Great Candy Exchange returns to Homer Nov. 3 with prizes, free flu shots
Children invited to swap Halloween candy as South Peninsula hospital collects holiday donations
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In a blizzard of lawsuits, Trump’s DOJ battles across the US over midterm elections
The “ballot drop” box at the Polk County Election Office in Des Moines, Iowa, on the first day of early voting, Oct. 14, 2026. (Photo by Robin Opsahl/Iowa Capital Dispatch)The Trump administration’s sweeping efforts to combat noncitizen voting and as...
US Department of Justice to deploy federal elections monitors to Alaska, locations unknown
A voter is seen in a voting booth at an early voting polling site at the Mendenhall Mall in Juneau on Aug. 17, 2026. (Photo by Corinne Smith/Alaska Beacon)The U.S. Justice Department announced this week that it plans to deploy 1,000 federal monitors...
Republican officials order investigations of Peltola and other Democrats after New York Times report
Alaska’s governor said late Wednesday that he is ordering the Alaska Department of Public Safety to investigate whether Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Mary Peltola, her campaign or national Democratic groups violated state law by recruiti...
Republican officials order investigations of Peltola and other Democrats after New York Times report
Carmella Warfield, chair of the Alaska Republican Party, and Gov. Mike Dunleavy listen to JD Vance deliver a speech at an Oct. 5, 2026, campaign rally in Fairbanks. Vance was in Alaska to campaign for U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska. (Photo by Yeret...
Commentary: The census is a count, not a loyalty test
Two people walk on the Tony Knowles Coastal Trail on Sept. 23, 2023, with the downtown Anchorage skyline and snowcapped peaks in the background. (Photo by Yereth Rosen/Alaska Beacon)On Nov. 2 the U.S. Census Bureau will close the public comment perio...
Homer presses state for road safety fixes
Traffic signal or dedicated turn lanes proposed for Kachemak Drive and Homer Spit Road
Trump cancels weekend Kansas rally 5 days ahead of election
President Donald Trump speaks during an Oct. 19, 2026, rally at the Heartland Credit Union Arena in Park City, Kansas. (Photo by Sherman Smith/Kansas Reflector)WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s rally in Salina, Kansas, on Saturday is canceled, th...
Name one Alaska voter who is confused by the two Dan Sullivans
Donald Trump said Mary Peltola should face criminal prosecution and be removed from the ballot, which is election interference from the highest office in the land.Taking the cue from his leader, Gov. Mike Dunleavy immediately called for a criminal in...
Homer library reviews repairs, room access and fundraising plans
Meeting room now free after hours as board builds its endowment strategy
Youth Corner: Becoming part of the village it takes
What does it really mean, It takes a village?
OPINION: Stop telling us how to think and how to vote
A U.S. Senate seat in Alaska is worth the same as one from any other state when Democrats and Republicans try counting to 51, the number needed to control the chamber. All 100 senators get an equal vote, regardless of whether they represent state...
Western Alaska voters asked to weigh familiar state House candidates with similar stances
The Yukon-Kuskokwim hub of Bethel is seen from the air on July 13, 2015. It is the biggest community in sprawling Alaska House District 38, where voters are deciding whether to keep the current incumbent or return a previous lawmaker to office. (Phot...
Alaska Supreme Court upholds Anchor Point gravel pit denial
Justices affirm borough’s authority to deny permit after eight-year fight
Alaska Science Forum: Ornithological observations from a recliner
I don’t know what age you’re supposed to start sitting in a recliner and looking out the living room window at the bird feeder, but I sure do like doing that.
Almond joy popped quinoa granola adds a taste of whimsy
I once marveled at turning 10. I remember looking back at the experiences of my life thus far and feeling that I had lived a long life already, and I was correct, in a way. At just 10 years old I had indeed experienced more than many of my peers...
Letters to the editor
Senior center debts should be forgiven
Homer Electric faces lengthy plant shutdown as grid work nears
HEA adds $7.92 to typical bills while planning 117 days of grid islanding
Same Nickname, Two Very Different Men—Part One
AUTHOR’S NOTE: A few times each year, someone who knows of my enjoyment of historical research contacts me to see whether I can solve a mystery. Whatever happened to so-and-so? Does such-and-such a business still exist? Who named that lake...
Homer Pet of the Week: Eep
Two-year-old female loves human attention and is not afraid to ask for it