Letters – March 10
Students solve future problems
Chapman School’s Future Problem Solving team has passed the qualifying competitions and has been invited to compete in the State Bowl against five other teams from all over the state of Alaska. Our four-member team of fifth and sixth graders has been working since the beginning of the school year on the [...]
Letters – March 3
Change is in the wind
Ben Franklin said, “those who would give up their liberties for the promise of safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.” I am sure most have also heard, “I may not agree with what you say, but will defend unto death your right to say it.”
Our country was founded as a republic. [...]
Letters – Feb. 24
Creating the ‘best possible ending’
Fellow citizens,
First, I would like to point out that those of us who own property and/or live in Anchor Point are relieved. The young couple is no longer breaking and entering. This situation could have ended in another way. Most of the break-ins occurred at night. Imagine sleeping, then being awakened as a homeowner [...]
Letters – Feb. 17
Pebble project needs scientific review
The Pebble Partnership and its CEO John Shively continue to ask Alaskans to wait and see, to give the Pebble project time, and to let the process run its course. The recent fining of the Pebble Partnership for 45 water use violations, however, illustrates why we cannot just simply wait and [...]
Letters – Feb. 10
One bad storm away
Thanks to Naomi Klouda for last week’s article concerning Milepost 153 of the Sterling Highway. This is an issue I became aware of about two years ago. I was in contact with several Department of Transportation divisions about it, as well as the Legislative delegation. In my opinion, that section of the [...]
Letters – Feb. 3
Letter to the Homer City Council
I’m against the proposed zoning change for the West Hill area. Whoever came up with rezoning upper West Hill (as stated in a small part of the Comp Plan) must have personal gains in mind. There’s no other reason to change the zoning. There would be no benefit to [...]
Letters – Jan. 27
Pandora’s Box
It’s a mistake to allow halibut charter permits to be limited and transferable. Skippers about to retire will reap a bonus, courtesy of the government, while any young entrepreneur with hopes of starting their own operation will see those hopes placed beyond financial reach.
This system will move business away from owner-operators, concentrating it with [...]
Letters – Jan. 20
Post office people helpful
This letter is in response to Mrs. Henwood’s letter last week regarding the posting of death/memorial notices at the Post Office. My wife and I happened to be in the Post Office at the same time. I’m sorry Mrs. Henwood, but I had to chuckle inside when I heard [...]
Letters – Jan. 13
Shades of April ‘97
During the month of April of 1997, the family of Ron Gribble asked permission to put a death notice in the post office.
They were denied permission by the then post master. However, he later reconsidered, and that is when the plastic sleeves were placed on the window inside the entryway. It [...]
Letters – Jan. 6
Checking local first pays off
In response to Homer’s new chamber of commerce president’s shopping comment, I too want to share a “buy local” story with Homerville.
I bought a Sunbeam mixer at Ulmer’s for Christmas. A few days later, my son Ezra was cruising the over spacious aisles of Wasilla’s Target store, and called with some [...]
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