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Out of the Office: Moments of joy
Sometimes I make a cup of coffee just to feel something. That is, holding a warm mug and…
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Creek walking in cool summer
Growing up spending my summers in one outdoor activity camp or another, my favorite days of all were…
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Out of the Office: Surveying the Chugach
The longer I live in Alaska, the more I worry that I’m taking it for granted.
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Out of the Office: Mind game
Sunday at the Skyline Trail, a lost jacket gave me a chance for an endurance experiment.
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Out of the Office: Off the map
All my life, I’ve been the member of the group who’s in charge of the map. Somewhere along…
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Out of the Office: No work, all play
With the last of the snow patches finally melted away, it’s time to start spring cleanup.
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Out of the Office: The river no map can show
On Tuesday morning, May 9, sixth grade students in Carly Garay’s Fireweed Academy class are impatiently waiting to…
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Out of the Office: When is the best time of the year to leave?
When is the best time of the year to leave the Kenai Peninsula?
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Out of the Office: Bring on summer
Though it may not look like it outside right now — snow is falling outside the window as…
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Out of the Office: Sometimes snow is not so bad
It’s nearly April, and with every two-or-more-day stretch of clear weather, I begin to hope that we’re done…
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Out of the office: ‘Stupid walks’
After more than three weeks of regularly hitting the gym — easily the longest stretch of any kind…
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Hello, Neighbor
Even after living in Alaska for the better part of a decade, it still surprises me to run…
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Out of the Office: Of planes and XTRATUFs
I’m not a huge fan of flying. That wasn’t always the case, but, as I’ve gotten older, there…
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From the plankton to the aurora
Northern Gulf of Alaska Summer Research Cruise: R/V Sikuliaq, July 7-27, 2022.
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‘Look for the good in things’
When I think of Neldon Gardner, who said after the state tournament Dec. 17 that he would be…
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Out of the Office: Really cold
At a certain point below zero degrees, I’m not so sure I can tell the difference anymore. Anything…
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Out of the Office: So long, and thanks for all the cookies
Like many things in life, I didn’t intend to stay at the Homer News for 23 years and…
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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…
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Out of the Office: Something about Seward
There’s something magical about Seward. It’s more than the quaintness of a sleepy seaside town and more than…