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    Point of View
    Homer Mayor Ken Castner in a photo taken on Aug. 13, 2019, in Homer, Alaska (Photo provided)
    Point of View: Vow to not break tie...
    By Ken Castner For the Homer News • August 14, 2019 5:30 am

    Back in 1981, two members of the Harvard Negotiation Project, Roger Fisher and William Ury, published a small book called…

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    Living ‘Pay It Forward’
    Living ‘Pay It Forward’
    By Flo Larson For the Homer News • August 14, 2019 5:30 am

    Learning to ride a horse takes time and patience. Years ago to earn money to pay for college, I worked…

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    Sandhill cranes feed off a gravel trail on Aug. 5, 2019, in Beluga Slough, Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Nina Faust)
    Point of View: Protect Beluga Slough and its...
    By Nina Faust For the Homer News • August 7, 2019 5:30 am

    As co-founder and lead educator for Kachemak Crane Watch, I enjoy writing articles and producing films for public education about…

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    Katarina Hockema
    Point of View: Long journey applying to college...
    By Katarina Hockema For the Homer News • July 31, 2019 5:30 am

    Senior year of high school is a whirlwind blur of deadlines, grades, and most importantly, applications. After all, the best…

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    Point of View: Dunleavy must be recalled
    Point of View: Dunleavy must be recalled
    By Peggy Shumaker and Joe Usibelli For the Homer News • July 31, 2019 5:30 am

    An Open Letter to the People of Alaska

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    Fran Zwonitzer
    Point of View: In upcoming election, make an...
    By Fran Zwonitzer For the Homer News • July 31, 2019 5:30 am

    Editor’s note: Due to a typesetting error, the words “for government” were left out in this Adolf Hitler quote in…

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    Rob Lund, right, shows a beehive to children on a Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies field trip on June 30, 2019, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo provided)
    Point of View: Homer is a great place...
    By Rob Lund For the Homer News • July 24, 2019 5:30 am

    Over the last couple of years, Homer has experienced a dramatic increase in the number of honey bee colonies kept…

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    Point of View: Use fat PFDs to pay it forward for arts, other cut programs
    Point of View: Use fat PFDs to pay...
    By Asia Freeman For the Homer News • July 17, 2019 5:30 am

    Last week, Gov. Mike Dunleavy abruptly vetoed all of the Alaska Legislature’s approved funding for the arts and culture in…

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    Grace Allan, Kachemak Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve technician, collects a phytoplankton sample on June 7, 2017, in Seldovia, Alaska. (Photo provided)
    Point of View: Harvest at your own risk...
    By Jessica Shepherd For the Homer News • July 10, 2019 5:30 am

    This July 4th coincides with the lowest tide of the month. At a -4.9, the 10:27 a.m. tide offers opportunities…

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    Point of View: Arts organizations, other nonprofits build on state stewardship
    Point of View: Arts organizations, other nonprofits build...
    By Asia Freeman For the Homer News • July 10, 2019 5:30 am

    Correction: This opinion piece has been changed to indiciate that Asia Freeman is the Artistic Director of Bunnell Street Arts…

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    Homer Foundation Executive Director Mike Miller. (Photo provided)
    Point of View: Be informed: governor’s vetoes will...
    By Mike Miller For the Homer News • July 10, 2019 5:30 am

    After the State Legislature approved a budget with some very deep cuts, Gov. Mike Dunleavy used his veto pen to…

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    Point of View: July 4, 1959 — A Remembrance of Alaska’s 49-Star Flag
    Point of View: July 4, 1959 — A...
    By Marcia Kuszmaul For the Homer News • July 3, 2019 5:30 am

    July 4, 2019, marks the 60th anniversary of the first raising of the 49-star flag at Fort McHenry in Baltimore,…

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    Point of View: You can make a difference at the border; July 11 fundraiser will help you know how
    Point of View: You can make a difference...
    By Lori Evans and Sherry Stead For the Homer News • July 3, 2019 5:30 am

    Today Americans are celebrating freedom. It’s a day when political differences, racial divides, gender identities and other things that too…

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