In 2008, the 25th Legislature unanimously approved the Renewable Energy Fund (REF) competitive grant program. More than 15 years later, REF remains an integral part of Alaska’s toolkit for exploring, developing, and integrating renewable energy in Alaska. By statute, REF is administered by the Alaska Energy Authority (AEA), a public corporation of the State of […]
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This week, the City of Homer is sending representatives to the State Legislature to ask for additional funding for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Homer Harbor expansion feasibility study project, and the Kachemak Bay Conservation Society is preparing to send lobbyists to Washington, D.C. The study we started last year ran out of funding […]
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Last month, I traveled to Anchorage for a Maternal Child Health Conference. This conference brought together maternal health experts and advocates to discuss the heart-wrenching maternal health crisis in our country and what we’re doing to promote better outcomes. The United States has the highest maternal mortality rate among high-income countries. In 2021, 1,205 women […]
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The mission of the Alaska Department of Health’s Division of Public Assistance (DPA) is to promote self-sufficiency by providing essential living expenses to those in need, with a focus on assisting Alaskans in achieving independence. DPA oversees assistance programs mandated by both Congress and the Alaska State Legislature. As commissioner of the Department of Health, […]
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Community. This word resonated with me throughout the evening of our West Homer Elementary Talent Show on March 28. It highlighted for me the power of our local learning community. Red Asselin and our Parent-Teacher Organization had the idea to shift the show this year to be entirely student produced. Parents spent countless hours with […]
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This is a perspective on the debate about funding our Alaska education system, not as a politician, but as a parent, a lifelong Alaskan and a person looking at the future of our great state. There is now a debate about how much funding we should spend on educating our children. Many of the arguments […]
Read MoreI recently became aware of the new tariff changes which would charge us for our seine skiffs. I made a post about this on social media and got an unprecedented amount of traffic on this post and as it became a community conversation, I became aware that we as fishermen and Homer residents have similar […]
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What a season! Homer Middle School had 38 wrestlers join wrestling, way more than we have had in a long time. Whether students joined and realized wrestling wasn’t for them, had their season cut short by injury, or finished out the season with more wins or more losses, we are proud to have coached EVERY […]
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