Letters
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I’ve been taking my three shelter dogs for a hike on Mariner Park beach for years. On a recent morning, at 9:30 a.m., I pulled into the parking lot to park my truck. It was a minus tide so I decided to hike on the left side of the beach. I parked my truck in front of the new fence where the tent p...
Wed, 07/16/2014 - 3:40pm -
An amazing milestone is going to be reached this coming Sunday at the Calvary Baptist Church in Ninilchik. More than 24 years ago, in December of 1989, the new pastor Ron Blough started reading through the Bible one chapter per week on Sunday mornings. Pastor Blough remained in Ninilchik for more th...
Wed, 07/16/2014 - 3:40pm -
Long ago, not far away, I grew up in a very small town. Our home was five miles from town center on the main highway. We rarely heard police, ambulance or fire sirens, but when we did — the urgency caught our breath. Someone we knew was in trouble and needed help. The town where we live now is big...
Wed, 07/16/2014 - 3:40pm -
It is with grateful hearts that the parents of the graduating class of Homer High School 2014 thank the following local businesses and private donations for the After Grad Party for the seniors: Elks Lodge, Napa, Cosmic Kitchen, HoWL, Captain Pattie’s, Kachemak Gear Shed, Homer Theatre, Home...
Wed, 07/09/2014 - 3:02pm -
I am a recent graduate of Homer High School. A few months before graduation I attended a talk given by Joy Steward of the Homer Foundation regarding college scholarships and I learned about the Beluga Tale fiction writing scholarship awarded by the Tin Roof Fund. As a student who recently disc...
Wed, 07/09/2014 - 3:01pm -
There has been a lot of talk about where candidates and the incumbent stand on several issues. These issues are dividing our nation further apart with little or no action by Congress. So to ensure that there is no guessing as to where I stand or what my opinions are with the events that are unfoldin...
Wed, 07/09/2014 - 3:00pm -
Thank you to all who participated in Homer Animal Friends Strut Your Mutt. This fun event to show off your pooches raises money for our Spay/Neuter Program. Over the past 30 years, HAF has contributed $40,000 for low cost spay/neuter discounts to the community. To all the volunteers, sponsors ...
Wed, 07/09/2014 - 3:00pm -
Imagine yourself a refugee coming to a country chosen for you, where you do not know anyone, and where you know you will be discriminated against. Now, imagine yourself in this country trying to get a job but unable to read or write. You are forced by this circumstance to rely on other people like a...
Wed, 07/09/2014 - 2:59pm -
I have a prediction. Keeping an eye on the overall market out into the realm of the “fuzzy boundary” of it all, where all kinds of variables are a swirl, I’ve come to recognize the “strange attractor” of a robust, expanding economy actually forming up. And out of the great mysteriousness o...
Wed, 07/09/2014 - 2:59pm -
Reform serves the purpose getting rid of that which is bad and replacing it with something better. That is why I call for real and true tax reform. The present income tax code punishes good behavior, taxes production and jobs, drives jobs, companies and capital out of our economy into off-shore tax ...
Wed, 07/02/2014 - 3:03pm
