    By Kris Holderied and Ingrid Harrald • February 16, 2023 1:30 am

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

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