Seldovia awaits word on policeman’s status
• Young man’s death blamed on excessive beach parties and no policingBy Naomi Klouda
Homer Tribune
Seldovia – When Seldovia Police Chief Andy Anderson was put on suspended, but paid leave, for allegedly mishandling a personnel matter, the timing unfortunately coincided with young people stepping up their spring fever beach parties in the small coastal [...]
Kate’s gift of life
• Young woman gives hope and life to others through organ donationBy Sean Pearson
Homer Tribune
Kate Kuhns loved to teach children how to swim. Whether it was a comforting sense of calm about her, or an unfailing amount of patience and understanding, the vibrant college student had a knack for instilling a feeling of [...]
Gateway, ATVs get green light
• Council adopts Scenic Gateway Corridor, rejects tighter ATV regulationsBy Naomi Klouda
Homer Tribune
A new chapter was added to the Homer City Code adopting the Scenic Gateway Corridor at Monday night’s Homer City Council meeting.The measure passed unanimously with little discussion after months of often-emotional testimony from home and business owners. The district runs from Roger’s [...]
Hogi Yogi: Better than your average fare
• New franchise at Petro brings hoagies, frozen yogurtBy Naomi Klouda
Homer Tribune
The vacant fast-food restaurant next to the Petro Express on the Sterling Highway has given rise to salivations on what the next occupants will offer, with speculations by everyone from Taco Bell hopefuls to KFC cravers.Well, forget the Burrito Supreme or extra crispy wings. [...]
Hungry bruins waking from hibernation
• Wildlife officers warn residents to watch trash, food disposalBy Naomi Klouda
Homer Tribune
Kachemak Bay’s brown and black bears are out of hibernation and actively searching for food, bringing increased reports about local bruins attempting to break into sheds and tearing siding off buildings.The Alaska Department of Fish and Game in Homer reported a couple of [...]
FYI
It’s the fish bizThe “Business of Fish” covers a number of financial, marketing and business-related aspects of running a fishing business with essential information for new entrants or folks looking at getting into the industry. Everyone is invited and there is no charge for the course. The course is offered twice tomorrow, from 1-4 p.m. [...]
Daisy Lee Bitter shoos bear from house
Expecting to see a friend when she heard her door opening Monday afternoon, Daisy Lee Bitter turned to face down a black bear in her house.No stranger to the critters, Bitter and her husband Conrad bought property at the top of Bear Canyon on East Skyline Drive in the 1950s where they built a cabin [...]
Opinion: Letters to the Editor
Raising CaineCan anyone tell me why, other than greed, Homer’s gasoline prices are $4 plus per gallon and Anchorage’s are $3.51?I don’t blame the local folks that sell the stuff. They have to mark it up, “reasonably.” But, how is it that a state that has its own crude oil and refineries justify indecent scalpers [...]
POV
The fable of Red Dog CreekBruce C. Switzer, Ph.D.
Of all the fictions peddled by opponents of the Clean Water Initiatives and supporters of the Pebble mine, few are as fanciful as the fairy tale they flog about Red Dog Creek. According to them it was so naturally befouled that nothing could live in it, but [...]
To give, or not to give
Few personal decisions have the impact to directly change the life of another person as powerfully as organ donation. The first successful organ transplant took place more than 50 years ago, but questions about the process — including moral and ethical concerns — still challenge potential donors today. An organ is a part of the [...]
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