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Papers are in at the Homer News building on Thursday, Dec. 1 in Homer. (Photo by Charlie Menke / Homer News)

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Out of the Office: In the Office

For my last out of the office story, I am going to bring you into the office with…

Jamie Hoy, a Montana State University student who is participating in the Kachemak Bay Campus of Kenai Peninsula College, University of Alaska Anchorage’s, “Semester by the Bay” program, gives a presentation on orca whales at the Marine Mammal Biology Symposium on Friday, Nov. 4 in Homer. (Photo by Charlie Menke / Homer News)

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Semester by the Bay students present work

A room full of young minds all interested in solving the same problems, and loving the same parts…

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Out of the Office: Walking

“Only ideas won by walking have any value,” 20th century German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche once wrote.

Community soccer players after a special match celebrating the life of Drew Brown at Homer High School Field on Sunday, Aug. 14, 2022. (Photo by Uliana Reutov)

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OOTO: Our Soccer Community

Imagine a park ranger, a lawyer, a teacher, an artist, a fisherman, a student, an engineer and more…

Kids playing soccer on a sunny summer day. (Photo by Charlie Menke/ Homer News)

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Out of the Office: Coaching

Sport has been a well of vitality that has nourished me since I was a young child. Growing…

Leashes to lend hang from a kiosk at Mariner Park on Friday, Aug. 12, 2022, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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Pet support with the Lend-A-Leash program

Alaska Mindful Paws providing leashes for dog-walkers, among other services.

Homer's Jake Tappan rushes against Kodiak on Saturday, Aug. 13, 2022, at Homer High School in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Charlie Menke/Homer News)

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Mariners start season strong against Bears; Nikiski, Seward drop games

It may have been raining as the Homer football team took on Kodiak on Saturday at Homer High…

Emily Matthews and Andy Kowalczyk pose outside the Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies headquarters on Friday, July 29, 2022, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Charlie Menke/Homer News)

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AmeriCorps volunteers aid Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies

The 10-month commitment pushed them outside of comfort zones

Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies CoastWalk Coordinator Henry Reiske, right, stands next to the R/V APAK before loading in onto the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge R/V Tiglax on Friday, July 15, 2022, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Charlie Menke)

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Chapman School’s student-made mini-boat journeys to Bering Sea

Chapman Elementary School students’ mini-boat is transferred to the Tiglax to be taken to Adak.

The Disability Pride Month art show, as seen on Friday, July 1, 2022, at Grace Ridge Brewing in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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Homer’s Independent Living Center celebrates Disability Pride month with art show

Through July, Grace Ridge Brewing is showing “Art From the Heart”