Camp provides climate think tank
By Layton Ehmke
Homer Tribune
A collection of scientists from around the country will meet in Homer next week to work toward planning effective responses to the changes global warming will bring to coastal communities. Starting Monday, the World Wildlife Fund workshop will focus on issues including how increasing temperatures of water, land and air will affect [...]
Gubernatorial candidates weigh in on fast ferry, Pebble mine
By Layton Ehmke
Homer Tribune
In about two-and-a-half weeks, voters around the state will take into consideration what the three top gubernatorial hopefuls have been saying since the primary election — how their administrations will better align Alaska to deal with the future.Governor hopefuls, including former Wasilla Mayor and Republican Sarah Palin, Indepen-dent Andrew Halcro, [...]
Senate, House candidates take stands
By Layton Ehmke
Homer Tribune
District 35, House raceDemocrat Anthony Sieminski, Seward, has challenged incumbent Rep. Paul Seaton, R-Homer, to represent District 35 in the State House of Representatives. Seaton was first elected to represent District 35 in 2002, was re-elected in 2004, and looks to defend his office Nov. 7.Sieminski did not return his answers for [...]
Young speaks on national and local issues
By Sean Pearson
Homer Tribune
Congressman Don Young told a small group of Anchor Point and Homer residents Monday that more information regarding the development of the Pebble prospect would need to be gathered before he could capably weigh in on the controversial mining project, and urged residents to “go through the process” before making any decisions [...]
FYI
CIRCAC to identify places of refugeAll are invited to participate in a group to discuss and identify potential places of refuge for stricken vessels in the Cook Inlet Basin or Subarea. The first meeting of the group will be 10 a.m. Nov. 1 in the Homer City Hall Cowles Council Chambers. Confirm participation by sending [...]
Letters to the editor
Why is everybody always picking on Heimbuch?What is with this Mr. Raskin guy picking on Mike Heimbuch? I don’t always agree with Mike, but he is fair and nice. He is one of the best and brightest people we have on city council. If Mr. Raskin is so smart, he should know what even uneducated [...]
But he doesn’t have anything on
Allan Phelps
“Unbelievable.”He glanced up from the menu, “What, the prices?”“No, it’s unbelievable that the president of the United States has declared that kidnapping, torture, and dungeons are the American way.” “I’m thinking we don’t need steamed rice if we order fried rice.”She placed her menu hanging over the table so the waitress would notice. “I [...]
Homer digs deep to help one of its own
This weekend, hundreds of people turned out to help one of their own. Jeff Middleton, mover of all things earthly, father of two of Homer’s next generation, and friend to more people than the walls of the Homer Elks Lodge can hold, has experienced some health problems of late, and Homer turned out en force [...]
PERS/TRS dilemma worsens if we do nothing
Rep. Paul Seaton
I was quite amazed at the recent “Don’t Worry — Be Happy” Oct. 11 Anchorage Daily News Compass piece from Pat Wellington about the huge PERS retirement system debt. Pat was a PERS board member when the Knowles Administration cut deposits into the retirement system from 12 percent of wages to the low [...]
City council approves CIP list
By Carey James
Homer Tribune
This year’s city wish list that will be supplied to state and federal funders was approved with little fanfare Monday night, whittling down hundreds of projects to a list of 15. Making it to the top of the list was water supply, a broad title to encompass the city’s need for a [...]
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