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Ancient Latvian art with a Homer twist
Hanging from the ceiling of the Homer Council on the Arts, a 4-foot wide, multifaceted sculpture looks like…
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Stevens: Election year poses challenges for fiscal plan
It’s going to be a long five months. Before Sen. Gary Stevens, R-Kodiak, starts packing for the trip…
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Navarre to Homer: Health care process has just started
Speaking like a doctor advising a patient with high blood pressure to lose weight and exercise, in a…
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More otters washing up; cause remains unknown
The cause of an unusual number of dead and dying otters winding up on Homer beaches remains unexplained,…
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Homer mayor to run for Legislature
Homer Mayor Mary E. “Beth” Wythe has filed a letter of intent to run for representative of House…
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Report: Pilot error cause of 2013 Era crash
Pilot error caused the Oct. 23, 2013, crash of an Era Aviation Beechcraft 1900 C/C at the Homer…
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Political novices competing for assembly District 9 seat
Of the Kenai Peninsula Borough’s assembly districts, District 9 on the lower peninsula is one of the largest.…
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Homer police find burning basket vandal; charges yet to be filed
Tire tracks and a tip lead police last week to the man who burned and then destroyed the…
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Kachemak Bay tour offers science, sightseeing
All we needed were red knit caps. On a recent weekday tour of Kachemak Bay, I felt like…
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Buccaneer bankruptcy demand hits businesses, agencies
In the Buccaneer Oil bankruptcy case, some local businesses have been hit with a double whammy. Not only…
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Homer man wins Wilderness Classic
In the grueling Alaska Mountain Wilderness Classic, where contestants race unsupported through the wildest country of Alaska, just…
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Kachemak Bay Research Reserve gets new partner
More than a year ago, things looked bleak for the Kachemak Bay Research Reserve. The House Subcommittee on…
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Watermark: Art show about inspiration, collaboration
When two artists join lives together, it’s inevitable that their art also will merge. For Asia Freeman and…
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Norwegian king scheduled to visit Homer next week
His Royal Highness King Harald V of Norway visits Anchorage and Homer next week for the first visit…
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Green found guilty of second-degree murder
After three days of deliberation, a Homer jury on Thursday afternoon found Demarqus Green, 23, of Anchorage, guilty…
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Homer writer starts new romance series
As romance writers go, Jennifer Bernard said she still thinks of herself as a newbie — even though…
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Flight lands with wheels up at Homer airport
An Alaska Air Transit charter flight with one pilot and seven passengers landed with wheels up late Saturday…
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Game camera murder trial continues
After using up the April juror pool and dipping into May jurors, a jury was finally seated last…
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WWII, Korean War vets feted in honor flight
HOMER (AP) — Sixteen million men and women served in World War II. Of those, 2 million remain…
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Resetarits brothers plead guilty, sentenced to harassment
In an emotional change-of-plea and sentencing hearing at the Homer Courthouse on Thursday, a 2.5-year-old case involving a…