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The Weekender: What's Happening in Homer this weekend?

Wednesday, July 1, 2009

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2006 ALASKA SPORTS COLUMNIST OF THE YEAR

Over the Sterling and through the dead bunnies...

Sean Pearson

It was with great difficulty and consternation that I decided upon the
topic for this week’s Spiew. While a recent visit with my
now-one-week-old grandson have me feeling all “House at Pooh
Corner-ish,” I decided to forego the poignant and touching aspects of
tiny socks and red fire truck “Onesies,” and go straight for the gut.

Fly guts, that is.

Declare your financial Independence Day

Sponsored by Edward Jones

As a nation, we celebrate Independence Day this week with fireworks,
picnics and parades. And as citizens, it’s good to reflect on the many
freedoms we enjoy in this country. But as individuals, we define
freedom in many different ways — and one of the most important of these
could be financial freedom. That’s why you may want to take the steps
necessary to eventually declare your own Financial Independence Day.

Murkowski warns against healthcare reform based on Medicare model

Americans are looking to Congress and the White House to see whether
lawmakers and the president will deliver on their promises to reform
our healthcare system. As a member of the Senate Health, Education,
Labor and Pensions Committee (HELP) – which is considering
comprehensive healthcare reform legislation – I am committed to working
with both my Republican and Democratic colleagues.

Debating the strong mayor/manager issue

Jenny Neyman

It is difficult to see the proposal to change the Kenai Peninsula
Borough from a strong mayor to manager form of administration as
anything but a referendum on current borough Mayor Dave Carey, but it
is important to do so.
No
matter who introduced the measure — whether they've been a friend or
foe of the current administration; no matter when the activation date
— during Carey's term or after it; and no matter how the debate at the
borough assembly is couched — in terms of limiting Carey's powers,
specifically, or in terms of the general effect on government, the
issue will unavoidably be linked to Carey, simply because of timing.