Desiree Hagen, KBBI - Homer

Desiree Hagen, KBBI - Homer
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the Homer Library Advisory Board

Homer’s Library Advisory Board upholds decision to keep LGBTQ books in children’s section

Tuesday's decision followed a months-long debate over the future of children and young adult titles that largely feature LGBTQ themes.
a woman and a dead snowshoe hare

Homer woman saved by dead snowshoe hare after falling through ice

A snowshoe hare carcass went from curio to crucial piece of rescue equipment for Kelsey Haas during a skating trip in November.
a man assembles a tent fram outside

Homer activist works to bring thousands of meals a month to Ukrainian refugees

Lucas Wilcox's non-profit organization, Altruist Relief Kitchen, is using salvaged materials to build off-grid kitchens to feed Ukrainian refugees.
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Vulnerable storytelling is at the heart of Homer artist’s new project on motherhood

Brianna Allen's MOMologues Collective gathers and documents vulnerable, first-person accounts told by mothers, submitted anonymously.
Homer Library books

A battle over books: Petitioners push to remove LGBTQ titles from Homer Library children’s section

More than 100 people packed into Homer’s City Hall last week for a marathon Library Advisory Board meeting on whether to move or remove 50 LGBTQ children's books.
a man and a book

Happy Valley combat vet’s memoir looks candidly at substance abuse, PTSD and healing

"Warflower" is a warts-and-all look at Bob Stark’s tumultuous childhood in Nome and Seward, his combat experience in Iraq and his struggles with substance abuse and PTSD.
an electronic music group on stage

First-ever Sacred Acre festival puts Ninilchik on the electronic music map

The three-day gathering, which aims to advocate for healthy Alaska fisheries, was held at the same location as the popular Salmonfest music festival to protect salmon.
a man sitting at a microphone

Meet Ernie Norton: The Arctic’s volunteer Gospel DJ

Norton, who turns 80 years old in November and has volunteered at KOTZ for over 30 years, wakes up every Sunday at around 4 a.m. to prepare for his radio program.