Looking through the lens
Anchor Point photographer offers perspective on capturing, creatingBy Katie Emerick
Homer Tribune
It’s been said before, Alaska is a photographer’s dream. With such natural beauty etched upon the earthly surface, it can be difficult to look away. And it is just that, which is the key to getting good images, says photographer Bill Scott. “You look at [...]
Making the home a reflection of self
Local interior designer finds ways to vamp up homes through affordable, sustainable meansBy Katie Emerick
Homer Tribune
Those who call Alaska home know how important it is to have a comfortable living space. During the dark winter months, a lot of time is spent indoors and local artist Christine Kulcheski has found a way to make the [...]
Downward Dog brings two satirical rebel rousers to town
Dan Bern talks about delving to ‘desire and belief’By Katie Emerick
Homer Tribune
Dan Bern and Marshall Crenshaw have some things in common. Aside from the fact that they are both skillful troubadours, guitaring their way across the lands and singing songs that recall the style of such folk masters as Woody Guthrie and Bob [...]
Pioneer may postpone well
• Anchor Point: Drilling would appraise prospect; falling prices blamedBy Alan Bailey
Petroleum News
Faced with oil prices below $60 a barrel and natural gas prices down to about $6 per thousand cubic feet, Pioneer Natural Resources is planning substantial cuts in its 2009 drilling program.A planned appraisal well in its Cosmopolitan prospect near Anchor Point, offshore [...]
Fundraisers make Homer run
• Local pastime of attending fundraisers keeps a lot of people happy, contributes to good causes By Naomi Klouda
Homer Tribune
Days before the holiday giving, there weren’t enough turkeys to go around when the Kachemak Lions’ Club first put out an appeal for help. Then, Saturday morning, dozens of people brought in more than enough turkeys [...]
Water tax might save day
• Council looks at revenue loss from grocery sales tax to be offset by water tax savings accountBy Naomi Klouda
Homer Tribune
The biggest users of water in the City of Homer are South Peninsula Hospital, the Homer Port and Harbor and Safeway. Measured as a big commercial user, any business that runs the faucet on more than [...]
Strip coal mine calls out foes
• Chuitna coal mine idea troubles residents on both side of Cook InletBy Naomi Klouda
Homer Tribune
A small settlement across Cook Inlet at Beluga is hoping a reworked contract between the borough and a coal company will result in a fresh look at a troubling 21-year-old plan to a strip mine. The Kenai Peninsula [...]
Razdolna looking to expand
• The community is fast outgrowing its village schoolBy Drew Hilsabeck
Homer Tribune
The village of Razdolna, at 25-mile East End Road, is raising funds to build an additional school building for its ever-growing community. The proposed 300,000 square foot facility would include a computer lab for the middle school/high school combination class. It would also double [...]
Begich takes U.S. Senate
By Naomi Klouda
Homer Tribune
Newly elected U.S. Sen. Mark Begich vowed to steer the much defamed “earmark” method for funding toward a newer approach to federal spending: long-term plans.That was one of his messages after his victory over longstanding incumbent Ted Stevens was announced last week. He took questions in a press conference that [...]
FYI
First Exxon payment comes next weekJudge H. Russel Holland ordered on Monday the release of $151 million of the negotiated $383 million settlement stemming the Exxon Valdez Oil spill in 1989. Plaintiffs attorney Andrew Ott expects that money to be distributed by sometime next week.The president of the Alaska Forum for Environmental Responsibility called this [...]
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