Schools, district discuss weighted grades for AP coursework

Clarion Dispatch - Sun Nov 08

For the majority of her 28 years as a teacher at Soldotna High, Sammy Crawford wanted to see the Advanced Placement courses she taught have weighted grades.

Zoning police attack recycling

Homer Tribune - Wed Nov 04

Mike Heimbuch Way too long after the normal weekly deadline for submitting my column, I started a piece about the City going after Mike Kennedy for the egregious display of recycled "durable goods" in his yard.

a few bad apples may spoil the fun

Homer Tribune - Wed Nov 04

HOMER TRIBUNE/Aaron Selbig - A cluster of dipnetters plies the waters of the Kenai River July 19 as a commercial fishing vessel passes by.

Box cars, - Doornamentation' and glass

Homer Tribune - Wed Nov 04

HOMER TRIBUNE/Naomi Klouda - This work is called "Ridin' the rails with Botticelli." "I try to juxtapose differing images, hopefully resulting in new relationships in the mind of the viewer.

Reading the North

Anchorage Daily News - Sat Oct 31

The blurb: In June 2007, Erin McKittrick and her husband, Hig, left Seattle for the Aleutian Islands, traveling solely by human power.

Kate Shugak may be headed for television

KTVF Fairbanks - Wed Oct 28

Mike Devlin of Evergreen Films bought the option to bring the Alaska based Kate Shugak Alaska P.I., series, by author Dana Stabenow, to television.

Transitioning businesses swap locations in town

Homer Tribune - Wed Oct 28

Curves has moved to a new spot in the Orca Building on Pioneer Avenue - " back up from its old quarters on Lake Street.

Coast Guard: 'always ready' to lend a hand

Homer News - Wed Oct 28

Members of the U.S. Coast Guard ssigned to either the USCGC Hickory or USCGC Roanoke Island have taken the motto "always ready" to heart when it comes to their duty station.

Homer fisherman wins diehard derby

Anchorage Daily News - Mon Oct 26

Anglers try their luck while silver salmon fishing at Ship Creek near downtown Anchorage on Sunday, August 2, 2009.

Domestic violence has a solution: you

Homer News - Thu Oct 22

In issuing a proclamation declaring October to be Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Mayor Pro Tem Dennis Novak urged "all citizens to observe this month by becoming aware of the tragedy of domestic violence, supporting those who are working toward its end and participating in community efforts." According to federal surveys, an estimated 1.3 ...