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Poot Peak stands out behind the Homer Spit in a view late Monday evening from West Hill Road three days after the jack-up rig Endeavour-Spirit of Independence left.-Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News
Homer’s Best Bets
April 3, 2013 4:41 pm

The other day while toiling away in the word mines, the Betster experienced something unknown since last summer. I got…

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A bald eagle sits on top of a tsunami warning tower on the Homer Spit last Friday. At about 9:50 a.m. On the March 27 anniversary of the 1964 Great Alaska Earthquake, state and federal agencies held a test of the statewide tsunami warning system.-Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News
Homer’s Best Bets
March 27, 2013 4:58 pm

When you woke up the other day, did you feel a little bit older? If so, that’s because you are…

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March 20, 2013 2:53 pm

Holy Feng Shui, Betsteroids! Did you know March has five Fridays in it? This is supposed to be really rare…

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A good day to ride
Homer’s Best Bets
March 18, 2013 4:37 pm

For the past few days the Betster has been chasing owls and comets. The Betster has been on a mission…

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Shamba performs last Saturday for the Homer Council on the Arts Marimba Madness fundraiser. From left to right are Stephanie Leib Migdal, Sue Post, Jenny Stroyeck, Sara Reinert, Jackie Forster, Amanda Miller and Jim Levine.
Homer’s Best Bets
March 8, 2013 12:46 pm

Have you noticed this month how every date in March falls on the same day of the week as in…

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Reading without a net
Homer’s Best Bets
March 4, 2013 3:50 pm

The big hot tech news this week had something to do with a thing called Google Glass. At first the…

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The sun rises over the Kenai Mountains while fog covers Kachemak Bay last Thursday morning, a view many Homer workers see on their drive.
Homer’s Best Bets
February 18, 2013 4:22 pm

Notice the red color on this page? The words “love” and “Valentine’s Day”? Consider this fair warning that today might…

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Scott Bartlett, left, Pratt Museum curator of collections, speaks at the opening last Friday of “Encounters: Whales in Our Waters,” as Lee Post, right, listens. Post coordinated ariculating the whale skeleton hanging from the ceiling.                               -Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News
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February 15, 2013 4:11 pm

Yo, Betsteroids, note the date on this issue. That’s right, it’s Feb. 7, a week out from National Strike Fear…

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Homer’s Best Bets
February 4, 2013 2:32 pm

Worried that Homer had settled into a nice, calm stable weather pattern? Did you fear that our reputation as the…

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Ready to read
Homer’s Best Bets
January 24, 2013 4:58 pm

Over the past few weeks, Facebook has been mixing up its status questions. One week it was “How are you…

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The town of skinny shoulders
Homer’s Best Bets
January 24, 2013 2:10 pm

You know how in the police blotter sometimes cops pull over motorists because they crossed the center line? Or, sometimes…

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January 24, 2013 1:32 pm

Yours truly does not like to be the town scold, always grumping about something  that really doesn’t matter. After last…

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Splish splash
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January 24, 2013 11:19 am

Starting at midnight today, there are 521,280 minutes left in the year. You already blew the first 1,440 minutes on…

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