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At Bear Glacier near Seward, President Barack Obama talks about the rapid retreat of the ice and the large pieces calving off of the main body of ice during a tour of Kenai Fjords National Park on Tuesday.-Morris News Service - Alaska

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Seward trip provides close-up view of climate change effects

Standing at the bow of the Viewfinder, President Barack Obama gripped the steel railing as the boat cut…

Gordon M. Layel

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Gordon M. Layel

Longtime Alaskan and Homer resident Gordon M. Layel, 67, died June 2, 2015, at home from heart failure.…

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Road construction has begun:

Springtime in Alaska brings green-up and road construction. Cautionary road-work signs are blooming like flowers along Kenai Peninsula…

Chlorus “Von” Vaughan Pointer

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Chlorus ‘Von’ Vaughan Pointer

Chlorus Vaughn Pointer, also known as Von Pointer, 79, died on Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015, in Anchorage. A…

Clyde Duren Jr.

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Clyde Duren Jr.

Clyde Duren Jr., 92, of Homer died Jan. 7, 2015, from heart failure at Alaska Regional Hospital in…

Paul McCartt

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Paul S. McCartt

Longtime Homer resident Mr. Paul Samuel McCartt, 83, died Friday, July 4, 2014, at South Peninsula Hospital in…

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State Trooper Report

Jan. 11 Alaska Bureau of Highway Patrol Troopers at 9:30 p.m. made a traffic stop on a 1995…

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State Trooper Report

Sept. 30 Alaska State Troopers at 9:06 p.m. stopped a driver for a moving violation near Mile 46…

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State Trooper Report

Troopers Aug. 22 Alaska State Troopers at 8:39 p.m. made a traffic stop on a 32-year-old Homer mean…

Lonnie T. Byars

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Lonnie T. Byars

Lonnie Truman Byars, 67, a long-time Alaskan communication systems pioneer who was instrumental in implementing analog, satellite, microwave,…

Caroline Venuti asks questions of a DOT representative during an Aug. 5 open house.-Photo by McKibben Jackinsky, Homer News

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Public turns out to hear of planned DOT projects

When the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities held an open house at Homer City Hall Aug. 5,…

Donna Muscia-Fields

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Donna Muscia-Fields

Donna Muscia-Fields, 66, transitioned from this life on April 22, 2013, in Homer surrounded by the love of…

Edward P. "Mac" Maciariello

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Edward P. “Mac” Maciariello

p>Longtime Sterling resident Mr. Edward P. “Mac” Maciariello, 83, died Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013, at his home in…