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    Voting should never be taken for granted
    Voting should never be taken for granted
    February 9, 2023 1:30 am

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

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    Larry Smith
    Point of View: Permanent fund in trouble
    By Larry Smith • February 9, 2023 1:30 am

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

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    Point of View: Why we celebrate with #IHeartEstuaries
    Point of View: Why we celebrate with #IHeartEstuaries
    By Kris Holderied and Ingrid Harrald • February 9, 2023 1:30 am

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

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    Lance’s Rainbow
    Lance’s Rainbow
    By Ken Landfield • February 2, 2023 9:00 am

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

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    Crews work on the botanical garden on Tuesday, May 18, 2021, at the Pratt Museum in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
    Point of View: An invitation to the Homer...
    By Millie Martin • February 2, 2023 1:30 am

    The Patrons of the Pratt Society will be celebrating 25 years of supporting the Pratt on Tuesday, Feb. 7

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Zachary Hamilton
    Point of View: ‘The best is yet to...
    By Zachary Hamilton • January 25, 2023 2:30 am

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

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    Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships. (logo provided)
    Point of View: Final call for participation —...
    By Hannah Gustafson • January 25, 2023 1:30 am

    It is Community Health Needs Assessment time again

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    Love, INC in Soldotna, Alaska, provides homelessness prevention and housing services to people on the Kenai Peninsula. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)
    Point of View: COVID relief funds help homeless...
    By Leslie Rohr • January 18, 2023 2:30 am

    We need to sustain this kind of investment.

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    Gov. Mike Dunleavy holds a press conference at the Capitol on Tuesday, April 9, 2019. (Juneau Empire file photo)
    Point of View: Alaska must act now to...
    By Gov. Mike Dunleavy • January 18, 2023 2:30 am

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

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    Adele Person (Courtesy photo)
    Pay It Forward: The willingness to receive
    By Adele Person • January 18, 2023 1:30 am

    We have a culture of giving here.

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    The M/V Tustumena comes into Homer after spending the day in Seldovia in 2010. (Homer News File)
    New federal funding could aid Alaska Marine Highway...
    By Frank H. Murkowski • January 11, 2023 2:30 am

    It’s past time for the Southeast and coastal Alaska communities to be heard regarding the collapse of our ferry system.

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    Soldotna City Council member Dave Carey testifies in support of the Kenai Peninsula Reentry Coalition during a meeting of the Kenai City Council on Wednesday, March 16, 2022, in Kenai, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
    Point of View: Vote Carey for borough mayor
    By David Carey • January 5, 2023 2:30 am

    I know the responsibilities and obligations of being borough mayor

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    People vote in polling booths at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
    Point of View: What’s on your 2023 schedule...
    By Therese Lewandowski • January 5, 2023 2:30 am

    There is a Kenai Peninsula Borough Special Mayoral Election coming up in February

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