Demand for health services on the Kenai Peninsula continues to grow. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the population increased 11.5 percent from 2000 to 2010, and persons 65 years old and over is at 11 percent — the highest in the state. Shortages in health care persist among such increase...
Sun, 10/02/2011 - 9:00pm
Such struggles for life and care were part of Lattin's daily routine. As one of two general surgeons for more than 8 million residents of Bangladesh, Lattin was usually busy. The University of Washington graduate's two-year experience operating in one of the poorest and most densely populated countries in the world would change his life, both professionally and personally.
Sun, 10/02/2011 - 8:23amIan Dutton, Alaska SeaLife Center's chief executive officer, is not your average CEO. Dutton is a researcher in his own right, which is why he has taken the lead on the center's newest research project - an oral history of beluga whales in Cook Inlet. "This is fun," Dutton said. "The work that we're...
Sun, 10/02/2011 - 8:15am
Chad Aldridge of Sterling got the call tonight he's been telling himself not to expect. The 350.8-pound halibut Aldridge reeled in June 19 has made the fisherman the first-place winner in the 2011 Homer Jackpot Halibut Derby, an event sponsored by the Homer Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center.The...
Sun, 10/02/2011 - 8:28am
Borough Mayor David Carey has decided throw his weight behind one of the six candidates seeking to take his seat in Tuesday's election. Carey recently announced he is endorsing former state legislator and borough mayor Mike Navarre to hold the borough's top spot."I feel that looking clearly that Mik...
Sat, 10/01/2011 - 1:04pmBorough mayor candidate Mike Navarre has pulled ahead of all mayoral candidates in funds raised and spent.The former borough mayor and state legislator has raised $37,068.62 and spent $32,577.18 on his campaign through Sept. 24, according to the seven-day report Navarre filed with the Alaska Public ...
Fri, 09/30/2011 - 10:32am
Homer resident George Overpeck, 39, hits a wave while kiteboarding Sept. 25 near Deep Creek State Recreation Area. Overpeck has been kiteboarding for more than six years and also teaches the sport.
“I was hooked as soon as I realized I could ski or kitesurf with no engine and no lift in my front yard and go out and do it for free,” he said. “There is a lot of energy with the wind.”
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Fri, 09/30/2011 - 9:51amA mobile home with multiple additions located off of Feuding Lane in Sterling was destroyed by fire early Thursday morning, according to Central Emergency Services officials. At 2:28 a.m., 911 dispatch received a telephone call from one of the occupants living in the residence, advising of a fire in...
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