Locals praise UA Regents for campus
•Regents hear two days of testimony from college supportersBy Layton Ehmke
Homer Tribune
The University of Alaska Board of Regents looked something like deer in the headlights of the Sterling Highway last week when they were slammed with testimony after testimony from students and faculty who thanked them religiously for the improved campus. The UA Board of [...]
SPH expansion goes to voters
•Patient room expansion would increase service area taxes by $98 per $100,000 in valueBy Sean Pearson and Carey James
Homer Tribune
Amid a flurry of fervent letters to the editor, hastily posted pitch signs and points of view that seemed to pit local medical professionals against each other, Homer voters have just under two weeks left to [...]
Library goes digital
•Electronic age changes face of information disseminationBy Carey James
Homer Tribune
Most of today’s library users can remember the old card catalogues, but while computers have obviously replaced the index cards when it comes to looking for information, the impact of the electronic age on modern-day libraries goes much further. This week, in Part II of our [...]
Recycle event to save unwanted machines
By Layton Ehmke
Homer Tribune
Electronic junk is piling higher and deeper as the path of progress we are on produces daunting amounts of the stuff. So, you don’t know what to do with your Game Gear from 1992? How about the old Mac that’s only good for Oregon Trail? It is still good for something, even [...]
Fish farms may see new legislation
Offshore fish farms could be down in the deep within two years if legislation authorizing the new industry gets the go ahead from Congress – and according to industry insiders, it is expected to pass easily. Rep. Nick J. Rahall, D-WV, chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, announced last week that, at the request [...]
Heimbuch links recreation support to seasonal tax
By Carey James
Homer Tribune
Talk of supporting recreation programs in the Homer area once again dominated the Homer City Council, but deciding how to pay for the services as well as how to structure funding remain up for debate. Councilman Mike Heimbuch proposed linking paying for more recreational opportunities in Homer through a seasonal sales tax, [...]
Correction
Correction
•Regarding last week’s story on the Homer Electric ballot vote and upcoming meeting, the questionnaire supplied to Homer Electric Association board candidates was generated by the Cook Inlet Alliance. •Last week’s business story reporting on average home sales prices on the lower Kenai Peninsula should have stated that the data presented in the graphs was [...]
Homer journalists earn awards in Alaska Press Club
Staff report
Homer Tribune
Homer represented well this weekend at the annual Alaska Press Club awards and workshops at the Anchorage Hilton. Journalists from all around Alaska gathered to learn a little more about the ever-transforming condition of the Fourth Estate, and how to better reach our readers. In the coming months, you will see more of [...]
FYI
Foundation gets Kellogg GrantThe Homer Foundation recently turned $1,500 into $3,000 for the Kachemak Bay Campus in support of The Big Read, a national community-based program of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with the Arts Midwest and the Institute of Museum and Library Services that encourages literary reading in communities. Along with [...]
Letters to the editor
What happened in Spit landingHow is it that the alleged fuel contamination in the Cessna 206 fuel tank was not detected by the pilot during the preflight of the aircraft and eliminated prior to takeoff?Why would it matter what the source of the contamination was if the pilot did not detect the fuel contamination before [...]
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